How to win lane as Sivir against Karthus · 54.69% win rate over 1,002 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sivir | Level 1 your Q poke beats a pre-rank Karthus with weak early damage. |
| Level 2 | Sivir | At 2 you keep chunking him before his Lay Waste comes online. |
| Level 3 | Sivir | Level 3 you still out-trade him while his Q spam isn't ranked yet. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karthus | At 4-5 ranked Lay Waste spam and Defile flip the poke war to him. |
| Level 6 | Karthus | His level 6 global Requiem and aura make committing to him dangerous. |
| First item | Karthus | With his first AP item his Q burst and Defile out-trade you in lane. |
| Two+ items | Sivir | Late, your cleave and R team-speed outclass his immobility and swing it back to you. |
You win the first three levels: before his Q ranks up, Karthus is a low-range farmer and your Q poke and W cleave push him off the wave and chunk him on any step-up.
The full Sivir vs Karthus report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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