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How to Synergize Karthus with Aurelion Sol on the Same TeamKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus with Aurelion Sol

How to Win With Karthus and Aurelion Sol Paired TogetherKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and Aurelion Sol

based on 587 Karthus with Aurelion Sol pairs
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Karthus has been on the same team as Aurelion Sol in 587 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the developers of LoL, we feel confident that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Karthus play with Aurelion Sol. It is very rare for Karthus to play alongside Aurelion Sol as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.2% of rounds with Karthus.

Karthus Aurelion Sol Synergy Summary

Karthus has done a average job of fighting on the same side as Aurelion Sol. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.3% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Karthus when playing with Aurelion Sol by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceShadowflame

Optional Items

StormsurgeLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Karthus to level upq
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Second ability for Karthus to level upe
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Last skill for Karthus to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Karthus's passive ability p
Karthus's q ability q
Karthus's w ability w
Karthus's e ability e
Karthus's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
Q
4
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Aurelion Sol

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Aurelion Sol

Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.

Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.

Advice to Understand How Aurelion Sol Will Play

You can use Comet of Legend's flight to grow Starsurge to massive proportions.

Comet of Legend allows you to move quickly around the map; use it to put pressure on other lanes.

Save Voice of Light to use as a defense against melee opponents if you need to - otherwise, use its slow to start a fight at long range.

Karthus Aurelion Sol Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Aurelion Sol Image
6.6
< Kills >
7
8
< Deaths >
7.6
9.6
< Assists >
9.5
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
73
< Minions Killed >
88
0.88
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.27
< Inhibitors >
0.28
237
< Physical Damage >
246
27,892
< Magic Damage >
29,153
2,133
< True Damage >
2,031
30,264
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
31,231
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,571
< Gold Earned >
12,799
1.08
< Towers >
1.08
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
10,139
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,640
< Experience >
14,921
20
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
221
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Aurelion Sol as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus Aurelion Sol synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aurelion Sol, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Karthus sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aurelion Sol. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Aurelion Sol helps Karthus perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Karthus plays on the same team as Aurelion Sol, he sees a little drop in his total damage output. This change may signal that Aurelion Sol does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played with Aurelion Sol on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Aurelion Sol. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Aurelion Sol.

Moreover, when Karthus plays with Aurelion Sol on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Aurelion Sol does a poor job of protecting Karthus in team fights.

Synergies between Karthus and Aurelion Sol

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Aurelion Sol
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Aurelion Sol

Is Karthus better when played alongside Aurelion Sol?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Karthus that will always be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Aurelion Sol is a great companion for Karthus. By being on the same team as Karthus, he improves their win rate by 3.0% to 50.3%. This shows that there is an important synergy between Karthus and Aurelion Sol that results in them performing better together than alone.

Aurelion Sol has a lower difficulty than Karthus. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Aurelion Sol comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Working alongside, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by bringing Karthus and Aurelion Sol together, you may not be granting your side a great deal of attack damage. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Aurelion Sol teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Aurelion Sol Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Aurelion Sol, we analyzed 587 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Karthus with Aurelion Sol comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Karthus in order to synergize with Aurelion Sol during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to use in your Karthus and Aurelion Sol synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Shadowflame. When Karthus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Aurelion Sol than with many other common item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Aurelion Sol with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Aurelion Sol with Karthus are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu above.