KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle74%Top11%Mid7%Support5%Bot4%
Win
48.3%
▼1.8 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.60
±1.18
Games
1,117
a win +20.4 · a loss −18.2
Pick · Ban
0.11 · 0.55%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Karthus Mid on KR, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Deathfire Touch + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 1,117 games).

Build

Most played of 1,117 games

Start

DrHp

84% · 48.3% won

Spells

ExFl

50% · 49.4% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

58% · 52.2% won

Items 15.4% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Rd61.9% won28% pick
  • Vs50.9% won14% pick
  • St57.1% won13% pick
5th
  • Vs66.7% won19% pick
  • Rd58.6% won19% pick
  • Mo44.4% won12% pick

56.5% won (47.1–65.5) · 108 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes88% · 49.6% won

Skill path 55% of games · 53.0% 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 Deathcap108 gamesMost played15%56.5%47% to 65%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass53 gamesFew games7.6%50.9%38% to 64%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame52 gamesFew games7.4%63.5%50% to 75%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass33 gamesFew games4.7%42.4%27% to 59%
  5. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap29 gamesFew games4.1%75.9%58% to 88%
  6. Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment26 gamesFew games3.7%42.3%26% to 61%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Zhonya's Hourglass › Shadowflame24 gamesFew games3.4%62.5%43% to 79%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment22 gamesFew games3.1%63.6%43% to 80%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E Q58%52.2%642
  2. starts Q E W25%44.0%277
  3. starts Q W EFew games4.8%47.2%53
  4. starts Q W QFew games3.6%45.0%40

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion84% · 48.3% won · 935 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess Few games6.5%43.1% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes88% · 49.6% won · 986 games
  • No boots Few games7.5%40.5% won
  • Crimson Lucidity Few games3.3%27.0% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash50% · 49.4% won · 555 games
  • Flash + Teleport 21%43.0% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite 15%49.7% won
Every option as a table42 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap15%56.5%47.1%–65.5%108
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's HourglassFew games7.6%50.9%37.9%–63.9%53
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games7.4%63.5%49.9%–75.2%52
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's HourglassFew games4.7%42.4%27.2%–59.2%33
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games4.1%75.9%57.9%–87.8%29
Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games3.7%42.3%25.5%–61.1%26
Blackfire Torch › Zhonya's Hourglass › ShadowflameFew games3.4%62.5%42.7%–78.8%24
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games3.1%63.6%43.0%–80.3%22
4th item, of 381 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap28%61.9%52.4%–70.6%105
Void StaffFew games14%50.9%38.1%–63.6%55
StormsurgeFew games13%57.1%43.3%–70.0%49
Zhonya's HourglassFew games11%52.5%37.5%–67.1%40
ShadowflameFew games8.4%46.9%30.9%–63.6%32
Liandry's TormentFew games8.1%61.3%43.8%–76.3%31
5th item, of 156 games that reached it
Void StaffFew games19%66.7%48.8%–80.8%30
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games19%58.6%40.7%–74.5%29
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes88%49.6%46.5%–52.7%986
No bootsFew games7.5%40.5%30.6%–51.2%84
Crimson LucidityFew games3.3%27.0%15.4%–43.0%37
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion84%48.3%45.2%–51.6%935
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the GoddessFew games6.5%43.1%32.3%–54.6%72
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash50%49.4%45.2%–53.5%555
Flash + Teleport21%43.0%36.8%–49.5%230
Exhaust + Ignite15%49.7%42.2%–57.2%167
Exhaust + TeleportFew games6.7%53.3%42.2%–64.2%75
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q58%52.2%48.3%–56.0%642
Max Q E W · starts Q E W25%44.0%38.3%–49.9%277
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games4.8%47.2%34.4%–60.3%53
Max Q E W · starts Q W QFew games3.6%45.0%30.7%–60.2%40
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R55%53.0%48.9%–57.0%591
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R22%46.4%40.2%–52.8%239
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games4.3%47.8%34.1%–61.9%46
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games3.1%45.5%29.8%–62.0%33
Finished items
Malignance38%47.3%42.6%–52.1%429
Liandry's Torment31%51.1%45.9%–56.3%350
Zhonya's Hourglass24%51.9%45.9%–57.7%270
Void Staff11%51.6%42.9%–60.1%126
Stormsurge11%58.5%49.5%–67.0%118
MorellonomiconFew games5.7%43.8%32.3%–55.9%64
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games4.7%53.9%40.5%–66.7%52
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games3.0%58.8%42.2%–73.6%34
Rod of AgesFew games2.1%43.5%25.6%–63.2%23

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on KR?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 10% of 1,117 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 56.5% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 58% of 1,103 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 52.2% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 50% of 1,117 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 49.4% win rate.