KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle68%Bot12%Mid9%Top7%
Win
49.9%
▼0.1 vs Mid
LP a game
+1.70
±1.12
Games
1,270
a win +20.9 · a loss −17.3
Pick · Ban
0.27 · 0.59%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Patch 26.21 started 21 Oct: showing the last 7 days, so some champion changes may not show yet.

Karthus Mid on BR, last 7 days: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 1,270 games).

Build

Most played of 1,270 games

Start

DrHp

77% · 52.4% won

Spells

ExFl

44% · 52.4% won

Skills

starts Q E W

47% · 47.0% won

Items 12.0% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Rd58.6% won33% pick
  • Vs59.4% won13% pick
  • St52.4% won12% pick
5th
  • Rd59.6% won24% pick
  • Vs66.7% won18% pick
  • Zh42.9% won13% pick

58.6% won (49.3–67.3) · 111 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes84% · 52.1% won

Skill path 40% of games · 46.6% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap111 gamesMost played12%58.6%49% to 67%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment64 gamesFew games6.9%60.9%49% to 72%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame46 gamesFew games5.0%65.2%51% to 77%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge40 gamesFew games4.3%62.5%47% to 76%
  5. Malignance › Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame36 gamesFew games3.9%66.7%50% to 80%
  6. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap34 gamesFew games3.7%55.9%39% to 71%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Shadowflame33 gamesFew games3.6%39.4%25% to 56%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › Shadowflame33 gamesFew games3.6%48.5%33% to 65%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W47%47.0%587
  2. starts Q E Q34%56.6%433
  3. starts Q W EFew games6.9%42.5%87
  4. starts Q E WFew games3.9%53.1%49
  5. starts Q E QFew games1.9%41.7%24

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion77% · 52.4% won · 970 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 16%46.1% won
  • Amplifying Tome Few games1.7%47.6% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes84% · 52.1% won · 1,070 games
  • No boots 11%37.1% won
  • Crimson Lucidity Few games2.8%47.2% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash44% · 52.4% won · 557 games
  • Flash + Teleport 22%44.3% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite 18%51.1% won
Every option as a table46 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap12%58.6%49.3%–67.3%111
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games6.9%60.9%48.7%–71.9%64
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games5.0%65.2%50.8%–77.3%46
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games4.3%62.5%47.0%–75.8%40
Malignance › Blackfire Torch › ShadowflameFew games3.9%66.7%50.3%–79.8%36
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games3.7%55.9%39.5%–71.1%34
Blackfire Torch › Malignance › ShadowflameFew games3.6%39.4%24.7%–56.3%33
Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › ShadowflameFew games3.6%48.5%32.5%–64.8%33
4th item, of 509 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap33%58.6%51.0%–65.7%169
Void StaffFew games13%59.4%47.2%–70.5%64
StormsurgeFew games12%52.4%40.3%–64.2%63
Zhonya's HourglassFew games11%66.1%53.0%–77.1%56
ShadowflameFew games9.6%49.0%35.6%–62.5%49
Liandry's TormentFew games8.1%58.5%43.4%–72.2%41
5th item, of 215 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games24%59.6%46.1%–71.8%52
Void StaffFew games18%66.7%51.0%–79.4%39
Zhonya's HourglassFew games13%42.9%26.5%–60.9%28
StormsurgeFew games13%71.4%52.9%–84.8%28
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes84%52.1%49.1%–55.0%1,070
No boots11%37.1%29.6%–45.2%143
Crimson LucidityFew games2.8%47.2%32.0%–63.0%36
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion77%52.4%49.2%–55.5%970
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess16%46.1%39.4%–52.9%206
Amplifying TomeFew games1.7%47.6%28.3%–67.6%21
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash44%52.4%48.3%–56.5%557
Flash + Teleport22%44.3%38.6%–50.2%273
Exhaust + Ignite18%51.1%44.6%–57.6%225
Flash + Ignite9.0%46.5%37.6%–55.6%114
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W47%47.0%43.0%–51.1%587
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q34%56.6%51.9%–61.2%433
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games6.9%42.5%32.7%–53.0%87
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games3.9%53.1%39.4%–66.3%49
Max Q W E · starts Q E QFew games1.9%41.7%24.5%–61.2%24
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R40%46.6%42.2%–51.0%496
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R34%55.9%51.1%–60.6%413
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games5.8%49.3%38.0%–60.7%71
Q E W W Q R Q Q Q E RFew games2.4%56.7%39.2%–72.6%30
Finished items
Malignance42%48.8%44.6%–53.0%537
Liandry's Torment33%54.0%49.2%–58.7%413
Stormsurge21%51.7%45.7%–57.6%271
Zhonya's Hourglass15%50.0%42.9%–57.1%186
Void Staff13%56.9%49.1%–64.3%160
MorellonomiconFew games2.5%37.5%22.9%–54.8%32
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games2.4%74.2%56.8%–86.3%31
Luden's EchoFew games2.4%58.1%40.8%–73.6%31
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games2.0%40.0%23.4%–59.3%25

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on BR?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 9% of 1,270 games in all ranks, last 7 days, 58.6% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 47% of 1,259 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 7 days, 47.0% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 44% of 1,270 games in all ranks, last 7 days, 52.4% win rate.