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

Karthus vs Ezreal

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

based on 2,826 Karthus vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our dataset, Karthus faced off against Ezreal 2826 times. Including so many games with Karthus vs Ezreal provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a pro build to suppress your rival. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Karthus fights Ezreal in only 5.8% of his rounds.

Karthus vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Karthus does a ok job of beating Ezreal. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Karthus vs Ezreal matches, Karthus’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Karthus vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffStormsurgeZhonya's HourglassMalignance

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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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Karthus vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Ezreal Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.1
7.4
< Deaths >
6.1
9.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
90
< Minions Killed >
179
0.92
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.55
236
< Physical Damage >
16,226
29,261
< Magic Damage >
7,534
2,011
< True Damage >
627
31,509
< Damage Dealt >
24,388
30,146
< Damage Taken >
23,336
12,861
< Gold Earned >
12,376
1.13
< Towers >
2.34
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,538
< Total Healing >
6,578
15,065
< Experience >
13,435
19
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
9
217
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Ezreal with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Karthus vs. Ezreal matchup stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ezreal..

Karthus often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ezreal. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Ezreal

Who is Better, Karthus or Ezreal?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually fairs equally well when taking on Ezreal, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Karthus makes an ok counter for Ezreal.

While Karthus does have a higher winrate compared to Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Karthus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Karthus into Ezrealas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Ezreal matchups, Karthus is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Karthus is a decent counter for Ezreal. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Karthus, we analyzed 2,826 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 Ezreal 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Karthus in order to counter Ezreal during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus on average racks up less CS as Ezreal. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Karthus versus Ezreal build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Ezreal than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when countering Ezreal with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Ezreal as Karthus, Karthus players should take 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 rune builds players chose for Karthus vs Ezreal face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

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