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

Karthus vs Udyr

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

based on 1,414 Karthus vs Udyr matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Udyr as Karthus resulted from an analysis of 1414 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Karthus encounters Udyr in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Karthus vs Udyr Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a pathetic job of beating Udyr. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.9% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Karthus against Udyr matches, Karthus’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Udyr.

Best Karthus vs Udyr Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's CompanionMalignance

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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Guide to Countering Udyr as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Udyr

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 Udyr

After using the more powerful, Awakened version of an ability, Udyr cannot Awaken other abilities for some time.

Udyr has limited ranged options, try to keep distance.

Karthus vs Udyr Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Udyr Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.8
7.5
< Deaths >
5.6
9.2
< Assists >
7.6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
88
< Minions Killed >
84
0.87
< Dragons Killed >
1.22
0.28
< Inhibitors >
0.55
242
< Physical Damage >
7,860
27,459
< Magic Damage >
9,478
1,851
< True Damage >
780
29,553
< Damage Dealt >
18,119
29,093
< Damage Taken >
35,149
12,484
< Gold Earned >
12,068
1.01
< Towers >
1.96
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
9,112
< Total Healing >
15,136
14,553
< Experience >
15,064
19
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
6
221
< Time Dealing CC >
2,121

How to Counter Udyr with Karthus in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several valuable Karthus versus Udyr matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Udyr’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Udyr..

Karthus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Udyr. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Udyr

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Udyr
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Udyr

Who is Better, Karthus or Udyr?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually loses when taking on Udyr, with a 45.9% win rate. Therefore, Karthus makes a bad counter to Udyr.

While Karthus does have a much lower win rate than Udyr, when facing one another, Karthus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Karthus into Udyras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Udyr matchups, Udyr is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Karthus is a bad counter to Udyr. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Udyr.

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 Udyr Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Udyr as Karthus, we analyzed 1,414 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 Udyr 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 Udyr Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Karthus in order to counter Udyr during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Udyr. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Karthus versus Udyr build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Udyr than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 45.9% when countering Udyr with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Udyr as Karthus, Karthus players should take 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 builds players picked for Karthus vs Udyr counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.9% win rate overall.

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