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How to Win Karthus vs Darius Counter MatchupKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Karthus

based on 1,656 Karthus vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Karthus resulted from an analysis of 1656 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Karthus encounters Darius in only 3.4% of his games.

Karthus vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a poor job of beating Darius. On average, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Karthus vs Darius rounds, Karthus’s team is 0.2% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Darius.

Best Karthus vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeZhonya's HourglassLuden's CompanionMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Karthus's passive ability p
Karthus's q ability q
Karthus's w ability w
Karthus's e ability e
Karthus's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Darius as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Darius

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.

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Karthus vs Darius Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Darius Image
7
< Kills >
7.7
7.7
< Deaths >
6.5
9.7
< Assists >
4.6
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
88
< Minions Killed >
171
0.92
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.5
254
< Physical Damage >
17,459
29,709
< Magic Damage >
97
2,114
< True Damage >
4,447
32,078
< Damage Dealt >
22,004
29,833
< Damage Taken >
35,752
12,837
< Gold Earned >
12,605
1.13
< Towers >
2.34
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,223
< Total Healing >
8,986
14,924
< Experience >
15,463
19
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
217
< Time Dealing CC >
174

How to Counter Darius with Karthus in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some critical Karthus vs. Darius matchup statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Karthus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Darius. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Darius

Who is Better, Karthus or Darius?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Karthus usually loses when taking on Darius, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Karthus makes a bad counter for Darius.

While Karthus does have a lower winrate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Karthus also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Karthus into Dariusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Karthus also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Karthus is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Karthus against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Karthus

Karthus Loses Against

TaricTaric41.5% winrateMilioMilio42% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench42.1% winrateJannaJanna42.2% winrate

Karthus Wins Against

ZeriZeri52.8% winrateLissandraLissandra52.2% winrateZoeZoe51.9% winrateLuluLulu51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Karthus, we analyzed 1,656 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 Darius as Karthus 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.

Other Useful Resources

Karthus Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Karthus in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus on average accumulates less CS relative to Darius. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Karthus versus Darius build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Darius than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Karthus had an average win rate of 48.2% battling Darius with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Darius as Karthus, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Karthus vs Darius battles, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.2% winrate overall.

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