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Karthus·Runes for Mid

Death DefiedP
Lay WasteQ
Wall of PainW
DefileE
RequiemR
Win rate51.3%
Pick rate0.1%
Ban rate6.0%
Matches1 862-
Karthus Mid has a 51.3% win rate with 0.1% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked B tier. Based on our analysis of 1 862 matches in Patch 15.3 the best runes for Karthus Mid are First Strike, Hextech Flashtraption, Time Warp Tonic, and Jack Of All Trades for primary tree, as well as Axiom Arcanist and Absolute Focus for secondary tree. The most optimal rune shards are Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Tenacity and Slow Resist.
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Karthus Runes

Mid Mid ∙ Patch 15.3
First StrikeSorcery

Inspiration / Sorcery

Win Rate 55.3% and PickRate 11.8% based on 219 matches

In patch 15.3, First Strike Karthus has 55.3% winrate in Mid. Within primary rune tree, the best runes would be Cash Back, Biscuit Delivery and Jack Of All Trades. In the secondary tree the most popular runes are Axiom Arcanist and Gathering Storm.

Inspiration

Inspiration

Hextech Flashtraption
100.0%
0.5%
1
Magical Footwear
52.2%
21.0%
46
Cash Back
55.8%
78.5%
172
Triple Tonic
51.9%
71.2%
156
Time Warp Tonic
100.0%
1.4%
3
Biscuit Delivery
61.7%
27.4%
60
Cosmic Insight
53.5%
72.6%
159
Approach Velocity
33.3%
1.4%
3
Jack Of All Trades
61.4%
26.0%
57
Sorcery

Sorcery

Axiom Arcanist
54.4%
47.0%
206
Manaflow Band
50.0%
1.8%
4
Nimbus Cloak
—
—
—
Transcendence
45.5%
2.5%
11
Celerity
—
—
—
Absolute Focus
75.0%
1.8%
8
Scorch
—
—
—
Waterwalking
—
—
—
Gathering Storm
57.1%
46.8%
205
Adaptive Force
55.4%
97.3%
213
Attack Speed
—
0.5%
1
Ability Haste
60.0%
2.3%
5
Adaptive Force
55.5%
99.5%
218
Move Speed
—
0.5%
1
Health Scaling
—
—
—
Health
46.7%
13.7%
30
Tenacity and Slow Resist
80.0%
4.6%
10
Health Scaling
55.3%
81.7%
179
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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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