KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle69%Bot13%Mid9%Top7%Support3%
Win
44.6%
▼5.4 vs Support
LP a game
+0.20
±1.50
Games
809
a win +22.3 · a loss −17.8
Pick · Ban
0.07 · 0.58%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Karthus Support on BR, patch 26.21: Blackfire Torch, Malignance, Shadowflame; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 809 games).

Low sample. 809 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 809 games

Start

Hp

83% · 44.6% won

Spells

ExFl

56% · 45.5% won

Skills

starts Q E W

33% · 44.9% won

Items 14.1% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Malignance
  3. Shadowflame
4th
  • Rd48.7%won38% · 15pick, 15 games
  • Lt53.7%won23% · 9pick, 9 games
  • St51.2%won15% · 6pick, 6 games
5th
  • Rd55.9%won26% · 22pick, 22 games
  • Vs57.5%won24% · 20pick, 20 games
all builds

47.1% won (35.9–58.7) · 70 games

4th: of the 39 games with this core that reached it · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsSorcerer's Shoes72% · 46.5% won

Skill path 26% of games · 49.2% 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 › Malignance › Shadowflame70 gamesMost playedFew games14%47.1%36% to 59%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment50 gamesFew games10%56.0%42% to 69%
  3. Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment38 gamesFew games7.6%39.5%26% to 55%
  4. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap23 gamesFew games4.6%52.2%33% to 71%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W33%44.9%254
  2. starts Q W E31%47.9%244
  3. starts Q E QFew games9.9%46.8%77
  4. starts Q W EFew games7.2%39.3%56
  5. starts Q W QFew games4.3%39.4%33

Starting items

2 × Health Potion83% · 44.6% won · 601 games
  • Control Ward Few games6.2%46.7% won
  • Health Potion Few games4.8%45.7% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes72% · 46.5% won · 585 games
  • No boots 17%46.8% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games9.5%27.3% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash56% · 45.5% won · 451 games
  • Flash + Ignite 20%39.1% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite Few games12%47.4% won
Every option as a table39 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Malignance › ShadowflameFew games14%47.1%35.9%–58.7%70
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games10%56.0%42.3%–68.8%50
Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games7.6%39.5%25.6%–55.3%38
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games4.6%52.2%33.0%–70.8%23
4th item, of 244 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games30%48.6%37.4%–59.9%72
StormsurgeFew games13%64.5%46.9%–78.9%31
ShadowflameFew games9.8%45.8%27.9%–64.9%24
Liandry's TormentFew games9.8%54.2%35.1%–72.1%24
5th item, of 85 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games26%54.6%34.7%–73.1%22
Void StaffFew games24%60.0%38.7%–78.1%20
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes72%46.5%42.5%–50.6%585
No boots17%46.8%38.8%–55.0%141
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games9.5%27.3%18.6%–38.1%77
Starting items
2 × Health Potion83%44.6%40.7%–48.6%601
Control WardFew games6.2%46.7%32.9%–60.9%45
Health PotionFew games4.8%45.7%30.5%–61.8%35
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash56%45.5%40.9%–50.1%451
Flash + Ignite20%39.1%31.9%–46.8%161
Exhaust + IgniteFew games12%47.4%37.6%–57.3%95
Flash + HealFew games5.7%50.0%36.1%–63.9%46
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W33%44.9%38.9%–51.0%254
Max Q E W · starts Q W E31%47.9%41.8%–54.2%244
Max Q E W · starts Q E QFew games9.9%46.8%36.0%–57.8%77
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games7.2%39.3%27.6%–52.4%56
Max Q E W · starts Q W QFew games4.3%39.4%24.7%–56.3%33
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R26%49.2%42.2%–56.3%191
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R25%43.6%36.5%–50.9%179
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E RFew games9.2%47.8%36.3%–59.5%67
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games2.9%38.1%20.8%–59.1%21
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike80%45.2%41.4%–49.0%649
Liandry's Torment37%47.0%41.3%–52.7%296
Rabadon's Deathcap23%49.2%42.2%–56.3%189
Stormsurge15%54.0%45.3%–62.6%124
Void StaffFew games9.2%54.1%42.8%–64.9%74
MorellonomiconFew games6.8%38.2%26.5%–51.4%55
Zhonya's HourglassFew games6.7%48.2%35.4%–61.2%54
Horizon FocusFew games3.6%51.7%34.4%–68.6%29
Luden's EchoFew games3.6%48.3%31.4%–65.6%29
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games3.1%56.0%37.1%–73.3%25

Questions

What do Karthus Support players build first on BR?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Malignance, then Shadowflame: 9% of 809 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 47.1% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 33% of 776 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 44.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 56% of 809 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 45.5% win rate.