Playstyle: Karthus Builds
Execute & Burn
22,524 Games
52%
Adaptive & Burn
7,967 Games
51%
Pro Karthus Builds
Cuzz
vs
Elyoya
vs
Elyoya
vs
Elyoya
vs
Elyoya
vs
Kituruken
vs
Core Karthus Item Build Order

Starting



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5th



6th

Starting



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3rd



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5th



6th
Core Karthus Item Build Path









Situational







Summoner Spells


Damage Breakdown
91% AP
Karthus Runes










































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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q

W
W
W
W
W

E
E
E
E
E

R
R
R
Karthus Skill Order
Q
E
W
Karthus's Matchups
Karthuswinslane against...
Karthusloseslane against...
Karthus vs Ekko

vs

2.5
KDA
2.7
51.2%
Win Rate
52.3%
0%
Pick Rate
0%
31,792
Damage Dealt
20,413
3.29%
Ban Rate
4.05%
Karthus's Trends
Win Rate
51.2%
(-0.4%)
vs last patch
Pick Rate
2.6%
(+0.3%)
vs last patch
Ban Rate
3.3%
(+0.1%)
vs last patch
Karthus Guide
Key Insights
If

Q
only hits one enemy, it deals double damage.

Q
and

W
reveal their affected areas.

E
deals an extra tick of damage when Karthus recasts it.

R
damages all targetable enemy champions.
Strengths
Even if Karthus is killed first, he continues fighting with

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

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

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

R
's damage.