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How to Win Karthus vs Kha'Zix Counter MatchupKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Karthus

based on 1,401 Karthus vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games every week. Within our database, Karthus battled Kha'Zix 1401 times. Using so many matchups for Karthus versus Kha'Zix gives us confidence in our capacity to produce useful data and a solid build to smash Kha'Zix. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Karthus has to counter Kha'Zix in only 2.9% of his games.

Karthus vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a dismal job of countering Kha'Zix. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Karthus vs Kha'Zix rounds, Karthus’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Karthus vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceVoid StaffShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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 Kha'Zix as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Karthus vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Kha'Zix Image
7.2
< Kills >
9.1
7.7
< Deaths >
6.7
9.3
< Assists >
6.4
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
91
< Minions Killed >
29
0.87
< Dragons Killed >
1.89
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.36
242
< Physical Damage >
18,893
28,870
< Magic Damage >
1,153
1,983
< True Damage >
1,036
31,095
< Damage Dealt >
21,083
30,004
< Damage Taken >
36,719
13,038
< Gold Earned >
13,546
1.14
< Towers >
1.01
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
9,214
< Total Healing >
17,797
15,186
< Experience >
15,043
20
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
6
218
< Time Dealing CC >
230

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Karthus in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several strategic Karthus against Kha'Zix matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kha'Zix..

Karthus often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Kha'Zix. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Karthus or Kha'Zix?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Karthus usually loses when facing off against Kha'Zix, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Karthus makes a poor counter to Kha'Zix.

While Karthus does have a lower win rate than Kha'Zix, when facing one another, Karthus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Karthus into Kha'Zixas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Karthus also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Kha'Zix matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Karthus is a garbage counter to Kha'Zix. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Karthus against Kha'Zix.

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 Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Karthus, we analyzed 1,401 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 Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Karthus to counter Kha'Zix during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus usually picks up much more CS relative to Kha'Zix. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Karthus versus Kha'Zix build include Malignance, Void Staff, and Shadowflame. When Karthus used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Kha'Zix than with most other typical builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 48.0% when playing against Kha'Zix with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Kha'Zix 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 that we analyzed for Karthus vs Kha'Zix matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.

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