Karthus Build for Jungle with Highest Winrate, Guides, Runes, Items

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Playstyle: Karthus Builds

Execute & Burn
18,048 Games
52%
Adaptive & Burn
7,759 Games
53%

Pro Karthus Builds

Broxah
vs
Broxah
vs
Gilius
vs
Flakked
vs
Tally
vs
Kituruken
vs

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

Situational

Summoner Spells

Exhaust

Smite

Damage Breakdown

92% AP

Karthus Runes

Precision

Domination

Sorcery

Inspiration

Resolve

Cheap Shot

Taste of Blood

Sudden Impact

Zombie Ward

Ghost Poro

Eyeball Collection

Treasure Hunter

Ingenious Hunter

Relentless Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Precision

Sorcery

Inspiration

Resolve

Overheal

Triumph

Presence of Mind

Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Tenacity

Legend: Bloodline

Coup de Grace

Cut Down

Last Stand

lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Force

lol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speed

lol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste

lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Force

lol:shardInfo.armor,Armor

lol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist

lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Health

lol:shardInfo.armor,Armor

lol: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

416 games

88.9% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Maokai

458 games

88.4% in Lane

56.6% in Game

Zac

553 games

83.7% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Wukong

250 games

82.0% in Lane

58.4% in Game

Ivern

412 games

81.6% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Sejuani

354 games

80.5% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Amumu

385 games

80.3% in Lane

54.8% in Game

Nunu & Willump

354 games

79.9% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Sylas

481 games

78.6% in Lane

55.5% in Game

Poppy

406 games

78.3% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Elise

321 games

76.9% in Lane

52.3% in Game

Gragas

262 games

76.3% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Jarvan IV

1556 games

76.0% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Warwick

299 games

74.2% in Lane

56.5% in Game

Fiddlesticks

587 games

73.8% in Lane

55.0% in Game

Jax

186 games

73.1% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Trundle

208 games

72.6% in Lane

47.6% in Game

Lillia

509 games

72.5% in Lane

55.4% in Game

Shaco

1055 games

72.0% in Lane

55.3% in Game

Vi

658 games

72.0% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Lee Sin

2524 games

68.9% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Kayn

1609 games

67.6% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Taliyah

651 games

65.1% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Brand

367 games

65.1% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Kindred

457 games

64.3% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Nocturne

1559 games

64.0% in Lane

52.1% in Game

Evelynn

678 games

64.0% in Lane

47.6% in Game

Ekko

865 games

63.9% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Xin Zhao

301 games

63.1% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Udyr

297 games

63.0% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Viego

1036 games

62.5% in Lane

53.4% in Game

Briar

1088 games

61.7% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Graves

1859 games

60.5% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Bel'Veth

629 games

59.1% in Lane

49.4% in Game

Nidalee

571 games

58.5% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Rengar

410 games

58.3% in Lane

45.6% in Game

Kha'Zix

1202 games

58.1% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Master Yi

796 games

56.7% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Diana

650 games

54.2% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Shyvana

289 games

53.3% in Lane

46.0% in Game

Hecarim

740 games

51.8% in Lane

47.6% in Game

Talon

247 games

51.4% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Karthusloseslane against...

Karthus's Trends

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

,

,

,

,

, and

. Can opt for

or

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

/

as an AD champion,

as a mage, or

as a support/tank will aid in negating

Karthus

R

's damage.