Playstyle: Karthus Builds
Execute & Burn
24,211 Games
52%
Adaptive & Burn
10,238 Games
52%
Pro Karthus Builds
Broxah
vs
Flakked
vs
Kirei
vs
Memento
vs
Kirei
vs
Rabble
vs
Core Karthus Item Build Order
Starting
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Starting
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Core Karthus Item Build Path
Situational
Summoner Spells
Damage Breakdown
92% AP
Karthus Runes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
Karthus Skill Order
Q
E
W
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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
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.