Kayn vs Karthus

Watch how pro and Challenger players actually play Kayn into Karthus in real ranked games, not a guide. Every VOD carries the build, the runes and a timeline you can jump through.

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Kayn vs Karthus at a glance

VOD library Favoured

In 12 high-elo games (latest patch 16.19), Kayn won 58% against Karthus, so the matchup looks favoured in our library. The average game ended 10.1/6.4/8.7 for Kayn.

Pro build

The most played Kayn setup into Karthus takes Dark Harvest (Domination and Inspiration) and builds Hubris, Voltaic Cyclosword and Axiom Arc. It shows up in 2 of 12 games with a 100% win rate. The main alternative also takes Dark Harvest but runs Relentless Hunter and Magical Footwear (1 game).

How they built Kayn into Karthus

Taken from the 12 VODs on this page, patch 16.19, 16.18, 16.16.

Runes

Dark Harvest

Sudden Impact

Grisly Mementos

Treasure Hunter

Triple Tonic

Cash Back Domination / Inspiration

Core items

Hubris

Voltaic Cyclosword

Axiom Arc

Runes

Dark Harvest

Sudden Impact

Relentless Hunter

Magical Footwear

Cosmic Insight Domination / Inspiration

Core items

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Axiom Arc

Latest Kayn vs Karthus games

The most recent games in this matchup, newest first.

12 VODs

Victory 12/11/19KarasMai Master I · Jungle Patch 16.19
Defeat 6/5/8Dantes Master I · Jungle Patch 16.18
Victory 13/2/6KarasMai Master I · Jungle Patch 16.18
Victory 4/1/5KarasMai Master I · Jungle Patch 16.16
Victory 9/5/6DarkAuraLOL Master I · Jungle Patch 16.16
Victory 22/7/6DarkAuraLOL Master I · Jungle Patch 16.15
Defeat 8/9/7KarasMai Master I · Jungle Patch 16.15
Defeat 12/9/18KarasMai Master I · Jungle Patch 16.15
Defeat 2/8/9Clid Challenger I · Jungle Patch 15.3
Victory 21/9/13Cuzz Diamond II · Jungle Patch 14.21
Defeat 8/9/4Clid Master I · Jungle Patch 14.10
Victory 4/2/3Clid Master I · Jungle Patch 14.5

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