KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle74%Top11%Mid7%Support5%Bot4%

Win: 47.0%; ▼3.0 vs Support
LP a game: +2.00; ±1.54
Games: 790; a win +23.4 · a loss −17.6
Pick · Ban: 0.08 · 0.55%; as Support · any role

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Updated 20 Oct, 21:57 UTCHow we measure

Low sample. 790 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Start

75% · 47.0% won

Spells

52% · 47.3% won

Skills

starts Q E W

26% · 45.9% won

Items 8.1% of games with a core

Blackfire Torch
Liandry's Torment
Shadowflame

4th

Rd51.1% won26% pick
Sh28.6% won12% pick
Zh45.0% won11% pick

5th

Rd37.5% won24% pick
Vs60.0% won15% pick
St30.0% won15% pick

46.9% won (30.9–63.6) · 32 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes65% · 47.9% won

Skill path 25% of games · 45.4% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QQ	1			4	5		7		9
WW			3											14	15		17	18
EE		2						8		10		12	13
RR						6					11					16

Core items

ItemsPickWin
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame32 gamesMost playedFew games8.1%46.9%31% to 64%
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap32 gamesFew games8.1%53.1%36% to 69%
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap23 gamesFew games5.8%65.2%45% to 81%
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass21 gamesFew games5.3%66.7%45% to 83%

Skills

starts Q E W26%45.9%207
starts Q E Q21%48.8%166
starts Q W E19%45.6%147
starts Q W QFew games5.7%46.7%45
starts Q W EFew games5.4%41.9%43

Starting items

2 × Health Potion75% · 47.0% won · 589 games

Health Potion Few games3.2%40.0% won
Control Ward Few games2.5%40.0% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes65% · 47.9% won · 513 games

No boots 28%45.0% won
Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games5.6%47.7% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash52% · 47.3% won · 414 games

Exhaust + Ignite 16%45.2% won
Flash + Ignite Few games12%46.2% won

Every option as a table35 options

Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
Option	Pick	Win	95% range	Games
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games	8.1%	46.9%	30.9%–63.6%	32
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games	8.1%	53.1%	36.4%–69.1%	32
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games	5.8%	65.2%	44.9%–81.2%	23
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's HourglassFew games	5.3%	66.7%	45.4%–82.8%	21
4th item, of 174 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games	26%	51.1%	37.0%–65.0%	45
ShadowflameFew games	12%	28.6%	13.8%–50.0%	21
Zhonya's HourglassFew games	11%	45.0%	25.8%–65.8%	20
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes	65%	47.9%	43.7%–52.3%	513
No boots	28%	45.0%	38.6%–51.6%	220
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games	5.6%	47.7%	33.8%–62.1%	44
Starting items
2 × Health Potion	75%	47.0%	43.0%–51.1%	589
Health PotionFew games	3.2%	40.0%	23.4%–59.3%	25
Control WardFew games	2.5%	40.0%	21.9%–61.3%	20
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash	52%	47.3%	42.6%–52.2%	414
Exhaust + Ignite	16%	45.2%	36.8%–53.9%	126
Flash + IgniteFew games	12%	46.2%	36.4%–56.3%	93
Flash + TeleportFew games	7.0%	38.2%	26.5%–51.4%	55
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	26%	45.9%	39.2%–52.7%	207
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q	21%	48.8%	41.3%–56.3%	166
Max Q E W · starts Q W E	19%	45.6%	37.7%–53.6%	147
Max Q E W · starts Q W QFew games	5.7%	46.7%	32.9%–60.9%	45
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games	5.4%	41.9%	28.4%–56.7%	43
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R	25%	45.4%	38.0%–53.1%	163
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R	22%	49.7%	41.6%–57.8%	143
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R	17%	43.0%	34.3%–52.2%	114
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games	5.7%	42.1%	27.9%–57.8%	38
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W RFew games	3.0%	60.0%	38.7%–78.1%	20
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike	86%	49.4%	45.7%–53.2%	682
Malignance	49%	47.7%	42.7%–52.7%	384
Rabadon's Deathcap	19%	52.0%	44.1%–59.8%	152
Zhonya's Hourglass	13%	46.2%	36.9%–55.7%	104
StormsurgeFew games	9.9%	50.0%	39.2%–60.8%	78
Void StaffFew games	5.7%	55.6%	41.2%–69.1%	45
MorellonomiconFew games	4.7%	43.2%	28.7%–59.1%	37
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games	3.8%	36.7%	21.9%–54.5%	30