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Karthus build & stats

Mage B 28 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
53.6%
Pick rate
8.1%
Ban rate
0.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon
2,850 gold
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
8,950 gold
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
50.0% 20 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
54.5% WR
11 games · 39% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
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

Summoner spells

Flash Mark
58.3% 24 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

  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 71% of games with a 50% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Malignance
Malignance
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
75.0% WR
4 games · 14% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
50.0% WR
20 games · 71% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Morellonomicon Morellonomicon
 100.0% 11% (3)
Rylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter
 66.7% 21% (6)
Void Staff Void Staff
 66.7% 11% (3)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 60.0% 36% (10)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 56.3% 57% (16)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 54.5% 79% (22)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 50.0% 21% (6)
Malignance Malignance
 47.4% 68% (19)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 43.8% 57% (16)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
54.5% WR
11 games · 39% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
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
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
50.0% WR
6 games · 21% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Gathering Storm Transcendence
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
50.0% WR
2 games · 7% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Transcendence Gathering Storm

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 50.0%71% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 60.0%18% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 58.3%86% 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.