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

Karthus with Udyr

How to Win With Karthus and Udyr Paired TogetherKarthus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and Udyr

based on 835 Karthus with Udyr pairs
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Karthus has gone into battle with Udyr in 835 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Karthus play with Udyr. It is relatively rare for Karthus to play alongside Udyr on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.7% of matches with Karthus.

Karthus Udyr Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a below average job of teaming up with Udyr. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.4% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Karthus when playing with Udyr by figuring out 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 Udyr Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffStormsurgeShadowflameLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash 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
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Udyr

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Udyr

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 Udyr Will Play

Udyr is one of the best junglers in the game. Taking advantage of this can give your team a large XP advantage and map control.

Damage is applied to turtle shield post-mitigation. Therefore, buying defensive items can drastically increase your survivability.

Karthus Udyr Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Udyr Image
7.1
< Kills >
7
7.7
< Deaths >
7.6
9.1
< Assists >
9.5
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
117
< Minions Killed >
88
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.28
251
< Physical Damage >
246
29,844
< Magic Damage >
29,153
1,827
< True Damage >
2,031
31,923
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
27,176
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,616
< Gold Earned >
12,799
1.21
< Towers >
1.08
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
6,523
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,619
< Experience >
14,921
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
214
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Udyr as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus Udyr synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Udyr, 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 Udyr. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Udyr helps Karthus perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Karthus is an ally to Udyr, he sees a small increase in his full damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Udyr supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played together with Udyr on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Udyr.

Moreover, when Karthus plays with Udyr on the same team, he usually receives less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Udyr does a decent job of protecting Karthus in teamfights.

Synergies between Karthus and Udyr

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Udyr
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Udyr

Is Karthus better when played alongside Udyr?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Karthus that will no matter what be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Udyr is a very typical ally for Karthus. By locking into the same team as Karthus, he improves their win rate by 0.1% to 47.4%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Karthus and Udyr that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Udyr has a lower difficulty than Karthus. That means Karthus players don't need to be careful when lining up Udyr comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting together, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. When paired, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by bringing Karthus and Udyr together, you may not be giving your other teammates a lot of engage. Plan to pick other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Udyr teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Udyr Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Udyr, 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 Udyr 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 to work well with Udyr during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Karthus and Udyr synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus combined at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Udyr than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 47.4% helping carry Udyr with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Karthus and Udyr pairings, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.4% winrate overall.

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