Draven vs Karthus in Bottom lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: even trades aren't good enough — if he's landing Qs with Dark Harvest, you need one-sided wins, not 1-for-1s. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · BOTTOMDRAVENthe Glorious Executioner

⇄ ChangeENEMY · BOTTOMKARTHUSthe Deathsinger

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Barrier

How to play it

✓ DO

Don't settle for even trades

If he's hitting Q's constantly and has Dark Harvest, trading 1-for-1 quietly favors him — force one-sided advantages.

Snowball your lead

Once you're ahead there's nothing he can do to stop you — he'll resort to farming Q at max range, so close it out.

High-variance lane

This matchup is good for you but can go sideways fast — play for clean advantages, not coinflip trades.

✕ DON'T

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Never assume 1-for-1 trades are winning the lane — vs Karthus with Dark Harvest they can favor him.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

BARRIER

Items

Start

Core

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Last 30 days Emerald+ - 52% WR - 1.2k games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
		W							W	W		W	W
			E											E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→W→E

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