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

Karthus vs Yone

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

based on 2,882 Karthus vs Yone matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Karthus faced Yone 2882 times. Using so many matchups for Karthus versus Yone gives us faith in our ability to prepare useful data and a recommended build to obliterate your opponent. This matchup is relatively uncommon. Karthus has to counter Yone in only 6.0% of his rounds.

Karthus vs Yone Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a poor job of beating Yone. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Karthus versus Yone rounds, Karthus’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Yone.

Best Karthus vs Yone Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

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
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Yone as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Yone

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 Yone Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Yone Image
7
< Kills >
7.7
7.6
< Deaths >
7
9.4
< Assists >
5.1
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
88
< Minions Killed >
187
0.86
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.28
< Inhibitors >
0.48
236
< Physical Damage >
16,870
28,167
< Magic Damage >
5,187
1,977
< True Damage >
3,046
30,382
< Damage Dealt >
25,105
29,560
< Damage Taken >
28,517
12,682
< Gold Earned >
13,129
1.07
< Towers >
2.23
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,143
< Total Healing >
7,093
14,876
< Experience >
16,026
19
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
222
< Time Dealing CC >
211

How to Counter Yone with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several valuable Karthus vs. Yone matchup stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yone’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yone. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Karthus usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Yone. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Yone

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Yone
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Yone

Who is Better, Karthus or Yone?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Karthus usually loses when facing off against Yone, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Karthus makes a poor counter for Yone.

While Karthus does have a lower winrate than Yone, when on opposite teams, Karthus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Karthus into Yoneas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Yone matchups, Yone is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Karthus is a garbage counter for Yone. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Yone.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Yone Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yone as Karthus, we analyzed 2,882 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 Yone 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Karthus to counter Yone 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus often picks up less CS as Yone. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Karthus versus Yone build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Yone than with many other typical builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 47.8% battling Yone with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Yone 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 used for Karthus vs Yone counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yone as Karthus are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.