KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle54%Bot32%Mid6%Support5%
Win
52.1%
▲2.1 vs Support
LP a game
+2.70
±2.56
Games
259
a win +21.4 · a loss −18.3
Pick · Ban
0.13 · 0.96%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Karthus Support on OCE, last 30 days: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Liandry's Torment; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 259 games).

Low sample. 259 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 259 games

Start

Hp

79% · 49.7% won

Spells

ExFl

54% · 50.4% won

Skills

starts Q E W

39% · 47.9% won

Items 20.4% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Liandry's Torment
4th
  • Rd35.7%won22% pick

62.5% won (45.3–77.1) · 32 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes73% · 53.2% won

Skill path 32% of games · 44.6% 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. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment32 gamesMost playedFew games20%62.5%45% to 77%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E WFew games39%47.9%96
  2. starts Q W EFew games18%47.7%44
  3. starts Q E QFew games18%62.8%43

Starting items

2 × Health Potion79% · 49.7% won · 189 games
  • Control Ward Few games14%67.7% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes73% · 53.2% won · 188 games
  • No boots Few games19%50.0% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games7.7%45.0% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash54% · 50.4% won · 139 games
  • Exhaust + Ignite Few games25%64.1% won
  • Flash + Ignite Few games12%41.9% won
Every option as a table21 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games20%62.5%45.3%–77.1%32
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes73%53.2%46.1%–60.2%188
No bootsFew games19%50.0%36.6%–63.4%50
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games7.7%45.0%25.8%–65.8%20
Starting items
2 × Health Potion79%49.7%42.7%–56.8%189
Control WardFew games14%67.7%50.8%–80.9%34
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash54%50.4%42.2%–58.6%139
Exhaust + IgniteFew games25%64.1%51.8%–74.7%64
Flash + IgniteFew games12%41.9%26.4%–59.2%31
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games39%47.9%38.2%–57.8%96
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games18%47.7%33.8%–62.1%44
Max Q E W · starts Q E QFew games18%62.8%47.9%–75.6%43
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games32%44.6%33.8%–55.9%74
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games16%46.0%31.0%–61.6%37
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E RFew games15%61.8%45.0%–76.1%34
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike88%52.0%45.5%–58.4%227
MalignanceFew games35%48.9%38.8%–59.1%90
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games17%50.0%35.8%–64.2%44
StormsurgeFew games17%65.1%50.2%–77.6%43
Zhonya's HourglassFew games10%40.7%24.5%–59.3%27
Void StaffFew games10%65.4%46.2%–80.6%26

Questions

What do Karthus Support players build first on OCE?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Liandry's Torment: 12% of 259 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 62.5% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 39% of 244 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 30 days, 47.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 54% of 259 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 50.4% win rate.