KarthusMatchups
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| Matchup | Threat | Games | WR | Gold @ 15 | Gold Diff | Tips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Khazix | Easy | 282 | 48% | -218 | -667 | ||
Skill Priority Q Lay Waste Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.  E Defile Karthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own Mana.  W Wall of Pain Karthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Move Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period. 48.0% WR 254 Matches Summoner Spells  46.6% WR 73 Matches Skill OrderLay Waste Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies. 1 3 5 7 9 Wall of Pain Karthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Move Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period. 4 14 15 17 18 Defile Karthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own Mana. 2 8 10 12 13  Requiem After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions. 6 11 16 Karthus vs Khazix Runes                     51.7% WR180 Matches       Starting Items   42.6% WR 54 Matches Core Items   38.7% WR 31 Matches 4th Item Options 49.2% WR59 Matches 52.0% WR50 Matches 46.9% WR32 Matches 5th Item Options63.6% WR33 Matches  44.0% WR25 Matches 63.6% WR22 Matches 6th Item Options72.7% WR11 Matches  37.5% WR8 Matches 87.5% WR8 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min)Gold Diff-218 CS Diff+12 XP Diff+409 Ally Ganks1.63 Enemy Ganks1.82 End of GameTotal Gold Diff-667 Total CS Diff+23 Split Push | |||||||
 Graves | Even | 264 | 50% | +83 | -714 | ||
 Viego | Easy | 238 | 50% | +253 | +221 | ||
 LeeSin | Easy | 185 | 52% | +251 | +1,128 | ||
 Rengar | Easy | 179 | 51% | +243 | -20 | ||
 Nami | Even | 177 | 56% | -183 | -403 | ||
 JarvanIV | Easy | 166 | 52% | +480 | +1,357 | ||
 XinZhao | Easy | 163 | 44% | +381 | +777 | ||