KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle68%Bot12%Mid12%Support4%Top4%
Win
47.4%
▼2.6 vs Mid
LP a game
+1.10
±2.74
Games
196
a win +20.2 · a loss −16.6
Pick · Ban
0.21 · 0.36%
as Mid · any role
Few games

How we measure

Karthus Mid on SG, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 196 games).

Low sample. 196 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 196 games

Start

DrHp

71% · 48.2% won

Spells

FlTe

35% · 52.9% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

38% · 42.5% won

Items 10.2% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Rd64.7% won40% pick

33.3% won (15.2–58.3) · 15 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes84% · 48.8% won

Skill path 32% of games · 40.0% 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 games38%42.5%73
  2. starts Q E WFew games35%50.0%68

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion71% · 48.2% won · 139 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%40.9% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport35% · 52.9% won · 68 gamesFew games
  • Flash + Ignite Few games24%39.6% won
  • Exhaust + Flash Few games16%40.6% won
Every option as a table16 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
4th item, of 84 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games40%64.7%47.9%–78.5%34
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes84%48.8%41.3%–56.4%164
No bootsFew games11%40.9%23.3%–61.3%22
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion71%48.2%40.1%–56.4%139
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 games24%39.6%27.0%–53.7%48
Exhaust + FlashFew games16%40.6%25.5%–57.7%32
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E QFew games38%42.5%31.8%–53.9%73
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 games32%40.0%28.6%–52.6%60
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games25%51.1%37.2%–64.7%47
Finished items
Malignance60%48.3%39.5%–57.2%118
Liandry's TormentFew games32%58.7%46.4%–70.0%63
StormsurgeFew games29%43.9%31.8%–56.7%57
Zhonya's HourglassFew games24%43.8%30.7%–57.7%48

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on SG?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 8% of 196 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 33.3% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 38% of 194 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 42.5% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 35% of 196 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 52.9% win rate.