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How to Synergize Karthus with Teemo on the Same TeamKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus with Teemo

How to Win With Karthus and Teemo Paired TogetherKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and Teemo

based on 2,878 Karthus with Teemo pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Karthus has gone into battle with Teemo in 2878 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the makers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Karthus synergize with Teemo. It is somewhat uncommon for Karthus to play with Teemo on the same team. This has only happened in approximately 5.9% of games with Karthus.

Karthus Teemo Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a poor job of playing alongside Teemo. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Karthus when fighting on the same team as Teemo by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Teemo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameVoid StaffStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Karthus to level upq
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Second ability for Karthus to level upe
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Last skill for Karthus to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Karthus's passive ability p
Karthus's q ability q
Karthus's w ability w
Karthus's e ability e
Karthus's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Teemo

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Teemo

Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.

Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.

Advice to Understand How Teemo Will Play

Teemo's mushrooms can be used to farm creep waves very effectively.

Place your mushrooms at key locations on the map, such as by the Dragon or Baron Nashor, to reveal when your enemies might be attempting to kill them.

Karthus Teemo Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Teemo Image
6.8
< Kills >
7
7.8
< Deaths >
7.6
9.6
< Assists >
9.5
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
92
< Minions Killed >
88
0.87
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.28
248
< Physical Damage >
246
28,658
< Magic Damage >
29,153
2,086
< True Damage >
2,031
30,993
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
30,417
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,967
< Gold Earned >
12,799
1.09
< Towers >
1.08
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
9,331
< Total Healing >
9,279
15,375
< Experience >
14,921
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
229
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Teemo as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus Teemo synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Teemo, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Karthus sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Teemo. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Teemo helps Karthus perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Karthus tries to synergize with Teemo, he observes a small decrease in his total damage output. This could signal that Teemo doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played together with Teemo on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Teemo.

Additionally, when Karthus plays with Teemo on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Teemo does a poor job of protecting Karthus during team fights.

Synergies between Karthus and Teemo

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Teemo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Teemo

Is Karthus better when played alongside Teemo?

There is no top ally for Karthus that will always be his best teammate. However, Teemo is a good teammate for Karthus. By playing on the same side as Karthus, he increases their win rate by 1.4% to 48.7%. This proves that there is pretty good bond between Karthus and Teemo that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Teemo has a lower difficulty than Karthus. That means Karthus players don't need to be very careful when arranging Teemo allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to play well with you.

Fighting together, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by bringing Karthus and Teemo together, you probably will not be granting your side a great deal of protection for burst damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Teemo ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Teemo Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Teemo, we analyzed 2,878 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Karthus with Teemo comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Karthus to work well with Teemo during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to include in your Karthus and Teemo synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Teemo than with most other common item sets. In fact, Karthus had an average win rate of 48.7% helping carry Teemo with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, Karthus players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Teemo with Karthus are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.