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How to Synergize Karthus with K'Sante on the Same TeamKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus with K'Sante

How to Win With Karthus and K'Sante Paired TogetherKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and K'Sante

based on 835 Karthus with K'Sante pairs
Win Rate
44.3 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Karthus has fought alongside K'Sante in 835 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much complete data directly from the creators of League, we are confident that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Karthus play with K'Sante. It is relatively rare for Karthus to play with K'Sante as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approximately 1.7% of rounds with Karthus.

Karthus K'Sante Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a pathetic job of teaming up with K'Sante. On average, he wins a dismal 44.3% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Karthus when playing alongside K'Sante by learning how to better synergize your tactics with them, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffStormsurgeMalignanceLuden'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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
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 K'Sante

Tips for Playing as Karthus with K'Sante

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 K'Sante Will Play

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Karthus K'Sante Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
44.3 %
VS
Win Rate
55.7 %
K'Sante Image
7.1
< Kills >
7
7.7
< Deaths >
7.6
9.6
< Assists >
9.5
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
86
< Minions Killed >
88
0.92
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.28
246
< Physical Damage >
246
30,511
< Magic Damage >
29,153
2,142
< True Damage >
2,031
32,900
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
30,798
< Damage Taken >
29,785
13,070
< Gold Earned >
12,799
1.14
< Towers >
1.08
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
9,916
< Total Healing >
9,279
15,085
< Experience >
14,921
19
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
227
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with K'Sante as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus K'Sante synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with K'Sante, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with K'Sante. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that K'Sante helps Karthus perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Karthus is an ally to K'Sante, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This change may signal that K'Sante provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that their support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played alongside K'Sante on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with K'Sante.

Additionally, when Karthus plays with K'Sante on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that K'Sante does a poor job of covering Karthus during team fights.

Synergies between Karthus and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
K'Sante

Is Karthus better when played alongside K'Sante?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Karthus that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, K'Sante is a relatively poor teammate for Karthus. By locking into the same side as Karthus, they decreases their win rate by -3.0% to 44.3%. This proves that there is a harmful bond between Karthus and K'Sante that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

K'Sante has a greater difficulty than Karthus. That means you must be very careful when finding K'Sante allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to work well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Karthus players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Karthus and K'Sante together, you probably will not be giving your team very much utility. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your K'Sante ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus K'Sante Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and K'Sante, we analyzed 835 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 K'Sante 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

If you would like to truly master Karthus in order to synergize with K'Sante during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to prioritize in your Karthus and K'Sante synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus included at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside K'Sante than with most other common item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 44.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to K'Sante with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 44.3% winrate overall.

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