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

Karthus vs Taliyah

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

based on 565 Karthus vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Karthus came out of an examination of 565 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Karthus has to counter Taliyah in only 1.2% of his games.

Karthus vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Karthus has done a average job of countering Taliyah. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs battle each other in. In Karthus vs Taliyah rounds, Karthus’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Karthus vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflameVoid Staff

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
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Karthus vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Taliyah Image
7.6
< Kills >
7
7.4
< Deaths >
6.7
9.4
< Assists >
8.5
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
88
< Minions Killed >
131
1.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.43
230
< Physical Damage >
816
29,868
< Magic Damage >
21,958
2,082
< True Damage >
1,185
32,181
< Damage Dealt >
23,960
30,206
< Damage Taken >
23,753
13,291
< Gold Earned >
12,860
1.17
< Towers >
1.7
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
9,813
< Total Healing >
4,958
15,388
< Experience >
15,158
19
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
9
219
< Time Dealing CC >
558

How to Counter Taliyah with Karthus in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several vital Karthus versus Taliyah matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Taliyah..

Karthus typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Taliyah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Taliyah

Who is Better, Karthus or Taliyah?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Taliyah, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Karthus makes an ok counter to Taliyah.

While Karthus does have a higher winrate compared to Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Karthus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Karthus into Taliyahas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Karthus has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Karthus is a decent counter for Taliyah. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Taliyah.

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 Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Karthus, we analyzed 565 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Karthus to counter Taliyah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus most often gets a similar amount of CS as Taliyah. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Karthus versus Taliyah build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Taliyah than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when playing against Taliyah with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Taliyah as Karthus, you should use 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 players chose for Karthus vs Taliyah face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.8% win rate overall.

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