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How to Synergize Karthus with Jarvan IV on the Same TeamKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus with Jarvan IV

How to Win With Karthus and Jarvan IV Paired TogetherKarthus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and Jarvan IV

based on 367 Karthus with Jarvan IV pairs
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Karthus has gone into battle with Jarvan IV in 367 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much relevant data directly from the publishers of League, we are confident that we can give you robust, accurate builds to help Karthus synergize with Jarvan IV. It is very rare for Karthus to play alongside Jarvan IV as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 0.8% of rounds with Karthus.

Karthus Jarvan IV Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Jarvan IV. Typically, he wins a poor 46.0% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Karthus when playing with Jarvan IV by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Karthus to level upq
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Second ability for Karthus to level upe
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Last skill for Karthus to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Karthus's passive ability p
Karthus's q ability q
Karthus's w ability w
Karthus's e ability e
Karthus's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Jarvan IV

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Jarvan IV

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.

Advice to Understand How Jarvan IV Will Play

Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.

You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.

Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.

Karthus Jarvan IV Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Jarvan IV Image
7.5
< Kills >
7
8.1
< Deaths >
7.6
10
< Assists >
9.5
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
140
< Minions Killed >
88
0.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.28
277
< Physical Damage >
246
31,542
< Magic Damage >
29,153
1,682
< True Damage >
2,031
33,501
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
25,771
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,805
< Gold Earned >
12,799
1.42
< Towers >
1.08
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
4,461
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,650
< Experience >
14,921
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
7
201
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Jarvan IV as Karthus in LoL

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

Overall, Karthus sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Jarvan IV. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Jarvan IV helps Karthus perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Karthus is an ally to Jarvan IV, he gets a little increase in his total damage dealt. This could signal that Jarvan IV provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played alongside Jarvan IV on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Jarvan IV. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Jarvan IV.

Moreover, when Karthus plays with Jarvan IV on the same team, he usually receives much less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Jarvan IV does a decent job of protecting Karthus in teamfights.

Synergies between Karthus and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Jarvan IV

Is Karthus better when played alongside Jarvan IV?

There is no top synergy for Karthus that will no matter what be his #1 ally. However, Jarvan IV is a relatively poor teammate for Karthus. By being on the same team as Karthus, he lowers their win rate by -1.3% to 46.0%. This signals that there is a bad bond between Karthus and Jarvan IV that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Jarvan IV has a lower difficulty than Karthus. That means Karthus players don't need to be careful when lining up Jarvan IV teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, Karthus players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by pairing Karthus and Jarvan IV together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates a great deal of attack damage. We recommend you have other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Jarvan IV ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Jarvan IV Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Jarvan IV, we analyzed 367 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 Karthus with Jarvan IV 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 Karthus in order to work well with Jarvan IV during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to prioritize in your Karthus and Jarvan IV synergy build include Malignance, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Jarvan IV than with many other typical builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 46.0% helping carry Jarvan IV with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.0% win rate overall.

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