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

Karthus vs Pyke

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

based on 1,603 Karthus vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Pyke as Karthus came out of an evaluation of 1603 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Karthus has to counter Pyke in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Karthus vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Karthus does a average job of beating Pyke. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Karthus against Pyke games, Karthus’s team is 0.4% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Karthus vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassVoid StaffStormsurgeMalignance

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
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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Guide to Countering Pyke as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Karthus vs Pyke Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Pyke Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.6
7.9
< Deaths >
7.5
9.6
< Assists >
9.2
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
90
< Minions Killed >
41
0.83
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.35
245
< Physical Damage >
10,401
29,780
< Magic Damage >
70
1,998
< True Damage >
2,556
32,023
< Damage Dealt >
13,028
29,355
< Damage Taken >
24,689
12,988
< Gold Earned >
10,726
1.14
< Towers >
1.1
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,872
< Total Healing >
5,779
15,005
< Experience >
11,297
19
< Vision Score >
70
7
< Wards Placed >
31
212
< Time Dealing CC >
97

How to Counter Pyke with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Karthus vs. Pyke matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Pyke..

Karthus often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Pyke. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Pyke

Who is Better, Karthus or Pyke?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Karthus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Pyke, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes an ok counter to Pyke.

While Karthus does have a higher win rate than Pyke, when on opposite teams, Karthus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Karthus into Pykeas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Pyke matchups, Karthus is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Karthus is a decent counter to Pyke. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Karthus against Pyke.

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 Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Karthus, we analyzed 1,603 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Karthus in order to counter Pyke during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus most often racks up more CS relative to Pyke. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Karthus versus Pyke build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Pyke than with many other common item sets. In fact, Karthus had an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Pyke with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Pyke 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 rune sets that we analyzed for Karthus vs Pyke counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.3% win rate overall.

If you want to get Karthus vs Pyke tips and builds for a a specific rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every game run with these champs.