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

Karthus with Yone

How to Win With Karthus and Yone Paired TogetherKarthus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and Yone

based on 3,479 Karthus with Yone pairs
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
7.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Karthus has gone into battle with Yone in 3479 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data straight from the hosts of League, we are completely sure that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Karthus play with Yone. It is common for Karthus to play alongside Yone on the same team. This pairing has occurred in approx. 7.2% of rounds with Karthus.

Karthus Yone Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a dismal job of playing alongside Yone. Usually, he wins a poor 47.5% of the time the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Karthus when playing alongside Yone by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Yone Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffRabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash 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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Yone

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Yone

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.

Karthus Yone Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Yone Image
7.2
< Kills >
7
7.5
< Deaths >
7.6
9.1
< Assists >
9.5
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
80
< Minions Killed >
88
0.96
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.28
242
< Physical Damage >
246
29,269
< Magic Damage >
29,153
2,072
< True Damage >
2,031
31,585
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
29,808
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,793
< Gold Earned >
12,799
1.08
< Towers >
1.08
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
9,710
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,797
< Experience >
14,921
19
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
223
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Yone as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus Yone synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Yone, 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 Yone. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Yone helps Karthus perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Karthus is an ally to Yone, he observes a small increase in his complete damage output. This could indicate that Yone supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played alongside Yone on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Yone.

Moreover, when Karthus plays with Yone on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Yone does a poor job of protecting Karthus in teamfights.

Synergies between Karthus and Yone

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Yone
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Yone

Is Karthus better when played alongside Yone?

There is no one best champion pairing for Karthus that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. However, overall, Yone is a very typical teammate for Karthus. By playing on the same team as Karthus, he improves their win rate by 0.2% to 47.5%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Karthus and Yone that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Yone has a greater difficulty than Karthus. That means you must be careful when enlisting Yone teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Playing alongside, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by pairing Karthus and Yone together, you may not be providing your other allies enough utility. Make sure to include other champions on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Yone ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Yone Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Yone, we analyzed 3,479 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 Yone 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 learn all of the intricacies of Karthus to work well with Yone during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to use in your Karthus and Yone synergy build include Malignance, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Yone than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 47.5% helping carry Yone with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Yone with Karthus are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.