- Win
- 49.4%
- ▼0.6 vs Mid
- LP a game
- +1.10
- ±0.29
- Games
- 18.4k
- a win +20.6 · a loss −18.2
- Pick · Ban
- 0.15 · 0.50%
- as Mid · any role
Karthus Mid, last 14 days: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 18,425 games).
Build
Start
Dr
Hp
×2
Hp×277% · 50.5% won
Spells
Ex
Fl
Fl35% · 52.6% won
Skills
››starts Q E Q
39% · 51.5% won
Items 10.9% of games with a core
- Blackfire Torch
- Shadowflame
- Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
- Vs
58.0%won31% · 256pick, 256 games - St
59.0%won19% · 156pick, 156 games - Zh
52.0%won18% · 149pick, 149 games
5th
- Vs57.2%won22% · 77pick, 77 games
- Zh54.0%won22% · 77pick, 77 games
- Lt
54.0%won18% · 64pick, 64 games
55.2% won (52.6–57.7) · 1,430 games
4th: of the 826 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 353 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.
BootsSpellslinger's Shoes83% · 50.7% won
Skill path 34% of games · 49.3% won
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| WW | 3 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| EE | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| RR | 6 | 11 | 16 |
Core items
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap11%55.2%53% to 58%
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame9.3%56.6%54% to 59%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge7.2%58.0%55% to 61%
- Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame6.9%52.3%49% to 56%
- Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap5.8%56.8%53% to 60%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Malignance2.8%58.4%53% to 63%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass2.6%52.2%47% to 57%
Skills
- ››starts Q E Q39%51.5%7,151
- ››starts Q E W38%48.4%6,877
- ››starts Q W E6.3%46.0%1,152
- ››starts Q E W3.4%48.4%614
- ››starts Q E Q2.3%51.3%419
Starting items
×2Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion77% · 50.5% won · 14,203 games
- 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 13%44.8% won
- Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion 1.6%47.3% won
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes83% · 50.7% won · 15,370 games
- No boots 11%41.5% won
- Crimson Lucidity 4.4%46.1% won
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash35% · 52.6% won · 6,519 games
- Flash + Teleport 26%47.9% won
- Exhaust + Ignite 16%48.0% won
Every option as a table59 options
| Option | Pick | Win | 95% range | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core items | ||||
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap | 11% | 55.2% | 52.6%–57.7% | 1,430 |
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame | 9.3% | 56.6% | 53.8%–59.3% | 1,221 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge | 7.2% | 58.0% | 54.8%–61.1% | 940 |
| Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame | 6.9% | 52.3% | 49.1%–55.6% | 902 |
| Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap | 5.8% | 56.8% | 53.2%–60.3% | 759 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Malignance | 2.8% | 58.4% | 53.3%–63.4% | 363 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass | 2.6% | 52.2% | 46.9%–57.4% | 345 |
| 4th item, of 7,474 games that reached it | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 29% | 57.4% | 55.3%–59.5% | 2,157 |
| Stormsurge | 13% | 60.3% | 57.2%–63.3% | 1,002 |
| Void Staff | 13% | 56.6% | 53.5%–59.7% | 994 |
| Shadowflame | 11% | 58.1% | 54.7%–61.5% | 819 |
| Liandry's Torment | 8.8% | 55.1% | 51.3%–58.8% | 659 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 8.1% | 51.5% | 47.5%–55.4% | 608 |
| 5th item, of 3,115 games that reached it | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 24% | 61.1% | 57.5%–64.5% | 737 |
| Void Staff | 18% | 55.6% | 51.5%–59.7% | 563 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 13% | 53.4% | 48.5%–58.2% | 399 |
| Stormsurge | 11% | 58.7% | 53.5%–63.7% | 351 |
| Liandry's Torment | 7.6% | 57.2% | 50.8%–63.4% | 236 |
| Shadowflame | 6.2% | 52.1% | 45.1%–59.0% | 192 |
| 6th item, of 514 games that reached it | ||||
| Void Staff | 25% | 62.7% | 54.0%–70.7% | 126 |
| StormsurgeFew games | 17% | 57.5% | 47.0%–67.3% | 87 |
| Rabadon's DeathcapFew games | 13% | 60.0% | 47.9%–71.0% | 65 |
| Zhonya's HourglassFew games | 9.1% | 40.4% | 27.6%–54.7% | 47 |
| Liandry's TormentFew games | 9.1% | 59.6% | 45.3%–72.4% | 47 |
| MalignanceFew games | 6.2% | 53.1% | 36.4%–69.1% | 32 |
| Boots | ||||
| Spellslinger's Shoes | 83% | 50.7% | 49.9%–51.5% | 15,370 |
| No boots | 11% | 41.5% | 39.4%–43.7% | 2,022 |
| Crimson Lucidity | 4.4% | 46.1% | 42.7%–49.5% | 816 |
| Chainlaced CrushersFew games | 0.4% | 39.7% | 29.6%–50.8% | 78 |
| Armored AdvanceFew games | 0.3% | 50.9% | 38.1%–63.6% | 55 |
| Starting items | ||||
| Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion | 77% | 50.5% | 49.7%–51.3% | 14,203 |
| 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess | 13% | 44.8% | 42.9%–46.8% | 2,464 |
| Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion | 1.6% | 47.3% | 41.7%–53.0% | 298 |
| Dark Seal + Refillable Potion | 1.2% | 47.3% | 40.7%–53.9% | 218 |
| Summoner spells | ||||
| Exhaust + Flash | 35% | 52.6% | 51.4%–53.8% | 6,519 |
| Flash + Teleport | 26% | 47.9% | 46.5%–49.3% | 4,779 |
| Exhaust + Ignite | 16% | 48.0% | 46.2%–49.7% | 3,034 |
| Flash + Ignite | 11% | 47.2% | 45.0%–49.4% | 1,986 |
| Skill order | ||||
| Max Q E W · starts Q E Q | 39% | 51.5% | 50.3%–52.6% | 7,151 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q E W | 38% | 48.4% | 47.3%–49.6% | 6,877 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q W E | 6.3% | 46.0% | 43.2%–48.9% | 1,152 |
| Max Q W E · starts Q E W | 3.4% | 48.4% | 44.4%–52.3% | 614 |
| Max Q W E · starts Q E Q | 2.3% | 51.3% | 46.5%–56.1% | 419 |
| First 11 skill points | ||||
| Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R | 34% | 49.3% | 48.0%–50.5% | 6,036 |
| Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R | 33% | 51.6% | 50.3%–52.9% | 5,933 |
| Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R | 5.3% | 48.0% | 44.8%–51.2% | 940 |
| Q E Q E Q R Q W Q E R | 2.1% | 56.8% | 51.7%–61.7% | 377 |
| Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E R | 1.6% | 53.2% | 47.5%–58.9% | 293 |
| Q E W W Q R Q Q Q E R | 1.5% | 44.7% | 38.9%–50.7% | 266 |
| Finished items | ||||
| Malignance | 49% | 49.3% | 48.3%–50.3% | 8,997 |
| Liandry's Torment | 36% | 52.2% | 51.0%–53.4% | 6,620 |
| Stormsurge | 21% | 56.7% | 55.1%–58.2% | 3,853 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 17% | 51.4% | 49.6%–53.2% | 3,096 |
| Void Staff | 13% | 55.1% | 53.1%–57.2% | 2,305 |
| Mejai's Soulstealer | 3.6% | 77.4% | 74.1%–80.4% | 669 |
| Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 3.4% | 49.3% | 45.4%–53.2% | 623 |
| Morellonomicon | 2.9% | 50.6% | 46.3%–54.8% | 532 |
| Luden's Echo | 2.9% | 48.5% | 44.2%–52.8% | 526 |
| Horizon Focus | 2.0% | 52.3% | 47.2%–57.4% | 363 |
Questions
What do Karthus Mid players build first on all servers?
The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 8% of 18,425 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 55.2% win rate.
What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?
Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 39% of 18,206 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 14 days, 51.5% win rate.
Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?
Exhaust and Flash, in 35% of 18,425 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 52.6% win rate.