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KarthusTop build

Off-meta Top

Jungle69%Bot12%Mid10%Top7%
Win
44.9%
▼5.1 vs Top
LP a game
+0.90
±1.34
Games
979
a win +22.0 · a loss −17.0
Pick · Ban
0.20 · 0.61%
as Top · any role
Overview Build Runes Matchups Duos

How we measure

Karthus Top on BR, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Archangel's Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 979 games).

Low sample. 979 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Last 30 days

Build

Most played of 979 games

Start

DrHp

51% · 47.2% won

Spells

ExFl

38% · 46.5% won

Skills

starts Q E W

47% · 47.8% won

Items 11.9% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Archangel's Staff
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Rd53.3% won28% pick
  • Sh53.3% won16% pick
  • Vs54.7% won14% pick
5th
  • Rd66.7% won23% pick
  • Vs50.0% won14% pick
  • Zh55.0% won13% pick

50.6% won (40.0–61.2) · 81 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes79% · 45.6% won

Skill path 40% of games · 47.5% 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 › Archangel's Staff › Rabadon's Deathcap81 gamesMost playedFew games12%50.6%40% to 61%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap56 gamesFew games8.2%57.1%44% to 69%
  3. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap40 gamesFew games5.9%57.5%42% to 71%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Archangel's Staff › Malignance34 gamesFew games5.0%52.9%37% to 69%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame28 gamesFew games4.1%42.9%27% to 61%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Archangel's Staff › Shadowflame26 gamesFew games3.8%50.0%32% to 68%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass26 gamesFew games3.8%53.9%35% to 71%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Archangel's Staff › Liandry's Torment24 gamesFew games3.5%50.0%31% to 69%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W47%47.8%454
  2. starts Q E Q30%42.0%288
  3. starts Q W E11%38.9%108
  4. starts Q E WFew games3.3%46.9%32
  5. starts Q W EFew games3.1%46.7%30

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion51% · 47.2% won · 500 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 40%42.4% won
  • Tear of the Goddess Few games4.0%41.0% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes79% · 45.6% won · 774 games
  • No boots 15%37.7% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games4.9%47.9% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash38% · 46.5% won · 374 games
  • Exhaust + Teleport 24%42.4% won
  • Flash + Teleport 19%44.2% won
Every option as a table46 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Archangel's Staff › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games12%50.6%40.0%–61.2%81
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games8.2%57.1%44.1%–69.2%56
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games5.9%57.5%42.2%–71.5%40
Blackfire Torch › Archangel's Staff › MalignanceFew games5.0%52.9%36.7%–68.6%34
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games4.1%42.9%26.5%–60.9%28
Blackfire Torch › Archangel's Staff › ShadowflameFew games3.8%50.0%32.1%–67.9%26
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's HourglassFew games3.8%53.9%35.5%–71.2%26
Blackfire Torch › Archangel's Staff › Liandry's TormentFew games3.5%50.0%31.4%–68.6%24
4th item, of 375 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap28%53.3%43.8%–62.6%105
ShadowflameFew games16%53.3%40.9%–65.4%60
Void StaffFew games14%54.7%41.4%–67.3%53
MalignanceFew games7.7%55.2%37.6%–71.6%29
Zhonya's HourglassFew games6.1%39.1%22.2%–59.2%23
Liandry's TormentFew games6.1%43.5%25.6%–63.2%23
5th item, of 159 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games23%66.7%50.3%–79.8%36
Void StaffFew games14%50.0%30.7%–69.3%22
Zhonya's HourglassFew games13%55.0%34.2%–74.2%20
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes79%45.6%42.1%–49.1%774
No boots15%37.7%30.2%–45.8%146
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games4.9%47.9%34.5%–61.7%48
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion51%47.2%42.9%–51.6%500
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess40%42.4%37.6%–47.3%387
Tear of the GoddessFew games4.0%41.0%27.1%–56.6%39
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash38%46.5%41.5%–51.6%374
Exhaust + Teleport24%42.4%36.2%–48.8%236
Flash + Teleport19%44.2%37.2%–51.3%188
Flash + IgniteFew games8.4%50.0%39.4%–60.6%82
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W47%47.8%43.2%–52.4%454
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q30%42.0%36.5%–47.8%288
Max Q E W · starts Q W E11%38.9%30.2%–48.3%108
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games3.3%46.9%30.9%–63.6%32
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games3.1%46.7%30.2%–63.9%30
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R40%47.5%42.6%–52.5%383
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R27%41.9%36.0%–48.1%253
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games8.8%40.5%30.6%–51.2%84
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.5%50.0%31.4%–68.6%24
Q E W W Q R Q Q Q E RFew games2.4%30.4%15.6%–50.9%23
Finished items
Shadowflame47%48.8%44.3%–53.4%461
Malignance40%49.0%44.1%–53.9%396
Liandry's Torment30%45.9%40.3%–51.6%292
Zhonya's Hourglass12%50.9%41.8%–59.9%114
Void Staff12%49.6%40.5%–58.6%113
StormsurgeFew games8.7%51.8%41.3%–62.1%85
Horizon FocusFew games4.5%40.9%27.7%–55.6%44
CryptbloomFew games2.9%57.1%39.1%–73.5%28
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games2.2%42.9%24.5%–63.5%21

Questions

What do Karthus Top players build first on BR?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Archangel's Staff, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 8% of 979 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 50.6% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Top players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 47% of 966 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 47.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Top players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 38% of 979 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 46.5% win rate.

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