KarthusBot build

Jungle68%Bot12%Mid12%Support4%Top4%

Win: 58.9%; ▲8.9 vs Bot
LP a game: +4.90; ±2.85
Games: 197; a win +21.3 · a loss −17.9
Pick · Ban: 0.21 · 0.36%; as Bot · any role

Few games

Updated 23 Oct, 03:36 UTCHow we measure

Karthus Bot on SG, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Deathfire Touch + Precision; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 197 games).

Low sample. 197 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Start

96% · 58.7% won

Spells

81% · 59.4% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

53% · 61.4% won

Items 25.2% of games with a core

Blackfire Torch
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap

4th

Rd61.3% won32% pick
St66.7% won19% pick
Zh58.3% won13% pick

5th

Vs54.6% won25% pick
Rd90.0% won23% pick

55.0% won (39.8–69.3) · 40 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes89% · 59.1% won

Skill path 49% of games · 62.9% 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		3		5		7		9
WW				4										14	15		17	18
EE		2						8		10		12	13
RR						6					11					16

Core items

ItemsPickWin
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap40 gamesMost playedFew games25%55.0%40% to 69%
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge28 gamesFew games18%67.9%49% to 82%

Skills

starts Q E Q53%61.4%101
starts Q E WFew games32%53.3%60

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion96% · 58.7% won · 189 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes89% · 59.1% won · 176 games

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash81% · 59.4% won · 160 games

Every option as a table15 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	25%	55.0%	39.8%–69.3%	40
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games	18%	67.9%	49.3%–82.1%	28
4th item, of 96 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games	32%	61.3%	43.8%–76.3%	31
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes	89%	59.1%	51.7%–66.1%	176
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion	96%	58.7%	51.6%–65.5%	189
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash	81%	59.4%	51.6%–66.7%	160
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q	53%	61.4%	51.6%–70.3%	101
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games	32%	53.3%	40.9%–65.4%	60
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E RFew games	49%	62.9%	52.6%–72.2%	89
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games	26%	54.2%	40.3%–67.4%	48
Finished items
StormsurgeFew games	37%	66.7%	55.2%–76.5%	72
Liandry's TormentFew games	28%	64.3%	51.2%–75.5%	56
Zhonya's HourglassFew games	19%	71.1%	55.2%–83.0%	38
Void StaffFew games	17%	52.9%	36.7%–68.6%	34
MalignanceFew games	15%	65.5%	47.3%–80.1%	29

Questions

What do Karthus Bot players build first on SG?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 20% of 197 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 55.0% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Bot players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 53% of 189 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 61.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Bot players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 81% of 197 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 59.4% win rate.