KarthusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Jungle77%Mid10%Bot6%Support5%
Win
44.8%
▼5.2 vs Support
LP a game
+3.20
±2.61
Games
355
a win +28.4 · a loss −17.5
Pick · Ban
0.08 · 0.33%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Karthus Support on VN, patch 26.20: Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 355 games).

Low sample. 355 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Build

Most played of 355 games

Start

Hp

84% · 44.4% won

Spells

ExFl

46% · 44.9% won

Skills

starts Q E W

31% · 43.3% won

Items 8.2% of games with a core

  1. Malignance
  2. Liandry's Torment
  3. Shadowflame
4th
  • Rd43.2% won33% pick
  • Sh50.0% won12% pick
  • Vs66.7% won11% pick
5th
  • Rd33.3% won23% pick

38.9% won (20.3–61.4) · 18 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes55% · 48.5% won

Skill path 25% of games · 46.8% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QQ14579
WW314151718
EE28101213
RR61116

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E W31%43.3%104
  2. starts Q W EFew games29%49.0%96
  3. starts Q W QFew games8.6%58.6%29
  4. starts Q W EFew games8.3%46.4%28

Starting items

2 × Health Potion84% · 44.4% won · 277 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes55% · 48.5% won · 196 games
  • No boots Few games25%37.8% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games17%46.8% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash46% · 44.9% won · 165 games
  • Flash + Heal Few games15%46.3% won
  • Exhaust + Ignite Few games14%39.6% won
Every option as a table25 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
4th item, of 113 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games33%43.2%28.7%–59.1%37
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes55%48.5%41.6%–55.4%196
No bootsFew games25%37.8%28.5%–48.1%90
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games17%46.8%34.9%–59.0%62
Starting items
2 × Health Potion84%44.4%38.7%–50.3%277
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash46%44.9%37.5%–52.5%165
Flash + HealFew games15%46.3%33.7%–59.4%54
Exhaust + IgniteFew games14%39.6%27.0%–53.7%48
Flash + IgniteFew games13%46.7%32.9%–60.9%45
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W31%43.3%34.2%–52.9%104
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games29%49.0%39.2%–58.8%96
Max Q E W · starts Q W QFew games8.6%58.6%40.7%–74.5%29
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games8.3%46.4%29.5%–64.2%28
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games25%46.8%36.2%–57.7%79
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games22%48.6%37.3%–60.1%70
Q W Q E Q R Q E Q E RFew games6.2%60.0%38.7%–78.1%20
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike68%45.2%39.1%–51.5%241
Blackfire Torch46%44.5%37.1%–52.2%164
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games26%46.2%36.3%–56.3%91
StormsurgeFew games19%55.9%44.1%–67.1%68
Zhonya's HourglassFew games13%48.9%35.0%–63.0%45
Celestial OppositionFew games8.7%45.2%29.2%–62.2%31
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games8.2%37.9%22.7%–56.0%29
Void StaffFew games8.2%58.6%40.7%–74.5%29
Luden's EchoFew games5.6%40.0%21.9%–61.3%20

Questions

What do Karthus Support players build first on VN?

The most played core is Malignance, then Liandry's Torment, then Shadowflame: 5% of 355 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 38.9% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, W: 31% of 336 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 43.3% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 46% of 355 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 44.9% win rate.