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

Karthus vs Trundle

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

based on 2,824 Karthus vs Trundle matchups
Win Rate
44.5 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Trundle as Karthus resulted from an examination of 2824 ranked games where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Karthus has to counter Trundle in only 5.8% of his rounds.

Karthus vs Trundle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a awful job of beating Trundle. On average, he wins a lowly 44.5% of matches the champions face each other in. In Karthus vs Trundle games, Karthus’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Trundle.

Best Karthus vs Trundle 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

Void StaffShadowflameZhonya'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
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
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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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Trundle as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Trundle

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 Trundle

Trundle is very powerful at location-based combat. Try to draw him off of his Frozen Domain.

Make sure to get out of his Pillar of Ice as quickly as possible, as it significantly slows you down.

Karthus vs Trundle Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
44.5 %
VS
Win Rate
55.5 %
Trundle Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.1
7.3
< Deaths >
6.4
9.4
< Assists >
5.5
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
88
< Minions Killed >
153
0.89
< Dragons Killed >
0.55
0.25
< Inhibitors >
0.9
252
< Physical Damage >
16,727
28,729
< Magic Damage >
2,504
1,938
< True Damage >
550
30,919
< Damage Dealt >
19,782
28,673
< Damage Taken >
39,670
12,550
< Gold Earned >
13,090
1.01
< Towers >
3.56
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
9,063
< Total Healing >
18,802
14,729
< Experience >
15,482
19
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
222
< Time Dealing CC >
344

How to Counter Trundle with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Karthus vs. Trundle counter stats that may help you understand the differences between the two. As an example, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Trundle’s ratio of NaN, showing that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Trundle..

Karthus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Trundle. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Trundle

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Trundle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Trundle

Who is Better, Karthus or Trundle?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually loses when facing off against Trundle, with a 44.5% win rate. Therefore, Karthus makes a bad counter to Trundle.

While Karthus does have a much lower win rate than Trundle, when on opposite teams, Karthus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Karthus into Trundleas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Karthus has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Trundle. This 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 in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Trundle matchups, Trundle is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Karthus is a terribly counter for Trundle. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Karthus against Trundle.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Trundle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Trundle as Karthus, we analyzed 2,824 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 Trundle 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 learn all of the intricacies of Karthus to counter Trundle during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus on average accumulates less CS as Trundle. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Karthus versus Trundle build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Trundle than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Karthus had an average win rate of 44.5% when playing against Trundle with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Trundle as Karthus, Karthus players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Karthus vs Trundle face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 44.5% win rate overall.

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