KarthusSupport build

Jungle59%Bot23%Mid10%Top4%Support4%

Win: 44.2%; ▼5.8 vs Support
LP a game: 0.00; ±1.81
Games: 543; a win +22.2 · a loss −18.1
Pick · Ban: 0.10 · 0.65%; as Support · any role

Updated 24 Oct, 03:08 UTCHow we measure

Karthus Support on NA, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 543 games).

Low sample. 543 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Last 30 days

Build

Start

79% · 43.2% won

Spells

54% · 46.4% won

Skills

starts Q E W

30% · 44.8% won

Items 8.3% of games with a core

Blackfire Torch
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap

4th

Rd33.3% won25% pick
St60.0% won15% pick
Vs61.5% won9.9% pick

61.5% won (42.5–77.6) · 26 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes66% · 44.7% won

Skill path 24% of games · 50.4% 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 Deathcap26 gamesMost playedFew games8.3%61.5%43% to 78%
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment21 gamesFew games6.7%52.4%32% to 72%

Skills

starts Q E W30%44.8%154
starts Q W E22%50.9%114
starts Q E QFew games17%46.5%86
starts Q W EFew games5.0%46.2%26
starts Q W QFew games4.2%31.8%22

Starting items

2 × Health Potion79% · 43.2% won · 377 games

Control Ward Few games13%46.7% won
Health Potion Few games5.2%44.0% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes66% · 44.7% won · 358 games

No boots 26%45.1% won
Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games6.8%37.8% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash54% · 46.4% won · 291 games

Flash + Ignite Few games12%34.8% won
Flash + Heal Few games11%45.6% won

Every option as a table33 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	8.3%	61.5%	42.5%–77.6%	26
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games	6.7%	52.4%	32.4%–71.7%	21
4th item, of 132 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games	25%	33.3%	19.8%–50.4%	33
StormsurgeFew games	15%	60.0%	38.7%–78.1%	20
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes	66%	44.7%	39.6%–49.9%	358
No boots	26%	45.1%	37.1%–53.3%	142
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games	6.8%	37.8%	24.1%–53.9%	37
Starting items
2 × Health Potion	79%	43.2%	38.3%–48.3%	377
Control WardFew games	13%	46.7%	34.6%–59.1%	60
Health PotionFew games	5.2%	44.0%	26.7%–62.9%	25
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash	54%	46.4%	40.8%–52.1%	291
Flash + IgniteFew games	12%	34.8%	24.5%–46.9%	66
Flash + HealFew games	11%	45.6%	33.4%–58.4%	57
Exhaust + IgniteFew games	9.4%	41.2%	28.7%–54.8%	51
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	30%	44.8%	37.2%–52.7%	154
Max Q E W · starts Q W E	22%	50.9%	41.8%–59.9%	114
Max Q E W · starts Q E QFew games	17%	46.5%	36.4%–57.0%	86
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games	5.0%	46.2%	28.8%–64.5%	26
Max Q E W · starts Q W QFew games	4.2%	31.8%	16.4%–52.7%	22
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R	24%	50.4%	41.5%–59.3%	117
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games	18%	57.0%	46.4%–66.9%	86
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E RFew games	16%	39.5%	29.3%–50.7%	76
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games	4.3%	28.6%	13.8%–50.0%	21
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike	81%	44.8%	40.2%–49.4%	438
Malignance	56%	43.9%	38.4%–49.5%	303
Liandry's Torment	36%	50.3%	43.3%–57.2%	195
StormsurgeFew games	13%	48.6%	37.3%–60.1%	70
Void StaffFew games	8.8%	58.3%	44.3%–71.2%	48
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games	6.5%	42.9%	28.0%–59.1%	35
Zhonya's HourglassFew games	4.4%	45.8%	27.9%–64.9%	24
Celestial OppositionFew games	4.2%	52.2%	33.0%–70.8%	23
MorellonomiconFew games	3.9%	47.6%	28.3%–67.6%	21
Luden's EchoFew games	3.9%	47.6%	28.3%–67.6%	21