Karthus
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E
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R
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Recommended Build
Summoner Spells
Starting Items
Core Build Path: 51.07% Win Rate (7829 Games)
Core Final Build: 51.07% Win Rate (7829 Games)
Runes
Domination
Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
Cheap Shot
Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions .
Eyeball Collection
Collect eyeballs for champion takedowns . Gain permanent AD or AP, adaptive for each eyeball plus bonus upon collection completion.
Treasure Hunter
Unique takedowns grant additional gold the first time they are collected.
Precision
Presence of Mind
Increase your mana or energy regeneration when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
Magic Resist
+8 MR
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Skill Order
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Damage Breakdown
Karthuswinsgame against...
Shaco
344 Matches
56.1%
in Game68.0%
in Lane
Viego
325 Matches
54.2%
in Game63.7%
in Lane
Lee Sin
546 Matches
53.5%
in Game64.7%
in Lane
Kayn
374 Matches
52.1%
in Game63.9%
in Lane
Sylas
644 Matches
51.4%
in Game70.3%
in Lane
Rammus
321 Matches
51.1%
in Game79.8%
in Lane
Elise
290 Matches
51.0%
in Game67.6%
in Lane
Lillia
284 Matches
50.7%
in Game63.7%
in LaneGet matchup and counter information in Drafting
Karthuslosesgame against...
Kindred
410 Matches
39.8%
in Game51.5%
in Lane
Master Yi
387 Matches
43.4%
in Game50.1%
in Lane
Ekko
491 Matches
43.6%
in Game55.4%
in Lane
Udyr
368 Matches
44.8%
in Game58.4%
in Lane
Evelynn
296 Matches
44.9%
in Game53.0%
in Lane
Vi
210 Matches
45.2%
in Game66.7%
in Lane
Wukong
225 Matches
45.3%
in Game68.9%
in Lane
Rengar
258 Matches
45.3%
in Game55.4%
in Lane
Diana
375 Matches
46.7%
in Game45.9%
in Lane
Hecarim
448 Matches
47.3%
in Game57.8%
in Lane
Kha'Zix
365 Matches
47.4%
in Game57.3%
in Lane
Graves
443 Matches
47.9%
in Game58.7%
in Lane
Zac
268 Matches
49.6%
in Game73.5%
in LaneKarthus's Statistics
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.
Power Spike
Even if Karthus is killed first, he continues fighting with
, 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.
Vulnerable
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.
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