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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
48 / 86
win rate
50.3 %
pick rate
1.5 %
ban rate
1.5 %
matches
7,065

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) 25,895 matches
0%14%28%42%16/1025/103/11
Karthus · pick rate (30 days) 25,895 matches
-1%0%1%2%3%16/1025/103/11
Karthus · ban rate (30 days) 25,895 matches
1%2%3%4%5%16/1025/103/11

Summoner spells

Exhaust
Flash
Smite
Ghost
Smite
Smite
Smite
Ignite
Smite
Teleport
49.5% 50.5%
50.8% 43.7%
54.5% 5.5%
20.0% 0.1%
50.0% 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 · 88.3%

56.6% 72.8%

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Plated Steelcaps
Mercury's Treads
Gluttonous Greaves
51.3% 53.8%
41.7% 0.5%
62.5% 0.1%
40.0% 0.1%
50.0% 0.0%

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Mosstomper Seedling
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.8% 27.2%
50.8% 23.7%
43.5% 3.8%
50.6% 3.8%
44.0% 0.4%

Items

Item sets

Blackfire Torch
Shadowflame
Blackfire Torch
Liandry's Torment
Malignance
Shadowflame
Blackfire Torch
Stormsurge
Blackfire Torch
Zhonya's Hourglass
win rate pick rate matches
53.1% 28.8% 2,037
52.2% 12.6% 889
45.8% 3.9% 275
55.8% 2.2% 156
51.0% 1.5% 104

Item 1

Blackfire Torch
Malignance
Liandry's Torment
Stormsurge
Shadowflame
win rate pick rate matches
51.8% 51.4% 3,630
42.5% 7.3% 518
33.3% 0.5% 33
50.0% 0.1% 6
60.0% 0.1% 5

Item 2

Shadowflame
Liandry's Torment
Stormsurge
Zhonya's Hourglass
Malignance
win rate pick rate matches
52.1% 32.9% 2,327
50.9% 14.1% 993
55.6% 2.5% 178
50.9% 1.6% 110
44.3% 1.2% 88

Item 3

Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Liandry's Torment
Stormsurge
win rate pick rate matches
55.6% 12.2% 859
52.9% 12.1% 854
53.5% 8.6% 606
56.4% 4.3% 307
61.3% 2.6% 186

Item 4

Void Staff
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Liandry's Torment
Shadowflame
win rate pick rate matches
59.8% 7.3% 517
57.6% 7.3% 516
58.7% 4.8% 339
62.2% 1.4% 98
54.1% 1.4% 98

Item 5

Void Staff
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Morellonomicon
Stormsurge
win rate pick rate matches
61.3% 3.0% 212
63.2% 2.0% 144
57.5% 1.5% 106
48.3% 0.8% 60
66.7% 0.7% 48

Runes

Electrocute — 0.0
Dark Harvest 45.9 31.1
Hail of Blades — 0.0
Cheap Shot 45.9 31.1
Taste of Blood — 0.0
Sudden Impact — 0.0
Sixth Sense — 0.0
Grisly Mementos 45.9 31.1
Deep Ward — 0.0
Treasure Hunter 46.4 9.6
Relentless Hunter — 0.0
Ultimate Hunter 45.7 21.5
Glacial Augment — 0.0
Unsealed Spellbook — 0.0
First Strike 44.9 4.4
Hextech Flashtraption — 0.0
Magical Footwear — 0.0
Cash Back 44.9 4.4
Triple Tonic 44.9 4.4
Time Warp Tonic — 0.0
Biscuit Delivery — 0.0
Cosmic Insight 44.9 4.4
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 52.8 9.9
Axiom Arcanist 52.8 9.9
Manaflow Band — 0.0
Nimbus Cloak — 0.0
Transcendence — 0.0
Celerity — 0.0
Absolute Focus 52.8 9.9
Scorch — 0.0
Waterwalking — 0.0
Gathering Storm 52.8 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 52.8 9.9
Presence of Mind 46.4 9.6
Legend: Alacrity — 0.0
Legend: Haste — 0.0
Legend: Bloodline — 0.0
Coup de Grace 46.4 9.6
Cut Down — 0.0
Last Stand 52.8 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 45.6 26.0
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 45.6 26.0
Adaptive Force 47.3 45.4
Attack Speed — 0.0
Ability Haste — 0.0
Adaptive Force 47.3 45.4
Movement Speed — 0.0
Scaling Health — 0.0
Health 53.3 4.5
Tenacity — 0.0
Scaling Health 46.7 40.9

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