KarthusTop build

Jungle76%Mid11%Bot7%Support4%Top2%

Win: 49.5%; ▼0.5 vs Top
LP a game: +0.60; ±1.96
Games: 412; a win +20.2 · a loss −18.5
Pick · Ban: 0.04 · 0.31%; as Top · any role

Updated 5 Nov, 03:45 UTCHow we measure

Karthus Top on VN, patch 26.21: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 412 games).

Low sample. 412 games, fewer than 1,000. Read these numbers as rough.

Last 30 days

Build

Start

70% · 49.1% won

Spells

33% · 47.4% won

Skills

starts Q E W

37% · 42.7% won

Items 19.2% of games with a core

Blackfire Torch
Liandry's Torment
Shadowflame

4th

Vs55.9%won60% · 21pick, 21 games
Rd51.2%won23% · 8pick, 8 games
Zh51.3%won17% · 6pick, 6 games

5th

Rd54.0%won28% · 16pick, 16 games
Zh49.4%won21% · 12pick, 12 games

all builds

52.7% won (39.8–65.3) · 55 games

4th: of the 35 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.

BootsSorcerer's Shoes73% · 47.8% won

Skill path 31% of games · 40.2% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QQ	1			4	5		7		9
WW			3											14	15		17	18
EE		2						8		10		12	13
RR						6					11					16

Core items

ItemsPickWin
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame55 gamesMost playedFew games19%52.7%40% to 65%
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame21 gamesFew games7.3%66.7%45% to 83%

Skills

starts Q E W37%42.7%150
starts Q E Q28%56.5%115
starts Q W EFew games10%58.5%41
starts Q E WFew games5.6%65.2%23
starts Q W EFew games5.4%36.4%22

Starting items

Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion70% · 49.1% won · 289 games

2 × Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess Few games16%51.5% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes73% · 47.8% won · 299 games

No boots Few games21%55.2% won
Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games5.3%50.0% won

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport33% · 47.4% won · 135 games

Exhaust + Flash Few games20%47.6% won
Exhaust + Teleport Few games19%47.5% won

Every option as a table31 options

Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
Option	Pick	Win	95% range	Games
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games	19%	52.7%	39.8%–65.3%	55
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games	7.3%	66.7%	45.4%–82.8%	21
4th item, of 153 games that reached it
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games	24%	37.8%	24.1%–53.9%	37
Void StaffFew games	22%	61.8%	45.0%–76.1%	34
Zhonya's HourglassFew games	15%	47.8%	29.2%–67.0%	23
ShadowflameFew games	13%	65.0%	43.3%–81.9%	20
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes	73%	47.8%	42.2%–53.5%	299
No bootsFew games	21%	55.2%	44.7%–65.2%	87
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games	5.3%	50.0%	30.7%–69.3%	22
Starting items
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health Potion	70%	49.1%	43.4%–54.9%	289
2 × Health Potion + Tear of the GoddessFew games	16%	51.5%	39.7%–63.1%	66
Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport	33%	47.4%	39.2%–55.8%	135
Exhaust + FlashFew games	20%	47.6%	37.1%–58.2%	82
Exhaust + TeleportFew games	19%	47.5%	36.9%–58.3%	80
Flash + IgniteFew games	8.5%	57.1%	40.9%–72.0%	35
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E W	37%	42.7%	35.0%–50.7%	150
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q	28%	56.5%	47.4%–65.2%	115
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games	10%	58.5%	43.4%–72.2%	41
Max E Q W · starts Q E WFew games	5.6%	65.2%	44.9%–81.2%	23
Max Q W E · starts Q W EFew games	5.4%	36.4%	19.7%–57.1%	22
First 11 skill points
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R	31%	40.2%	32.0%–48.9%	127
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R	25%	55.9%	46.2%–65.1%	102
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games	9.1%	51.4%	35.9%–66.6%	37
Finished items
Malignance	47%	49.7%	42.8%–56.7%	193
Rabadon's Deathcap	26%	51.9%	42.5%–61.1%	108
Zhonya's HourglassFew games	21%	45.4%	35.3%–55.8%	86
Void StaffFew games	16%	53.7%	41.9%–65.1%	67
StormsurgeFew games	10%	52.4%	37.7%–66.6%	42
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games	7.3%	76.7%	59.1%–88.2%	30
Mejai's SoulstealerFew games	5.3%	77.3%	56.6%–89.9%	22
MorellonomiconFew games	4.9%	55.0%	34.2%–74.2%	20