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How to Win Morgana vs Karthus Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Morgana

based on 2,394 Morgana vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Karthus as Morgana came out of an evaluation of 2394 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Morgana encounters Karthus in only 1.2% of her matches.

Morgana vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Morgana has done a great job of countering Karthus. On average, she wins a fantastic 54.5% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Morgana against Karthus rounds, Morgana’s side is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Karthus.

Best Morgana vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

CryptbloomSolstice SleighZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Karthus

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

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.

Morgana vs Karthus Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Karthus Image
4.1
< Kills >
7
6.1
< Deaths >
7.7
12.5
< Assists >
9.5
0.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
56
< Minions Killed >
86
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.27
853
< Physical Damage >
266
16,106
< Magic Damage >
29,580
1,014
< True Damage >
2,094
17,973
< Damage Dealt >
31,941
24,059
< Damage Taken >
30,553
10,134
< Gold Earned >
12,871
1.71
< Towers >
1.02
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
5,477
< Total Healing >
9,487
12,400
< Experience >
15,172
54
< Vision Score >
20
23
< Wards Placed >
8
138
< Time Dealing CC >
224

How to Counter Karthus with Morgana in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Morgana vs. Karthus counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..

Morgana normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Karthus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Morgana and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Karthus

Who is Better, Morgana or Karthus?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Morgana usually wins when taking on Karthus, with a 54.5% win rate. Therefore, Morgana makes a great counter to Karthus.

While Morgana does have a much higher winrate than Karthus, when on opposite teams, Morgana also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Morgana into Karthus.

Moreover, Morgana has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Karthus matchups, Morgana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Morgana is a great counter for Karthus. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Morgana against Karthus.

Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Morgana, we analyzed 2,394 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 Morgana 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

If you would like to truly master Morgana in order to counter Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana most often racks up less CS relative to Karthus. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Morgana versus Karthus build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Morgana bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Karthus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Morgana had an average winrate of 54.5% battling Karthus with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Karthus as Morgana, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Triple Tonic, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Morgana vs Karthus LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.5% winrate overall.

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