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

Karthus vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Karthus

based on 888 Karthus vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Vex as Karthus resulted from an examination of 888 ranked matches where both champions clashed against each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Karthus fights Vex in only 1.8% of his matches.

Karthus vs Vex Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a dismal job of countering Vex. On average, he wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Karthus vs Vex games, Karthus’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Vex.

Best Karthus vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffRabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionShadowflame

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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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vex as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Vex

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.

Karthus vs Vex Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Vex Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.8
7.7
< Deaths >
6.5
9.7
< Assists >
7.9
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
88
< Minions Killed >
167
0.89
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.41
236
< Physical Damage >
1,351
29,608
< Magic Damage >
22,889
1,998
< True Damage >
900
31,843
< Damage Dealt >
25,140
30,075
< Damage Taken >
21,597
12,985
< Gold Earned >
12,073
1.1
< Towers >
1.86
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,293
< Total Healing >
2,597
15,168
< Experience >
15,067
20
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
227
< Time Dealing CC >
572

How to Counter Vex with Karthus in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several important Karthus vs. Vex counter stats that may help you understand the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex..

Karthus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vex. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Vex

Who is Better, Karthus or Vex?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Karthus usually loses when playing against Vex, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes a bad counter to Vex.

While Karthus does have a lower winrate than Vex, when they face off with one another, Karthus also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Karthus into Vexas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Karthus has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Karthus is a trash counter for Vex. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Vex.

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

BriarBriar+ 51.6% 926 GamesTristanaTristana+ 52% 1608 GamesRammusRammus+ 52.9% 346 GamesKledKled+ 52.9% 681 Games

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Karthus, we analyzed 888 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Karthus in order to counter Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus typically racks up less CS relative to Vex. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Karthus versus Vex build consist of Malignance, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Vex than with most other common builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 48.0% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Vex as Karthus, Karthus players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Karthus vs Vex counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vex as Karthus are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.