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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 986-
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 3 986 matches in Patch 14.9 the best runes for Karthus Mid are Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm for primary tree, as well as Presence of Mind and Legend: Alacrity for secondary tree. The most optimal rune shards are Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling.
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Karthus Runes

Mid Mid ∙ Patch 14.9
Summon AeryPrecision

Sorcery / Precision

Win Rate 54.1% and PickRate 5.6% based on 222 matches

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In patch 14.9, Summon Aery Karthus has 54.1% winrate in Mid. Within primary rune tree, the best runes would be Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Gathering Storm. In the secondary tree the most popular runes are Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace.

Sorcery

Sorcery

Nullifying Orb
50.0%
0.9%
2
Manaflow Band
54.1%
99.1%
220
Nimbus Cloak
—
—
—
Transcendence
56.4%
17.6%
39
Celerity
55.3%
21.2%
47
Absolute Focus
52.9%
61.3%
136
Scorch
53.4%
92.8%
206
Waterwalking
—
—
—
Gathering Storm
62.5%
7.2%
16
Precision

Precision

Overheal
—
—
—
Triumph
50.0%
0.9%
2
Presence of Mind
54.1%
49.5%
220
Legend: Alacrity
—
—
—
Legend: Tenacity
—
—
—
Legend: Bloodline
—
—
—
Coup de Grace
58.6%
25.0%
111
Cut Down
—
—
—
Last Stand
49.5%
25.0%
111
Adaptive Force
54.1%
98.2%
218
Attack Speed
33.3%
1.4%
3
Ability Haste
100.0%
0.5%
1
Adaptive Force
54.1%
100.0%
222
Move Speed
—
—
—
Health Scaling
—
—
—
Health
50.3%
69.8%
155
Tenacity and Slow Resist
—
0.9%
2
Health Scaling
64.6%
29.3%
65
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Karthus Matchups Overview

Weak Against

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Udyr

44.7%

Win Rate

Ivern

45.1%

Win Rate

Skarner

45.4%

Win Rate

Volibear

45.8%

Win Rate

Nunu & Willump

46.0%

Win Rate

Elise

46.7%

Win Rate

Strong Against

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Sylas

56.5%

Win Rate

Shaco

54.7%

Win Rate

Vi

54.6%

Win Rate

Poppy

54.0%

Win Rate

Wukong

53.0%

Win Rate

Rengar

52.1%

Win Rate

Best Synergy (DUO)

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Tryndamere

62.7%

Win Rate

Akshan

61.0%

Win Rate

Rengar

58.3%

Win Rate

Renekton

56.7%

Win Rate

Qiyana

55.7%

Win Rate

Quinn

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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