Karthus·Bot Build
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R| Win rate | 57.9% |
| Pick rate | 0.8% |
| Ban rate | 25.5% |
| Matches | 1 611- |
Karthus Build
Bot ∙ Patch 14.10Most Popular
Win Rate 60.4% based on 973 matches
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Starter Items
Time Target
@ 10 sec
Early Items
@ 3 min
Core Items
@ 18 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
E
W
Skills
situational items
Karthus Matchups Overview
Weak Against
Strong Against
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 Liandry's Torment. 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 60.4% winrate over 973 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Karthus Bot build would be to take Exhaust and Flash as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Dark Harvest as your keystone, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, and Presence of Mind with Last Stand in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Malignance, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Liandry's Torment as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff and Zhonya's Hourglass. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 47.5% win rate over 59 matches.
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 14.10 the best possible matchups for Karthus Bot are:
- vs. Varus - 71.4% win rate over 28 games.
- vs. Yasuo - 66.7% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Smolder - 66.7% win rate over 15 games.
- vs. Xayah - 65.9% win rate over 44 games.
- vs. Aphelios - 64.9% win rate over 74 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. Brand - 40.0% win rate over 10 games.
- vs. Tristana - 42.4% win rate over 33 games.
- vs. Kalista - 48.4% win rate over 31 games.
- vs. Kog'Maw - 50.0% win rate over 18 games.
- vs. Miss Fortune - 50.0% win rate over 42 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.
