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

Karthus vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Karthus

based on 788 Karthus vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our data, Karthus did battle with Gragas in 788 matches. Having so many games with Karthus versus Gragas gives us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a pro build to wreck Gragas. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Karthus is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.6% of his matches.

Karthus vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a poor job of beating Gragas. On average, he wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Karthus versus Gragas rounds, Karthus’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Karthus vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeLuden'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
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
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 Gragas as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Karthus vs Gragas Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Gragas Image
7
< Kills >
6.5
7.7
< Deaths >
6
9.4
< Assists >
7.4
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
91
< Minions Killed >
117
0.87
< Dragons Killed >
0.64
0.28
< Inhibitors >
0.39
248
< Physical Damage >
1,460
29,592
< Magic Damage >
19,354
2,023
< True Damage >
656
31,864
< Damage Dealt >
21,471
30,229
< Damage Taken >
32,385
12,972
< Gold Earned >
11,903
1.16
< Towers >
1.53
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
9,484
< Total Healing >
13,563
15,095
< Experience >
14,993
19
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
9
221
< Time Dealing CC >
418

How to Counter Gragas with Karthus in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several strategic Karthus vs. Gragas counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Karthus usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Gragas

Who is Better, Karthus or Gragas?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Karthus usually loses when trying to fight Gragas, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Karthus makes a bad counter for Gragas.

While Karthus does have a lower win rate than Gragas, when facing one another, Karthus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Karthus into Gragasas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Karthus is a garbage counter for Gragas. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Karthus, we analyzed 788 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 Gragas 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 Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Karthus in order to counter Gragas 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 mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Gragas. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Karthus versus Gragas build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Gragas than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Gragas with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Gragas as Karthus, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Karthus vs Gragas counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.5% winrate overall.

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