KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle61%Bot23%Mid8%Top5%
Win
49.8%
▼0.2 vs Mid
LP a game
+1.50
±0.59
Games
4,828
a win +21.3 · a loss −18.3
Pick · Ban
0.17 · 0.45%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Karthus Mid on EUW, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Deathfire Touch + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 4,828 games).

Build

Most played of 4,828 games

Start

DrHp

80% · 51.0% won

Spells

ExFl

41% · 54.5% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

48% · 52.8% won

Items 13.7% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Vs55.8%won14% pick
  • St61.8%won13% pick
  • Lt63.0%won11% pick
5th
  • Vs54.3%won19% pick
  • Zh54.6%won11% pick
  • St47.6%won9.8% pick

59.9% won (55.5–64.1) · 486 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes84% · 50.9% won

Skill path 39% of games · 51.9% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ13579
WW414151718
EE28101213
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap486 gamesMost played14%59.9%55% to 64%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › Shadowflame470 games13%60.9%56% to 65%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment397 games11%57.4%53% to 62%
  4. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap190 games5.4%56.3%49% to 63%
  5. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame122 games3.4%47.5%39% to 56%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › Liandry's Torment111 games3.1%63.1%54% to 71%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Malignance96 gamesFew games2.7%57.3%47% to 67%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Liandry's Torment89 gamesFew games2.5%50.6%40% to 61%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E Q48%52.8%2,281
  2. starts Q E W29%46.9%1,404
  3. starts Q W E5.5%49.6%262
  4. starts Q E Q3.2%45.1%153
  5. starts Q E W3.2%53.0%151

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion80% · 51.0% won · 3,858 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 9.8%39.2% won
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion Few games1.9%56.4% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes84% · 50.9% won · 4,067 games
  • No boots 11%43.5% won
  • Crimson Lucidity 3.5%47.4% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash41% · 54.5% won · 1,994 games
  • Flash + Teleport 22%45.1% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite 15%49.2% won
Every option as a table53 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap14%59.9%55.5%–64.1%486
Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › Shadowflame13%60.9%56.4%–65.2%470
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment11%57.4%52.5%–62.2%397
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap5.4%56.3%49.2%–63.2%190
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame3.4%47.5%38.9%–56.3%122
Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › Liandry's Torment3.1%63.1%53.8%–71.5%111
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › MalignanceFew games2.7%57.3%47.3%–66.7%96
Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Liandry's TormentFew games2.5%50.6%40.4%–60.7%89
4th item, of 1,998 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap29%59.7%55.7%–63.6%586
Void Staff14%55.8%50.0%–61.5%283
Stormsurge13%61.8%55.7%–67.5%259
Liandry's Torment11%63.0%56.5%–69.0%224
Shadowflame10%61.5%54.8%–67.9%208
Zhonya's Hourglass8.5%55.9%48.4%–63.1%170
5th item, of 855 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap24%55.3%48.5%–62.0%206
Void Staff19%54.3%46.6%–61.7%164
Zhonya's HourglassFew games11%54.6%44.7%–64.2%97
StormsurgeFew games9.8%47.6%37.3%–58.2%84
MalignanceFew games7.0%63.3%50.7%–74.4%60
ShadowflameFew games7.0%58.3%45.7%–69.9%60
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes84%50.9%49.4%–52.5%4,067
No boots11%43.5%39.3%–47.8%520
Crimson Lucidity3.5%47.4%40.0%–54.8%171
SwiftmarchFew games0.5%38.5%22.4%–57.5%26
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion80%51.0%49.4%–52.6%3,858
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess9.8%39.2%34.9%–43.7%474
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable PotionFew games1.9%56.4%46.3%–66.0%94
Health Potion + Tear of the GoddessFew games1.1%52.9%39.5%–66.0%51
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash41%54.5%52.3%–56.7%1,994
Flash + Teleport22%45.1%42.2%–48.1%1,080
Exhaust + Ignite15%49.2%45.5%–52.8%724
Flash + Ignite11%47.8%43.5%–52.1%513
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q48%52.8%50.7%–54.8%2,281
Max Q E W · starts Q E W29%46.9%44.3%–49.5%1,404
Max Q E W · starts Q W E5.5%49.6%43.6%–55.6%262
Max Q W E · starts Q E Q3.2%45.1%37.4%–53.0%153
Max Q W E · starts Q E W3.2%53.0%45.0%–60.8%151
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R39%51.9%49.7%–54.2%1,833
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R26%48.7%45.9%–51.5%1,242
Q E Q E Q R Q W Q E R4.9%61.7%55.3%–67.8%230
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R4.3%48.5%41.7%–55.4%200
Q E Q E W R Q Q Q E RFew games1.1%58.5%45.1%–70.7%53
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games1.0%49.0%35.6%–62.5%49
Finished items
Malignance42%47.7%45.5%–49.9%2,051
Liandry's Torment37%53.5%51.2%–55.8%1,784
Stormsurge26%58.1%55.3%–60.8%1,266
Void Staff13%54.7%50.8%–58.5%640
Zhonya's Hourglass12%55.4%51.3%–59.4%576
Mejai's Soulstealer3.8%82.7%76.6%–87.5%185
Rylai's Crystal Scepter3.2%41.6%34.1%–49.5%154
Luden's Echo2.4%47.4%38.6%–56.4%116
Horizon FocusFew games1.9%50.0%39.9%–60.1%90
MorellonomiconFew games1.5%51.4%40.0%–62.7%70

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on EUW?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 10% of 4,828 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 59.9% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 48% of 4,783 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 52.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 41% of 4,828 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 54.5% win rate.