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Karthus·Runes for Bot

Death DefiedP
Lay WasteQ
Wall of PainW
DefileE
RequiemR
Win rate53.4%
Pick rate0.5%
Ban rate4.7%
Matches8 248-
Karthus Bot has a 53.4% win rate with 0.5% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked A tier. Based on our analysis of 8 248 matches in Patch 14.9 the best runes for Karthus Bot are Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, and Ingenious Hunter for primary tree, as well as Presence of Mind and Legend: Alacrity for secondary tree. The most optimal rune shards are Adaptive Force, Health Scaling, and Health.
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Karthus Runes

Bot Bot ∙ Patch 14.9
Dark HarvestPrecision

Domination / Precision

Win Rate 54.0% and PickRate 81.6% based on 6 734 matches

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In patch 14.9, Dark Harvest Karthus has 54.0% winrate in Bot. Within primary rune tree, the best runes would be Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter. In the secondary tree the most popular runes are Presence of Mind and Last Stand.

Domination

Domination

Cheap Shot
54.1%
81.1%
5 461
Taste of Blood
53.3%
18.9%
1 270
Sudden Impact
66.7%
< 0.1%
3
Zombie Ward
25.0%
< 0.1%
4
Ghost Poro
33.3%
< 0.1%
6
Eyeball Collection
54.0%
99.9%
6 724
Treasure Hunter
51.2%
12.6%
847
Ingenious Hunter
100.0%
< 0.1%
2
Relentless Hunter
50.0%
< 0.1%
2
Ultimate Hunter
54.3%
87.4%
5 883
Precision

Precision

Overheal
—
< 0.1%
1
Triumph
51.5%
0.2%
33
Presence of Mind
54.0%
49.7%
6 698
Legend: Alacrity
50.0%
< 0.1%
2
Legend: Tenacity
50.0%
< 0.1%
4
Legend: Bloodline
—
—
—
Coup de Grace
51.0%
13.1%
1 769
Cut Down
44.1%
0.3%
34
Last Stand
55.1%
36.6%
4 924
Adaptive Force
54.1%
98.8%
6 651
Attack Speed
44.8%
0.9%
58
Ability Haste
32.0%
0.4%
25
Adaptive Force
54.0%
99.9%
6 730
Move Speed
—
< 0.1%
1
Health Scaling
66.7%
< 0.1%
3
Health
55.7%
44.6%
3 004
Tenacity and Slow Resist
45.5%
1.8%
123
Health Scaling
52.8%
53.6%
3 607
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Karthus Matchups Overview

Weak Against

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Udyr

45.1%

Win Rate

Skarner

45.2%

Win Rate

Ivern

45.4%

Win Rate

Nunu & Willump

45.8%

Win Rate

Elise

45.9%

Win Rate

Evelynn

46.8%

Win Rate

Strong Against

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Sylas

56.5%

Win Rate

Vi

55.1%

Win Rate

Shaco

55.1%

Win Rate

Poppy

54.4%

Win Rate

Wukong

53.2%

Win Rate

Rengar

52.8%

Win Rate

Best Synergy (DUO)

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Rengar

58.2%

Win Rate

Renekton

56.5%

Win Rate

Quinn

56.0%

Win Rate

Qiyana

55.7%

Win Rate

Camille

55.4%

Win Rate

Akshan

55.4%

Win Rate

Karthus General information

Karthus tips and tricks

Farm with Lay WasteQ in the early game to make it easier for your to pick up CS.

Deactivate your Defile DefileE once the skirmish has finished as it will eat through your mana bar.

Keep an eye on the minimap at all times and use your RequiemR to pick up kills on low health.

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