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Playstyle: Karthus Builds

  1. Execute & Burn

    16,624 Games

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Liandry's Anguish

    52%

  2. Adaptive & Burn

    7,157 Games

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    52%

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. Yampi
    INTZ

    Yampi

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Ekko
  4. Flakked
    Team Heretics

    Flakked

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Nocturne
  5. Kituruken
    NASR eSports Turkey

    Kituruken

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Poppy
  6. Kituruken
    NASR eSports Turkey

    Kituruken

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Graves

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...

Maokai

Maokai

430 games

89.3% in Lane

56.5% in Game

Rammus

Rammus

371 games

88.7% in Lane

48.2% in Game

Zac

Zac

494 games

83.2% in Lane

48.2% in Game

Wukong

Wukong

230 games

81.7% in Lane

57.0% in Game

Sejuani

Sejuani

322 games

81.4% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Ivern

Ivern

375 games

81.3% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Amumu

Amumu

357 games

80.4% in Lane

53.5% in Game

79.9% in Lane

50.9% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

437 games

79.4% in Lane

55.6% in Game

Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai

139 games

78.4% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Poppy

Poppy

368 games

76.9% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Elise

Elise

293 games

76.8% in Lane

52.2% in Game

Gragas

Gragas

244 games

76.6% in Lane

49.6% in Game

Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV

1426 games

75.9% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks

535 games

74.4% in Lane

55.1% in Game

Warwick

Warwick

280 games

73.9% in Lane

56.1% in Game

Jax

Jax

174 games

73.0% in Lane

52.9% in Game

Lillia

Lillia

466 games

72.3% in Lane

54.9% in Game

Trundle

Trundle

200 games

72.0% in Lane

47.0% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

967 games

71.9% in Lane

55.0% in Game

Vi

Vi

612 games

71.6% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Lee Sin

Lee Sin

2314 games

68.6% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Kayn

Kayn

1470 games

67.7% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Brand

Brand

329 games

65.7% in Lane

54.4% in Game

Taliyah

Taliyah

598 games

64.2% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

800 games

64.1% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Nocturne

Nocturne

1413 games

63.8% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Kindred

Kindred

428 games

63.6% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Udyr

Udyr

264 games

63.3% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Evelynn

Evelynn

620 games

63.1% in Lane

47.9% in Game

Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao

277 games

62.8% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Viego

Viego

938 games

61.9% in Lane

54.7% in Game

Briar

Briar

999 games

61.7% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Graves

Graves

1716 games

60.5% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Bel'Veth

Bel'Veth

580 games

59.3% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Nidalee

Nidalee

538 games

58.6% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Kha'Zix

Kha'Zix

1101 games

58.5% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Rengar

Rengar

384 games

57.8% in Lane

45.8% in Game

Master Yi

Master Yi

725 games

55.4% in Lane

48.4% in Game

Diana

Diana

599 games

54.4% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Talon

Talon

232 games

51.7% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Hecarim

Hecarim

683 games

51.7% in Lane

47.0% in Game

Shyvana

Shyvana

262 games

50.8% in Lane

44.7% in Game

Karthusloseslane against...

Win Rate

51.2%

(+0.3%)

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.