Graves vs Karthus Counter Build
How to Beat Karthus as Graves
Summary
We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we review each week. This Graves vs Karthus matchup review came out of an evaluation of 7,036 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other.
This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Graves fights Karthus in only 0.8% of his matches. Graves has done a great job of beating Karthus. Normally, he wins a whopping 54.0% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Graves against Karthus matches, Graves’s team is 5.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Karthus.
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Best Graves Runes to Counter Karthus
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Karthus as Graves, Graves players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ravenous Hunter runes. Out of all the runes players used for Graves vs Karthus clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. We have also displayed the best Karthus runes to counterpick against Graves in order to help you realize how he will likely be built to try to beat your champion.
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Stats
The following tables emphasize some important Graves versus Karthus matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between these two champs. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of 2.6 is greater than Karthus’s ratio of 2.2, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Karthus.
Graves often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, Graves receives a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
In Graves vs Karthus matchups, Graves often earns less CS than Karthus. Champions who on average don't amass a lot of minion kills normally don't require much CS to be effective. They are able to scale easily off their abilities alone. However, champions with a lot of CS, such as carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, work to pass the values presented here to do well.
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How We Analyze Our Matchups
For this counter guide, we analyzed 7036 Graves vs Karthus matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Karthus as Graves comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.