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

Karthus with Yorick

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

based on 1,065 Karthus with Yorick pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Karthus has fought alongside Yorick in 1065 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much relevant data from the publishers of LoL, we feel confident that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Karthus play with Yorick. It is relatively rare for Karthus to play alongside Yorick on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in about 2.2% of games with Karthus.

Karthus Yorick Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a below average job of teaming up with Yorick. Typically, he wins a dismal 48.4% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Karthus when playing with Yorick by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameVoid StaffLuden'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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Yorick

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Yorick

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 Yorick Will Play

You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.

You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.

The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.

Karthus Yorick Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Yorick Image
6.7
< Kills >
7
7.6
< Deaths >
7.6
8.5
< Assists >
9.5
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
83
< Minions Killed >
88
0.94
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.21
< Inhibitors >
0.28
235
< Physical Damage >
246
28,565
< Magic Damage >
29,153
1,953
< True Damage >
2,031
30,753
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
29,868
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,628
< Gold Earned >
12,799
0.89
< Towers >
1.08
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
9,406
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,694
< Experience >
14,921
20
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
221
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Yorick as Karthus in LoL

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

When Karthus is an ally to Yorick, he observes a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Yorick does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played with Yorick 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 alongside Yorick.

Additionally, when Karthus plays with Yorick on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Yorick does a poor job of covering Karthus during teamfights.

Synergies between Karthus and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Yorick

Is Karthus better when played alongside Yorick?

There is no ideal companion for Karthus that will always be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Yorick is a good companion for Karthus. By being on the same team as Karthus, he raises their win rate by 1.1% to 48.4%. This demonstrates that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Karthus and Yorick that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Yorick has a lower difficulty than Karthus. That means Karthus players don't need to be careful when arranging Yorick allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to play well with you.

When playing together, Karthus players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by aligning Karthus and Yorick together, you may not be granting your side a great deal of crowd control. Plan to include other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Yorick ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Yorick Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Yorick, we analyzed 1,065 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 Yorick 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 Yorick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to include in your Karthus and Yorick synergy build consist of Malignance, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Yorick than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Karthus had an average win rate of 48.4% when playing alongside Yorick with this build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, Karthus players should equip 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 builds players picked for Karthus and Yorick pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

If you want to see Karthus and Yorick synergy tips and builds for a a particular division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using all rounds played with both champions.