Karthus
The Deathsinger
Karthus win rate by rank Support
| Rank | Win rate | Pick rate | Ban rate | Games | KDA | CS/min | Damage/min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ranks | 75.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4 | 3.21 | 2.1 | 842 |
| Iron–Silver | 66.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 3 | 3.30 | 2.4 | 784 |
| Gold–Emerald | – | – | 0.2% | 0 | – | – | – |
| Diamond+ | 100.0% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1 | 2.91 | 1.2 | 1,018 |
Sampled from 1,664 ranked Solo/Duo games in the last 21 days.
Karthus build Support
Core items
100.0% win rate, 1 game
0.0% win rate, 1 game
Starting items
100.0%, 3 games- 0.0%, 1 game
Runes
100.0%, 2 games
100.0%, 1 game
Summoner spells
66.7%, 3 games
100.0%, 1 game
Skill max order
- Q › E › W66.7%, 3 games
- Q › W › E100.0%, 1 game
Karthus abilities
PassiveDeath Defied
Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.
QLay Waste
Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.
Cooldown 0s, cost 20/25/30/35/40
WWall of Pain
Karthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Move Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period.
Cooldown 15s, cost 70
EDefile
Karthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own Mana.
Cooldown 0.5s, cost 30/42/54/66/78
RRequiem
After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.
Cooldown 200/180/160s, cost 100
Tips for playing Karthus
Playing as Karthus
- Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.
- Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.
Playing against Karthus
- Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
- Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Karthus lore
The harbinger of oblivion, Karthus is an undying spirit whose haunting songs are a prelude to the horror of his nightmarish appearance. The living fear the eternity of undeath, but Karthus sees only beauty and purity in its embrace, a perfect union of life and death. When Karthus emerges from the Shadow Isles, it is to bring the joy of death to mortals, an apostle of the unliving.