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KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle58%Bot31%Mid6%Top4%
Win
50.0%
▲0.0 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.70
±1.46
Games
918
a win +22.3 · a loss −21.0
Pick · Ban
0.15 · 1.4%
as Mid · any role
Overview Build Runes Matchups Duos

How we measure

Patch 26.22 started 3 Nov: showing the last 7 days, so some champion changes may not show yet.

Karthus Mid, last 7 days: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Deathfire Touch + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 918 games).

Low sample. 918 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Last 30 days

Build

Most played of 918 games

Start

DrHp

89% · 49.9% won

Spells

ExFl

65% · 49.8% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

59% · 50.6% won

Items 16.2% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Vs53.7%won42% · 22pick, 22 games
  • Zh58.5%won21% · 11pick, 11 games
  • St57.1%won17% · 9pick, 9 games
5th
  • Vs56.9%won25% · 25pick, 25 games
  • Zh62.2%won17% · 17pick, 17 games
  • Mo61.1%won9.9% · 10pick, 10 games
all builds

51.0% won (41.4–60.5) · 102 games

4th: of the 52 games with this core that reached it · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes91% · 50.5% won

Skill path 48% of games · 51.5% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap102 gamesMost played16%51.0%41% to 60%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame94 gamesFew games15%58.5%48% to 68%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge81 gamesFew games13%50.6%40% to 61%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass37 gamesFew games5.9%48.7%33% to 64%
  5. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap28 gamesFew games4.5%53.6%36% to 70%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass22 gamesFew games3.5%40.9%23% to 61%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Stormsurge21 gamesFew games3.3%71.4%50% to 86%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E Q59%50.6%532
  2. starts Q E W30%49.3%272
  3. starts Q E QFew games3.1%60.7%28

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion89% · 49.9% won · 814 games
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion Few games3.9%50.0% won
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess Few games2.2%55.0% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes91% · 50.5% won · 835 games
  • No boots Few games6.9%42.9% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash65% · 49.8% won · 597 games
  • Flash + Teleport 22%48.3% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite Few games5.6%49.0% won
Every option as a table37 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap16%51.0%41.4%–60.5%102
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games15%58.5%48.4%–67.9%94
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games13%50.6%40.0%–61.2%81
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's HourglassFew games5.9%48.7%33.5%–64.1%37
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games4.5%53.6%35.8%–70.5%28
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's HourglassFew games3.5%40.9%23.3%–61.3%22
Blackfire Torch › Malignance › StormsurgeFew games3.3%71.4%50.0%–86.2%21
4th item, of 312 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap34%56.6%47.1%–65.6%106
Void StaffFew games20%52.5%40.2%–64.5%61
ShadowflameFew games10%59.4%42.3%–74.5%32
Zhonya's HourglassFew games9.6%56.7%39.2%–72.6%30
Liandry's TormentFew games8.6%40.7%24.5%–59.3%27
StormsurgeFew games8.3%65.4%46.2%–80.6%26
5th item, of 101 games that reached it
Void StaffFew games25%48.0%30.0%–66.5%25
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes91%50.5%47.2%–53.9%835
No bootsFew games6.9%42.9%31.4%–55.1%63
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion89%49.9%46.5%–53.3%814
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable PotionFew games3.9%50.0%34.5%–65.5%36
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the GoddessFew games2.2%55.0%34.2%–74.2%20
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash65%49.8%45.8%–53.8%597
Flash + Teleport22%48.3%41.4%–55.1%201
Exhaust + IgniteFew games5.6%49.0%35.9%–62.3%51
Flash + IgniteFew games3.3%53.3%36.1%–69.8%30
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q59%50.6%46.3%–54.8%532
Max Q E W · starts Q E W30%49.3%43.4%–55.2%272
Max Q W E · starts Q E QFew games3.1%60.7%42.4%–76.4%28
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R48%51.5%46.8%–56.3%423
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R26%48.7%42.3%–55.1%228
Q E Q E Q R Q W Q E RFew games5.3%53.2%39.2%–66.7%47
Q E W Q E R Q E Q E RFew games2.7%58.3%38.8%–75.5%24
Q E Q E Q R W Q Q E RFew games2.6%56.5%36.8%–74.4%23
Finished items
Liandry's Torment34%52.6%47.0%–58.0%312
Malignance29%51.5%45.5%–57.5%264
Stormsurge22%58.5%51.6%–65.1%200
Zhonya's Hourglass19%52.8%45.5%–60.1%176
Void Staff13%51.2%42.5%–59.9%123
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games3.6%93.9%80.4%–98.3%33

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 11% of 918 games in Diamond and above, last 7 days, 51.0% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 59% of 909 games with a skill order in Diamond and above, last 7 days, 50.6% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 65% of 918 games in Diamond and above, last 7 days, 49.8% win rate.

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