KarthusMid build

Off-meta Mid

Jungle76%Mid11%Bot7%Support4%
Win
50.6%
▲0.6 vs Mid
LP a game
+0.90
±0.92
Games
1,781
a win +19.4 · a loss −18.6
Pick · Ban
0.16 · 0.31%
as Mid · any role

How we measure

Karthus Mid on VN, patch 26.21: Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 1,781 games).

Build

Most played of 1,781 games

Start

DrHp

75% · 51.7% won

Spells

FlTe

39% · 50.6% won

Skills

starts Q E W

46% · 49.8% won

Items 9.2% of games with a core

  1. Malignance
  2. Liandry's Torment
  3. Shadowflame
4th
  • Vs62.4%won30% · 24pick, 24 games
  • Rd55.0%won28% · 23pick, 23 games
  • St59.6%won23% · 19pick, 19 games
5th
  • Rd67.0%won44% · 16pick, 16 games
  • Vs68.8%won19% · 7pick, 7 games
  • Zh62.9%won17% · 6pick, 6 games

60.7% won (51.6–69.1) · 117 games

4th: of the 81 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 36 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsSpellslinger's Shoes76% · 51.9% won

Skill path 39% of games · 49.9% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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WW314151718
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame117 gamesMost played9.2%60.7%52% to 69%
  2. Malignance › Shadowflame › Stormsurge84 gamesFew games6.6%59.5%49% to 69%
  3. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap71 gamesFew games5.6%43.7%33% to 55%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap55 gamesFew games4.3%61.8%49% to 73%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame48 gamesFew games3.8%62.5%48% to 75%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Stormsurge37 gamesFew games2.9%59.5%43% to 74%
  7. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass35 gamesFew games2.7%65.7%49% to 79%
  8. Malignance › Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame30 gamesFew games2.4%53.3%36% to 70%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W46%49.8%818
  2. starts Q E Q26%52.6%464
  3. starts Q W E9.5%53.6%168
  4. starts Q W EFew games3.7%41.5%65
  5. starts Q E WFew games3.5%50.8%61

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion75% · 51.7% won · 1,330 games
  • 2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess 16%47.1% won
  • Sapphire Crystal + Refillable Potion Few games4.3%53.3% won

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes76% · 51.9% won · 1,353 games
  • No boots 13%45.6% won
  • Crimson Lucidity 9.7%48.0% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport39% · 50.6% won · 690 games
  • Exhaust + Flash 21%56.7% won
  • Flash + Ignite 19%46.4% won
Every option as a table50 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame9.2%60.7%51.6%–69.1%117
Malignance › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games6.6%59.5%48.8%–69.4%84
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games5.6%43.7%32.8%–55.2%71
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games4.3%61.8%48.6%–73.5%55
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games3.8%62.5%48.4%–74.8%48
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › StormsurgeFew games2.9%59.5%43.5%–73.7%37
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's HourglassFew games2.7%65.7%49.2%–79.2%35
Malignance › Blackfire Torch › ShadowflameFew games2.4%53.3%36.1%–69.8%30
4th item, of 732 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap24%60.1%52.8%–67.0%178
Void Staff17%60.3%51.6%–68.4%126
ShadowflameFew games13%61.3%51.1%–70.6%93
Zhonya's HourglassFew games11%51.2%40.6%–61.7%82
StormsurgeFew games11%56.8%45.9%–67.0%81
Liandry's TormentFew games5.7%54.8%40.0%–68.8%42
5th item, of 283 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games28%66.7%55.6%–76.1%78
Void StaffFew games18%72.0%58.3%–82.5%50
Zhonya's HourglassFew games11%53.1%36.4%–69.1%32
Liandry's TormentFew games9.2%50.0%32.1%–67.9%26
StormsurgeFew games7.4%71.4%50.0%–86.2%21
Boots
Spellslinger's Shoes76%51.9%49.2%–54.5%1,353
No boots13%45.6%39.3%–52.1%228
Crimson Lucidity9.7%48.0%40.7%–55.4%173
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion75%51.7%49.0%–54.4%1,330
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess16%47.1%41.4%–52.8%291
Sapphire Crystal + Refillable PotionFew games4.3%53.3%42.2%–64.0%77
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport39%50.6%46.9%–54.3%690
Exhaust + Flash21%56.7%51.6%–61.7%372
Flash + Ignite19%46.4%41.1%–51.8%332
Exhaust + Ignite7.9%48.2%40.1%–56.4%141
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W46%49.8%46.3%–53.2%818
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q26%52.6%48.0%–57.1%464
Max Q E W · starts Q W E9.5%53.6%46.0%–61.0%168
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games3.7%41.5%30.4%–53.7%65
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games3.5%50.8%38.6%–62.9%61
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R39%49.9%46.1%–53.6%676
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R23%52.1%47.2%–57.0%399
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R7.9%54.0%45.7%–62.1%137
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games2.9%66.7%53.0%–78.0%51
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.4%48.8%34.3%–63.5%41
Q E W Q E R Q E Q E RFew games2.3%57.5%42.2%–71.5%40
Finished items
Blackfire Torch41%54.8%51.2%–58.4%737
Rabadon's Deathcap33%57.8%53.8%–61.8%581
Zhonya's Hourglass23%52.1%47.2%–56.8%415
Stormsurge21%57.7%52.7%–62.6%376
Void Staff14%58.9%52.7%–64.8%248
Mejai's Soulstealer7.8%73.4%65.5%–80.0%139
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games4.6%56.8%45.9%–67.0%81
Luden's EchoFew games4.1%50.7%39.5%–61.8%73
CryptbloomFew games3.1%60.0%46.8%–71.9%55
Horizon FocusFew games2.9%57.7%44.2%–70.1%52

Questions

What do Karthus Mid players build first on VN?

The most played core is Malignance, then Liandry's Torment, then Shadowflame: 7% of 1,781 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 60.7% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Mid players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 46% of 1,764 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.8% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Mid players take?

Flash and Teleport, in 39% of 1,781 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 50.6% win rate.