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

Karthus with Yuumi

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

based on 985 Karthus with Yuumi pairs
Win Rate
40.1 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Karthus has gone into battle with Yuumi in 985 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data from the creators of LoL, we are totally sure that we can provide you with robust, accurate builds to help Karthus synergize with Yuumi. It is relatively rare for Karthus to play alongside Yuumi on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 2.0% of rounds with Karthus.

Karthus Yuumi Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a awful job of fighting on the same side as Yuumi. Normally, he wins a poor 40.1% of rounds the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Karthus when playing alongside Yuumi by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Yuumi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

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
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E
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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 Yuumi

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Yuumi

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.

Karthus Yuumi Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
40.1 %
VS
Win Rate
59.9 %
Yuumi Image
6.4
< Kills >
7
7.5
< Deaths >
7.6
8.1
< Assists >
9.5
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
87
< Minions Killed >
88
0.79
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.22
< Inhibitors >
0.28
242
< Physical Damage >
246
27,591
< Magic Damage >
29,153
1,973
< True Damage >
2,031
29,807
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
29,155
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,129
< Gold Earned >
12,799
0.9
< Towers >
1.08
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
9,007
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,115
< Experience >
14,921
17
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
7
212
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Yuumi as Karthus in LoL

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

When Karthus is an ally to Yuumi, he gets a small decrease in his full damage output. This change may demonstrate that Yuumi does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played alongside Yuumi 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 synergisticly with Yuumi.

Additionally, when Karthus plays with Yuumi on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Yuumi does a decent job of covering Karthus during team fights.

Synergies between Karthus and Yuumi

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Yuumi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Yuumi

Is Karthus better when played alongside Yuumi?

There is no one best synergy for Karthus that will no matter what be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Yuumi is a very bad ally for Karthus. By locking into the same team as Karthus, she lowers their win rate by -7.2% to 40.1%. This proves that there is a very bad bond between Karthus and Yuumi that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Yuumi has a much lower diffuclty than Karthus. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Yuumi comrades to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by grouping Karthus and Yuumi together, you will not be providing your side a great deal of protection for burst damage. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Yuumi teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Yuumi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Yuumi, we analyzed 985 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 Yuumi 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 learn all of the intricacies of Karthus to work well with Yuumi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to build first in your Karthus and Yuumi synergy build consist of Malignance, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus included at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Yuumi than with most other common builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 40.1% when playing alongside Yuumi with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, Karthus players should take 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 combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 40.1% win rate overall.

If you want to get Karthus with Yuumi synergy tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all matches finished with both champions.