KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle60%Bot28%Mid6%Top5%Support1%
Win
44.4%
▼5.6 vs Support
LP a game
+0.60
±2.28
Games
444
a win +25.5 · a loss −19.6
Pick · Ban
0.03 · 0.93%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Karthus Support, patch 26.21: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Liandry's Torment; Deathfire Touch + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 444 games).

Low sample. 444 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 444 games

Start

Hp

84% · 43.8% won

Spells

ExFl

77% · 47.3% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

27% · 46.2% won

Items 7.9% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Liandry's Torment
4th
  • Rd51.6% won36% pick
  • Vs54.6% won13% pick
  • Mo60.0% won11% pick

64.7% won (41.3–82.7) · 17 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes73% · 43.2% won

Skill path 25% of games · 44.6% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QQ14579
WW314151718
EE28101213
RR61116

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E Q27%46.2%106
  2. starts Q E W26%43.6%101
  3. starts Q W EFew games20%46.8%77
  4. starts Q W QFew games15%39.7%58

Starting items

2 × Health Potion84% · 43.8% won · 322 games
  • Health Potion Few games6.0%39.1% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes73% · 43.2% won · 324 games
  • No boots 23%47.0% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash77% · 47.3% won · 340 games
  • Exhaust + Ignite Few games11%38.3% won
  • Flash + Ignite Few games8.6%34.2% won
Every option as a table24 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
4th item, of 87 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games36%51.6%34.8%–68.0%31
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes73%43.2%37.9%–48.7%324
No boots23%47.0%37.5%–56.7%100
Starting items
2 × Health Potion84%43.8%38.5%–49.3%322
Health PotionFew games6.0%39.1%22.2%–59.2%23
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash77%47.3%42.1%–52.7%340
Exhaust + IgniteFew games11%38.3%25.8%–52.6%47
Flash + IgniteFew games8.6%34.2%21.2%–50.1%38
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q27%46.2%37.0%–55.7%106
Max Q E W · starts Q E W26%43.6%34.3%–53.3%101
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games20%46.8%36.0%–57.8%77
Max Q E W · starts Q W QFew games15%39.7%28.1%–52.5%58
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games25%44.6%34.8%–54.7%92
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E RFew games24%48.3%38.1%–58.6%87
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games16%44.8%32.8%–57.6%58
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games15%37.7%25.9%–51.2%53
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike91%42.4%37.7%–47.3%403
Malignance28%42.9%34.6%–51.6%126
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games19%52.3%41.9%–62.6%86
Zhonya's HourglassFew games14%50.8%38.6%–62.9%61
StormsurgeFew games13%58.6%45.8%–70.4%58
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games7.7%41.2%26.4%–57.8%34
Void StaffFew games6.1%51.9%34.0%–69.3%27
MorellonomiconFew games5.4%54.2%35.1%–72.1%24

Questions

What do Karthus Support players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Liandry's Torment: 4% of 444 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 64.7% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 27% of 386 games with a skill order in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 46.2% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 77% of 444 games in Emerald and above, patch 26.21, 47.3% win rate.