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

Karthus vs Viego

How to Beat Viego as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Viego as Karthus

based on 1,813 Karthus vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches each week. In our data, Karthus did battle with Viego in 1813 matches. Having so many matchups for Karthus vs Viego gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a pro build to shatter your foe. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Karthus encounters Viego in only 3.7% of his games.

Karthus vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a dismal job of beating Viego. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Karthus vs Viego games, Karthus’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Viego.

Best Karthus vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffZhonya's HourglassShadowflameLiandry's Torment

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

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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Guide to Countering Viego as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Viego

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 Viego Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Viego Image
7
< Kills >
8.1
7.4
< Deaths >
6.5
9.5
< Assists >
6.6
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.85
90
< Minions Killed >
38
0.83
< Dragons Killed >
1.82
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.43
234
< Physical Damage >
15,550
28,866
< Magic Damage >
2,440
2,023
< True Damage >
898
31,124
< Damage Dealt >
18,889
29,002
< Damage Taken >
36,151
12,743
< Gold Earned >
12,737
1.13
< Towers >
1.49
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.44
9,038
< Total Healing >
17,844
14,788
< Experience >
14,567
19
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
6
216
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Viego with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Karthus against Viego matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viego..

Karthus often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Viego. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Viego

Who is Better, Karthus or Viego?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually loses when taking on Viego, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Karthus makes a bad counter to Viego.

While Karthus does have a lower win rate compared to Viego, when facing one another, Karthus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Karthus into Viegoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Karthus also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viego. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Karthus is a somewhat poor counter to Viego. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Viego.

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 Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Karthus, we analyzed 1,813 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 Viego 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 Viego Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Karthus in order to counter Viego during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus usually gets more CS relative to Viego. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Karthus versus Viego build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Karthus bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Viego than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 48.5% when playing against Viego with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Viego as Karthus, Karthus players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Karthus vs Viego matchups, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viego as Karthus are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.