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How to Win Kayn vs Karthus Counter MatchupKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Kayn

based on 2,286 Kayn vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Kayn battled Karthus in 2286 matches. Having so many games with Kayn vs Karthus provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce useful data and a solid build to defeat Karthus. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Kayn fights Karthus in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Kayn has done a good job of countering Karthus. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.3% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Kayn against Karthus rounds, Kayn’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Kayn vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeSpear of ShojinSundered SkyHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayn to level upq
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Second ability for Kayn to level upw
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Last skill for Kayn to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Karthus

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

Advice to Win Against Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Kayn vs Karthus Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Karthus Image
8.5
< Kills >
7.1
6.9
< Deaths >
7.8
7.2
< Assists >
9.8
1.93
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
39
< Minions Killed >
86
1.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.96
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.28
18,619
< Physical Damage >
253
2,027
< Magic Damage >
29,822
890
< True Damage >
2,123
21,537
< Damage Dealt >
32,199
40,849
< Damage Taken >
30,845
13,153
< Gold Earned >
13,021
1.08
< Towers >
1.07
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
20,043
< Total Healing >
9,638
15,291
< Experience >
15,246
22
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
7
283
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Counter Karthus with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Kayn vs. Karthus matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between this set of champs. Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Karthus..

Kayn usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Karthus. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Karthus

Who is Better, Kayn or Karthus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually wins when trying to fight Karthus, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes a good counter for Karthus.

While Kayn does have a higher win rate compared to Karthus, when facing one another, Kayn also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Kayn into Karthusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayn has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Karthus matchups, Kayn is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Kayn is a good counter for Karthus. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayn against Karthus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

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Kayn Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateHweiHwei54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.7% winrateCorkiCorki53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Kayn, we analyzed 2,286 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 Karthus as Kayn 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

Kayn Build Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Karthus 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn typically gets less CS compared to Karthus. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kayn versus Karthus build include Axiom Arc, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Kayn incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Karthus than with most other common builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when playing against Karthus with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Karthus as Kayn, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Kayn vs Karthus counters, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.3% win rate overall.

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