KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle66%Mid13%Bot10%Top6%Support5%
Win
49.1%
▼0.9 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.90
±1.50
Games
658
a win +19.5 · a loss −17.5
Pick · Ban
0.19 · 0.21%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Karthus Mid on LAN, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 658 games).

Low sample. 658 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 658 games

Start

DrHp

67% · 50.2% won

Spells

ExFl

29% · 49.0% won

Skills

starts Q E W

41% · 46.4% won

Items 7.8% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • St58.1%won16% pick
  • Vs48.2%won9.9% pick
  • Zh62.5%won8.8% pick
5th
  • Vs73.1%won21% pick
  • Zh40.0%won12% pick
  • St53.9%won11% pick

67.6% won (51.5–80.4) · 37 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes74% · 49.9% won

Skill path 34% of games · 43.8% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ14579
WW314151718
EE28101213
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap37 gamesMost playedFew games7.8%67.6%51% to 80%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame33 gamesFew games6.9%60.6%44% to 75%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Shadowflame32 gamesFew games6.7%68.8%51% to 82%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Malignance › Stormsurge27 gamesFew games5.7%59.3%41% to 75%
  5. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap24 gamesFew games5.0%41.7%24% to 61%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W41%46.4%261
  2. starts Q E Q24%57.1%156
  3. starts Q W EFew games11%40.0%70
  4. starts Q W EFew games4.4%42.9%28
  5. starts Q E WFew games3.9%40.0%25

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion67% · 50.2% won · 440 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 19%40.2% won
  • Doran's Ring Few games5.5%63.9% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes74% · 49.9% won · 487 games
  • No boots 16%51.0% won
  • Crimson Lucidity Few games8.7%42.1% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash29% · 49.0% won · 194 games
  • Exhaust + Ignite 23%52.9% won
  • Flash + Teleport 23%47.7% won
Every option as a table38 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games7.8%67.6%51.5%–80.4%37
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games6.9%60.6%43.7%–75.3%33
Blackfire Torch › Malignance › ShadowflameFew games6.7%68.8%51.4%–82.1%32
Blackfire Torch › Malignance › StormsurgeFew games5.7%59.3%40.7%–75.5%27
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games5.0%41.7%24.5%–61.2%24
4th item, of 272 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games26%60.6%48.9%–71.1%71
StormsurgeFew games16%58.1%43.3%–71.6%43
ShadowflameFew games14%60.5%44.7%–74.4%38
Void StaffFew games9.9%48.2%30.7%–66.0%27
Zhonya's HourglassFew games8.8%62.5%42.7%–78.8%24
5th item, of 123 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games23%67.9%49.3%–82.1%28
Void StaffFew games21%73.1%53.9%–86.3%26
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes74%49.9%45.5%–54.3%487
No boots16%51.0%41.5%–60.4%104
Crimson LucidityFew games8.7%42.1%30.2%–55.0%57
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion67%50.2%45.6%–54.9%440
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess19%40.2%32.0%–48.9%127
Doran's RingFew games5.5%63.9%47.6%–77.5%36
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash29%49.0%42.0%–56.0%194
Exhaust + Ignite23%52.9%45.1%–60.7%153
Flash + Teleport23%47.7%40.0%–55.6%153
Flash + IgniteFew games14%51.1%41.0%–61.1%92
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W41%46.4%40.4%–52.4%261
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q24%57.1%49.2%–64.6%156
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games11%40.0%29.3%–51.7%70
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games4.4%42.9%26.5%–60.9%28
Max E Q W · starts Q E WFew games3.9%40.0%23.4%–59.3%25
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R34%43.8%37.3%–50.4%217
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R20%52.4%43.7%–61.0%124
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games8.5%40.7%28.7%–54.0%54
Finished items
Malignance56%46.1%41.1%–51.2%369
Liandry's Torment38%53.9%47.6%–60.0%247
Stormsurge23%55.0%47.0%–62.8%149
Zhonya's Hourglass17%50.5%41.2%–59.7%109
Void StaffFew games13%57.1%46.5%–67.2%84
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games7.8%49.0%35.9%–62.3%51
Luden's EchoFew games3.8%48.0%30.0%–66.5%25
MorellonomiconFew games3.7%50.0%31.4%–68.6%24

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on LAN?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 6% of 658 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 67.6% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 41% of 643 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 46.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 29% of 658 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 49.0% win rate.