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

Karthus vs Master Yi

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

based on 2,395 Karthus vs Master Yi matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our database, Karthus fought Master Yi in 2395 games. Including so many matchups for Karthus vs Master Yi gives us confidence in our ability to produce enlightening stats and a solid build to suppress your foe. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Karthus is forced to battle against Master Yi in only 4.9% of his games.

Karthus vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a pathetic job of beating Master Yi. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.6% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Karthus against Master Yi games, Karthus’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Master Yi.

Best Karthus vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffZhonya'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 Master Yi as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Master Yi

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 Master Yi

If Master Yi tries to farm with Alpha Strike, hit him a few times so he has to use mana with Meditate to heal.

Although Master Yi cannot be slowed while using Highlander, other disables can stop him in his tracks.

Meditate is an effective method of healing damage over time, but Master Yi is susceptible to coordinated team ganks early in the game.

Karthus vs Master Yi Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Master Yi Image
6.8
< Kills >
9.1
7.6
< Deaths >
7
9.4
< Assists >
5.9
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
2.15
89
< Minions Killed >
40
0.84
< Dragons Killed >
1.72
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.43
254
< Physical Damage >
14,377
27,195
< Magic Damage >
1,219
1,930
< True Damage >
6,018
29,381
< Damage Dealt >
21,615
28,775
< Damage Taken >
34,923
12,551
< Gold Earned >
13,194
1.04
< Towers >
1.43
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.44
8,722
< Total Healing >
16,520
14,698
< Experience >
14,725
19
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
203
< Time Dealing CC >
225

How to Counter Master Yi with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Karthus against Master Yi counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the pair. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Master Yi..

Karthus normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Master Yi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Master Yi

Who is Better, Karthus or Master Yi?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually loses when facing off against Master Yi, with a 46.6% win rate. As a result, Karthus makes a bad counter to Master Yi.

While Karthus does have a lower win rate than Master Yi, when facing one another, Karthus also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Karthus into Master Yias 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Karthus is a bad counter to Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Karthus against Master Yi.

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 Master Yi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Master Yi as Karthus, we analyzed 2,395 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 Master Yi 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 Master Yi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Karthus to counter Master Yi 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 mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus most often picks up more CS as Master Yi. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Karthus versus Master Yi build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Master Yi than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 46.6% battling Master Yi with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Master Yi 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for Karthus vs Master Yi counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.6% winrate overall.

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