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KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle60%Bot27%Mid6%Top5%
Win
49.1%
▼0.9 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.90
±0.88
Games
2,261
a win +21.4 · a loss −19.4
Pick · Ban
0.14 · 0.93%
as Mid · any role
Overview Build Runes Matchups Duos

How we measure

Karthus Mid, patch 26.21: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Deathfire Touch + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 2,261 games).

Build

Most played of 2,261 games

Start

DrHp

89% · 49.9% won

Spells

ExFl

54% · 53.4% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

56% · 52.3% won

Items 16.2% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Rd61.3% won31% pick
  • Vs57.3% won19% pick
  • Zh54.8% won12% pick
5th
  • Vs61.2% won25% pick
  • Rd53.1% won24% pick
  • Zh51.5% won13% pick

56.3% won (49.7–62.7) · 222 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes90% · 49.9% won

Skill path 45% of games · 51.9% won

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

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap222 gamesMost played16%56.3%50% to 63%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment105 games7.7%51.4%42% to 61%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge99 gamesFew games7.2%59.6%50% to 69%
  4. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap82 gamesFew games6.0%45.1%35% to 56%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame79 gamesFew games5.8%54.4%44% to 65%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › Shadowflame72 gamesFew games5.3%65.3%54% to 75%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass64 gamesFew games4.7%57.8%46% to 69%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass42 gamesFew games3.1%50.0%36% to 64%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E Q56%52.3%1,087
  2. starts Q E W28%44.2%545
  3. starts Q W EFew games3.2%48.4%62
  4. starts Q E WFew games3.0%46.6%58
  5. starts Q E QFew games2.6%52.9%51

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion89% · 49.9% won · 1,732 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess Few games5.0%39.8% won
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion Few games1.5%34.5% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes90% · 49.9% won · 2,027 games
  • No boots 7.3%39.4% won
  • Crimson Lucidity Few games2.0%44.4% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash54% · 53.4% won · 1,222 games
  • Flash + Teleport 23%42.3% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite 9.3%45.7% won
Every option as a table49 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap16%56.3%49.7%–62.7%222
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment7.7%51.4%42.0%–60.8%105
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games7.2%59.6%49.8%–68.7%99
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games6.0%45.1%34.8%–55.9%82
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games5.8%54.4%43.5%–65.0%79
Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › ShadowflameFew games5.3%65.3%53.8%–75.3%72
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's HourglassFew games4.7%57.8%45.6%–69.1%64
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's HourglassFew games3.1%50.0%35.5%–64.5%42
4th item, of 722 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap31%61.3%54.7%–67.4%222
Void Staff19%57.3%48.9%–65.2%138
Zhonya's HourglassFew games12%54.8%44.1%–65.0%84
Liandry's TormentFew games11%64.9%53.8%–74.7%77
StormsurgeFew games9.8%60.6%48.9%–71.1%71
ShadowflameFew games7.3%54.7%41.4%–67.3%53
5th item, of 264 games that reached it
Void StaffFew games25%61.2%49.2%–72.0%67
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games24%53.1%41.1%–64.8%64
Zhonya's HourglassFew games13%51.5%35.2%–67.5%33
Liandry's TormentFew games7.6%50.0%29.9%–70.1%20
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes90%49.9%47.8%–52.1%2,027
No boots7.3%39.4%32.3%–47.0%165
Crimson LucidityFew games2.0%44.4%30.9%–58.8%45
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion89%49.9%47.5%–52.2%1,732
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the GoddessFew games5.0%39.8%30.7%–49.7%98
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable PotionFew games1.5%34.5%19.9%–52.7%29
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash54%53.4%50.6%–56.1%1,222
Flash + Teleport23%42.3%38.1%–46.6%520
Exhaust + Ignite9.3%45.7%39.1%–52.5%210
Flash + Ignite4.6%49.5%40.1%–59.0%103
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q56%52.3%49.3%–55.2%1,087
Max Q E W · starts Q E W28%44.2%40.1%–48.4%545
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games3.2%48.4%36.4%–60.6%62
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games3.0%46.6%34.3%–59.2%58
Max Q W E · starts Q E QFew games2.6%52.9%39.5%–66.0%51
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R45%51.9%48.6%–55.3%849
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R27%45.1%40.8%–49.4%515
Q E Q E Q R Q W Q E R6.4%58.7%49.8%–67.1%121
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games3.3%52.4%40.3%–64.2%63
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games1.5%53.6%35.8%–70.5%28
Q E Q E Q R W Q Q E RFew games1.5%60.7%42.4%–76.4%28
Finished items
Malignance35%44.6%41.2%–48.0%801
Liandry's Torment33%53.0%49.4%–56.6%739
Stormsurge22%56.5%52.0%–60.8%487
Zhonya's Hourglass17%52.4%47.5%–57.3%395
Void Staff14%53.6%48.1%–59.0%319
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games3.5%75.9%65.5%–84.0%79
MorellonomiconFew games1.7%52.6%37.3%–67.5%38
Luden's EchoFew games1.6%41.7%27.1%–57.8%36
CryptbloomFew games1.6%37.1%23.2%–53.7%35
Horizon FocusFew games1.4%43.8%28.2%–60.7%32

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 10% of 2,261 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 56.3% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 56% of 1,932 games with a skill order in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 52.3% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 54% of 2,261 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 53.4% win rate.

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