KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle68%Bot12%Mid12%Support4%Top4%
Win
47.7%
▼2.3 vs Mid
LP a game
+1.20
±2.75
Games
195
a win +20.2 · a loss −16.7
Pick · Ban
0.20 · 0.36%
as Mid · any role
Few games

How we measure

Low sample. 195 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 195 games

Start

DrHp

71% · 48.6% won

Spells

FlTe

35% · 52.9% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

37% · 43.1% won

Items 10.3% of games with a core

  1. Malignance
  2. Zhonya's Hourglass
  3. Shadowflame
4th
  • Rd64.7% won41% pick

46.7% won (24.8–69.9) · 15 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes84% · 48.8% won

Skill path 31% of games · 40.7% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QQ13579
WW414151718
EE28101213
RR61116

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E QFew games37%43.1%72
  2. starts Q E WFew games35%50.0%68

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion71% · 48.6% won · 138 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess Few games11%47.6% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes84% · 48.8% won · 164 games
  • No boots Few games11%42.9% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport35% · 52.9% won · 68 gamesFew games
  • Flash + Ignite Few games25%39.6% won
  • Exhaust + Flash Few games16%41.9% won
Every option as a table16 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
4th item, of 83 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games41%64.7%47.9%–78.5%34
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes84%48.8%41.3%–56.4%164
No bootsFew games11%42.9%24.5%–63.5%21
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion71%48.6%40.4%–56.8%138
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the GoddessFew games11%47.6%28.3%–67.6%21
Summoner spells
Flash + TeleportFew games35%52.9%41.2%–64.3%68
Flash + IgniteFew games25%39.6%27.0%–53.7%48
Exhaust + FlashFew games16%41.9%26.4%–59.2%31
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E QFew games37%43.1%32.3%–54.6%72
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games35%50.0%38.4%–61.6%68
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E RFew games31%40.7%29.1%–53.4%59
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games25%51.1%37.2%–64.7%47
Finished items
Blackfire TorchFew games49%51.0%41.2%–60.8%96
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games32%55.6%43.3%–67.2%63
Liandry's TormentFew games32%58.7%46.4%–70.0%63
StormsurgeFew games29%44.6%32.4%–57.6%56

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on SG?

The most played core is Malignance, then Zhonya's Hourglass, then Shadowflame: 8% of 195 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 46.7% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 37% of 195 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 43.1% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 35% of 195 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 52.9% win rate.