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How to Synergize Viego with Karthus on the Same TeamViego is in the a tier of champions

Viego with Karthus

How to Win With Viego and Karthus Paired TogetherViego is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Viego and Karthus

based on 822 Viego with Karthus pairs
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Viego has gone into battle with Karthus in 822 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data from the developers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Viego play with Karthus. It is very rare for Viego to play with Karthus on the same side. This has only happened in about 0.6% of rounds with Viego.

Viego Karthus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Viego has done a dismal job of synergizing with Karthus. On average, they wins a lowly 47.4% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Viego when playing with Karthus by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Viego vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndDeath's DanceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

EclipseBlade of The Ruined KingSundered SkyTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Viego and Karthus

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.

Viego Karthus Synergy Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Karthus Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
6.3
6.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
45
< Minions Killed >
35
1.59
< Dragons Killed >
1.69
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.42
16,120
< Physical Damage >
15,278
2,003
< Magic Damage >
2,010
930
< True Damage >
870
19,054
< Damage Dealt >
18,159
33,933
< Damage Taken >
32,922
12,360
< Gold Earned >
12,158
1.37
< Towers >
1.44
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
15,977
< Total Healing >
16,345
14,033
< Experience >
13,724
23
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
222
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Play with Karthus as Viego in LoL

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

Overall, Viego sees a large worsening in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Karthus. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Karthus helps Viego perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Viego plays on the same team as Karthus, they gets a marginal improvement in their complete damage dealt. This may signal that Karthus supports by providing protection for them to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Viego is played alongside Karthus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing synergisticly with Karthus.

Moreover, when Viego plays with Karthus on the same team, they typically receives a little more damage than when they plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Karthus does a poor job of protecting Viego during teamfights.

Synergies between Viego and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Viego
Karthus

Is Viego better when played alongside Karthus?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Viego that will 100% of the time be their ideal synergy. However, Karthus is a very bad ally for Viego. By being on the same side as Viego, he decreases their win rate by -3.2% to 47.4%. This shows that there is a terrible bond between Viego and Karthus that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Karthus has a greater difficulty than Viego. That means Viego players should be very careful when enlisting Karthus allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

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

Although, by pairing Viego and Karthus together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates enough tankyness. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Karthus ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego Karthus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Viego and Karthus, we analyzed 822 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 Viego 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

If you would like to truly master Viego to pair well with Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to include in your Viego and Karthus synergy build consist of Wit's End, Death's Dance, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego combined at least these three great items in their build, they did significantly better when paired up with Karthus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Viego had an average win rate of 47.4% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Karthus with these items in their kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.4% win rate overall.

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