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Karthus vs Kindred

Karthus
vs
52.5%

over 141 games

Kindred
Analyze a draft with Karthus

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy poke

Build vs Kindred

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Karthus: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Sorcerer's Shoes, Zhonya's Hourglass, Liandry's Torment, Malignance, Dark Seal.

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion

Core build

Blackfire Torch
1
Shadowflame
2
Rabadon's Deathcap
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Zhonya's Hourglass
5

Summoner spells

ExhaustSmite65%
FlashSmite33%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Zhonya's Hourglass
Liandry's Torment
Malignance
Dark Seal
Void Staff
Stormsurge
Mejai's Soulstealer
Oblivion Orb
Seeker's Armguard
Morellonomicon
Cryptbloom
40.0% WR25 games
DominationDomination
Dark HarvestDark Harvest
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Kindred's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Mark of the Kindred (P)

Kindred can mark targets to Hunt. Successfully completing a Hunt permanently empowers Kindred's basic abilities. Every 4 hunts completed also increases Kindred's basic attack range.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s18s14s–
69s18s14s2m40
99s17s14s2m40
119s16s14s2m20
169s14s11s2m
189s14s8s2m

Playing as Karthus

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Aim for isolated champions

    Aim Lay Waste (Q) at a champion away from their minions: if the blast hits only one enemy, it deals much more damage.

  2. Wall before your combo

    Place Wall of Pain (W) in their path before your combo: anyone who crosses it is slowed and loses magic resist.

  3. Keep playing after you die

    After you die, keep casting your spells: Death Defied (passive) keeps you in spirit form for a while, and you can still cast Lay Waste (Q) and Requiem (R).

  4. Requiem for the finish

    Save Requiem (R) to finish off wounded enemies, often right after a teamfight: it hits every enemy champion wherever they are, after a 3-second channel.

Playing against Kindred

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Move away after their E

    When Mounting Dread (E) hits you, move away: Kindred's third auto on you sends Wolf, who strikes based on your missing health.

  2. Leave Wolf's zone

    Leave the Wolf's Frenzy (W) zone: inside, Wolf bites Lamb's target based on their current health, and Dance of Arrows (Q) comes back much faster.

  3. Use their R zone to your advantage

    At low health, step into the zone of Lamb's Respite (R): no one dies there, enemies included, and everyone inside is healed at the end.

  4. Contest their hunts

    Contest the monsters Kindred hunts: each successful hunt from Mark of the Kindred (passive) empowers their spells for the rest of the game, and every 4, their range.

Other Karthus matchups

Patch 16.21.1