KarthusBot build

Off-meta Bot

Jungle75%Top10%Mid6%Bot5%Support4%
Win
54.9%
▲4.9 vs Bot
LP a game
+3.70
±0.83
Games
2,328
a win +21.3 · a loss −17.8
Pick · Ban
0.07 · 0.56%
as Bot · any role

How we measure

Karthus Bot on KR, last 30 days: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Deathfire Touch + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 2,328 games).

Build

Most played of 2,328 games

Start

DrHp

87% · 54.0% won

Spells

ExFl

62% · 54.9% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

66% · 57.9% won

Items 27.4% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Zh54.8%won22% pick
  • Vs59.3%won22% pick
  • St61.0%won9.5% pick
5th
  • Vs58.9%won26% pick
  • Zh63.2%won19% pick
  • Lt61.2%won12% pick

55.0% won (50.4–59.5) · 462 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes92% · 55.5% won

Skill path 64% of games · 58.1% 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 Deathcap462 gamesMost played27%55.0%50% to 59%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass213 games13%60.1%53% to 66%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge180 games11%63.3%56% to 70%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame165 games9.8%59.4%52% to 67%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass95 gamesFew games5.6%69.5%60% to 78%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Malignance58 gamesFew games3.4%70.7%58% to 81%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rabadon's Deathcap30 gamesFew games1.8%60.0%42% to 75%
  8. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap25 gamesFew games1.5%44.0%27% to 63%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E Q66%57.9%1,510
  2. starts Q E W25%50.7%562
  3. starts Q W E5.1%48.7%117
  4. starts Q W QFew games1.3%40.0%30

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion87% · 54.0% won · 2,019 games
  • Amplifying Tome + Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion Few games1.8%65.9% won
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion Few games1.7%50.0% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes92% · 55.5% won · 2,132 games
  • No boots 7.0%49.4% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash62% · 54.9% won · 1,436 games
  • Exhaust + Ignite 12%64.7% won
  • Flash + Teleport 9.8%47.8% won
Every option as a table49 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap27%55.0%50.4%–59.5%462
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass13%60.1%53.4%–66.4%213
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge11%63.3%56.1%–70.0%180
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame9.8%59.4%51.8%–66.6%165
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's HourglassFew games5.6%69.5%59.6%–77.8%95
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › MalignanceFew games3.4%70.7%58.0%–80.8%58
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games1.8%60.0%42.3%–75.4%30
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games1.5%44.0%26.7%–62.9%25
4th item, of 1,109 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap26%64.5%58.8%–69.8%287
Zhonya's Hourglass22%54.8%48.6%–60.9%248
Void Staff22%59.3%53.0%–65.3%243
Stormsurge9.5%61.0%51.4%–69.7%105
ShadowflameFew games7.8%58.6%48.1%–68.4%87
Liandry's TormentFew games3.7%48.8%34.3%–63.5%41
5th item, of 544 games that reached it
Void Staff26%58.9%50.6%–66.6%141
Rabadon's Deathcap20%57.7%48.4%–66.4%111
Zhonya's Hourglass19%63.2%53.7%–71.8%106
Liandry's TormentFew games12%61.2%49.2%–72.0%67
StormsurgeFew games6.4%57.1%40.9%–72.0%35
MalignanceFew games4.4%62.5%42.7%–78.8%24
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes92%55.5%53.4%–57.6%2,132
No boots7.0%49.4%41.8%–57.0%164
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion87%54.0%51.8%–56.2%2,019
Amplifying Tome + Doran's Ring + 2 × Health PotionFew games1.8%65.9%50.6%–78.4%41
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable PotionFew games1.7%50.0%35.2%–64.8%40
Sapphire Crystal + Doran's Ring + 2 × Health PotionFew games1.6%59.5%43.5%–73.7%37
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash62%54.9%52.4%–57.5%1,436
Exhaust + Ignite12%64.7%59.0%–70.0%286
Flash + Teleport9.8%47.8%41.4%–54.3%228
Exhaust + Teleport8.4%53.3%46.3%–60.2%195
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q66%57.9%55.4%–60.4%1,510
Max Q E W · starts Q E W25%50.7%46.6%–54.8%562
Max Q E W · starts Q W E5.1%48.7%39.9%–57.7%117
Max Q E W · starts Q W QFew games1.3%40.0%24.6%–57.7%30
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R64%58.1%55.5%–60.8%1,340
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R23%52.0%47.5%–56.5%475
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games4.4%46.2%36.4%–56.3%93
Q E W W Q R Q Q Q E RFew games1.6%39.4%24.7%–56.3%33
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games1.1%47.8%29.2%–67.0%23
Finished items
Zhonya's Hourglass33%59.8%56.3%–63.2%771
Liandry's Torment28%58.1%54.3%–61.8%659
Void Staff21%57.2%52.8%–61.5%498
Stormsurge18%60.0%55.2%–64.6%420
Malignance16%53.8%48.7%–58.8%368
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games4.0%77.7%68.3%–84.9%94
MorellonomiconFew games3.4%38.8%28.8%–49.7%80
CryptbloomFew games2.8%69.2%57.2%–79.1%65
Rod of AgesFew games2.3%55.6%42.4%–68.0%54
Horizon FocusFew games2.2%58.8%45.2%–71.3%51

Questions

What do Karthus Bot players build first on KR?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 20% of 2,328 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 55.0% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Bot players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 66% of 2,289 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 30 days, 57.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Bot players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 62% of 2,328 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 54.9% win rate.