Karthus
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Q
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W
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E
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R
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Recommended Build
Summoner Spells
Starting Items
Core Build Path: 48.20% Win Rate (9083 Games)
Core Final Build: 48.20% Win Rate (9083 Games)
Runes
Domination
Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
Taste of Blood
Heal when you damage an enemy champion.
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.
Coup de Grace
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
Magic Resist
+8 MR
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Skill Order
Q
E
W
Damage Breakdown
Karthuswinsgame against...
Shaco
515 Matches
55.3%
in Game73.4%
in Lane
Taliyah
386 Matches
51.8%
in Game70.2%
in Lane
Talon
422 Matches
51.4%
in Game54.7%
in Lane
Xin Zhao
280 Matches
51.1%
in Game67.9%
in Lane
Jarvan IV
243 Matches
51.0%
in Game67.1%
in LaneGet matchup and counter information in Drafting
Karthuslosesgame against...
Nunu & Willump
415 Matches
39.8%
in Game72.8%
in Lane
Shyvana
425 Matches
39.8%
in Game56.9%
in Lane
Volibear
851 Matches
40.7%
in Game68.4%
in Lane
Trundle
268 Matches
42.5%
in Game74.3%
in Lane
Kha'Zix
752 Matches
43.4%
in Game60.9%
in Lane
Kindred
633 Matches
45.0%
in Game55.6%
in Lane
Zed
222 Matches
45.5%
in Game62.6%
in Lane
Bel'Veth
1242 Matches
45.6%
in Game60.1%
in Lane
Sejuani
226 Matches
45.6%
in Game70.4%
in Lane
Zac
722 Matches
45.8%
in Game78.4%
in Lane
Ekko
546 Matches
46.0%
in Game60.6%
in Lane
Evelynn
267 Matches
46.4%
in Game68.5%
in Lane
Master Yi
405 Matches
46.7%
in Game52.6%
in Lane
Nocturne
360 Matches
46.9%
in Game61.9%
in Lane
Diana
1282 Matches
47.0%
in Game50.2%
in Lane
Fiddlesticks
296 Matches
47.0%
in Game69.9%
in Lane
Rammus
348 Matches
47.4%
in Game85.6%
in Lane
Hecarim
403 Matches
47.9%
in Game58.1%
in Lane
Warwick
267 Matches
47.9%
in Game74.9%
in Lane
Wukong
1255 Matches
48.2%
in Game73.3%
in Lane
Kayn
1142 Matches
48.2%
in Game60.2%
in Lane
Lee Sin
1241 Matches
48.4%
in Game67.6%
in Lane
Lillia
670 Matches
48.5%
in Game59.9%
in Lane
Rek'Sai
356 Matches
48.9%
in Game62.1%
in Lane
Rengar
397 Matches
49.1%
in Game56.9%
in Lane
Nidalee
498 Matches
49.2%
in Game58.4%
in Lane
Vi
282 Matches
49.6%
in Game69.9%
in Lane
Viego
1645 Matches
49.7%
in Game63.0%
in Lane
Graves
1048 Matches
49.7%
in Game56.7%
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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