Yasuo vs Karthus

Disulfiram··2 votes·3,279 views

Recently I've been spamming Karthus in Dominion, and got to face Yasuo a few times.

Maybe they just happened to be bad, but It surprised me to discover just how powerful is Karthus 1v1 vs Yasuo .

Yasuo could not damage me without stepping on Defile, which hurts. He could dodge the first few Qs, but Defile made short work of any minion he could dash to, and W made sure he'd eat all the next Qs. (For those who don't know, a Karthus' W cancels 15% of the enemy's MR and, when maxed, has a 5 seconds decaying slow that starts at 80%)

His WindWall blocked none of my skills.

Even if he did manage to Q-Ult me, he'd have to eat Defile ticks through all the time, and a return kill was pretty much guarenteed whenever he did manage to kill me; this is without even considering that he could never end up with less than 60% HP after a fight with anyone else, or I'd just ult and get the kill. Hell, if I ulted during an 1v1 of him vs anyone else he'd lose it automatically.

Since Dominion is mostly about early/mid game, which is Karthus's weak point, I was wondering: how strong is him vs Yasuo on Summoners' Rift?

ChampionSelect.net does not list Karthus as neither a counter nor as countered by Yasuou though...

10 Comments

Nanuk Pihoqahiak3 votes

Karthus can do pretty well against him on the rift. Don't expect to hit many of your Qs against him and he's a matchup where you could justify taking Exhaust. Exhaust for a lot of assassin matchups is extremely useful and allows you to secure the kills you need + it's utility lategame for your ADC's survival or even your own.

As for the actual matchup: Definitely exhaust if he lands his ult. Make sure you clip him with Defile frequently or even push quickly so he takes minion harass. Ward aggressively since you push quickly for ganks.

LaserDeathBlade2 votes

I'm pretty sure Karthus is a known good matchup against Yas

But every champ and it's mother is strong against Yas, there are much more meta picks than Karthus.

Vhan87652 votes

Maybe it's just my love for Karthus, but that fucker can 1v1 any champion and win. The damage output on his Q is so massive, on top of the decrease in MR from your W, as well as the constant, super AoE from your E, as well as on top of the fact that even if you die, you're most likely taking whoever killed you with you.

Karthus is just a beautiful champion. I've destroyed literally almost every champ 1v1 with Karthus and it's just as beautiful every time. "Peace is what I offer." Karthus

Roit Gums1 votes

actually every champion is good against a bad yasuo player

Too Ton1 votes

no karthus is a terrible matchup at mid. Yasuo is a mobility champ while karthus is an immobile mage... countered. Yasuo e minions until he hits earths, karthus can't land one hit.

Jorencice3 votes

You don't need to hit yasou. Simply ignore him and make him farm under his turret.

Silly Neeko1 votes

If done correctly, Karthus is an amazing pick against Yasuo because there is absolutely nothing of karthus's that Yasuo's wind wall can block. During lane you will find some issues hitting your Q however, but an early Rylia's should ensure a few decent hits.

Brimaz The King1 votes

He counters tanks on the top lane too.

Papa Slothy1 votes

actually, I noticed that as soon as I bought item 3116 I could outkite even the outkitable tank ekko and maokai, cause of constant slow

so yea, it might be :^)

Ralanr1 votes

I've destroyed Yasuo as Karthus once. The biggest problem with defile is that it really costs a lot of mana early game, which I've never gotten comfortable with.

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