Karthus vs Sivir
How to Beat Sivir as Karthus
based on 3,733 Karthus vs Sivir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Karthus vs Sivir Matchup Summary
Best Karthus vs Sivir Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Karthus Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
D
F
Skill Order
q
e
w
Runes
p
q
w
e
r
Guide to Countering Sivir as Karthus
Tips for Playing as Karthus against Sivir
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 Sivir
Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.
Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.
When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.
Karthus vs Sivir Counter Stats
How to Counter Sivir with Karthus in LoL
The stats shown here feature several strategic Karthus against Sivir counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sivir’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sivir..
Karthus usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Sivir. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Karthus and Sivir
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Karthus or Sivir?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually loses when taking on Sivir, with a 45.5% win rate. Therefore, Karthus makes a bad counter to Sivir.
While Karthus does have a much lower win rate than Sivir, when facing one another, Karthus also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Karthus into Siviras 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 Sivir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Sivir matchups, Sivir is the better champ 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 terribly counter for Sivir. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Sivir.
Other Champion Matchups Against Karthus
Top Synergies by Role
Additional Information for Karthus Players
How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Sivir Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Karthus in order to counter Sivir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Karthus usually picks up less CS as Sivir. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Karthus versus Sivir build consist of Liandry's Anguish, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Karthus included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Sivir than with many other typical builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 45.5% when countering Sivir with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of beating Sivir as Karthus, Karthus players should use the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Karthus vs Sivir clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sivir as Karthus are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.