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

Karthus vs Singed

How to Beat Singed as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Singed as Karthus

based on 1,170 Karthus vs Singed matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our data, Karthus did battle with Singed in 1170 games. Including so many games with Karthus versus Singed provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a recommended build to smash Singed. This matchup is somewhat rare. Karthus has to counter Singed in only 2.4% of his rounds.

Karthus vs Singed Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a poor job of beating Singed. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs face each other in. In Karthus vs Singed matches, Karthus’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Singed.

Best Karthus vs Singed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeLuden's CompanionShadowflameMalignance

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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Singed as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Singed

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 Singed

Keep your distance to avoid being Flung back into Singed's allies.

Singed needs to run close to your team to be effective. Try to take advantage of this by using crowd control effects on him while attacking his allies.

Be careful when chasing Singed. He's very difficult to bring down, and can leave his Poison Trail to damage you in your pursuit.

Karthus vs Singed Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Singed Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.2
7.7
< Deaths >
6.8
9.5
< Assists >
8.1
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
88
< Minions Killed >
191
0.92
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.41
247
< Physical Damage >
934
29,754
< Magic Damage >
21,048
2,138
< True Damage >
627
32,140
< Damage Dealt >
22,610
30,517
< Damage Taken >
35,877
12,972
< Gold Earned >
12,255
1.09
< Towers >
1.87
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,566
< Total Healing >
6,281
15,214
< Experience >
16,238
20
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
224
< Time Dealing CC >
501

How to Counter Singed with Karthus in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several important Karthus versus Singed matchup stats that may help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Singed’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Singed..

Karthus normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Singed. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Singed

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Singed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Singed

Who is Better, Karthus or Singed?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Karthus usually loses when facing off against Singed, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes a poor counter for Singed.

While Karthus does have a lower winrate compared to Singed, when they face off with one another, Karthus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Karthus into Singedas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Karthus is a somewhat poor counter to Singed. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Singed.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Singed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Singed as Karthus, we analyzed 1,170 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 Singed 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 to counter Singed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus most often racks up less CS relative to Singed. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Karthus versus Singed build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Singed than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 48.7% battling Singed with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Singed as Karthus, Karthus players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Karthus vs Singed LoL games, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

If you need to see Karthus vs Singed tips and counter builds for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using every round finished with these champs.