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Karthus·Runes for Mid

Death DefiedP
Lay WasteQ
Wall of PainW
DefileE
RequiemR
Win rate49.0%
Pick rate0.2%
Ban rate5.1%
Matches3 706-
Karthus Mid has a 49.0% win rate with 0.2% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 3 706 matches in Patch 14.9 the best runes for Karthus Mid are Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter for primary tree, as well as Presence of Mind and Legend: Tenacity for secondary tree. The most optimal rune shards are Ability Haste, Move Speed, and Health Scaling.
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Karthus Runes

Mid Mid ∙ Patch 14.9
Dark HarvestPrecision

Domination / Precision

Win Rate 49.1% and PickRate 45.9% based on 1 700 matches

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In patch 14.9, Dark Harvest Karthus has 49.1% winrate in Mid. 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
49.2%
73.9%
1 256
Taste of Blood
49.1%
26.0%
442
Sudden Impact
—
0.1%
2
Zombie Ward
40.0%
0.3%
5
Ghost Poro
—
0.1%
2
Eyeball Collection
49.2%
99.6%
1 693
Treasure Hunter
47.5%
23.8%
404
Ingenious Hunter
—
—
—
Relentless Hunter
100.0%
< 0.1%
1
Ultimate Hunter
49.6%
76.2%
1 295
Precision

Precision

Overheal
—
—
—
Triumph
31.6%
0.6%
19
Presence of Mind
49.3%
49.4%
1 678
Legend: Alacrity
—
—
—
Legend: Tenacity
75.0%
0.1%
4
Legend: Bloodline
—
—
—
Coup de Grace
48.9%
33.6%
1 143
Cut Down
100.0%
< 0.1%
2
Last Stand
49.3%
16.3%
554
Adaptive Force
49.0%
97.8%
1 663
Attack Speed
40.0%
0.3%
5
Ability Haste
56.3%
1.9%
32
Adaptive Force
49.1%
99.4%
1 690
Move Speed
50.0%
0.1%
2
Health Scaling
50.0%
0.5%
8
Health
49.2%
27.0%
459
Tenacity and Slow Resist
44.6%
5.4%
92
Health Scaling
49.4%
67.6%
1 149
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Karthus Matchups Overview

Weak Against

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Udyr

44.9%

Win Rate

Skarner

45.2%

Win Rate

Ivern

45.3%

Win Rate

Nunu & Willump

45.7%

Win Rate

Elise

45.9%

Win Rate

Volibear

46.6%

Win Rate

Strong Against

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Sylas

56.5%

Win Rate

Shaco

55.2%

Win Rate

Vi

55.0%

Win Rate

Poppy

54.4%

Win Rate

Rengar

52.7%

Win Rate

Wukong

52.7%

Win Rate

Best Synergy (DUO)

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Rengar

58.4%

Win Rate

Renekton

56.3%

Win Rate

Qiyana

55.7%

Win Rate

Akshan

55.7%

Win Rate

Quinn

55.6%

Win Rate

Camille

55.3%

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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