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

Karthus with Urgot

How to Win With Karthus and Urgot Paired TogetherKarthus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and Urgot

based on 1,025 Karthus with Urgot pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Karthus has been on the same team as Urgot in 1025 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much complete data from the creators of LoL, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Karthus play with Urgot. It is relatively rare for Karthus to play with Urgot on the same side. This has only taken place in approximately 2.1% of rounds with Karthus.

Karthus Urgot Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a below average job of playing alongside Urgot. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.8% of rounds the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Karthus when fighting on the same team as Urgot by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Urgot Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffLuden's CompanionLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust 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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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Urgot

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Urgot

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 Urgot Will Play

Save Fear Beyond Death for opponents you know are already too weak to survive. It's especially good for picking off fleeing foes.

Pay attention to your individual leg's cooldowns, as they make for a signficiant portion of your damage

Land Corrosive Charge or Disdain to lock on to target's with Purge - a great way to trigger multiple legs in rapid succession.

Karthus Urgot Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Urgot Image
6.8
< Kills >
7
7.7
< Deaths >
7.6
10.1
< Assists >
9.5
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
81
< Minions Killed >
88
0.93
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.28
238
< Physical Damage >
246
29,601
< Magic Damage >
29,153
2,068
< True Damage >
2,031
31,908
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
30,042
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,721
< Gold Earned >
12,799
1.09
< Towers >
1.08
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
9,521
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,871
< Experience >
14,921
19
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
222
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Urgot as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus Urgot synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Urgot, 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 Urgot. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Urgot 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 plays on the same team as Urgot, he gets a little increase in his total damage dealt. This could indicate that Urgot helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played with Urgot on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Urgot.

Additionally, when Karthus plays with Urgot on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Urgot does a poor job of protecting Karthus during teamfights.

Synergies between Karthus and Urgot

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Urgot
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Urgot

Is Karthus better when played alongside Urgot?

There is no top champion pairing for Karthus that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, Urgot is a pretty good ally for Karthus. By locking into the same team as Karthus, he raises their win rate by 1.5% to 48.8%. This proves that there is a potentially meaningful strategic relationship between Karthus and Urgot that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Urgot has a greater difficulty than Karthus. That means you should be cautious when enlisting Urgot comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to work well with you.

Fighting alongside, Karthus players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by bringing Karthus and Urgot together, you probably will not be giving your team a great deal of crowd control. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Urgot ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Urgot Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Urgot, we analyzed 1,025 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 Urgot 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 synergize with Urgot during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to prioritize in your Karthus and Urgot synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Karthus combined at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Urgot than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 48.8% helping carry Urgot with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing 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 builds players picked for this team composition, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

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