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How to Win K'Sante vs Karthus Counter MatchupK'Sante is in the a tier of champions

K'Sante vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as K'Sante in LoLK'Sante is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as K'Sante

based on 795 K'Sante vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our dataset, K'Sante fought Karthus 795 times. Having so many games with K'Sante vs Karthus provides us faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to defeat your opposition. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. K'Sante fights Karthus in only 1.3% of their games.

K'Sante vs Karthus Matchup Summary

K'Sante does a average job of beating Karthus. Normally, they wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In K'Sante vs Karthus games, K'Sante’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that they most likely won't get first blood against Karthus.

Best K'Sante vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalNull-Magic Mantle

Core K'Sante Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernHollow RadianceIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for K'Sante to level upq
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Second ability for K'Sante to level upw
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Last skill for K'Sante to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
K'Sante's passive ability p
K'Sante's q ability q
K'Sante's w ability w
K'Sante's e ability e
K'Sante's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Karthus as K'Sante

Tips for Playing as K'Sante against Karthus

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

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.

K'Sante vs Karthus Counter Stats

K'Sante Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Karthus Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.9
5.6
< Deaths >
7.4
6.3
< Assists >
9.5
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
179
< Minions Killed >
91
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.9
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.29
14,677
< Physical Damage >
250
3,415
< Magic Damage >
28,651
1,678
< True Damage >
1,978
19,772
< Damage Dealt >
30,881
33,418
< Damage Taken >
29,151
11,516
< Gold Earned >
12,711
2.19
< Towers >
1.12
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
5,518
< Total Healing >
8,971
15,535
< Experience >
14,701
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
1,146
< Time Dealing CC >
217

How to Counter Karthus with K'Sante in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital K'Sante against Karthus counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. K'Sante’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that K'Sante may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..

K'Sante normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than their matchup does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between K'Sante and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

K'Sante
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

K'Sante
Karthus

Who is Better, K'Sante or Karthus?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, K'Sante usually fairs equally well when taking on Karthus, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, K'Sante makes an ok counter for Karthus.

While K'Sante does have a higher winrate compared to Karthus, when they face off with one another, K'Sante also has a greater difficulty level that makes them a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking K'Sante into Karthusas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, K'Sante also has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in K'Sante vs Karthus matchups, K'Sante 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 late stage team fights.

K'Sante is a decent counter for Karthus. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as K'Sante against Karthus.

Other Champion Matchups Against K'Sante

K'Sante Loses Against

LilliaLillia40.7% winrateKledKled42.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser42.5% winrateIllaoiIllaoi42.9% winrate

K'Sante Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee56.2% winrateZeriZeri53.6% winrateLuluLulu53.1% winrateZoeZoe52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 54.1% 255 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 55.9% 111 GamesFioraFiora+ 57% 151 GamesKledKled+ 62.5% 104 Games

Additional Information for K'Sante Players

How We Calculated Our K'Sante vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as K'Sante, we analyzed 795 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 K'Sante 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

K'Sante Build Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master K'Sante to counter Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

K'Sante usually accumulates more CS relative to Karthus. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your K'Sante versus Karthus build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When K'Sante used at least these three items in their build, they did much better vs. Karthus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, K'Sante boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when playing against Karthus with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Karthus as K'Sante, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for K'Sante vs Karthus fights, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

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