Lucian vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Lucian
based on 2,986 Lucian vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Karthus
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some strategic Lucian vs. Karthus matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus..
Lucian normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Karthus
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Who is Better, Lucian or Karthus?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when facing off against Karthus, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes an ok counter to Karthus.
While Lucian does have a higher win rate than Karthus, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Karthus.
Moreover, Lucian has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Karthus matchups, Lucian is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Lucian is a decent counter for Karthus. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Lucian in order to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian most often picks up more CS compared to Karthus. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Karthus build consist of Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Kraken Slayer. When Lucian bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Karthus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Karthus with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Karthus as Lucian, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Lucian vs Karthus counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.
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