KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle75%Top10%Mid6%Bot5%Support4%
Win
45.2%
▼4.8 vs Support
LP a game
+0.70
±0.90
Games
2,275
a win +23.1 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
0.07 · 0.56%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Karthus Support on KR, last 30 days: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 2,275 games).

Build

Most played of 2,275 games

Start

Hp

86% · 45.6% won

Spells

ExFl

53% · 45.4% won

Skills

starts Q E W

27% · 46.4% won

Items 11.4% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Liandry's Torment
  3. Shadowflame
4th
  • Rd43.6%won30% pick
  • Vs41.3%won10% pick
  • Zh46.2%won8.7% pick
5th
  • Rd50.0%won26% pick
  • Vs54.6%won14% pick
  • St20.0%won13% pick

44.0% won (35.6–52.8) · 125 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes65% · 46.1% won

Skill path 24% of games · 47.1% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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WW314151718
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame125 gamesMost played11%44.0%36% to 53%
  2. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame75 gamesFew games6.9%58.7%47% to 69%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap68 gamesFew games6.2%54.4%43% to 66%
  4. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap64 gamesFew games5.9%51.6%40% to 63%
  5. Malignance › Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame61 gamesFew games5.6%45.9%34% to 58%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass46 gamesFew games4.2%28.3%17% to 43%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass37 gamesFew games3.4%67.6%51% to 80%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W27%46.4%580
  2. starts Q E Q23%46.9%490
  3. starts Q W E20%43.7%435
  4. starts Q W Q9.0%46.9%192
  5. starts Q W Q5.2%46.9%111

Starting items

2 × Health Potion86% · 45.6% won · 1,752 games
  • Health Potion Few games3.6%36.5% won
  • Control Ward Few games2.7%47.3% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes65% · 46.1% won · 1,472 games
  • No boots 27%42.2% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity 6.4%49.7% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash53% · 45.4% won · 1,197 games
  • Exhaust + Ignite 18%43.7% won
  • Flash + Ignite 11%47.7% won
Every option as a table49 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame11%44.0%35.6%–52.8%125
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games6.9%58.7%47.4%–69.1%75
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games6.2%54.4%42.7%–65.7%68
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games5.9%51.6%39.6%–63.4%64
Malignance › Blackfire Torch › ShadowflameFew games5.6%45.9%34.0%–58.3%61
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's HourglassFew games4.2%28.3%17.3%–42.6%46
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's HourglassFew games3.4%67.6%51.5%–80.4%37
4th item, of 449 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap30%43.6%35.5%–52.1%133
ShadowflameFew games11%37.5%25.2%–51.6%48
Void StaffFew games10%41.3%28.3%–55.7%46
Zhonya's HourglassFew games8.7%46.2%31.6%–61.4%39
MorellonomiconFew games8.5%55.3%39.7%–69.9%38
StormsurgeFew games8.5%65.8%49.9%–78.8%38
5th item, of 156 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games26%50.0%35.2%–64.8%40
Void StaffFew games14%54.6%34.7%–73.1%22
StormsurgeFew games13%20.0%8.1%–41.6%20
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes65%46.1%43.5%–48.6%1,472
No boots27%42.2%38.3%–46.1%624
Ionian Boots of Lucidity6.4%49.7%41.6%–57.7%145
Boots of SwiftnessFew games1.1%46.2%28.8%–64.5%26
Starting items
2 × Health Potion86%45.6%43.2%–47.9%1,752
Health PotionFew games3.6%36.5%26.4%–47.9%74
Control WardFew games2.7%47.3%34.7%–60.2%55
Amplifying Tome + 2 × Health PotionFew games1.1%63.6%43.0%–80.3%22
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash53%45.4%42.6%–48.2%1,197
Exhaust + Ignite18%43.7%38.9%–48.6%403
Flash + Ignite11%47.7%41.7%–53.8%258
Flash + Heal5.9%46.7%38.5%–55.1%135
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W27%46.4%42.4%–50.4%580
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q23%46.9%42.6%–51.4%490
Max Q E W · starts Q W E20%43.7%39.1%–48.4%435
Max Q E W · starts Q W Q9.0%46.9%40.0%–53.9%192
Max Q W E · starts Q W Q5.2%46.9%37.8%–56.1%111
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R24%47.1%42.6%–51.6%461
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R22%48.7%43.9%–53.5%413
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R17%42.5%37.2%–47.9%325
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E R7.8%43.0%35.3%–51.0%149
Q W Q E Q R Q W Q W RFew games3.6%47.8%36.5%–59.4%69
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.3%32.6%20.5%–47.5%43
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike87%46.0%43.9%–48.2%1,983
Malignance48%47.0%44.0%–49.9%1,084
Rabadon's Deathcap18%47.5%42.7%–52.3%415
Zhonya's Hourglass11%45.7%39.8%–51.8%258
Stormsurge8.4%51.3%44.3%–58.3%191
Void Staff6.6%47.7%39.9%–55.6%151
Morellonomicon5.8%48.9%40.5%–57.3%131
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games4.3%48.0%38.3%–57.7%98
Horizon FocusFew games2.9%47.7%36.0%–59.6%65
Celestial OppositionFew games2.8%44.4%32.9%–56.7%63

Questions

What do Karthus Support players build first on KR?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Liandry's Torment, then Shadowflame: 5% of 2,275 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 44.0% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 27% of 2,137 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 30 days, 46.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 53% of 2,275 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 45.4% win rate.