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Playstyle: Karthus Builds

  1. Execute & Burn

    21,010 Games

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Liandry's Anguish

    52%

  2. Adaptive & Burn

    8,977 Games

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    52%

Pro Karthus Builds

  1. Broxah
    Team Liquid

    Broxah

    Dark Harvest
    Precision
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Ivern
  2. Gilius
    SK Gaming

    Gilius

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Poppy
  3. Flakked
    Team Heretics

    Flakked

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Nocturne
  4. Kirei
    NASR eSports Turkey

    Kirei

    First Strike
    Domination
    Liandry's Anguish

    vs

    Morgana
  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

511 games

89.8% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Maokai

Maokai

556 games

87.8% in Lane

57.7% in Game

Zac

Zac

654 games

83.6% in Lane

50.3% in Game

Wukong

Wukong

283 games

81.6% in Lane

57.2% in Game

Sejuani

Sejuani

407 games

81.1% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Ivern

Ivern

469 games

80.8% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Amumu

Amumu

447 games

79.9% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Poppy

Poppy

483 games

78.9% in Lane

49.3% in Game

78.7% in Lane

52.0% in Game

Sylas

Sylas

559 games

77.1% in Lane

54.7% in Game

Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai

185 games

76.8% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Elise

Elise

367 games

76.6% in Lane

51.5% in Game

Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV

1781 games

75.7% in Lane

52.1% in Game

Gragas

Gragas

317 games

74.4% in Lane

53.0% in Game

Warwick

Warwick

352 games

73.6% in Lane

55.1% in Game

Jax

Jax

221 games

73.3% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks

699 games

73.0% in Lane

54.4% in Game

Vi

Vi

770 games

72.2% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Lillia

Lillia

595 games

71.9% in Lane

55.0% in Game

Trundle

Trundle

243 games

71.6% in Lane

48.6% in Game

Shaco

Shaco

1220 games

71.2% in Lane

54.8% in Game

Lee Sin

Lee Sin

2960 games

68.6% in Lane

51.8% in Game

Kayn

Kayn

1888 games

66.8% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Taliyah

Taliyah

742 games

65.0% in Lane

52.3% in Game

Kindred

Kindred

525 games

65.0% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Brand

Brand

427 games

64.6% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Nocturne

Nocturne

1802 games

64.4% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Evelynn

Evelynn

785 games

63.7% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Ekko

Ekko

1013 games

63.5% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao

349 games

63.3% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Viego

Viego

1187 games

63.0% in Lane

53.4% in Game

Udyr

Udyr

342 games

62.0% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Briar

Briar

1261 games

61.2% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Graves

Graves

2204 games

60.7% in Lane

50.9% in Game

Rengar

Rengar

487 games

58.9% in Lane

47.8% in Game

Bel'Veth

Bel'Veth

717 games

58.3% in Lane

48.4% in Game

Nidalee

Nidalee

657 games

58.0% in Lane

48.9% in Game

Master Yi

Master Yi

933 games

57.9% in Lane

50.2% in Game

Kha'Zix

Kha'Zix

1379 games

57.8% in Lane

48.6% in Game

Shyvana

Shyvana

328 games

54.3% in Lane

46.3% in Game

Diana

Diana

757 games

53.6% in Lane

51.1% in Game

Talon

Talon

296 games

51.7% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Hecarim

Hecarim

867 games

51.1% in Lane

48.1% 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.