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

Karthus vs Warwick

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

based on 1,890 Karthus vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our dataset, Karthus did battle with Warwick in 1890 matches. Using so many games with Karthus versus Warwick provides us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a solid build to shatter Warwick. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Karthus is forced to battle against Warwick in only 3.9% of his games.

Karthus vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a poor job of beating Warwick. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Karthus vs Warwick rounds, Karthus’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Karthus vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffZhonya's HourglassShadowflameLiandry's Torment

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Warwick as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Karthus vs Warwick Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Warwick Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.8
7.6
< Deaths >
7.2
9.9
< Assists >
7.1
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
89
< Minions Killed >
56
0.82
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.28
< Inhibitors >
0.42
269
< Physical Damage >
7,832
30,352
< Magic Damage >
9,332
2,111
< True Damage >
856
32,733
< Damage Dealt >
18,021
29,333
< Damage Taken >
44,178
12,805
< Gold Earned >
12,217
1.1
< Towers >
1.38
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
8,863
< Total Healing >
24,227
14,924
< Experience >
14,219
19
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
7
228
< Time Dealing CC >
291

How to Counter Warwick with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several influential Karthus vs. Warwick counter statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Warwick’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Warwick..

Karthus typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Warwick. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Warwick

Who is Better, Karthus or Warwick?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Karthus usually fairs equally well when taking on Warwick, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes an ok counter for Warwick.

While Karthus does have a lower win rate than Warwick, when on opposite teams, Karthus also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Karthus into Warwickas his relative depth means 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 Warwick. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a similar 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 for Warwick. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Karthus against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Karthus, we analyzed 1,890 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 Warwick 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 Warwick Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Karthus in order to counter Warwick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus often racks up more CS as Warwick. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Karthus versus Warwick build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Karthus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Warwick than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Warwick with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Warwick as Karthus, Karthus players 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. Of all the runes players picked for Karthus vs Warwick battles, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Warwick as Karthus are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.