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How to Win LeBlanc vs Karthus Counter MatchupLeBlanc is in the b tier of champions

LeBlanc vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as LeBlanc in LoLLeBlanc is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as LeBlanc

based on 828 LeBlanc vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. In our dataset, LeBlanc did battle with Karthus 828 times. With so many games with LeBlanc versus Karthus gives us faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a pro build to crush your rival. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. LeBlanc fights Karthus in only 1.4% of her games.

LeBlanc vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, LeBlanc does a dismal job of beating Karthus. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champions battle each other in. In LeBlanc against Karthus games, LeBlanc’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Karthus.

Best LeBlanc vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core LeBlanc Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionZhonya's HourglassStatikk Shiv

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
LeBlanc's passive ability p
LeBlanc's q ability q
LeBlanc's w ability w
LeBlanc's e ability e
LeBlanc's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Karthus as LeBlanc

Tips for Playing as LeBlanc against Karthus

Using Distortion can help your positioning to land Ethereal Chains.

You can chain Sigil of Malice and Ethereal Chains to prevent characters with blink from escaping for up to 4 seconds.

Distortion allows you to be aggressive with your other spells while being able to return to safety.

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.

LeBlanc vs Karthus Counter Stats

LeBlanc Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Karthus Image
8.1
< Kills >
7
5.3
< Deaths >
7.5
6.3
< Assists >
8.7
1.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
157
< Minions Killed >
87
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.93
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.29
2,799
< Physical Damage >
255
18,678
< Magic Damage >
28,838
833
< True Damage >
2,029
22,311
< Damage Dealt >
31,123
24,074
< Damage Taken >
29,737
12,023
< Gold Earned >
12,772
1.73
< Towers >
1.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
4,411
< Total Healing >
9,518
14,692
< Experience >
14,778
21
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
7
60
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Karthus with LeBlanc in LoL

The stats shown here show some valuable LeBlanc versus Karthus matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. LeBlanc’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that LeBlanc may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Karthus..

LeBlanc usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between LeBlanc and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

LeBlanc
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

LeBlanc
Karthus

Who is Better, LeBlanc or Karthus?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, LeBlanc usually fairs equally well when facing off against Karthus, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, LeBlanc makes an ok counter to Karthus.

While LeBlanc does have a lower win rate compared to Karthus, when they face off with one another, LeBlanc also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking LeBlanc into Karthusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, LeBlanc also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in LeBlanc vs Karthus matchups, Karthus is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

LeBlanc is a somewhat poor counter for Karthus. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as LeBlanc against Karthus.

Additional Information for LeBlanc Players

How We Calculated Our LeBlanc vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as LeBlanc, we analyzed 828 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 LeBlanc 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

To learn all of the intricacies of LeBlanc in order to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

LeBlanc often accumulates more CS compared to Karthus. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your LeBlanc versus Karthus build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When LeBlanc bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Karthus than with most other common counter builds. In fact, LeBlanc boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Karthus with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Karthus as LeBlanc, LeBlanc players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for LeBlanc vs Karthus battles, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.

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