KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle59%Bot22%Mid10%Top4%Support4%
Win
50.9%
▲0.9 vs Mid
LP a game
+1.90
±1.27
Games
1,019
a win +21.1 · a loss −18.2
Pick · Ban
0.26 · 0.67%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Build

Most played of 1,019 games

Start

DrHp

70% · 49.4% won

Spells

ExFl

30% · 55.5% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

45% · 50.6% won

Items 9.4% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Rd61.1% won34% pick
  • Sh59.3% won14% pick
  • St54.6% won12% pick
5th
  • Rd58.1% won20% pick
  • Vs61.5% won17% pick
  • St62.5% won16% pick

59.1% won (47.1–70.1) · 66 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes84% · 51.2% won

Skill path 30% of games · 50.3% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap66 gamesMost playedFew games9.4%59.1%47% to 70%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame55 gamesFew games7.9%63.6%50% to 75%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment48 gamesFew games6.9%52.1%38% to 66%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge42 gamesFew games6.0%61.9%47% to 75%
  5. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame38 gamesFew games5.4%50.0%35% to 65%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › Shadowflame35 gamesFew games5.0%60.0%44% to 74%
  7. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap23 gamesFew games3.3%56.5%37% to 74%
  8. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rabadon's Deathcap22 gamesFew games3.1%72.7%52% to 87%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E Q45%50.6%462
  2. starts Q E W25%51.4%259
  3. starts Q W EFew games4.9%50.0%50
  4. starts Q E EFew games3.6%51.4%37
  5. starts Q E EFew games3.4%60.0%35

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion70% · 49.4% won · 713 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 10%52.9% won
  • Doran's Ring Few games6.4%61.5% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes84% · 51.2% won · 856 games
  • No boots 11%49.6% won
  • Crimson Lucidity Few games3.6%62.2% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash30% · 55.5% won · 310 games
  • Flash + Teleport 26%49.4% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite 23%46.4% won
Every option as a table48 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games9.4%59.1%47.1%–70.1%66
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games7.9%63.6%50.4%–75.1%55
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games6.9%52.1%38.3%–65.5%48
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games6.0%61.9%46.8%–75.0%42
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games5.4%50.0%34.8%–65.1%38
Blackfire Torch › Stormsurge › ShadowflameFew games5.0%60.0%43.6%–74.5%35
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games3.3%56.5%36.8%–74.4%23
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games3.1%72.7%51.9%–86.9%22
4th item, of 373 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap34%61.1%52.4%–69.2%126
ShadowflameFew games14%59.3%46.0%–71.3%54
StormsurgeFew games12%54.6%40.1%–68.3%44
Void StaffFew games9.4%71.4%55.0%–83.7%35
Liandry's TormentFew games8.3%61.3%43.8%–76.3%31
Zhonya's HourglassFew games8.0%43.3%27.4%–60.8%30
5th item, of 154 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games20%58.1%40.8%–73.6%31
Void StaffFew games17%61.5%42.5%–77.6%26
StormsurgeFew games16%62.5%42.7%–78.8%24
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes84%51.2%47.8%–54.5%856
No boots11%49.6%40.5%–58.6%113
Crimson LucidityFew games3.6%62.2%46.1%–75.9%37
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion70%49.4%45.7%–53.0%713
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess10%52.9%43.4%–62.2%104
Doran's RingFew games6.4%61.5%49.4%–72.4%65
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable PotionFew games3.9%52.5%37.5%–67.1%40
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash30%55.5%49.9%–60.9%310
Flash + Teleport26%49.4%43.5%–55.4%267
Exhaust + Ignite23%46.4%40.2%–52.8%237
Flash + Ignite11%48.7%39.6%–57.8%111
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q45%50.6%46.1%–55.2%462
Max Q E W · starts Q E W25%51.4%45.3%–57.4%259
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games4.9%50.0%36.6%–63.4%50
Max Q E W · starts Q E EFew games3.6%51.4%35.9%–66.6%37
Max E Q W · starts Q E EFew games3.4%60.0%43.6%–74.5%35
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R30%50.3%44.7%–56.0%298
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R24%51.9%45.6%–58.2%237
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games4.4%51.2%36.8%–65.4%43
Q E Q E W R Q Q Q E RFew games3.8%54.1%38.4%–69.0%37
Q E Q E Q R Q W Q E RFew games3.6%65.7%49.2%–79.2%35
Q E Q E Q R W Q Q E RFew games2.6%56.0%37.1%–73.3%25
Finished items
Liandry's Torment43%54.7%50.0%–59.3%437
Malignance39%47.5%42.7%–52.4%400
Stormsurge24%54.3%48.0%–60.4%245
Void Staff10%60.4%50.9%–69.2%106
Zhonya's Hourglass10%51.0%41.4%–60.5%102
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games3.8%76.9%61.7%–87.4%39
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games3.6%51.4%35.9%–66.6%37
Luden's EchoFew games2.5%40.0%23.4%–59.3%25
MorellonomiconFew games2.3%60.9%40.8%–77.8%23

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on NA?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 6% of 1,019 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 59.1% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 45% of 1,019 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 50.6% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 30% of 1,019 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 55.5% win rate.