KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle77%Mid10%Bot6%Support5%
Win
48.6%
▼1.4 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.10
±1.45
Games
729
a win +19.4 · a loss −18.9
Pick · Ban
0.16 · 0.33%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Karthus Mid on VN, patch 26.20: Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 729 games).

Low sample. 729 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 729 games

Start

DrHp

73% · 49.8% won

Spells

FlTe

45% · 53.2% won

Skills

starts Q E W

44% · 49.7% won

Items 6.3% of games with a core

  1. Malignance
  2. Liandry's Torment
  3. Shadowflame
4th
  • Rd54.4% won24% pick
  • Vs55.3% won17% pick
  • Sh52.6% won13% pick
5th
  • Rd43.2% won30% pick
  • Vs61.5% won21% pick
  • St68.8% won13% pick

51.5% won (35.2–67.5) · 33 games

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes71% · 51.1% won

Skill path 38% of games · 47.6% 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. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame33 gamesMost playedFew games6.3%51.5%35% to 68%
  2. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap31 gamesFew games5.9%58.1%41% to 74%
  3. Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment31 gamesFew games5.9%38.7%24% to 56%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap24 gamesFew games4.6%62.5%43% to 79%
  5. Malignance › Shadowflame › Stormsurge22 gamesFew games4.2%50.0%31% to 69%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame20 gamesFew games3.8%60.0%39% to 78%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W44%49.7%322
  2. starts Q E Q26%51.6%186
  3. starts Q W EFew games10%49.3%73
  4. starts Q E WFew games5.7%26.8%41
  5. starts Q E QFew games3.6%50.0%26

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion73% · 49.8% won · 532 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 14%45.1% won
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion Few games5.9%48.8% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes71% · 51.1% won · 521 games
  • No boots 15%48.2% won
  • Crimson Lucidity Few games12%34.4% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport45% · 53.2% won · 325 games
  • Exhaust + Flash 18%48.4% won
  • Flash + Ignite Few games12%52.9% won
Every option as a table42 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games6.3%51.5%35.2%–67.5%33
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games5.9%58.1%40.8%–73.6%31
Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games5.9%38.7%23.7%–56.2%31
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games4.6%62.5%42.7%–78.8%24
Malignance › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games4.2%50.0%30.7%–69.3%22
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games3.8%60.0%38.7%–78.1%20
4th item, of 284 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games24%54.4%42.7%–65.7%68
Void StaffFew games17%55.3%41.3%–68.6%47
ShadowflameFew games13%52.6%37.3%–67.5%38
Zhonya's HourglassFew games13%46.0%31.0%–61.6%37
StormsurgeFew games12%54.3%38.2%–69.5%35
Liandry's TormentFew games7.4%52.4%32.4%–71.7%21
5th item, of 122 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games30%43.2%28.7%–59.1%37
Void StaffFew games21%61.5%42.5%–77.6%26
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes71%51.1%46.8%–55.3%521
No boots15%48.2%39.1%–57.4%110
Crimson LucidityFew games12%34.4%25.5%–44.7%90
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion73%49.8%45.6%–54.1%532
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess14%45.1%35.8%–54.8%102
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable PotionFew games5.9%48.8%34.6%–63.2%43
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport45%53.2%47.8%–58.6%325
Exhaust + Flash18%48.4%40.0%–57.0%128
Flash + IgniteFew games12%52.9%42.4%–63.2%85
Exhaust + IgniteFew games10%32.4%22.9%–43.7%74
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W44%49.7%44.3%–55.1%322
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q26%51.6%44.5%–58.7%186
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games10%49.3%38.2%–60.5%73
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games5.7%26.8%15.7%–41.9%41
Max Q W E · starts Q E QFew games3.6%50.0%32.1%–67.9%26
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R38%47.6%41.6%–53.6%265
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R22%50.6%42.9%–58.3%158
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games8.2%48.3%35.9%–60.8%58
Q E W Q E R Q E Q E RFew games3.0%52.4%32.4%–71.7%21
Finished items
Blackfire Torch37%52.6%46.6%–58.4%272
Rabadon's Deathcap31%53.3%46.8%–59.6%229
Stormsurge22%52.5%44.8%–60.2%158
Zhonya's Hourglass21%53.3%45.4%–61.0%154
Void Staff15%60.0%50.7%–68.7%110
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games8.0%72.4%59.8%–82.3%58
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games5.2%47.4%32.5%–62.7%38
Luden's EchoFew games2.9%57.1%36.6%–75.5%21
MorellonomiconFew games2.7%55.0%34.2%–74.2%20

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on VN?

The most played core is Malignance, then Liandry's Torment, then Shadowflame: 5% of 729 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.5% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 44% of 725 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 49.7% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 45% of 729 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 53.2% win rate.