Karthus·Bot Build
Win rate | 54.2% |
Pick rate | 0.6% |
Ban rate | 7.4% |
Matches | 11 149- |
Karthus Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 56.9% based on 4 532 matches
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Most Popular
56.9%Highest WR
58.1%Alternative
48.6%Top Players ALL
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72.2%lnfernos OTP
64.9%karthus#k4rth OTP
66.7%Matchup Specific
Jinx
52.0%Caitlyn
60.0%runes
spells
D
F
items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 10 sec
Early Items
@ 3 min
Core Items
@ 19 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
E
W
Skills
situational items
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's is good against tanks. Pick it up when the enemy consists of multiple tank champions.
Karthus Matchups Overview
Karthus General information
Karthus tips and tricks
Farm with Q in the early game to make it easier for your to pick up CS.
Deactivate your Defile E 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 R to pick up kills on low health.
Karthus combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Karthus Builds, Runes and Items for Bot in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Karthus Bot build, you should take Exhaust and Flash as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Dark Harvest as your keystone, followed by Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Presence of Mind and Last Stand in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Blackfire Torch as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Shadowflame. For your last 3 items, you should build Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and finish with Zhonya's Hourglass. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 56.9% winrate over 4 532 matches played.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Exhaust and Flash as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Dark Harvest as your keystone, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Last Stand with Presence of Mind in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Malignance as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Liandry's Torment as a third item. You want to finish the build with Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 48.6% win rate across 212 matches played.
Situational Karthus Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Karthus build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Karthus runes page.
Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Karthus Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Bot in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 14.24 the best possible matchups for Karthus Bot are:
- vs. Ashe - 61.4% win rate over 841 games.
- vs. Lux - 61.0% win rate over 77 games.
- vs. Veigar - 60.0% win rate over 55 games.
- vs. Seraphine - 58.8% win rate over 97 games.
- vs. Kai'Sa - 58.6% win rate over 590 games.
Consider picking Karthus into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Bot matchups that currently are in favor of Karthus.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Karthus in the current patch into the following Bot matchups:
- vs. Hwei - 40.2% win rate over 117 games.
- vs. Nilah - 44.8% win rate over 116 games.
- vs. Corki - 47.4% win rate over 475 games.
- vs. Ziggs - 47.6% win rate over 105 games.
- vs. Vayne - 48.6% win rate over 294 games.
These champions are considered as Karthus counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Karthus counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.