KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle58%Bot31%Mid6%Top4%Support1%
Win
42.7%
▼7.2 vs Support
LP a game
+3.90
±4.76
Games
164
a win +36.1 · a loss −20.7
Pick · Ban
0.03 · 1.4%
as Support · any role
Few games

How we measure

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

Karthus Support, last 7 days: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Deathfire Touch + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 164 games).

Low sample. 164 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 164 games

Start

Hp

82% · 46.0% won

Spells

ExFl

73% · 43.3% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

38% · 51.8% won

Items 12.8% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap

30.0% won (10.8–60.3) · 10 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes76% · 43.6% won

Skill path 35% of games · 50.0% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QQ13579
WW414151718
EE28101213
RR61116

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E QFew games38%51.8%56
  2. starts Q E WFew games38%41.1%56

Starting items

2 × Health Potion82% · 46.0% won · 124 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes76% · 43.6% won · 124 games
  • No boots Few games18%40.0% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash73% · 43.3% won · 120 games
Every option as a table13 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes76%43.6%35.2%–52.3%124
No bootsFew games18%40.0%24.6%–57.7%30
Starting items
2 × Health Potion82%46.0%37.5%–54.7%124
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash73%43.3%34.8%–52.3%120
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E QFew games38%51.8%39.0%–64.3%56
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games38%41.1%29.2%–54.1%56
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E RFew games35%50.0%36.4%–63.6%48
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games35%45.8%32.6%–59.7%48
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike84%40.2%32.3%–48.5%137
Liandry's TormentFew games35%37.9%26.6%–50.8%58
MalignanceFew games23%27.0%15.4%–43.0%37
Zhonya's HourglassFew games16%53.9%35.5%–71.2%26
StormsurgeFew games13%33.3%17.2%–54.6%21

Questions

What do Karthus Support players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 6% of 164 games in Diamond and above, last 7 days, 30.0% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 38% of 149 games with a skill order in Diamond and above, last 7 days, 51.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 73% of 164 games in Diamond and above, last 7 days, 43.3% win rate.