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Karthus Support build & stats

Mage – 42 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
42.9%
Pick rate
0.0%
Ban rate
1.8%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.17 16.16 16.9
Division
Master
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Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
9,050 gold
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
30.0% 10 games

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
40.0% 10 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Karthus

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Karthus wins 42.9% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (42 games).
  • Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 38% of games with a 44% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
30.0% WR
10 games · 24% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 66.7% 7% (3)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 50.0% 10% (4)
Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter
 50.0% 10% (4)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 25.0% 19% (8)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 25.0% 10% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
2 games · 5% pick
Deathfire Touch
Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
2 games · 5% pick
Deathfire Touch Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Presence of Mind Last Stand

Keystones

  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 37.5%19% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 33.3%7% pick

Summoner spells

  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 40.0%24% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PDeath Defied

    Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.

  • QLay Waste

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

  • WWall 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.

  • EDefile

    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.

  • RRequiem

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