MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Karthus vs Draven
How often does Karthus beat Draven in ADC?
Karthus into Draven in ADC: 48% observed win rate across 199 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Karthus behind by 647 gold.
Does Karthus counter Draven?
Too close for a counter call: Karthus sits at 48% over 199 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Draven: the Karthus game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Karthus at 68% across 69 games. Flip the lead and Karthus falls to 37% across 130.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 68% | 69 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 37% | 130 |
| First blood | 47% | 77 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 68% | 74 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 70 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:08 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Karthus's ADC build, with receipts
Into Draven specifically, Karthus finishes Blackfire Torch first most often: 53.3% over 90 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Karthus core is Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap: 58.3% across 949 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blackfire Torch (3,479 games).
Skill plan: Karthus players max Q first and take Q at level 1.