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How to Win Maokai vs Karthus Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Maokai

based on 1,982 Maokai vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.83
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our data, Maokai faced Karthus 1982 times. With so many games with Maokai versus Karthus gives us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening data and a recommended build to wreck your foe. This pairing is somewhat rare. Maokai is forced to battle against Karthus in only 1.3% of his games.

Maokai vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Maokai does a good job of countering Karthus. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.5% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Maokai vs Karthus matches, Maokai’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Maokai vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerSolstice SleighHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSpirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceArmorArmor
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Karthus

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack 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.

Maokai vs Karthus Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Karthus Image
3.2
< Kills >
7.3
5.9
< Deaths >
7.6
13.5
< Assists >
9.8
0.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
52
< Minions Killed >
87
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.27
1,820
< Physical Damage >
294
11,798
< Magic Damage >
30,667
1,060
< True Damage >
2,172
14,679
< Damage Dealt >
33,134
32,403
< Damage Taken >
29,937
9,842
< Gold Earned >
12,923
1.5
< Towers >
1.08
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
10,859
< Total Healing >
9,328
12,238
< Experience >
14,912
48
< Vision Score >
19
19
< Wards Placed >
7
443
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Karthus with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some strategic Maokai vs. Karthus counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus..

Maokai typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Karthus

Who is Better, Maokai or Karthus?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when taking on Karthus, with a 53.5% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a great counter to Karthus.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Karthus, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Karthus.

Moreover, Maokai also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Maokai vs Karthus matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Maokai is a great counter for Karthus. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Karthus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Maokai, we analyzed 1,982 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 Maokai 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

Maokai Build Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather 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 that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai on average racks up less CS compared to Karthus. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Maokai versus Karthus build consist of Trailblazer, Solstice Sleigh, and Hollow Radiance. When Maokai bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Karthus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average win rate of 53.5% when playing against Karthus with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Karthus as Maokai, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Maokai vs Karthus counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.5% win rate overall.

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