- Win
- 53.6%
- ▲3.6 vs Bot
- LP a game
- +3.40
- ±0.19
- Games
- 47.5k
- a win +22.3 · a loss −18.6
- Pick · Ban
- 0.36 · 0.50%
- as Bot · any role
Karthus Bot, patch 26.21: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Stormsurge; Deathfire Touch + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 47,492 games).
Build
Start
Hp
×292% · 53.5% won
Spells
Fl
82% · 54.2% won
Skills
53% · 55.4% won
Items 30.0% of games with a core
- Blackfire Torch
- Shadowflame
- Stormsurge
- Rd
60.1%won53% · 4.1kpick, 4,115 games - Vs
56.7%won19% · 1.4kpick, 1,441 games - Lt
61.3%won17% · 1.3kpick, 1,306 games
- Vs
60.3%won35% · 1.4kpick, 1,384 games - Rd
60.8%won20% · 805pick, 805 games - Lt
59.8%won20% · 775pick, 775 games
58.5% won (57.6–59.4) · 11,413 games
4th: of the 7,703 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 3,948 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.
Skill path 44% of games · 55.2% won
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| WW | 4 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| EE | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| RR | 6 | 11 | 16 |
Core items
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge30%58.5%58% to 59%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap28%55.5%55% to 56%
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame15%54.0%53% to 55%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass3.8%55.5%53% to 58%
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rabadon's Deathcap2.6%53.6%50% to 57%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Void Staff1.6%48.0%44% to 52%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Malignance1.4%54.3%50% to 58%
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass1.4%53.6%49% to 58%
Skills
- ››starts Q E Q53%55.4%24,790
- ››starts Q E W35%52.4%16,447
- ››starts Q W E6.4%50.7%2,980
- ››starts Q W Q1.5%51.5%678
- ››starts Q E E0.9%56.7%409
Starting items
- Amplifying Tome + Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion 1.2%61.7% won
- Doran's Ring 0.8%51.3% won
Boots
- No boots 7.2%46.5% won
- Ionian Boots of Lucidity 0.6%48.0% won
Summoner spells
- Flash + Teleport 7.2%50.4% won
- Flash + Barrier 2.5%52.1% won
Every option as a table60 options
| Option | Pick | Win | 95% range | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core items | ||||
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge | 30% | 58.5% | 57.6%–59.4% | 11,413 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap | 28% | 55.5% | 54.6%–56.5% | 10,532 |
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame | 15% | 54.0% | 52.7%–55.3% | 5,617 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass | 3.8% | 55.5% | 53.0%–58.1% | 1,462 |
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rabadon's Deathcap | 2.6% | 53.6% | 50.4%–56.7% | 974 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Void Staff | 1.6% | 48.0% | 44.0%–52.0% | 594 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Malignance | 1.4% | 54.3% | 50.1%–58.5% | 545 |
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass | 1.4% | 53.6% | 49.4%–57.7% | 545 |
| 4th item, of 24,762 games that reached it | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 31% | 58.9% | 57.8%–59.9% | 7,752 |
| Void Staff | 22% | 56.0% | 54.7%–57.3% | 5,380 |
| Stormsurge | 14% | 57.3% | 55.7%–58.9% | 3,564 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 11% | 54.7% | 52.9%–56.6% | 2,817 |
| Liandry's Torment | 9.3% | 57.5% | 55.4%–59.5% | 2,309 |
| Shadowflame | 4.9% | 57.8% | 55.0%–60.6% | 1,202 |
| 5th item, of 12,204 games that reached it | ||||
| Void Staff | 30% | 58.9% | 57.3%–60.5% | 3,666 |
| Liandry's Torment | 16% | 57.9% | 55.7%–60.1% | 1,918 |
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 16% | 58.8% | 56.6%–61.0% | 1,914 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 15% | 55.8% | 53.5%–58.1% | 1,844 |
| Stormsurge | 9.5% | 58.0% | 55.1%–60.8% | 1,159 |
| Malignance | 4.4% | 62.3% | 58.1%–66.3% | 541 |
| 6th item, of 4,743 games that reached it | ||||
| Void Staff | 22% | 58.0% | 54.9%–61.0% | 1,021 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 15% | 55.3% | 51.7%–58.9% | 730 |
| Malignance | 15% | 57.8% | 54.0%–61.4% | 689 |
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 12% | 60.5% | 56.4%–64.5% | 560 |
| Liandry's Torment | 11% | 60.6% | 56.4%–64.7% | 531 |
| Stormsurge | 8.5% | 61.8% | 57.0%–66.4% | 403 |
| Boots | ||||
| Sorcerer's Shoes | 92% | 54.2% | 53.8%–54.7% | 43,499 |
| No boots | 7.2% | 46.5% | 44.9%–48.2% | 3,441 |
| Ionian Boots of Lucidity | 0.6% | 48.0% | 42.4%–53.7% | 298 |
| Gluttonous GreavesFew games | 0.2% | 61.1% | 49.6%–71.5% | 72 |
| Plated SteelcapsFew games | 0.2% | 56.9% | 45.4%–67.7% | 72 |
| Starting items | ||||
| Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion | 92% | 53.5% | 53.0%–54.0% | 43,648 |
| Amplifying Tome + Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion | 1.2% | 61.7% | 57.6%–65.6% | 564 |
| Doran's Ring | 0.8% | 51.3% | 46.3%–56.3% | 376 |
| Sapphire Crystal + Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion | 0.7% | 59.6% | 54.4%–64.6% | 349 |
| Summoner spells | ||||
| Exhaust + Flash | 82% | 54.2% | 53.7%–54.7% | 38,772 |
| Flash + Teleport | 7.2% | 50.4% | 48.8%–52.1% | 3,433 |
| Flash + Barrier | 2.5% | 52.1% | 49.2%–54.9% | 1,187 |
| Exhaust + Ignite | 2.2% | 55.0% | 52.0%–58.0% | 1,065 |
| Skill order | ||||
| Max Q E W · starts Q E Q | 53% | 55.4% | 54.7%–56.0% | 24,790 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q E W | 35% | 52.4% | 51.7%–53.2% | 16,447 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q W E | 6.4% | 50.7% | 48.9%–52.5% | 2,980 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q W Q | 1.5% | 51.5% | 47.7%–55.2% | 678 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q E E | 0.9% | 56.7% | 51.9%–61.4% | 409 |
| First 11 skill points | ||||
| Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R | 44% | 55.2% | 54.5%–55.9% | 19,555 |
| Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R | 31% | 53.0% | 52.2%–53.8% | 14,136 |
| Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R | 5.4% | 51.6% | 49.6%–53.6% | 2,431 |
| Q E Q E W R Q Q Q E R | 2.5% | 57.8% | 54.9%–60.7% | 1,102 |
| Q E Q E Q R W Q Q E R | 2.3% | 57.8% | 54.8%–60.8% | 1,052 |
| Q E Q E Q R Q W Q E R | 1.6% | 57.6% | 54.0%–61.2% | 717 |
| Finished items | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 49% | 57.1% | 56.5%–57.7% | 23,455 |
| Liandry's Torment | 33% | 54.2% | 53.4%–54.9% | 15,568 |
| Void Staff | 24% | 56.4% | 55.5%–57.3% | 11,506 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 17% | 54.8% | 53.7%–55.9% | 8,045 |
| Malignance | 12% | 54.6% | 53.3%–55.8% | 5,910 |
| Mejai's Soulstealer | 4.4% | 79.4% | 77.6%–81.0% | 2,077 |
| Morellonomicon | 1.9% | 46.5% | 43.2%–49.7% | 915 |
| Cryptbloom | 1.5% | 61.0% | 57.3%–64.5% | 697 |
| Horizon Focus | 1.5% | 57.6% | 53.9%–61.2% | 696 |
| Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 1.2% | 50.3% | 46.3%–54.4% | 576 |
Questions
What do Karthus Bot players build first on all servers?
The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Stormsurge: 24% of 47,492 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 58.5% win rate.
What skill order do Karthus Bot players use?
Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 53% of 46,717 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 55.4% win rate.
Which summoner spells do Karthus Bot players take?
Exhaust and Flash, in 82% of 47,492 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 54.2% win rate.













































