MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Karthus vs Hwei
How often does Karthus beat Hwei in ADC?
Karthus into Hwei in ADC: 69% observed win rate across 39 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Karthus ahead by 127 gold.
Karthus at 15:00
- Gold: +127
- CS: +1
- XP: -2
Typical gap to Hwei, from 39 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Hwei: the Karthus game plan
Someone usually dies here around 4:40 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:10. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Karthus's ADC build, with receipts
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 26.1-26.12.
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.