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Karthus vs Nilah

What is Karthus's win rate vs Nilah?

In ADC, Karthus wins 61% against Nilah across 59 observed 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 behind by 150 gold.

Karthus at 15:00

Typical gap to Nilah, from 59 games that reached 15:00.

Does Karthus counter Nilah?

Too close to call. Karthus sits at 61% over 59 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Nilah as Karthus

The median first death in this lane comes at 3:50; the level 6 spike lands around 7:20. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Karthus build in ADC?

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.

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