As a result of Karthus's K/D/A and utility, he has a somewhat poor overall win rate. He does very well in the late game, with a winrate of 51.8% in that phase. Unfortunately, he does worst in the mid game, where Karthus's win rate is 48.2%., The difference between his best and worst game phases is about 3.6%. This sizeable difference shows us that his power spikes and wanes in different phases of the match. Prepare accordingly.
Karthus has been used somewhat often in recent ranked League of Legends rounds. In the current meta, his popularity is 4.4%. He is sometimes banned during champ select. Obviously, some players see him as a huge threat. In recent ranked games, Karthus was banned 4.2% of the time.
You can find him typically used in the jungle position. However, that is not the best position for him. The best win rate position for Karthus is bottom (53,7%). Currently, Karthus's meta game is centered around dealing damage. In particular, his gameplay should mainly be centered around magical damage. Dealing physical damage is the least important part of Karthus’s playstyle.
If you are not used to his skills and tactics, you may find it difficult trying him out for the first time. Many players believe him to be a challenging champion to master. Karthus mostly does magic damage (93% of his total damage). He doesn't deal much of other damage types and should not be played as hybrid damage dealer..
Karthus deals a great deal of damage in a regular ranked round (29.938 damage). You should focus on building him as a damage dealing champ to smash your foes.
He is a powerful damage dealer in the game with 8 kills on average per game. That is one of the highest kill rates amongst all jungles. Furthermore, he has a relatively high average champion death rate (7.3 deaths). Furthermore, Karthus has an average KDA ratio (2.4) with 9.5 assists.
The best Karthus players know who their champion is, and they adapt their gameplay around their champion's playstyle. Karthus is great at many things, but not everything. By focusing more on accentuating your strengths than filling in your weaknesses, you are more likely to win your next game of League of Legends.
Furthermore, you should know when your champion spikes in power in order to be prepared and take advantage of your powerful position while it lasts. Not all LoL champions are strong throughout the entire game length. Some grow in power while others fade. Some start strong and fall off completely in the late game. Karthus is best in the late game.
Pay attention to the stats comparison shown above, which compares Karthus against all other champions. You can see their strengths and weaknesses relative to others of the same champion type. You can either try to overcome some of the weaknesses, or you can work to strengthen their talents.
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