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Karthus Build, Runes and Counters · 26.22

  • Death Defied P
  • Lay Waste Q
  • Wall of Pain W
  • Defile E
  • Requiem R

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Region: Global
Counters
tier
B
place
50 / 82
win rate
50.1 %
pick rate
1.5 %
ban rate
1.4 %
matches
5,883

New patch 26.22: there's little data yet, so it's blended with the previous patch (26.21); the blend fades automatically as 26.22 data grows.

ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Sixth SenseGrisly MementosDeep Ward
Treasure HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMovement SpeedHealth scaling with level
HealthTenacity and slow resistHealth scaling with level

Summoner spells

ExhaustSmite

Skill order

Q Q E E W W

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Starter

Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion
Blackfire Torch Shadowflame Rabadon's Deathcap
Void StaffRabadon's Deathcap
Void StaffRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

Counters for Karthus

Karthus · win rate (30 days) 26,142 matches
46%48%50%52%54%13/1022/1031/10
Karthus · pick rate (30 days) 26,142 matches
0%1%2%3%4%13/1022/1031/10
Karthus · ban rate (30 days) 26,142 matches
0%1%2%3%4%13/1022/1031/10

Summoner spells

Exhaust
Flash
Smite
Ghost
Smite
Smite
Smite
Ignite
Smite
Teleport
49.1% 50.8%
50.9% 43.2%
53.9% 5.7%
25.0% 0.1%
33.3% 0.1%

Skill order

  1. Q
  2. E
  3. W
  1. Q
  2. E
  3. Q
  4. W
  5. Q
  6. R
  7. Q
  8. E
  9. Q

First 3 levels: Q E Q · 88.9%

56.1% 73.6%

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Mercury's Treads
Plated Steelcaps
Boots of Swiftness
50.8% 44.3%
42.9% 0.5%
50.0% 0.1%
66.7% 0.1%
0.0% 0.0%

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Mosstomper Seedling
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.7% 22.1%
50.1% 19.2%
48.8% 3.4%
45.7% 3.2%
38.9% 0.3%

Items

Item sets

Blackfire Torch
Shadowflame
Blackfire Torch
Liandry's Torment
Malignance
Shadowflame
Blackfire Torch
Stormsurge
Malignance
Liandry's Torment
win rate pick rate matches
52.1% 23.9% 1,404
51.3% 10.2% 600
48.9% 3.1% 184
56.3% 1.9% 112
38.9% 1.2% 72

Item 1

Blackfire Torch
Malignance
Liandry's Torment
Shadowflame
Stormsurge
win rate pick rate matches
51.2% 42.0% 2,473
43.9% 6.0% 355
40.0% 0.4% 25
40.0% 0.1% 5
50.0% 0.1% 4

Item 2

Shadowflame
Liandry's Torment
Stormsurge
Zhonya's Hourglass
Malignance
win rate pick rate matches
51.6% 27.2% 1,600
49.9% 11.4% 673
55.9% 2.2% 127
51.3% 1.3% 78
44.8% 1.0% 58

Item 3

Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Liandry's Torment
Stormsurge
win rate pick rate matches
56.3% 10.3% 608
51.9% 10.1% 594
53.4% 7.0% 412
53.8% 3.6% 210
61.1% 2.1% 126

Item 4

Void Staff
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Liandry's Torment
Shadowflame
win rate pick rate matches
58.0% 6.3% 371
57.6% 6.1% 356
56.8% 3.8% 222
60.5% 1.3% 76
52.0% 1.3% 75

Item 5

Void Staff
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Morellonomicon
Stormsurge
win rate pick rate matches
62.3% 2.6% 151
63.5% 1.8% 104
56.0% 1.3% 75
48.7% 0.7% 39
67.6% 0.6% 37

Runes

Electrocute — 0.0
Dark Harvest 45.2 31.3
Hail of Blades — 0.0
Cheap Shot 45.2 31.3
Taste of Blood — 0.0
Sudden Impact — 0.0
Sixth Sense — 0.0
Grisly Mementos 45.2 31.3
Deep Ward — 0.0
Treasure Hunter 45.3 9.9
Relentless Hunter — 0.0
Ultimate Hunter 45.1 21.4
Glacial Augment — 0.0
Unsealed Spellbook — 0.0
First Strike 48.4 4.3
Hextech Flashtraption — 0.0
Magical Footwear — 0.0
Cash Back 48.4 4.3
Triple Tonic 48.4 4.3
Time Warp Tonic — 0.0
Biscuit Delivery — 0.0
Cosmic Insight 48.4 4.3
Approach Velocity — 0.0
Jack Of All Trades — 0.0
Press the Attack — 0.0
Lethal Tempo — 0.0
Fleet Footwork — 0.0
Conqueror — 0.0
Absorb Life — 0.0
Triumph — 0.0
Presence of Mind — 0.0
Legend: Alacrity — 0.0
Legend: Haste — 0.0
Legend: Bloodline — 0.0
Coup de Grace — 0.0
Cut Down — 0.0
Last Stand — 0.0
Grasp of the Undying — 0.0
Aftershock — 0.0
Guardian — 0.0
Demolish — 0.0
Font of Life — 0.0
Shield Bash — 0.0
Conditioning — 0.0
Second Wind — 0.0
Bone Plating — 0.0
Overgrowth — 0.0
Revitalize — 0.0
Unflinching — 0.0
Summon Aery — 0.0
Arcane Comet — 0.0
Stormraider's Surge — 0.0
Deathfire Touch 51.5 9.9
Axiom Arcanist 51.5 9.9
Manaflow Band — 0.0
Nimbus Cloak — 0.0
Transcendence — 0.0
Celerity — 0.0
Absolute Focus 51.5 9.9
Scorch — 0.0
Waterwalking — 0.0
Gathering Storm 51.5 9.9
Cheap Shot — 0.0
Taste of Blood — 0.0
Sudden Impact — 0.0
Sixth Sense — 0.0
Grisly Mementos — 0.0
Deep Ward — 0.0
Treasure Hunter — 0.0
Relentless Hunter — 0.0
Ultimate Hunter — 0.0
Hextech Flashtraption — 0.0
Magical Footwear — 0.0
Cash Back — 0.0
Triple Tonic — 0.0
Time Warp Tonic — 0.0
Biscuit Delivery — 0.0
Cosmic Insight — 0.0
Approach Velocity — 0.0
Jack Of All Trades — 0.0
Absorb Life — 0.0
Triumph 51.5 9.9
Presence of Mind 45.3 9.9
Legend: Alacrity — 0.0
Legend: Haste — 0.0
Legend: Bloodline — 0.0
Coup de Grace 45.3 9.9
Cut Down — 0.0
Last Stand 51.5 9.9
Demolish — 0.0
Font of Life — 0.0
Shield Bash — 0.0
Conditioning — 0.0
Second Wind — 0.0
Bone Plating — 0.0
Overgrowth — 0.0
Revitalize — 0.0
Unflinching — 0.0
Axiom Arcanist 45.7 25.7
Manaflow Band — 0.0
Nimbus Cloak — 0.0
Transcendence — 0.0
Celerity — 0.0
Absolute Focus — 0.0
Scorch — 0.0
Waterwalking — 0.0
Gathering Storm 45.7 25.7
Adaptive Force 46.9 45.5
Attack Speed — 0.0
Ability Haste — 0.0
Adaptive Force 46.9 45.5
Movement Speed — 0.0
Scaling Health — 0.0
Health 52.6 4.5
Tenacity — 0.0
Scaling Health 46.2 41.0

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