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

Karthus with Tristana

How to Win With Karthus and Tristana Paired TogetherKarthus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and Tristana

based on 1,608 Karthus with Tristana pairs
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Karthus has gone into battle with Tristana in 1608 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much relevant data directly from the developers of League, we feel confident that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Karthus play with Tristana. It is relatively rare for Karthus to play with Tristana on the same side. This has only occurred in about 3.3% of games with Karthus.

Karthus Tristana Synergy Summary

Karthus does a good job of teaming up with Tristana. Usually, he wins a fantastic 52.0% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Karthus when fighting on the same team as Tristana by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceShadowflame

Optional Items

Void StaffZhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Tristana

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Tristana

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 Tristana Will Play

Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.

Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.

Karthus Tristana Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Tristana Image
6.7
< Kills >
7
7.2
< Deaths >
7.6
9.3
< Assists >
9.5
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
76
< Minions Killed >
88
0.95
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.28
< Inhibitors >
0.28
257
< Physical Damage >
246
28,022
< Magic Damage >
29,153
2,000
< True Damage >
2,031
30,280
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
29,167
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,433
< Gold Earned >
12,799
1.02
< Towers >
1.08
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
9,654
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,526
< Experience >
14,921
19
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
220
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Tristana as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus Tristana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tristana, 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 Tristana. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Tristana helps Karthus perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Karthus plays on the same team as Tristana, he sees a little drop in his full damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Tristana does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played with Tristana on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Tristana.

Additionally, when Karthus plays with Tristana on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Tristana does a decent job of protecting Karthus during team fights.

Synergies between Karthus and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Tristana

Is Karthus better when played alongside Tristana?

There is no perfect synergy for Karthus that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. However, Tristana is a top-tier teammate for Karthus. By playing on the same team as Karthus, she raises their win rate by 4.7% to 52.0%. This shows that there is a strong bond between Karthus and Tristana that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Tristana has a much lower diffuclty than Karthus. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Tristana teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

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

Although, by bringing Karthus and Tristana together, you will not be granting your other allies very much support. Make sure to include other champions on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Tristana ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Tristana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Tristana, we analyzed 1,608 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 Tristana 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 Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to prioritize in your Karthus and Tristana synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Shadowflame. When Karthus incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Tristana than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 52.0% helping carry Tristana with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating 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. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Karthus and Tristana pairings, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.0% win rate overall.

If you want to get Karthus with Tristana collaboration tips and builds for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using every match finished with both champs.