- Win
- 49.9%
- ▼0.1 vs Mid
- LP a game
- +1.20
- ±0.43
- Games
- 8,703
- a win +20.5 · a loss −18.3
- Pick · Ban
- 0.15 · 0.50%
- as Mid · any role
Karthus Mid, last 7 days: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 8,703 games).
Build
Start
Dr
Hp
×2
Hp×276% · 51.2% won
Spells
Ex
Fl
Fl36% · 52.5% won
Skills
››starts Q E W
38% · 48.7% won
Items 10.6% of games with a core
- Blackfire Torch
- Shadowflame
- Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
- Vs
58.5%won30% · 113pick, 113 games - St
58.3%won21% · 81pick, 81 games - Zh
53.8%won20% · 77pick, 77 games
5th
- Vs57.3%won24% · 38pick, 38 games
- Zh54.6%won22% · 35pick, 35 games
- Lt
54.3%won19% · 30pick, 30 games
56.9% won (53.1–60.6) · 663 games
4th: of the 380 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 160 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% · 51.2% won
Skill path 35% 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%56.9%53% to 61%
- Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame8.7%57.2%53% to 61%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge6.8%59.8%55% to 64%
- Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap6.2%58.3%53% to 63%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Malignance5.7%57.5%52% to 63%
- Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame4.0%55.9%50% to 62%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass2.7%47.7%40% to 55%
Skills
- ››starts Q E W38%48.7%3,294
- ››starts Q E QHighest win37%52.1%3,201
- ››starts Q W E6.7%48.7%577
- ››starts Q E W3.7%49.5%319
- ››starts Q E Q2.5%48.4%215
Starting items
×2Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion76% · 51.2% won · 6,629 games
- 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 14%44.7% won
- Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion 1.6%47.9% won
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes83% · 51.2% won · 7,226 games
- No boots 11%42.2% won
- Crimson Lucidity 4.6%45.7% won
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash36% · 52.5% won · 3,093 games
- Flash + Teleport 27%49.0% won
- Exhaust + Ignite 16%47.9% won
Every option as a table58 options
| Option | Pick | Win | 95% range | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core items | ||||
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap | 11% | 56.9% | 53.1%–60.6% | 663 |
| Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame | 8.7% | 57.2% | 53.0%–61.3% | 540 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge | 6.8% | 59.8% | 55.0%–64.3% | 425 |
| Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap | 6.2% | 58.3% | 53.3%–63.2% | 384 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Malignance | 5.7% | 57.5% | 52.3%–62.5% | 355 |
| Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame | 4.0% | 55.9% | 49.6%–61.9% | 247 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass | 2.7% | 47.7% | 40.3%–55.1% | 170 |
| 4th item, of 3,584 games that reached it | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 28% | 57.8% | 54.7%–60.8% | 1,016 |
| Void Staff | 14% | 55.3% | 50.9%–59.5% | 505 |
| Stormsurge | 13% | 60.0% | 55.5%–64.2% | 482 |
| Shadowflame | 11% | 58.0% | 53.1%–62.7% | 402 |
| Liandry's Torment | 8.9% | 53.8% | 48.3%–59.2% | 318 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 7.2% | 50.2% | 44.1%–56.3% | 257 |
| 5th item, of 1,497 games that reached it | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 23% | 59.7% | 54.4%–64.8% | 340 |
| Void Staff | 18% | 53.8% | 47.9%–59.6% | 275 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 14% | 53.4% | 46.6%–60.1% | 206 |
| Stormsurge | 11% | 60.0% | 52.5%–67.1% | 170 |
| Liandry's Torment | 8.2% | 60.2% | 51.3%–68.4% | 123 |
| ShadowflameFew games | 6.6% | 52.5% | 42.8%–62.1% | 99 |
| 6th item, of 261 games that reached it | ||||
| Void StaffFew games | 23% | 66.1% | 53.4%–76.9% | 59 |
| Rabadon's DeathcapFew games | 13% | 65.7% | 49.2%–79.2% | 35 |
| StormsurgeFew games | 13% | 44.1% | 28.9%–60.6% | 34 |
| Zhonya's HourglassFew games | 11% | 46.4% | 29.5%–64.2% | 28 |
| Liandry's TormentFew games | 8.4% | 50.0% | 30.7%–69.3% | 22 |
| Boots | ||||
| Spellslinger's Shoes | 83% | 51.2% | 50.1%–52.4% | 7,226 |
| No boots | 11% | 42.2% | 39.2%–45.4% | 978 |
| Crimson Lucidity | 4.6% | 45.7% | 40.9%–50.5% | 403 |
| Chainlaced CrushersFew games | 0.4% | 50.0% | 34.8%–65.1% | 38 |
| SwiftmarchFew games | 0.3% | 60.9% | 40.8%–77.8% | 23 |
| Starting items | ||||
| Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion | 76% | 51.2% | 50.0%–52.4% | 6,629 |
| 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess | 14% | 44.7% | 41.9%–47.5% | 1,203 |
| Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion | 1.6% | 47.9% | 39.8%–56.1% | 142 |
| Dark Seal + Refillable Potion | 1.4% | 45.8% | 37.1%–54.7% | 118 |
| Summoner spells | ||||
| Exhaust + Flash | 36% | 52.5% | 50.7%–54.3% | 3,093 |
| Flash + Teleport | 27% | 49.0% | 47.0%–51.0% | 2,338 |
| Exhaust + Ignite | 16% | 47.9% | 45.3%–50.5% | 1,385 |
| Flash + Ignite | 10% | 49.4% | 46.1%–52.7% | 903 |
| Skill order | ||||
| Max Q E W · starts Q E W | 38% | 48.7% | 47.0%–50.4% | 3,294 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q E Q | 37% | 52.1% | 50.3%–53.8% | 3,201 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q W E | 6.7% | 48.7% | 44.6%–52.8% | 577 |
| Max Q W E · starts Q E W | 3.7% | 49.5% | 44.1%–55.0% | 319 |
| Max Q W E · starts Q E Q | 2.5% | 48.4% | 41.8%–55.0% | 215 |
| First 11 skill points | ||||
| Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R | 35% | 49.3% | 47.5%–51.1% | 2,917 |
| Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R | 32% | 51.4% | 49.5%–53.2% | 2,670 |
| Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R | 5.3% | 49.0% | 44.4%–53.6% | 451 |
| Q E Q E Q R Q W Q E R | 1.9% | 62.7% | 54.9%–69.8% | 158 |
| Q E W W Q R Q Q Q E R | 1.7% | 47.1% | 39.1%–55.4% | 140 |
| Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E R | 1.6% | 56.6% | 48.2%–64.6% | 136 |
| Finished items | ||||
| Malignance | 49% | 49.1% | 47.6%–50.6% | 4,289 |
| Liandry's Torment | 35% | 52.8% | 51.0%–54.6% | 3,054 |
| Stormsurge | 21% | 56.7% | 54.4%–58.9% | 1,839 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 17% | 51.0% | 48.5%–53.6% | 1,485 |
| Void Staff | 13% | 54.6% | 51.7%–57.5% | 1,155 |
| Mejai's Soulstealer | 3.8% | 78.6% | 73.9%–82.7% | 332 |
| Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 3.3% | 47.9% | 42.2%–53.7% | 288 |
| Morellonomicon | 3.0% | 48.9% | 42.9%–54.9% | 264 |
| Luden's Echo | 3.0% | 47.9% | 41.9%–53.9% | 263 |
| Horizon Focus | 2.3% | 54.3% | 47.3%–61.1% | 199 |
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 8,703 games in all ranks, last 7 days, 56.9% win rate.
What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?
Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 38% of 8,601 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 7 days, 48.7% win rate.
Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?
Exhaust and Flash, in 36% of 8,703 games in all ranks, last 7 days, 52.5% win rate.