KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle64%Bot16%Mid10%Support6%Top4%
Win
47.4%
▼2.6 vs Support
LP a game
+1.60
±2.54
Games
310
a win +23.5 · a loss −18.5
Pick · Ban
0.10 · 0.37%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Karthus Support on SG, last 30 days: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Liandry's Torment; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 310 games).

Low sample. 310 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 310 games

Start

Hp

84% · 46.9% won

Spells

ExFl

55% · 43.0% won

Skills

starts Q E W

27% · 48.1% won

Items 9.7% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Liandry's Torment
4th
  • Rd69.7%won37% pick
  • Vs60.0%won11% pick
  • St70.0%won11% pick

55.6% won (33.7–75.4) · 18 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes59% · 46.2% won

Skill path 21% of games · 44.1% 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 WFew games27%48.1%79
  2. starts Q E QFew games23%43.9%66
  3. starts Q W EFew games19%51.8%56
  4. starts Q W EFew games11%59.4%32
  5. starts Q W QFew games7.2%38.1%21

Starting items

2 × Health Potion84% · 46.9% won · 226 games
  • Health Potion Few games10%48.2% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes59% · 46.2% won · 184 games
  • No boots Few games31%52.6% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games9.0%35.7% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash55% · 43.0% won · 172 games
  • Flash + Heal Few games15%58.7% won
  • Flash + Ignite Few games12%52.8% won
Every option as a table24 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
4th item, of 90 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games37%69.7%52.7%–82.6%33
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes59%46.2%39.1%–53.4%184
No bootsFew games31%52.6%42.7%–62.4%95
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games9.0%35.7%20.7%–54.2%28
Starting items
2 × Health Potion84%46.9%40.5%–53.4%226
Health PotionFew games10%48.2%30.7%–66.0%27
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash55%43.0%35.9%–50.5%172
Flash + HealFew games15%58.7%44.3%–71.7%46
Flash + IgniteFew games12%52.8%37.0%–68.0%36
Exhaust + IgniteFew games10%48.4%32.0%–65.2%31
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E WFew games27%48.1%37.4%–59.0%79
Max Q E W · starts Q E QFew games23%43.9%32.6%–55.9%66
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games19%51.8%39.0%–64.3%56
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games11%59.4%42.3%–74.5%32
Max Q E W · starts Q W QFew games7.2%38.1%20.8%–59.1%21
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E RFew games21%44.1%32.2%–56.7%59
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games19%50.9%37.9%–63.9%53
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games17%57.5%43.3%–70.5%47
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike87%46.8%41.0%–52.8%269
Malignance62%49.2%42.2%–56.3%191
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games26%61.0%50.1%–70.8%82
StormsurgeFew games14%47.7%33.8%–62.1%44
Void StaffFew games12%60.5%44.7%–74.4%38
Zhonya's HourglassFew games6.8%57.1%36.6%–75.5%21

Questions

What do Karthus Support players build first on SG?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Liandry's Torment: 6% of 310 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 55.6% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 27% of 291 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 30 days, 48.1% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 55% of 310 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 43.0% win rate.