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How to Synergize Lucian with Karthus on the Same TeamLucian is in the a tier of champions

Lucian with Karthus

How to Win With Lucian and Karthus Paired TogetherLucian is in the b tier of champions
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Mage

How to Synergize Lucian and Karthus

based on 2,595 Lucian with Karthus pairs
Win Rate
43.8 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Lucian has fought alongside Karthus in 2595 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Lucian synergize with Karthus. It is very rare for Lucian to play with Karthus as allies. This has only taken place in about 1.1% of rounds with Lucian.

Lucian Karthus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lucian does a awful job of synergizing with Karthus. Usually, he wins a lowly 43.8% of matches the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Lucian when fighting on the same team as Karthus by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lucian vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Lucian and Karthus

Tips for Playing as Lucian with Karthus

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Advice to Understand How Karthus Will Play

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.

Lucian Karthus Synergy Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
43.8 %
VS
Win Rate
56.2 %
Karthus Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.6
6.8
< Deaths >
6.3
6.8
< Assists >
6.5
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
189
< Minions Killed >
184
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,060
< Physical Damage >
18,704
2,536
< Magic Damage >
2,631
570
< True Damage >
539
22,167
< Damage Dealt >
21,875
22,469
< Damage Taken >
21,130
12,710
< Gold Earned >
12,432
2.19
< Towers >
2.33
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,202
< Total Healing >
4,973
13,223
< Experience >
12,716
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
41
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Play with Karthus as Lucian in LoL

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

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

When Lucian is an ally to Karthus, he gets a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Karthus provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Lucian is played alongside Karthus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Karthus. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Karthus.

Additionally, when Lucian plays with Karthus on the same team, he on average receives more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Karthus does a poor job of protecting Lucian in team fights.

Synergies between Lucian and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lucian
Karthus

Is Lucian better when played alongside Karthus?

There is no perfect synergy for Lucian that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. However, Karthus is a terrible companion for Lucian. By being on the same side as Lucian, he decreases their win rate by -5.0% to 43.8%. This shows that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Lucian and Karthus that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Karthus has a greater difficulty than Lucian. That means Lucian players should be cautious when enlisting Karthus 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.

When playing together, Lucian players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by pairing Lucian and Karthus together, you probably will not be providing your other allies very much tankyness. Plan to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Karthus ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian Karthus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Lucian and Karthus, we analyzed 2,595 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 Lucian with Karthus 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 learn all of the intricacies of Lucian in order to work well with Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to build first in your Lucian and Karthus synergy build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Karthus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lucian had an average win rate of 43.8% when playing alongside Karthus with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 43.8% win rate overall.

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