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Playstyle: Karthus Builds

  1. Execute & Burn

    18,048 Games

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Liandry's Anguish

    52%

  2. Adaptive & Burn

    7,759 Games

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    53%

Pro Karthus Builds

  1. Broxah
    Team Liquid

    Broxah

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Maokai
  2. Broxah
    Team Liquid

    Broxah

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Taliyah
  3. Gilius
    SK Gaming

    Gilius

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Poppy
  4. Flakked
    Team Heretics

    Flakked

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Nocturne
  5. Tally
    GGS Academy

    Tally

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Kindred
  6. Kituruken
    NASR eSports Turkey

    Kituruken

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Poppy

Core Karthus Item Build Order

Scorchclaw Pup

Starting

Liandry's Anguish
Lost Chapter
Fiendish Codex

1st

Sorcerer's Shoes
Boots

2nd

Shadowflame
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod

3rd

Rabadon's Deathcap
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod

4th

Zhonya's Hourglass
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch

5th

Void Staff
Blighting Jewel
Blasting Wand

6th

Scorchclaw Pup

Starting

Liandry's Anguish
Lost Chapter
Fiendish Codex

1st

Sorcerer's Shoes
Boots

2nd

Shadowflame
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod

3rd

Rabadon's Deathcap
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod

4th

Zhonya's Hourglass
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch

5th

Void Staff
Blighting Jewel
Blasting Wand

6th

Core Karthus Item Build Path

Scorchclaw Pup
Lost Chapter
Fiendish Codex
Liandry's Anguish
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame

Situational

Morellonomicon
Mejai's Soulstealer
Demonic Embrace
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Horizon Focus
Banshee's Veil
Cosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

ExhaustSmite

Damage Breakdown

92% AP

Karthus Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
ElectrocutePredatorDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Zombie WardGhost PoroEyeball Collection
Treasure HunterIngenious HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
PrecisionSorceryInspirationResolve
OverhealTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: TenacityLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speedlol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste
lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Forcelol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Healthlol:shardInfo.armor,Armorlol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist
Death Defied

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Lay Waste

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Wall of Pain

W

W

W

W

W

Defile

E

E

E

E

E

Requiem

R

R

R

Karthus Skill Order

Q

E

W

Karthus's Matchups

Karthuswinslane against...

Rammus

Rammus

416 games

88.9% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Maokai

Maokai

458 games

88.4% in Lane

56.6% in Game

Zac

Zac

553 games

83.7% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Wukong

Wukong

250 games

82.0% in Lane

58.4% in Game

Ivern

Ivern

412 games

81.6% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Sejuani

Sejuani

354 games

80.5% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Amumu

Amumu

385 games

80.3% in Lane

54.8% in Game

79.9% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

481 games

78.6% in Lane

55.5% in Game

Poppy

Poppy

406 games

78.3% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Elise

Elise

321 games

76.9% in Lane

52.3% in Game

Gragas

Gragas

262 games

76.3% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV

1556 games

76.0% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Warwick

Warwick

299 games

74.2% in Lane

56.5% in Game

Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks

587 games

73.8% in Lane

55.0% in Game

Jax

Jax

186 games

73.1% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Trundle

Trundle

208 games

72.6% in Lane

47.6% in Game

Lillia

Lillia

509 games

72.5% in Lane

55.4% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

1055 games

72.0% in Lane

55.3% in Game

Vi

Vi

658 games

72.0% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Lee Sin

Lee Sin

2524 games

68.9% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Kayn

Kayn

1609 games

67.6% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Taliyah

Taliyah

651 games

65.1% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Brand

Brand

367 games

65.1% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Kindred

Kindred

457 games

64.3% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Nocturne

Nocturne

1559 games

64.0% in Lane

52.1% in Game

Evelynn

Evelynn

678 games

64.0% in Lane

47.6% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

865 games

63.9% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao

301 games

63.1% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Udyr

Udyr

297 games

63.0% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Viego

Viego

1036 games

62.5% in Lane

53.4% in Game

Briar

Briar

1088 games

61.7% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Graves

Graves

1859 games

60.5% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Bel'Veth

Bel'Veth

629 games

59.1% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Nidalee

Nidalee

571 games

58.5% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Rengar

Rengar

410 games

58.3% in Lane

45.6% in Game

Kha'Zix

Kha'Zix

1202 games

58.1% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Master Yi

Master Yi

796 games

56.7% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Diana

Diana

650 games

54.2% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Shyvana

Shyvana

289 games

53.3% in Lane

46.0% in Game

Hecarim

Hecarim

740 games

51.8% in Lane

47.6% in Game

Talon

Talon

247 games

51.4% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Karthusloseslane against...

Win Rate

51.3%

(+0.4%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

2.5%

(-0.1%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

3.0%

(-0.1%)

vs last patch

Karthus Guide

Key Insights
If
Karthus
Q
only hits one enemy, it deals double damage.
Karthus
Q
and
Karthus
W
reveal their affected areas.
Karthus
E
deals an extra tick of damage when Karthus recasts it.
Karthus
R
damages all targetable enemy champions.
Strengths
Even if Karthus is killed first, he continues fighting with
Karthus
P
, giving his team an advantage in fights since enemy resources were used on him.
Forces enemies to play with a "lower HP bar" since he can cast
Karthus
R
at any point to finish them off.
Synergizes well with
Liandry's Anguish
,
Shadowflame
,
Horizon Focus
,
Rabadon's Deathcap
,
Zhonya's Hourglass
, and
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
. Can opt for
Night Harvester
or
Luden's Tempest
for more burst.
Weaknesses
Completely immobile, leaving him vulnerable to ganks.
When fighting, if Karthus misses a single
Karthus
Q
, it becomes much harder to land one.
Buying
Edge of Night
/
Hexdrinker
as an AD champion,
Banshee's Veil
as a mage, or
Locket of the Iron Solari
as a support/tank will aid in negating
Karthus
R
's damage.