KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle66%Mid13%Bot10%Top6%Support5%
Win
45.9%
▼4.1 vs Support
LP a game
+1.70
±2.84
Games
246
a win +23.4 · a loss −17.8
Pick · Ban
0.07 · 0.21%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Karthus Support on LAN, patch 26.20: Malignance, Shadowflame, Liandry's Torment; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 246 games).

Low sample. 246 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 246 games

Start

Hp

86% · 48.0% won

Spells

ExFl

58% · 47.6% won

Skills

starts Q W E

29% · 46.4% won

Items 10.4% of games with a core

  1. Malignance
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Liandry's Torment
4th
  • Rd35.0%won27% pick

58.8% won (36.0–78.4) · 17 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes63% · 48.7% won

Skill path 18% of games · 56.1% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QQ14579
WW214151718
EE38101213
RR61116

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q W EFew games29%46.4%69
  2. starts Q E WFew games22%45.1%51
  3. starts Q E QFew games13%63.3%30
  4. starts Q W EFew games11%33.3%27

Starting items

2 × Health Potion86% · 48.0% won · 177 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes63% · 48.7% won · 154 games
  • No boots Few games24%43.1% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games12%36.7% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash58% · 47.6% won · 143 games
  • Flash + Ignite Few games18%47.7% won
  • Flash + Heal Few games8.1%50.0% won
Every option as a table20 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
4th item, of 75 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games27%35.0%18.1%–56.7%20
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes63%48.7%40.9%–56.5%154
No bootsFew games24%43.1%31.2%–55.9%58
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games12%36.7%21.9%–54.5%30
Starting items
2 × Health Potion86%48.0%40.8%–55.4%177
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash58%47.6%39.5%–55.7%143
Flash + IgniteFew games18%47.7%33.8%–62.1%44
Flash + HealFew games8.1%50.0%29.9%–70.1%20
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games29%46.4%35.1%–58.0%69
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games22%45.1%32.3%–58.6%51
Max Q E W · starts Q E QFew games13%63.3%45.5%–78.1%30
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games11%33.3%18.6%–52.2%27
First 11 skill points
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games18%56.1%41.0%–70.1%41
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games15%45.7%30.5%–61.8%35
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games9.6%36.4%19.7%–57.1%22
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E RFew games9.2%76.2%54.9%–89.4%21
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike78%44.6%37.7%–51.6%193
Blackfire Torch58%49.3%41.2%–57.4%142
StormsurgeFew games27%50.0%38.3%–61.7%66
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games22%48.2%35.4%–61.2%54

Questions

What do Karthus Support players build first on LAN?

The most played core is Malignance, then Shadowflame, then Liandry's Torment: 7% of 246 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 58.8% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, W, E: 29% of 236 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 46.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 58% of 246 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 47.6% win rate.