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How to Synergize Senna with Karthus on the Same TeamSenna is in the s tier of champions

Senna with Karthus

How to Win With Senna and Karthus Paired TogetherSenna is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Senna and Karthus

based on 4,177 Senna with Karthus pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Senna has been on the same team as Karthus in 4177 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the creators of League, we are sure that we can present to you high quality, insightful builds to help Senna synergize with Karthus. It is very rare for Senna to play with Karthus as allies. This pairing has only occurred in about 1.5% of rounds with Senna.

Senna Karthus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Senna does a below average job of playing alongside Karthus. Usually, she wins a poor 47.0% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Senna when playing alongside Karthus by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Senna vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBoots of Swiftness

Core Senna Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodsongThe Collector

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeVoltaic CycloswordHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Senna to level upq
>
Second ability for Senna to level upw
>
Last skill for Senna to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCut Down
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Senna's passive ability p
Senna's q ability q
Senna's w ability w
Senna's e ability e
Senna's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Senna and Karthus

Advice to Understand How Karthus Will Play

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.

Senna Karthus Synergy Stats

Senna Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Karthus Image
4.7
< Kills >
4.8
6.8
< Deaths >
6.3
12.4
< Assists >
11.8
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
60
< Minions Killed >
63
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.55
17,562
< Physical Damage >
17,578
289
< Magic Damage >
308
549
< True Damage >
517
18,400
< Damage Dealt >
18,405
20,129
< Damage Taken >
19,071
10,796
< Gold Earned >
10,649
2.16
< Towers >
2.35
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,922
< Total Healing >
9,802
12,068
< Experience >
11,614
54
< Vision Score >
49
22
< Wards Placed >
20
212
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Play with Karthus as Senna in LoL

The Senna Karthus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Karthus, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Senna sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Karthus. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Karthus helps Senna perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Senna plays on the same team as Karthus, she observes a little decrease in her complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Karthus does not provide cover for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Senna is played together with Karthus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Karthus. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Karthus.

Moreover, when Senna plays with Karthus on the same team, she on average takes more damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Karthus does a poor job of protecting Senna in teamfights.

Synergies between Senna and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Senna
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Senna
Karthus

Is Senna better when played alongside Karthus?

There is no perfect companion for Senna that will always be her ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Karthus is a very bad companion for Senna. By locking into the same side as Senna, he lowers their win rate by -3.8% to 47.0%. This shows that there is a terrible bond between Senna and Karthus that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

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

Working cooperatively, Senna players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by aligning Senna and Karthus together, you will not be granting your other allies enough engage. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Karthus ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Senna Players

How We Calculated Our Senna Karthus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Senna and Karthus, we analyzed 4,177 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 Senna with Karthus 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 Senna in order to synergize with Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to prioritize in your Senna and Karthus synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodsong, and The Collector. When Senna included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Karthus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Senna had an average win rate of 47.0% when playing alongside Karthus with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, Senna players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Senna and Karthus pairings, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.0% win rate overall.

If you want to get Senna with Karthus cooperations tips and stats for a a particular division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every match finished with both champs.