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Karthus

BotS tierAll ranks
54.9% win rate 0.7% pick 1.3% ban 2.2 KDA 2,766 games

Strong against

Struggles against

Rune pages

Share of this build's games, then win rate
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Arcane Comet
Stormraider's Surge
Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Precision
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health
702 games on this page · 57.4% win rate

Ability order

Tap or hover an ability for its description
Max Q, then E, then WLay Waste→Defile→Wall of Pain
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Lay Waste
Q · Lay Waste

Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.

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Wall of Pain
W · Wall of Pain

Karthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Move Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period.

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Defile
E · Defile

Karthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own Mana.

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Requiem
R · Requiem

After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.

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Builds

Share of champion-role games

Summoner spells

ExhaustFlash

Starting items

Doran's RingHealth Potion

Boots

No boots data yet

Core purchase order

Blackfire Torch→Shadowflame→Rabadon's Deathcap

Situational items

Pick rate, then win rate
4th item
Void Staff20.0% pick55.0% win
Zhonya's Hourglass20.0% pick51.2% win
5th item
Void Staff29.8% pick55.6% win
Zhonya's Hourglass21.5% pick66.2% win

Synergizes with

KledLow sample78.6%42 games
Talon64.5%169 games
Yone60.8%283 games
BrandLow sample71.4%35 games
Graves62.6%147 games

Stats

Performance

avg / game
CS / min7.5
Gold / min490
Damage to champs37,587
Kill participation55%
Vision score16
Damage share30%

Win by game length

Centre line is 50%
<2559.1%728 games
25-3056.3%853 games
30-3552.5%711 games
35+49.8%474 games

Damage profile

2,766 games measured
Builds APCC 0.66/min · 35th pct

Damage dealt to champions in this role. The build label comes from items, so it can differ from the damage split.

Objective impact

Win rate with vs without · correlation, not causation
How often this champion or its team takes each objective first, and the win rate with and without it
ObjectiveTaken firstWin withWin withoutGap
First blood2,766 games15.7%57.7%54.4%+3.3 pts
First tower2,766 games8.9%74.4%53.0%+21.4 pts
First dragon (team)2,780 games54.5%66.7%40.8%+25.9 pts
First herald (team)2,780 games43.7%69.4%43.6%+25.8 pts
First baron (team)2,780 games42.2%82.5%34.7%+47.8 pts
First voidgrubs (team)2,780 games50.7%60.0%49.6%+10.4 pts