Draven vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Draven
based on 1,575 Draven vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Karthus
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
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.
Draven vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Draven in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some important Draven vs. Karthus counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between these two champions. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Karthus..
Draven often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Draven and Karthus
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Who is Better, Draven or Karthus?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Draven usually wins when taking on Karthus, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes a good counter to Karthus.
While Draven does have a higher win rate compared to Karthus, when they face off with one another, Draven also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Karthusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Draven has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Karthus matchups, Draven is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Draven is a decent counter for Karthus. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Draven in order to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven most often accumulates more CS as Karthus. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Draven versus Karthus build include Eclipse, Infinity Edge, and The Collector. When Draven combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Karthus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average winrate of 51.7% battling Karthus with this build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Karthus as Draven, Draven players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Draven vs Karthus counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.7% win rate overall.
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