KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle66%Bot18%Mid9%Top4%Support3%
Win
49.9%
▼0.1 vs Mid
LP a game
+2.00
±1.32
Games
858
a win +20.6 · a loss −17.1
Pick · Ban
0.12 · 0.27%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Karthus Mid on LAS, patch 26.21: Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 858 games).

Low sample. 858 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 858 games

Start

DrHp

77% · 52.0% won

Spells

FlTe

31% · 43.1% won

Skills

starts Q E W

38% · 49.4% won

Items 9.4% of games with a core

  1. Malignance
  2. Liandry's Torment
  3. Shadowflame
4th
  • St66.6%won53% · 18pick, 18 games
  • Rd59.4%won18% · 6pick, 6 games
5th
  • Rd57.9%won28% · 45pick, 45 games
  • Zh47.4%won16% · 26pick, 26 games
  • Vs47.3%won15% · 24pick, 24 games
all builds

67.8% won (55.1–78.3) · 59 games

4th: of the 34 games with this core that reached it · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes83% · 51.3% won

Skill path 35% of games · 51.0% 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. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame59 gamesMost playedFew games9.4%67.8%55% to 78%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap55 gamesFew games8.7%56.4%43% to 69%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame47 gamesFew games7.5%51.1%37% to 65%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Malignance45 gamesFew games7.1%57.8%43% to 71%
  5. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap28 gamesFew games4.4%60.7%42% to 76%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W38%49.4%326
  2. starts Q E Q35%50.5%297
  3. starts Q W EFew games7.6%38.5%65
  4. starts Q E WFew games4.7%52.5%40
  5. starts Q E QFew games3.2%63.0%27

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion77% · 52.0% won · 663 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 16%40.2% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes83% · 51.3% won · 708 games
  • No boots Few games11%40.0% won
  • Crimson Lucidity Few games4.6%48.7% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport31% · 43.1% won · 269 games
  • Exhaust + Flash 24%57.3% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite 19%50.0% won
Every option as a table40 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games9.4%67.8%55.1%–78.3%59
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games8.7%56.4%43.3%–68.6%55
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games7.5%51.1%37.2%–64.7%47
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › MalignanceFew games7.1%57.8%43.3%–71.0%45
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games4.4%60.7%42.4%–76.4%28
4th item, of 378 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap27%51.5%41.9%–61.0%101
StormsurgeFew games17%70.8%58.8%–80.4%65
Void StaffFew games12%61.4%46.6%–74.3%44
Liandry's TormentFew games12%50.0%35.8%–64.2%44
ShadowflameFew games9.5%66.7%50.3%–79.8%36
5th item, of 160 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games28%66.7%52.1%–78.6%45
Zhonya's HourglassFew games16%42.3%25.5%–61.1%26
Void StaffFew games15%41.7%24.5%–61.2%24
StormsurgeFew games13%30.0%14.6%–51.9%20
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes83%51.3%47.6%–54.9%708
No bootsFew games11%40.0%30.7%–50.1%95
Crimson LucidityFew games4.6%48.7%33.9%–63.8%39
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion77%52.0%48.2%–55.8%663
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess16%40.2%32.3%–48.5%137
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport31%43.1%37.3%–49.1%269
Exhaust + Flash24%57.3%50.4%–63.8%206
Exhaust + Ignite19%50.0%42.4%–57.6%162
Flash + IgniteFew games11%53.2%43.2%–63.0%94
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W38%49.4%44.0%–54.8%326
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q35%50.5%44.9%–56.2%297
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games7.6%38.5%27.6%–50.6%65
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games4.7%52.5%37.5%–67.1%40
Max Q W E · starts Q E QFew games3.2%63.0%44.2%–78.5%27
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R35%51.0%45.3%–56.7%290
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R32%53.4%47.4%–59.2%268
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games6.0%46.0%33.0%–59.6%50
Finished items
Blackfire Torch60%51.4%47.1%–55.6%518
Rabadon's Deathcap33%56.1%50.3%–61.8%285
Stormsurge22%52.9%45.8%–59.8%191
Zhonya's Hourglass16%51.9%43.5%–60.1%135
Void Staff13%57.0%47.9%–65.7%114
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games4.4%52.6%37.3%–67.5%38
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games3.4%82.8%65.5%–92.4%29
MorellonomiconFew games3.3%75.0%56.6%–87.3%28
Luden's EchoFew games2.9%40.0%23.4%–59.3%25

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on LAS?

The most played core is Malignance, then Liandry's Torment, then Shadowflame: 7% of 858 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 67.8% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 38% of 850 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 31% of 858 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 43.1% win rate.