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League Classic matchup

Karthus vs Lux

The lane, from both sides

Karthus’s side

No note from Karthus’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.

How Karthus plays it

AP Control Mage
Mid21/0/9
Max
1–3
FlashTeleport
  • Rod of Ages
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Rabadon's Deathcap

Lux’s side

  • Strong against Karthusfrom the AP Poke Mage build (Mid)

    Karthus fights standing inside DefileDefileEPassive: Karthus restores mana whenever he kills an enemy. This passive is disabled when Defile is toggled on. Toggle: Karthus surrounds himself in a necrotic aura that deals magic damage every second to all nearby enemies. Toggling Defile off triggers a final tick of damage. Defile is toggled off automatically if Karthus becomes unable to pay its mana cost., and Light BindingLight BindingQActive: Lux shoots a sphere of light in the target direction that deals magic damage to the first two enemies hit and roots them for 2 seconds. The second enemy is dealt 50% of the damage and rooted for 1 second instead. into Finales FunkelnFinales FunkelnRAfter gathering energy, Lux fires a beam of light that deals damage to all targets in the area. In addition, triggers Lux's passive ability and refreshes the Illumination debuff duration. is a straight line at a stationary target. Wall of PainWall of PainWActive: Karthus erects a wall of pain at the target location perpendicular to his facing that lasts 5 seconds, granting sight around its pillars and center. Enemies that touch the wall are inflicted with magic penetration and become slowed for 5 seconds, decaying over the duration. This can affect enemies only once per cast. does nothing to damage fired from outside it.

How Lux plays it

AP Poke Mage
Mid21/0/9
Max
IgniteTeleport
  • Shushei's Mana Jug
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Rabadon's Deathcap

The kits at a glance

  • Death Defied
  • Lay Waste
  • Wall of Pain
  • Defile
  • Requiem
  • Illumination
  • Light Binding
  • Prismatic Barrier
  • Lucent Singularity
  • Finales Funkeln

Base stats, side by side

StatKarthusLux
Health465 (+75)424 (+79)
HP regen1.21 (+0.11)1.01 (+0.11)
Mana331 (+61)300 (+50)
Attack damage45.45 (+3.25)53.3 (+3.3)
Armor18.5 (+3.5)16 (+4)
Magic resist3030
Attack speed0.625 (+2.11)0.625 (+3)
Move speed335340
Attack range450550

Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.

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