KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle66%Bot18%Mid9%Top4%Support3%
Win
50.8%
▲0.7 vs Support
LP a game
+1.90
±2.24
Games
327
a win +21.3 · a loss −17.8
Pick · Ban
0.05 · 0.27%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Karthus Support on LAS, patch 26.21: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Liandry's Torment; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 327 games).

Low sample. 327 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 327 games

Start

Hp

85% · 49.2% won

Spells

ExFl

50% · 52.2% won

Skills

starts Q E W

33% · 53.4% won

Items 8.4% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Liandry's Torment
4th
  • Rd58.6%won20% · 16pick, 16 games
all builds

75.0% won (50.5–89.8) · 16 games

4th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsSorcerer's Shoes71% · 51.9% won

Skill path 20% of games · 50.0% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QQ14579
WW314151718
EE28101213
RR61116

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W33%53.4%103
  2. starts Q W EFew games26%50.6%83
  3. starts Q E QFew games10%59.4%32
  4. starts Q W EFew games9.2%44.8%29

Starting items

2 × Health Potion85% · 49.2% won · 252 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes71% · 51.9% won · 233 games
  • No boots Few games20%47.8% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash50% · 52.2% won · 163 games
  • Flash + Ignite Few games29%54.7% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite Few games7.0%39.1% won
Every option as a table20 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes71%51.9%45.5%–58.3%233
No bootsFew games20%47.8%36.3%–59.5%67
Starting items
2 × Health Potion85%49.2%43.1%–55.3%252
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash50%52.2%44.5%–59.7%163
Flash + IgniteFew games29%54.7%44.7%–64.4%95
Exhaust + IgniteFew games7.0%39.1%22.2%–59.2%23
Flash + TeleportFew games6.1%45.0%25.8%–65.8%20
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W33%53.4%43.8%–62.7%103
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games26%50.6%40.1%–61.1%83
Max Q E W · starts Q E QFew games10%59.4%42.3%–74.5%32
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games9.2%44.8%28.4%–62.5%29
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games20%50.0%37.5%–62.5%58
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games18%40.4%28.2%–53.9%52
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E RFew games8.7%68.0%48.4%–82.8%25
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike85%50.5%44.7%–56.4%277
Malignance58%48.7%41.7%–55.7%191
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games17%54.6%41.5%–67.0%55
StormsurgeFew games14%60.0%45.5%–73.0%45
Zhonya's HourglassFew games10%75.8%59.0%–87.2%33
Void StaffFew games7.7%44.0%26.7%–62.9%25

Questions

What do Karthus Support players build first on LAS?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Liandry's Torment: 5% of 327 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 75.0% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 33% of 315 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 53.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 50% of 327 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 52.2% win rate.