Diana vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Diana
based on 2,000 Diana vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Diana vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Diana vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Diana
Tips for Playing as Diana against Karthus
Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.
Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.
Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.
Advice to Win Against Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Diana vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Diana in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several vital Diana against Karthus counter stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..
Diana normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Diana and Karthus
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Who is Better, Diana or Karthus?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Diana usually wins when trying to fight Karthus, with a 53.2% win rate. Thus, Diana makes a great counter to Karthus.
While Diana does have a higher winrate compared to Karthus, when they face off with one another, Diana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Diana into Karthus.
Additionally, Diana has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Diana vs Karthus matchups, Diana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Diana is a great counter to Karthus. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Diana against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Diana in order to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Diana often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Karthus. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Diana versus Karthus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Diana included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Karthus than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Diana boasted an average win rate of 53.2% battling Karthus with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Karthus as Diana, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Diana vs Karthus face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.
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