the Deathsinger

Karthus

The harbinger of oblivion, Karthus is an undying spirit whose haunting songs are a prelude to the horror of his nightmarish appearance. The living fear the eternity of undeath, but Karthus sees only beauty and purity in its embrace, a perfect union of...

RoleMage

Difficulty

DamageMagic

Try the champion Read lore

READY FOR THE RIFT

Karthus build overview

Match sample

KARTHUS — BOT BUILD

Mage

Win rate55.5%

Pick rate2.8%

Ban rate2.7%

Matches539

RANK: S TIER

Karthus Bot has a 55.5% win rate with 2.8% pick rate in our high-elo sample and is currently ranked S Tier. Based on our analysis of 19,511 matches on patch 16.13–16.14.

Spells

First purchases Suggested

1056
×22003
3340

An ability-focused start with two potions for lane sustain.

Core items Full build, in order

12503
24645
31056
46653
51082
63089

55.5% win rate over 539 games with this build

Opening levelsLevel 1QLay WasteLevel 2EDefileLevel 3QLay Waste

Skill priority

Q›

E›

Skill path · most popular

123456789101112131415161718

Q13579

W414151718

E28101213

R61116

Best against

Worst against

All Karthus matchups ›

DamageMagic

DifficultyHard

ClassMage

Attack2

Defense2

Magic10

Difficulty7

the Deathsinger — The harbinger of oblivion, Karthus is an undying spirit whose haunting songs are a prelude to the horror of his nightmarish appearance. The living fear the eternity of undeath, but Karthus sees only beauty and purity in its embrace, a perfect union of...