KarthusTop build

Jungle66%Bot18%Mid9%Top4%Support3%

Win: 46.3%; ▼3.7 vs Top
LP a game: +0.80; ±2.15
Games: 363; a win +21.8 · a loss −17.8
Pick · Ban: 0.05 · 0.27%; as Top · any role

Updated 4 Nov, 09:09 UTCHow we measure

Karthus Top on LAS, patch 26.21: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 363 games).

Low sample. 363 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Last 30 days

Build

Start

66% · 46.0% won

Spells

28% · 47.1% won

Skills

starts Q E W

37% · 47.0% won

Items 14.1% of games with a core

Blackfire Torch
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap

4th

Vs51.4%won21% · 33pick, 33 games
Zh43.2%won9.1% · 14pick, 14 games

all builds

5th

Vs38.2%won21% · 13pick, 13 games

all builds

54.3% won (38.2–69.5) · 35 games

4th: all builds · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsSorcerer's Shoes71% · 44.5% won

Skill path 33% of games · 44.9% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QQ	1			4	5		7		9
WW			3											14	15		17	18
EE		2						8		10		12	13
RR						6					11					16

Core items

ItemsPickWin
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap35 gamesMost playedFew games14%54.3%38% to 70%

Skills

starts Q E W37%47.0%132
starts Q E Q28%46.1%102
starts Q W EFew games7.5%44.4%27
starts Q E QFew games6.1%59.1%22

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion66% · 46.0% won · 239 games

2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess Few games21%41.6% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes71% · 44.5% won · 256 games

No boots Few games21%53.9% won
Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games6.9%32.0% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport28% · 47.1% won · 102 games

Exhaust + Teleport Few games21%39.5% won
Exhaust + Flash Few games16%47.5% won

Every option as a table26 options

Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
Option	Pick	Win	95% range	Games
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games	14%	54.3%	38.2%–69.5%	35
4th item, of 154 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games	27%	40.5%	27.0%–55.5%	42
Void StaffFew games	21%	57.6%	40.8%–72.8%	33
ShadowflameFew games	18%	51.9%	34.0%–69.3%	27
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes	71%	44.5%	38.6%–50.7%	256
No bootsFew games	21%	53.9%	42.9%–64.5%	78
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games	6.9%	32.0%	17.2%–51.6%	25
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion	66%	46.0%	39.8%–52.4%	239
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the GoddessFew games	21%	41.6%	31.2%–52.7%	77
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport	28%	47.1%	37.7%–56.7%	102
Exhaust + TeleportFew games	21%	39.5%	29.3%–50.7%	76
Exhaust + FlashFew games	16%	47.5%	35.3%–60.0%	59
Exhaust + IgniteFew games	11%	65.9%	50.6%–78.4%	41
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	37%	47.0%	38.7%–55.5%	132
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q	28%	46.1%	36.7%–55.7%	102
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games	7.5%	44.4%	27.6%–62.7%	27
Max Q W E · starts Q E QFew games	6.1%	59.1%	38.7%–76.7%	22
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R	33%	44.9%	36.2%–53.9%	118
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R	29%	47.6%	38.2%–57.1%	103
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games	7.5%	40.7%	24.5%–59.3%	27
Finished items
Malignance	55%	49.0%	42.1%–55.9%	198
Liandry's Torment	40%	50.7%	42.6%–58.7%	144
Void StaffFew games	17%	50.8%	38.8%–62.7%	63
Zhonya's HourglassFew games	17%	41.0%	29.5%–53.5%	61
StormsurgeFew games	14%	49.0%	35.6%–62.5%	49
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games	6.6%	66.7%	46.7%–82.0%	24