KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle71%Bot13%Mid6%Top5%Support5%
Win
50.2%
▲0.2 vs Mid
LP a game
+1.30
±1.42
Games
808
a win +20.5 · a loss −18.7
Pick · Ban
0.11 · 0.28%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Karthus Mid on TR, last 14 days: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 808 games).

Low sample. 808 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 808 games

Start

DrHp

74% · 51.9% won

Spells

ExIg

29% · 52.5% won

Skills

starts Q E W

51% · 54.4% won

Items 11.1% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Ma56.4%won32% · 10pick, 10 games
  • St59.4%won23% · 7pick, 7 games
  • Lt56.1%won16% · 5pick, 5 games
5th
  • Vs59.9%won20% · 25pick, 25 games
  • St64.3%won18% · 23pick, 23 games
  • Zh62.5%won13% · 17pick, 17 games
all builds

53.7% won (40.6–66.3) · 54 games

4th: of the 31 games with this core that reached it · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes80% · 53.6% won

Skill path 44% of games · 55.3% 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 › Rabadon's Deathcap54 gamesMost playedFew games11%53.7%41% to 66%
  2. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap47 gamesFew games9.6%51.1%37% to 65%
  3. Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment40 gamesFew games8.2%47.5%33% to 63%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame30 gamesFew games6.1%76.7%59% to 88%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W51%54.4%331
  2. starts Q E Q26%47.0%168
  3. starts Q W EFew games6.5%45.2%42
  4. starts Q E WFew games3.8%52.0%25

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion74% · 51.9% won · 482 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess Few games15%46.9% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes80% · 53.6% won · 646 games
  • No boots 13%38.7% won
  • Crimson Lucidity Few games6.6%35.9% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Ignite29% · 52.5% won · 238 games
  • Exhaust + Flash 27%52.9% won
  • Flash + Ignite 15%43.3% won
Every option as a table37 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games11%53.7%40.6%–66.3%54
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games9.6%51.1%37.2%–64.7%47
Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games8.2%47.5%32.9%–62.5%40
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games6.1%76.7%59.1%–88.2%30
4th item, of 303 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap37%55.8%46.6%–64.6%113
StormsurgeFew games16%58.3%44.3%–71.2%48
ShadowflameFew games9.2%50.0%32.6%–67.4%28
Liandry's TormentFew games8.9%55.6%37.3%–72.4%27
MalignanceFew games6.9%57.1%36.6%–75.5%21
5th item, of 127 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games20%76.9%58.0%–89.0%26
Void StaffFew games20%52.0%33.5%–70.0%25
StormsurgeFew games18%65.2%44.9%–81.2%23
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes80%53.6%49.7%–57.4%646
No boots13%38.7%30.0%–48.2%106
Crimson LucidityFew games6.6%35.9%24.3%–49.3%53
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion74%51.9%47.4%–56.3%482
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the GoddessFew games15%46.9%37.2%–56.8%96
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Ignite29%52.5%46.2%–58.8%238
Exhaust + Flash27%52.9%46.4%–59.4%221
Flash + Ignite15%43.3%34.8%–52.3%120
Flash + TeleportFew games11%52.8%42.5%–62.9%89
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W51%54.4%49.0%–59.7%331
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q26%47.0%39.6%–54.6%168
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games6.5%45.2%31.2%–60.1%42
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games3.8%52.0%33.5%–70.0%25
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R44%55.3%49.5%–61.0%282
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R22%51.8%43.6%–59.9%141
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games6.1%51.3%36.2%–66.1%39
Finished items
Malignance67%47.8%43.6%–52.0%538
Liandry's Torment34%51.8%45.9%–57.7%274
Stormsurge23%58.5%51.4%–65.3%188
Zhonya's Hourglass15%68.3%59.6%–76.0%120
Void StaffFew games9.9%46.3%35.8%–57.1%80
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games3.0%45.8%27.9%–64.9%24
Luden's EchoFew games2.9%60.9%40.8%–77.8%23
Rod of AgesFew games2.9%65.2%44.9%–81.2%23
MorellonomiconFew games2.7%31.8%16.4%–52.7%22

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on TR?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 7% of 808 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 53.7% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 51% of 650 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 14 days, 54.4% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Exhaust and Ignite, in 29% of 808 games in all ranks, last 14 days, 52.5% win rate.