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Karthus·Runes for Mid

Death DefiedP
Lay WasteQ
Wall of PainW
DefileE
RequiemR
Win rate48.0%
Pick rate0.2%
Ban rate9.7%
Matches2 103-
Karthus Mid has a 48.0% win rate with 0.2% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 2 103 matches in Patch 15.1 the best runes for Karthus Mid are Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, and Scorch for primary tree, as well as Cheap Shot and Grisly Mementos for secondary tree. The most optimal rune shards are Ability Haste, Health Scaling, and Health.
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Karthus Runes

Mid Mid ∙ Patch 15.1
Summon AeryDomination

Sorcery / Domination

Win Rate 46.7% and PickRate 5.7% based on 120 matches

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In patch 15.1, Summon Aery Karthus has 46.7% winrate in Mid. Within primary rune tree, the best runes would be Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch. In the secondary tree the most popular runes are Cheap Shot and Ultimate Hunter.

Sorcery

Sorcery

Axiom Arcanist
46.0%
94.2%
113
Manaflow Band
57.1%
5.8%
7
Nimbus Cloak
—
—
—
Transcendence
34.3%
29.2%
35
Celerity
50.0%
1.7%
2
Absolute Focus
51.8%
69.2%
83
Scorch
50.0%
40.0%
48
Waterwalking
—
—
—
Gathering Storm
44.4%
60.0%
72
Domination

Domination

Cheap Shot
65.0%
8.3%
20
Taste of Blood
47.1%
36.3%
87
Sudden Impact
—
—
—
Sixth Sense
—
—
—
Grisly Mementos
25.0%
5.0%
12
Deep Ward
—
—
—
Treasure Hunter
—
0.8%
1
Relentless Hunter
—
—
—
Ultimate Hunter
46.6%
49.2%
118
Adaptive Force
46.2%
97.5%
117
Attack Speed
—
0.8%
1
Ability Haste
100.0%
1.7%
2
Adaptive Force
46.2%
99.2%
119
Move Speed
—
—
—
Health Scaling
100.0%
0.8%
1
Health
50.0%
35.0%
42
Tenacity and Slow Resist
—
0.8%
1
Health Scaling
45.5%
64.2%
77
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Karthus Matchups Overview

Weak Against

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Ivern

42.9%

Win Rate

Nunu & Willump

44.0%

Win Rate

Udyr

44.2%

Win Rate

Jarvan IV

45.9%

Win Rate

Fiddlesticks

46.3%

Win Rate

Briar

46.5%

Win Rate

Strong Against

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Zyra

55.5%

Win Rate

Elise

54.7%

Win Rate

Warwick

53.6%

Win Rate

Shyvana

52.9%

Win Rate

Shaco

52.3%

Win Rate

Ekko

52.1%

Win Rate

Best Synergy (DUO)

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Vladimir

55.6%

Win Rate

Akshan

55.5%

Win Rate

Pantheon

54.3%

Win Rate

Irelia

54.2%

Win Rate

Poppy

53.5%

Win Rate

Qiyana

53.4%

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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