KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle77%Mid10%Bot6%Support5%
Win
48.5%
▼1.5 vs Mid
LP a game
0.00
±1.38
Games
808
a win +19.4 · a loss −19.0
Pick · Ban
0.16 · 0.32%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Patch 26.21 started 20 Oct: showing the last 7 days, so some champion changes may not show yet.

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

Build

Most played of 808 games

Start

DrHp

73% · 50.3% won

Spells

FlTe

44% · 53.1% won

Skills

starts Q E W

44% · 49.0% won

Items 6.2% of games with a core

  1. Malignance
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Rd54.8% won24% pick
  • Vs52.8% won17% pick
  • Sh52.5% won13% pick
5th
  • Rd43.9% won32% pick
  • Vs62.1% won22% pick
  • St64.7% won13% pick

55.6% won (39.6–70.5) · 36 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes71% · 51.1% won

Skill path 38% of games · 46.8% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap36 gamesMost playedFew games6.2%55.6%40% to 70%
  2. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame34 gamesFew games5.9%52.9%37% to 69%
  3. Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment32 gamesFew games5.5%37.5%23% to 55%
  4. Malignance › Shadowflame › Stormsurge25 gamesFew games4.3%56.0%37% to 73%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap24 gamesFew games4.1%62.5%43% to 79%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame21 gamesFew games3.6%61.9%41% to 79%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W44%49.0%357
  2. starts Q E Q26%51.4%212
  3. starts Q W EFew games9.7%48.7%78
  4. starts Q E WFew games5.3%25.6%43
  5. starts Q E QFew games3.6%48.3%29

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion73% · 50.3% won · 592 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 15%41.5% won
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion Few games5.6%48.9% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes71% · 51.1% won · 577 games
  • No boots 15%46.4% won
  • Crimson Lucidity Few games12%35.4% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport44% · 53.1% won · 358 games
  • Exhaust + Flash 17%50.3% won
  • Flash + Ignite 12%50.0% won
Every option as a table42 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games6.2%55.6%39.6%–70.5%36
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games5.9%52.9%36.7%–68.6%34
Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games5.5%37.5%22.9%–54.8%32
Malignance › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games4.3%56.0%37.1%–73.3%25
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games4.1%62.5%42.7%–78.8%24
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games3.6%61.9%40.9%–79.3%21
4th item, of 310 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games24%54.8%43.4%–65.7%73
Void StaffFew games17%52.8%39.7%–65.6%53
ShadowflameFew games13%52.5%37.5%–67.1%40
Zhonya's HourglassFew games13%48.7%33.9%–63.8%39
StormsurgeFew games13%51.3%36.2%–66.1%39
Liandry's TormentFew games7.1%54.6%34.7%–73.1%22
5th item, of 130 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games32%43.9%29.9%–59.0%41
Void StaffFew games22%62.1%44.0%–77.3%29
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes71%51.1%47.1%–55.2%577
No boots15%46.4%37.9%–55.1%125
Crimson LucidityFew games12%35.4%26.6%–45.4%96
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion73%50.3%46.3%–54.4%592
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess15%41.5%33.0%–50.6%118
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable PotionFew games5.6%48.9%35.0%–63.0%45
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport44%53.1%47.9%–58.2%358
Exhaust + Flash17%50.3%42.2%–58.5%141
Flash + Ignite12%50.0%40.4%–59.6%100
Exhaust + IgniteFew games10%32.5%23.4%–43.2%83
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W44%49.0%43.9%–54.2%357
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q26%51.4%44.7%–58.1%212
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games9.7%48.7%38.0%–59.6%78
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games5.3%25.6%14.9%–40.2%43
Max Q W E · starts Q E QFew games3.6%48.3%31.4%–65.6%29
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R38%46.8%41.2%–52.5%297
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R23%50.3%43.1%–57.5%181
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games8.0%48.4%36.4%–60.6%62
Q E W Q E R Q E Q E RFew games2.9%52.2%33.0%–70.8%23
Finished items
Liandry's Torment40%52.0%46.6%–57.4%323
Blackfire Torch38%53.1%47.5%–58.6%305
Stormsurge21%53.5%46.0%–60.8%172
Zhonya's Hourglass21%52.4%44.8%–59.9%166
Void Staff15%58.5%49.7%–66.9%123
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games7.8%74.6%62.7%–83.7%63
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games4.8%46.2%31.6%–61.4%39
Luden's EchoFew games3.2%46.2%28.8%–64.5%26
MorellonomiconFew games2.6%52.4%32.4%–71.7%21

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on VN?

The most played core is Malignance, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 4% of 808 games in all ranks, last 7 days, 55.6% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 44% of 808 games in all ranks, last 7 days, 49.0% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 44% of 808 games in all ranks, last 7 days, 53.1% win rate.