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KarthusTop build

Off-meta Top

Jungle65%Bot18%Mid8%Top6%Support4%
Win
48.2%
▼1.8 vs Top
LP a game
+1.70
±0.57
Games
5,717
a win +22.5 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
0.12 · 0.47%
as Top · any role
Overview Build Runes Matchups Duos

How we measure

Build

Most played of 5,717 games

Start

DrHp

69% · 48.7% won

Spells

ExFl

28% · 46.7% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

41% · 49.3% won

Items 13.2% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Rd55.4% won31% pick
  • Vs58.2% won22% pick
  • Sh59.6% won11% pick
5th
  • Rd58.2% won22% pick
  • Vs61.5% won21% pick
  • Zh51.7% won12% pick

56.1% won (51.6–60.5) · 467 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes77% · 49.8% won

Skill path 40% of games · 49.4% won

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

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap467 gamesMost played13%56.1%52% to 61%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass370 games10%53.2%48% to 58%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame345 games9.7%47.0%42% to 52%
  4. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap215 games6.1%55.8%49% to 62%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment162 games4.6%55.6%48% to 63%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass133 games3.8%56.4%48% to 65%
  7. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame103 games2.9%48.5%39% to 58%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge93 gamesFew games2.6%69.9%60% to 78%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E Q41%49.3%2,323
  2. starts Q E W27%47.4%1,551
  3. starts Q W E4.9%42.7%279
  4. starts Q E W3.3%47.1%187
  5. starts Q E Q2.9%54.6%165

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion69% · 48.7% won · 3,973 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 11%40.8% won
  • Doran's Ring Few games1.1%45.9% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes77% · 49.8% won · 4,378 games
  • No boots 19%41.9% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity 3.2%47.8% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash28% · 46.7% won · 1,580 games
  • Flash + Teleport 19%48.9% won
  • Exhaust + Teleport 18%46.5% won
Every option as a table54 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap13%56.1%51.6%–60.5%467
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass10%53.2%48.2%–58.3%370
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame9.7%47.0%41.8%–52.2%345
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap6.1%55.8%49.1%–62.3%215
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment4.6%55.6%47.9%–63.0%162
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass3.8%56.4%47.9%–64.5%133
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame2.9%48.5%39.1%–58.1%103
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games2.6%69.9%59.9%–78.3%93
4th item, of 1,903 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap31%55.4%51.3%–59.3%587
Void Staff22%58.2%53.4%–62.8%416
Shadowflame11%59.6%52.9%–66.0%213
Zhonya's Hourglass9.7%49.2%42.1%–56.3%185
Liandry's Torment5.6%52.8%43.4%–62.1%106
Stormsurge5.3%54.0%44.3%–63.4%100
5th item, of 730 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap22%58.2%50.4%–65.6%158
Void Staff21%61.5%53.7%–68.8%156
Zhonya's HourglassFew games12%51.7%41.4%–61.9%87
StormsurgeFew games8.6%63.5%51.2%–74.3%63
Liandry's TormentFew games8.0%48.3%35.9%–60.8%58
MorellonomiconFew games6.3%56.5%42.3%–69.8%46
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes77%49.8%48.3%–51.2%4,378
No boots19%41.9%38.9%–44.8%1,061
Ionian Boots of Lucidity3.2%47.8%40.6%–55.0%180
Gluttonous GreavesFew games0.6%56.3%39.3%–71.8%32
Boots of SwiftnessFew games0.6%40.6%25.5%–57.7%32
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion69%48.7%47.2%–50.3%3,973
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess11%40.8%37.0%–44.7%623
Doran's RingFew games1.1%45.9%34.0%–58.3%61
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable PotionFew games1.0%52.5%40.0%–64.7%59
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash28%46.7%44.3%–49.2%1,580
Flash + Teleport19%48.9%46.0%–51.9%1,085
Exhaust + Teleport18%46.5%43.4%–49.5%1,042
Exhaust + Ignite15%51.6%48.3%–54.9%866
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q41%49.3%47.3%–51.4%2,323
Max Q E W · starts Q E W27%47.4%45.0%–49.9%1,551
Max Q E W · starts Q W E4.9%42.7%37.0%–48.5%279
Max Q W E · starts Q E W3.3%47.1%40.0%–54.2%187
Max Q W E · starts Q E Q2.9%54.6%46.9%–62.0%165
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R40%49.4%47.3%–51.6%2,027
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R28%47.3%44.8%–49.9%1,445
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R5.0%45.7%39.7%–51.8%254
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games1.6%35.4%25.8%–46.4%79
Q E Q E W R Q Q Q E RFew games1.5%52.6%41.6%–63.3%78
Q E W W Q R Q Q Q E RFew games1.3%41.2%30.3%–53.0%68
Finished items
Liandry's Torment36%49.8%47.7%–52.0%2,074
Malignance35%47.8%45.7%–50.0%2,013
Zhonya's Hourglass20%51.7%48.9%–54.6%1,160
Void Staff17%54.5%51.4%–57.7%948
Stormsurge11%58.8%54.9%–62.6%621
Morellonomicon3.1%47.8%40.5%–55.1%178
Mejai's Soulstealer3.1%71.0%63.9%–77.2%176
Rylai's Crystal Scepter3.0%45.3%38.0%–52.8%170
Horizon Focus1.9%47.2%38.1%–56.6%108
Rod of Ages1.9%52.8%43.4%–62.1%106

Questions

What do Karthus Top players build first on all servers?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 8% of 5,717 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 56.1% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Top players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 41% of 5,717 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 49.3% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Top players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 28% of 5,717 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 46.7% win rate.