KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle69%Bot12%Mid10%Top7%
Win
51.8%
▲1.8 vs Mid
LP a game
+2.30
±1.09
Games
1,410
a win +21.1 · a loss −17.5
Pick · Ban
0.28 · 0.61%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Karthus Mid on BR, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 1,410 games).

Build

Most played of 1,410 games

Start

DrHp

77% · 54.6% won

Spells

ExFl

47% · 55.8% won

Skills

starts Q E W

44% · 51.9% won

Items 13.8% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Rd60.2% won32% pick
  • St56.1% won15% pick
  • Vs60.9% won12% pick
5th
  • Rd62.5% won24% pick
  • Vs65.1% won18% pick
  • Zh48.7% won16% pick

62.6% won (54.3–70.2) · 139 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes85% · 54.9% won

Skill path 38% of games · 50.9% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ14579
WW314151718
EE28101213
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap139 gamesMost played14%62.6%54% to 70%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment85 gamesFew games8.4%61.2%51% to 71%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame41 gamesFew games4.1%63.4%48% to 76%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge38 gamesFew games3.8%57.9%42% to 72%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › Shadowflame37 gamesFew games3.7%67.6%51% to 80%
  6. Malignance › Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame37 gamesFew games3.7%46.0%31% to 62%
  7. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap36 gamesFew games3.6%55.6%40% to 70%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Shadowflame31 gamesFew games3.1%54.8%38% to 71%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W44%51.9%609
  2. starts Q E Q35%55.3%488
  3. starts Q W E7.9%43.6%110
  4. starts Q E WFew games3.9%44.4%54
  5. starts Q E QFew games2.0%57.1%28

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion77% · 54.6% won · 1,082 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 15%43.5% won
  • Amplifying Tome Few games2.2%38.7% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes85% · 54.9% won · 1,196 games
  • No boots 11%35.5% won
  • Crimson Lucidity Few games2.9%31.7% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash47% · 55.8% won · 658 games
  • Flash + Teleport 21%46.4% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite 18%50.4% 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 Deathcap14%62.6%54.3%–70.2%139
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games8.4%61.2%50.6%–70.8%85
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games4.1%63.4%48.1%–76.4%41
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games3.8%57.9%42.2%–72.2%38
Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › ShadowflameFew games3.7%67.6%51.5%–80.4%37
Malignance › Blackfire Torch › ShadowflameFew games3.7%46.0%31.0%–61.6%37
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games3.6%55.6%39.6%–70.5%36
Blackfire Torch › Malignance › ShadowflameFew games3.1%54.8%37.8%–70.8%31
4th item, of 548 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap32%60.2%52.9%–67.2%176
StormsurgeFew games15%56.1%45.3%–66.3%82
Void StaffFew games12%60.9%48.7%–71.9%64
ShadowflameFew games10%53.6%40.7%–66.0%56
Liandry's TormentFew games10%55.4%42.4%–67.6%56
Zhonya's HourglassFew games7.9%72.1%57.3%–83.3%43
5th item, of 235 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games24%62.5%49.4%–74.0%56
Void StaffFew games18%65.1%50.2%–77.6%43
Zhonya's HourglassFew games16%48.7%33.5%–64.1%37
StormsurgeFew games12%75.9%57.9%–87.8%29
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes85%54.9%52.1%–57.7%1,196
No boots11%35.5%28.4%–43.3%155
Crimson LucidityFew games2.9%31.7%19.6%–47.0%41
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion77%54.6%51.6%–57.6%1,082
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess15%43.5%37.0%–50.3%209
Amplifying TomeFew games2.2%38.7%23.7%–56.2%31
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash47%55.8%52.0%–59.5%658
Flash + Teleport21%46.4%40.7%–52.1%289
Exhaust + Ignite18%50.4%44.3%–56.5%252
Flash + Ignite8.2%49.1%40.2%–58.1%116
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W44%51.9%47.9%–55.8%609
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q35%55.3%50.9%–59.7%488
Max Q E W · starts Q W E7.9%43.6%34.7%–53.0%110
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games3.9%44.4%32.0%–57.6%54
Max Q W E · starts Q E QFew games2.0%57.1%39.1%–73.5%28
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R38%50.9%46.6%–55.2%517
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R34%55.7%51.2%–60.2%463
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games6.7%50.6%40.5%–60.6%91
Q E W W Q R Q Q Q E RFew games2.5%70.6%53.8%–83.2%34
Finished items
Malignance41%50.0%46.0%–54.0%584
Liandry's Torment34%55.2%50.7%–59.5%484
Stormsurge21%56.9%51.1%–62.4%292
Zhonya's Hourglass14%50.3%43.3%–57.2%193
Void Staff13%56.7%49.5%–63.6%187
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games3.2%80.0%66.2%–89.1%45
Luden's EchoFew games2.4%47.1%31.5%–63.3%34
MorellonomiconFew games1.8%42.3%25.5%–61.1%26
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games1.6%45.5%26.9%–65.3%22

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on BR?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 10% of 1,410 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 62.6% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 44% of 1,389 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 47% of 1,410 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 55.8% win rate.