Builds & Runes
based on 2,564 matches · Patch 16.20
Region
Win Rate
47.7%
Games
1,168
KDA
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Runes
Primary
Secondary
Stat Shards
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health Scaling
45.7% WR
197 Games
Summoner Spells
47.7% WR
673 Games
48.4% WR
426 Games
46.2% WR
65 Games
Boots
48.2%
1029 Games
41.4%
58 Games
Item Builds
52.9% WR
102 Games
39.6% WR
53 Games
66.7% WR
39 Games
39.5% WR
38 Games
54.3% WR
35 Games
Most Used Items
48.7%
1046 Games
Core
50.1%
829 Games
Core
55.7%
510 Games
48.9%
354 Games
54.2%
286 Games
51.8%
276 Games
56%
209 Games
44.6%
139 Games
87.3%
102 Games
Strong
45.5%
22 Games
Counters
Strong against
Graves
63.9%
36 Games
Fiddlesticks
71.4%
14 Games
Darius
72.7%
11 Games
Wukong
60.5%
43 Games
Kha'Zix
58.5%
53 Games
Weak against
Skarner
11.1%
9 Games
Sion
0%
6 Games
Hecarim
31.7%
41 Games
Talon
34.1%
44 Games
Briar
33.3%
21 Games
Base Stats
Health
620
+110 / per level
Mana
467
+31 / per level
Attack Damage
46
Armor
21
+4.7 / per level
Magic Resist
30
+1.3 / per level
Attack Speed
0.625
+2.11% / per level
Move Speed
335
Range
450
Abilities
P
Death Defied
Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.
Q
Lay Waste
Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.
W
Wall 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.
E
Defile
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.
R
Requiem
After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.
Tips
As Ally
- •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.
As Enemy
- •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.
Skins (13)
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.