KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle65%Bot19%Mid8%Top5%Support3%
Win
46.0%
▼4.0 vs Support
LP a game
+0.90
±0.69
Games
3,878
a win +22.6 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
0.07 · 0.50%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Karthus Support, last 7 days: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Liandry's Torment; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 3,878 games).

Build

Most played of 3,878 games

Start

Hp

84% · 45.9% won

Spells

ExFl

53% · 47.0% won

Skills

starts Q E W

32% · 46.6% won

Items 11.1% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Liandry's Torment
4th
  • Rd61.0%won44% · 47pick, 47 games
  • Vs54.0%won16% · 17pick, 17 games
  • St56.8%won11% · 12pick, 12 games
5th
  • Rd62.3%won38% · 15pick, 15 games
  • St60.1%won23% · 9pick, 9 games
  • Vs54.3%won20% · 8pick, 8 games

52.8% won (46.6–58.8) · 254 games

4th: of the 108 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 40 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 27% of games · 48.5% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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WW314151718
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment254 gamesMost played11%52.8%47% to 59%
  2. Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment178 games7.8%48.9%42% to 56%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Shadowflame176 games7.7%47.7%40% to 55%
  4. Malignance › Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment137 games6.0%43.1%35% to 51%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap117 games5.1%53.9%45% to 63%
  6. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap104 games4.6%51.0%41% to 60%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W32%46.6%1,194
  2. starts Q W E25%44.3%926
  3. starts Q E Q15%48.1%570
  4. starts Q W E6.9%49.0%257
  5. starts Q W Q5.5%51.0%206

Starting items

2 × Health Potion84% · 45.9% won · 2,863 games
  • Control Ward 5.9%49.5% won
  • Health Potion 5.1%43.7% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes63% · 46.5% won · 2,438 games
  • No boots 27%45.9% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity 8.7%43.8% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash53% · 47.0% won · 2,062 games
  • Flash + Ignite 17%44.2% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite 10.0%47.0% won
Every option as a table51 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment11%52.8%46.6%–58.8%254
Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment7.8%48.9%41.6%–56.2%178
Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Shadowflame7.7%47.7%40.5%–55.1%176
Malignance › Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment6.0%43.1%35.1%–51.4%137
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap5.1%53.9%44.8%–62.6%117
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap4.6%51.0%41.5%–60.4%104
4th item, of 1,026 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap29%57.1%51.4%–62.7%294
Stormsurge14%59.7%51.4%–67.5%139
Shadowflame11%51.8%42.6%–60.8%112
Void Staff10%51.0%41.5%–60.4%104
Liandry's TormentFew games8.1%57.8%47.1%–67.9%83
Zhonya's HourglassFew games7.1%60.3%48.8%–70.7%73
5th item, of 368 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games26%56.7%46.8%–66.1%97
Void StaffFew games14%60.4%46.9%–72.4%53
ShadowflameFew games13%54.4%40.2%–67.9%46
StormsurgeFew games12%60.0%45.5%–73.0%45
Liandry's TormentFew games7.3%63.0%44.2%–78.5%27
Zhonya's HourglassFew games6.0%68.2%47.3%–83.6%22
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes63%46.5%44.5%–48.5%2,438
No boots27%45.9%42.9%–48.9%1,046
Ionian Boots of Lucidity8.7%43.8%38.6%–49.1%336
Boots of SwiftnessFew games0.7%50.0%32.6%–67.4%28
Starting items
2 × Health Potion84%45.9%44.1%–47.8%2,863
Control Ward5.9%49.5%42.7%–56.4%200
Health Potion5.1%43.7%36.5%–51.1%174
Amplifying Tome + 2 × Health PotionFew games0.7%50.0%31.4%–68.6%24
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash53%47.0%44.9%–49.2%2,062
Flash + Ignite17%44.2%40.4%–48.0%645
Exhaust + Ignite10.0%47.0%42.1%–52.0%387
Flash + Heal6.8%41.9%36.1%–47.9%265
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W32%46.6%43.8%–49.4%1,194
Max Q E W · starts Q W E25%44.3%41.1%–47.5%926
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q15%48.1%44.0%–52.2%570
Max Q W E · starts Q W E6.9%49.0%43.0%–55.1%257
Max Q E W · starts Q W Q5.5%51.0%44.2%–57.7%206
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R27%48.5%45.4%–51.7%954
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R20%44.2%40.5%–47.9%693
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R14%50.7%46.3%–55.2%475
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E R4.2%49.3%41.4%–57.3%148
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R3.7%44.3%36.1%–52.8%131
Q E W W Q R Q Q Q E RFew games2.4%42.4%32.4%–53.0%85
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike81%45.8%44.0%–47.5%3,141
Malignance56%45.2%43.1%–47.3%2,178
Rabadon's Deathcap22%53.8%50.4%–57.1%857
Stormsurge15%57.0%52.9%–61.1%568
Zhonya's Hourglass8.6%53.5%48.1%–58.7%333
Void Staff8.0%53.1%47.5%–58.6%309
Morellonomicon4.8%47.6%40.6%–54.7%187
Rylai's Crystal Scepter4.5%49.7%42.4%–57.1%173
Celestial Opposition3.2%50.0%41.3%–58.7%122
Mejai's Soulstealer3.1%66.4%57.5%–74.2%119

Questions

What do Karthus Support players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Liandry's Torment: 7% of 3,878 games in all ranks, last 7 days, 52.8% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 32% of 3,740 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 7 days, 46.6% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 53% of 3,878 games in all ranks, last 7 days, 47.0% win rate.