The 12 Days of Karthus - Day 8: Counters

Yo Whaddup, it's D2Vincent back with another of the 12 Days of Karthus! Today we're specifically going to talk about his specific Counters, and who he counters as well. I'm talking about statistics, why they're counters/countered and how to capitalize on it!

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#Counters

##Kassadin

Where to start with this guy? He's got a passive that automatically lets him take 15% Magic Damage, His Q gives him a shield, and his E charges off of spellcasts (which Karthus Q does a LOT of). Not only that, but his ult allows him to both engage on you, and get away afterward.

##What to do: Farm under tower, don't try to harass, wait for late game.

##Fizz

I may never lived in Germany, but i Used to Autobahn this piece of work (I'm comin after you phreak lol). Fizz's Passive is basically the same as Kassadin, only instead of taking less Magic Damage, he takes less Physical Damage, so it's not as bad. However, almost all his abilities are freakin Dashes so he's as slippery as... well a fish. His Q is a dash, his W is a Damage Amp that resets if he kills someone, he's an expert in Mario Kart since his E is a double Dash that can dodge a Karthus ult. And his Ult is a Shark, nuff said.

##What to do:

The reason I don't actually Ban Fizz anymore is because if you can predict where he's going to dash to next, it's not that bad to deal with. Take Exhaust with you simply for the Damage reduction to counter his W passive.

##Mobile Counters: Katarina, Talon

I could go all day about mobile counters, but I'm going to switch over to who counters Karthus from Long Range.

##Lux

Not gonna lie, I don't really like playing against this champ. Her passive is effectively a Damage Amp, her Q can stun you and someone else from hella far away, Her W can shield your ult, her E is just a big zone of nope, and finally her ult.... FREAKIN LAZER BEAMS. Her long range is irritating to deal with and there's not much you can do a good portion of the time. Also, if she's hiding in bush during a team fight, she can just combo and Lazer your FACE OFF.

##What to do: Sidestep her Q's as much as you can, farm, take Barrier or Cleanse.

##Xerath

This guy's as Mana restoring as you are, but with the added annoyance of being suuuper long range. His Q can go up to 1400 units, his W makes for a decent slow, he E is a Stun, and his ult is as if he was given a freakin Sniper scope. Also, he gets more uses of his Ult the more he upgrades it, so be careful.

##What to do: Same as Lux Pretty much

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##Syndra

This champ is currently my preferred Auto-Ban, she does so much damage from just long enough range that it's really hard to do anything against. She gets extra stuff for her abilities at max rank with her passive, and her Q + E combo will stun you long enough to either A: throw down a W for even more damage, or B: Simply 100-0 you with ult. It's just not really something I can deal with.

##What to do: If you really want to face her, get barrier. Otherwise Just do what I do and ban the wench.

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Right, so here we have most of the champions that counter Karthus the most. Everyone else isn't NEARLY as bad, (not even Yasuo) but here are the champs that Karthus counters the MOST

#Countered By Karthus

##Heimerdinger

Right, to start, I'm going to refrain from making ANY "Smashing Donger Jokes" in this one. Seriously though, Heimerdinger's gonna have a hard time dealing with Karthus since he can just Q the Turrets. And Since he's so immobile, a single W will either mean a wasted Flash, or death. The only point of Concern is if Heimer decides to pop an ulted W since that does quite a bit of damage.

##What to do: Q the turrets, Bring TP to avoid your tower getting rekt.

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##Teemo

Ahh yes, League favorite little Devil, the bane of most Melee champs' existence.... Fortunately, Karthus Isn't Melee, so it's more of a game of Cat and Really Ugly Mouse (Kappa). The Best that Teemo has against you is if he decides to build AD/AS build, and his Mushrooms.

##What to do: Get a Sweeper, Pop Some Q's and Call me in the morning lol.

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##Yasuo

Yep, the OTHER Bane of league's existence is countered by the most unlikely of Champs. Yasuo E may give him Dashes out the Wazoo, but you can use this to your advantage. His Tornado isn't that hard to sidestep given the distance you'll be from him. Not only that, but he gets shut down rather hard if you bring Exhaust into the mix. Also, his Windwall? COMPLETELY USELESS against a Karthus Q.

##What to do: Sidestep the Tornadoes, Turn on E if he decides to get close, Bring Exhaust.

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This Wraps up todays post for the 12 Days of Karthus. Tomorrow we'll be talking about Karthus in the ESports scene. Till then, this is D2Vincent Signing off!