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Summoner Spells


Damage Breakdown
95% AP
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Q
Q
Q
Q
Q

W
W
W
W
W

E
E
E
E
E

R
R
R
Skill Order
Q
E
W
Karthus's Matchups
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Karthus's Trends
Win Rate
53.2%
(+1.0%)
vs last patch
Pick Rate
1.1%
(+0.2%)
vs last patch
Ban Rate
1.5%
(+0.3%)
vs last patch
Playing against Karthus
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.