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

Karthus with Tryndamere

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

based on 1,304 Karthus with Tryndamere pairs
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Karthus has been on the same team as Tryndamere in 1304 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much complete data straight from the creators of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Karthus synergize with Tryndamere. It is relatively rare for Karthus to play with Tryndamere on the same team. This has only happened in about 2.7% of rounds with Karthus.

Karthus Tryndamere Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Tryndamere. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.5% of the time the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Karthus when playing with Tryndamere 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 Tryndamere Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

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
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W
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Tryndamere

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Tryndamere

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 Tryndamere Will Play

Delaying the activation of Undying Rage is a very effective way to make an enemy champion over-commit to trying to kill you.

If the enemy is stacking Armor, try building items like Last Whisper or Youmuu's Ghostblade.

Bloodlust is an excellent way to heal Tryndamere. Try not to let it fade off before you activate it.

Karthus Tryndamere Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Tryndamere Image
6.9
< Kills >
7
7.5
< Deaths >
7.6
8.9
< Assists >
9.5
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
89
< Minions Killed >
88
0.82
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.27
< Inhibitors >
0.28
256
< Physical Damage >
246
29,013
< Magic Damage >
29,153
1,945
< True Damage >
2,031
31,215
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
28,864
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,545
< Gold Earned >
12,799
0.97
< Towers >
1.08
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
8,757
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,625
< Experience >
14,921
19
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
223
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Tryndamere as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus Tryndamere synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tryndamere, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tryndamere. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Tryndamere helps Karthus perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Karthus tries to synergize with Tryndamere, he gets a little drop in his total damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Tryndamere does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played alongside Tryndamere on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Tryndamere. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Tryndamere.

Additionally, when Karthus plays with Tryndamere on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Tryndamere does a decent job of protecting Karthus during team fights.

Synergies between Karthus and Tryndamere

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Tryndamere
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Tryndamere

Is Karthus better when played alongside Tryndamere?

There is no one best companion for Karthus that will always be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Tryndamere is a decent teammate for Karthus. By locking into the same team as Karthus, he raises their win rate by 1.2% to 48.5%. This signals that there is a good strategic relationship between Karthus and Tryndamere that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Tryndamere has a lower difficulty than Karthus. That means Karthus players don't need to be cautious when lining up Tryndamere comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working on the same side, Karthus players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by pairing Karthus and Tryndamere together, you may not be giving your team much crowd control. Plan to bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Tryndamere teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Tryndamere Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Tryndamere, we analyzed 1,304 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 Tryndamere 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

If you would like to truly master Karthus in order to pair well with Tryndamere during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to use in your Karthus and Tryndamere synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus included at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Tryndamere than with many other common builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 48.5% helping carry Tryndamere with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.5% win rate overall.

If you need to get Karthus and Tryndamere cooperations tips and stats for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all games with data with both champions.