- Win
- 45.9%
- ▼4.1 vs Support
- LP a game
- +0.80
- ±0.47
- Games
- 8,467
- a win +22.8 · a loss −18.0
- Pick · Ban
- 0.07 · 0.50%
- as Support · any role
Karthus Support, last 14 days: Blackfire Torch, Malignance, Shadowflame; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 8,467 games).
Build
Start
Hp
×2
×285% · 45.6% won
Spells
Ex
Fl
Fl54% · 46.4% won
Skills
››starts Q E W
31% · 47.0% won
Items 10.7% of games with a core
- Blackfire Torch
- Malignance
- Shadowflame
4th
- Rd
52.3%won40% · 111pick, 111 games - Lt
56.5%won22% · 62pick, 62 games - St
51.6%won20% · 57pick, 57 games
5th
- Rd56.3%won41% · 44pick, 44 games
- Lt60.9%won13% · 14pick, 14 games
- Vs
58.7%won12% · 13pick, 13 games
49.6% won (45.4–53.9) · 526 games
4th: of the 280 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 107 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.
BootsSorcerer's Shoes63% · 46.5% won
Skill path 26% of games · 48.4% 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 › Malignance › Shadowflame11%49.6%45% to 54%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment10%53.3%49% to 58%
- Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment7.9%49.7%45% to 55%
- Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap4.8%52.3%46% to 59%
- Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap4.5%50.4%44% to 57%
- Malignance › Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment3.1%46.4%39% to 54%
Skills
- ››starts Q E W31%47.0%2,530
- ››starts Q W E24%44.8%1,990
- ››starts Q E Q16%48.8%1,276
- ››starts Q W E7.2%45.2%582
- ››starts Q W Q5.8%46.8%472
Starting items
×22 × Health Potion85% · 45.6% won · 6,258 games
- Control Ward 5.7%47.2% won
- Health Potion 5.1%46.0% won
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes63% · 46.5% won · 5,369 games
- No boots 26%45.9% won
- Ionian Boots of Lucidity 8.8%42.4% won
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash54% · 46.4% won · 4,532 games
- Flash + Ignite 17%44.9% won
- Exhaust + Ignite 10%47.4% won
Every option as a table55 options
| Option | Pick | Win | 95% range | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core items | ||||
| Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Shadowflame | 11% | 49.6% | 45.4%–53.9% | 526 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment | 10% | 53.3% | 48.9%–57.6% | 505 |
| Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment | 7.9% | 49.7% | 44.8%–54.7% | 390 |
| Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap | 4.8% | 52.3% | 46.0%–58.6% | 235 |
| Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap | 4.5% | 50.4% | 43.9%–57.0% | 222 |
| Malignance › Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment | 3.1% | 46.4% | 38.6%–54.3% | 151 |
| 4th item, of 2,275 games that reached it | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 30% | 54.8% | 51.0%–58.5% | 672 |
| Stormsurge | 14% | 57.0% | 51.5%–62.4% | 314 |
| Shadowflame | 11% | 53.4% | 47.2%–59.5% | 251 |
| Void Staff | 9.4% | 50.2% | 43.6%–56.9% | 213 |
| Liandry's Torment | 7.9% | 56.1% | 48.8%–63.2% | 180 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 6.5% | 54.4% | 46.4%–62.3% | 147 |
| 5th item, of 826 games that reached it | ||||
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 28% | 53.5% | 47.0%–59.8% | 232 |
| Void Staff | 15% | 57.5% | 48.8%–65.7% | 127 |
| StormsurgeFew games | 12% | 56.7% | 46.8%–66.1% | 97 |
| ShadowflameFew games | 9.8% | 55.6% | 44.7%–65.9% | 81 |
| Liandry's TormentFew games | 6.9% | 54.4% | 41.6%–66.6% | 57 |
| Zhonya's HourglassFew games | 5.6% | 65.2% | 50.8%–77.3% | 46 |
| 6th item, of 185 games that reached it | ||||
| Void StaffFew games | 19% | 66.7% | 50.3%–79.8% | 36 |
| Rabadon's DeathcapFew games | 15% | 64.3% | 45.8%–79.3% | 28 |
| StormsurgeFew games | 14% | 69.2% | 50.0%–83.5% | 26 |
| Boots | ||||
| Sorcerer's Shoes | 63% | 46.5% | 45.2%–47.8% | 5,369 |
| No boots | 26% | 45.9% | 43.8%–47.9% | 2,227 |
| Ionian Boots of Lucidity | 8.8% | 42.4% | 38.9%–46.0% | 742 |
| Boots of SwiftnessFew games | 0.8% | 49.3% | 37.7%–60.9% | 67 |
| Plated SteelcapsFew games | 0.3% | 39.3% | 23.6%–57.6% | 28 |
| Starting items | ||||
| 2 × Health Potion | 85% | 45.6% | 44.4%–46.9% | 6,258 |
| Control Ward | 5.7% | 47.2% | 42.5%–52.0% | 417 |
| Health Potion | 5.1% | 46.0% | 41.0%–51.1% | 376 |
| Amplifying Tome + 2 × Health PotionFew games | 0.6% | 55.3% | 41.3%–68.6% | 47 |
| Summoner spells | ||||
| Exhaust + Flash | 54% | 46.4% | 45.0%–47.9% | 4,532 |
| Flash + Ignite | 17% | 44.9% | 42.3%–47.5% | 1,439 |
| Exhaust + Ignite | 10% | 47.4% | 44.1%–50.7% | 875 |
| Flash + Heal | 7.0% | 43.1% | 39.2%–47.2% | 589 |
| Skill order | ||||
| Max Q E W · starts Q E W | 31% | 47.0% | 45.1%–48.9% | 2,530 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q W E | 24% | 44.8% | 42.6%–47.0% | 1,990 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q E Q | 16% | 48.8% | 46.1%–51.6% | 1,276 |
| Max Q W E · starts Q W E | 7.2% | 45.2% | 41.2%–49.3% | 582 |
| Max Q E W · starts Q W Q | 5.8% | 46.8% | 42.4%–51.3% | 472 |
| First 11 skill points | ||||
| Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R | 26% | 48.4% | 46.2%–50.6% | 1,970 |
| Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R | 19% | 44.5% | 41.9%–47.0% | 1,469 |
| Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R | 14% | 50.6% | 47.6%–53.6% | 1,062 |
| Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E R | 4.6% | 45.0% | 39.9%–50.3% | 353 |
| Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R | 3.6% | 42.5% | 36.8%–48.4% | 273 |
| Q E W W Q R Q Q Q E R | 2.5% | 46.0% | 39.0%–53.1% | 187 |
| Finished items | ||||
| Zaz'Zak's Realmspike | 81% | 45.7% | 44.6%–46.9% | 6,896 |
| Liandry's Torment | 37% | 49.9% | 48.2%–51.7% | 3,100 |
| Rabadon's Deathcap | 22% | 52.6% | 50.3%–54.8% | 1,875 |
| Stormsurge | 15% | 54.0% | 51.2%–56.7% | 1,279 |
| Zhonya's Hourglass | 8.7% | 50.2% | 46.6%–53.8% | 739 |
| Void Staff | 8.1% | 51.4% | 47.7%–55.1% | 685 |
| Rylai's Crystal Scepter | 5.0% | 48.5% | 43.7%–53.2% | 423 |
| Morellonomicon | 4.5% | 45.8% | 40.8%–50.8% | 378 |
| Celestial Opposition | 2.8% | 46.6% | 40.3%–53.0% | 234 |
| Horizon Focus | 2.8% | 50.4% | 44.1%–56.8% | 234 |
Questions
What do Karthus Support players build first on all servers?
The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Malignance, then Shadowflame: 6% of 8,467 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 49.6% win rate.
What skill order do Karthus Support players use?
Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 31% of 8,134 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 14 days, 47.0% win rate.
Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?
Exhaust and Flash, in 54% of 8,467 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 46.4% win rate.