Karthus Build for ADC with Highest Winrate, Guides, Runes, Items

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Playstyle: Karthus Builds

Execute & Burn
10,619 Games
55%

Pro Karthus Builds

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Core Karthus Item Build Order

Doran's Ring

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

Doran's Ring

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

Situational

Summoner Spells

Flash

Exhaust

Damage Breakdown

96% AP

Karthus Runes

Precision

Domination

Sorcery

Inspiration

Resolve

Cheap Shot

Taste of Blood

Sudden Impact

Zombie Ward

Ghost Poro

Eyeball Collection

Treasure Hunter

Ingenious Hunter

Relentless Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Precision

Sorcery

Inspiration

Resolve

Overheal

Triumph

Presence of Mind

Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Tenacity

Legend: Bloodline

Coup de Grace

Cut Down

Last Stand

lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Force

lol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speed

lol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste

lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Force

lol:shardInfo.armor,Armor

lol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist

lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Health

lol:shardInfo.armor,Armor

lol: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...

Ashe

883 games

63.4% in Lane

56.2% in Game

Kog'Maw

127 games

60.6% in Lane

63.0% in Game

Jinx

243 games

59.3% in Lane

57.6% in Game

Twitch

340 games

58.8% in Lane

52.6% in Game

Aphelios

262 games

57.3% in Lane

52.7% in Game

Varus

198 games

57.1% in Lane

61.6% in Game

Tristana

280 games

54.3% in Lane

57.1% in Game

Seraphine

129 games

54.3% in Lane

55.0% in Game

Kai'Sa

1620 games

53.8% in Lane

57.0% in Game

Vayne

692 games

53.6% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Samira

532 games

51.9% in Lane

57.7% in Game

Ezreal

1573 games

51.5% in Lane

54.9% in Game

Xayah

512 games

51.0% in Lane

52.5% in Game

Miss Fortune

480 games

50.0% in Lane

54.0% in Game

Karthusloseslane against...

Yasuo

154 games

38.3% in Lane

60.4% in Game

Draven

436 games

40.6% in Lane

47.7% in Game

Sivir

458 games

42.4% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Nilah

254 games

42.5% in Lane

53.5% in Game

Zeri

408 games

42.6% in Lane

48.3% in Game

Swain

102 games

46.1% in Lane

47.1% in Game

Ziggs

124 games

46.8% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Kalista

127 games

47.2% in Lane

55.9% in Game

Lucian

376 games

47.3% in Lane

51.3% in Game

Caitlyn

788 games

47.5% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Jhin

676 games

47.5% in Lane

53.7% in Game

Karthus's Trends

Win Rate

54.0%

(+0.4%)

vs last patch

Pick Rate

1.0%

(-0.0%)

vs last patch

Ban Rate

3.3%

(+0.1%)

vs last patch

Karthus Guide

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.