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

Karthus with Quinn

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

based on 673 Karthus with Quinn pairs
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Karthus has been on the same team as Quinn in 673 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data directly from the hosts of LoL, we are sure that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Karthus synergize with Quinn. It is very rare for Karthus to play alongside Quinn on the same team. This has only happened in approx. 1.4% of matches with Karthus.

Karthus Quinn Synergy Summary

Karthus does a average job of playing alongside Quinn. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.1% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Karthus when playing alongside Quinn by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Quinn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeFiendish Codex

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceShadowflame

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentStormsurgeLuden'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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Quinn

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Quinn

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 Quinn Will Play

Attacking a

Vulnerable

target marked by Valor will put Harrier on cooldown. Quickly consuming Harrier marks will allow you to generate them faster.

Use Behind Enemy Lines for traveling very long distances quickly, for farming minions around the map, or for chasing wounded targets.

Vault is powerful but must be used with caution, as enemies can attack Quinn when she strikes them. Vault can sometimes be used to cross terrain if your back is to a wall.

Karthus Quinn Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Quinn Image
7.2
< Kills >
7
7.3
< Deaths >
7.6
10.1
< Assists >
9.5
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
85
< Minions Killed >
88
1.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.28
231
< Physical Damage >
246
29,403
< Magic Damage >
29,153
2,092
< True Damage >
2,031
31,728
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
29,927
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,978
< Gold Earned >
12,799
1.13
< Towers >
1.08
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
9,845
< Total Healing >
9,279
15,161
< Experience >
14,921
19
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
228
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Quinn as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus Quinn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Quinn, 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 Quinn. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Quinn helps Karthus perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Karthus is paired with Quinn, he sees a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This difference could signal that Quinn provides cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played together with Quinn on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Quinn.

Moreover, when Karthus plays with Quinn on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Quinn does a poor job of protecting Karthus in team fights.

Synergies between Karthus and Quinn

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Quinn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Quinn

Is Karthus better when played alongside Quinn?

There is no top companion for Karthus that will no matter what be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Quinn is a pretty good teammate for Karthus. By being on the same side as Karthus, she improves their win rate by 2.8% to 50.1%. This shows that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Karthus and Quinn that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Quinn has a lower difficulty than Karthus. That means Karthus players don't need to be careful when finding Quinn allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

Working alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by bringing Karthus and Quinn together, you probably will not be granting your team a lot of tankyness. Plan to bring other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Quinn ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Quinn Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Quinn, we analyzed 673 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 Quinn 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 truly master Karthus in order to synergize with Quinn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to get in your Karthus and Quinn synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Shadowflame. When Karthus included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Quinn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Karthus had an average win rate of 50.1% helping carry Quinn with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Karthus players 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 rune combinations we have analyed for Karthus and Quinn pairings, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.1% win rate overall.

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