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Playstyle: Karthus Builds

  1. Execute & Burn

    19,609 Games

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Liandry's Anguish

    52%

  2. Adaptive & Burn

    8,501 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. 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

468 games

89.7% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Maokai

Maokai

525 games

88.2% in Lane

57.1% in Game

Zac

Zac

621 games

83.1% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Sejuani

Sejuani

379 games

81.3% in Lane

53.0% in Game

Wukong

Wukong

272 games

81.3% in Lane

57.7% in Game

Ivern

Ivern

449 games

81.1% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Amumu

Amumu

418 games

79.7% in Lane

53.8% in Game

79.3% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Poppy

Poppy

442 games

78.5% in Lane

48.4% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

518 games

78.0% in Lane

55.2% in Game

Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai

171 games

77.8% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Elise

Elise

345 games

77.1% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV

1680 games

76.2% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Gragas

Gragas

291 games

75.3% in Lane

50.9% in Game

Warwick

Warwick

330 games

73.9% in Lane

55.8% in Game

Jax

Jax

200 games

73.5% in Lane

52.0% in Game

Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks

657 games

73.1% in Lane

54.6% in Game

Vi

Vi

725 games

72.7% in Lane

50.9% in Game

Lillia

Lillia

556 games

71.9% in Lane

55.4% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

1149 games

71.7% in Lane

55.4% in Game

Trundle

Trundle

226 games

71.7% in Lane

47.8% in Game

Lee Sin

Lee Sin

2751 games

68.7% in Lane

51.8% in Game

Kayn

Kayn

1779 games

67.2% in Lane

49.9% in Game

Taliyah

Taliyah

698 games

64.9% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Kindred

Kindred

489 games

64.6% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Brand

Brand

411 games

64.5% in Lane

53.0% in Game

Nocturne

Nocturne

1705 games

64.3% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao

331 games

63.7% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Evelynn

Evelynn

747 games

63.6% in Lane

47.9% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

957 games

63.5% in Lane

50.9% in Game

Udyr

Udyr

323 games

62.8% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Viego

Viego

1114 games

62.7% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Briar

Briar

1183 games

61.3% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Graves

Graves

2054 games

60.6% in Lane

50.8% in Game

Rengar

Rengar

453 games

58.5% in Lane

47.2% in Game

Bel'Veth

Bel'Veth

681 games

58.1% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Kha'Zix

Kha'Zix

1304 games

57.9% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Nidalee

Nidalee

625 games

57.8% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Master Yi

Master Yi

872 games

57.5% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Shyvana

Shyvana

313 games

54.3% in Lane

46.6% in Game

Diana

Diana

710 games

53.5% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Talon

Talon

274 games

51.1% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Hecarim

Hecarim

817 games

50.7% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Karthusloseslane against...

Win Rate

50.6%

(-1.5%)

vs last patch
Pick Rate

2.9%

(-0.1%)

vs last patch
Ban Rate

3.2%

(-1.0%)

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.