Karthus Mid: build, runes and counters — Patch 26.22

01

Runes

Sorcery

Resolve

Runes +

47.0% WR · 50.0% PR · 150

Rune page split

Stormraider's Surge50.0%47.0%
Deathfire Touch29.0%50.2%
Deathfire Touch14.9%47.3%
Hail of Blades3.0%51.7%
Hail of Blades1.4%48.7%
Unsealed Spellbook1.3%48.3%

02

Build

Build path over time: each item appears at the minute the average player of this rank completes it, based on accumulated gold.

1Doran's Ringmin 1.0 · p75 1.0
2Health Potionmin 1.0 · p75 1.0
3Sorcerer's Shoesmin 4.8 · p75 4.4
4Cryptbloommin 12.8 · p75 12.0
5Bloodletter's Cursemin 19.1 · p75 18.0
6Blackfire Torchmin 24.3 · p75 23.0

p75: the minute the top 25% by gold complete it.

Core build

47.6% WR · 63.4% PR · 190
52.2% WR · 23.0% PR · 69
49.8% WR · 10.9% PR · 32

Summoner spells

50.8% WR · 62.4% PR · 187
49.6% WR · 30.1% PR · 90

Starting items

47.1% WR · 69.4% PR · 208
52.9% WR · 24.5% PR · 73

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes48.1%48.4%
Spellslinger's Shoes36.2%48.7%
Crimson Lucidity12.6%47.3%

Situational

Luden's Echo52.5%145
Shurelya's Battlesong51.1%115
Echoes of Helia50.4%27
Void Staff46.0%5
Imperial Mandate45.3%2
Moonstone Renewer49.1%2

03

Skill order

49.2% WR · 66.6% PR · 200

Wall of Pain
Lay Waste
Defile

Skill order
Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	Q	—	Q	—	Q	Q	—	—	—	—	—
W	W	—	—	W	W	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
E	—	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E	E	—	E	E
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—

Skill order split

W › Q › E66.6%49.2%
Q › E › W26.7%53.3%

04

Matchups

Lane opponents Karthus struggles against (red bank) and beats (blue bank). Open any of them to see the matchup.

Struggles against

Beats

05

Top players

The highest-LP Mid players with enough Karthus games this patch, and what they build.

Premium

See what the best Karthus players build

The top player ranking and their one-trick builds are part of ULTY Premium.

Top players

06

Farming per minute

Average CS of Karthus Mid players and what the top 25 % achieve, minute by minute.

Sample dataThe stats pipeline isn't running yet: these numbers are test data and don't reflect real games.

0175350

301

1510152025303540

CS, gold and level at minutes 10, 15, 20 and 30
Min	CS	p75	Gold	Level
10	60.8	68.7	3,404	8.6
15	99.5	112.4	5,502	11.0
20	140.4	158.6	7,916	12.8
30	222.5	251.4	13,560	15.1

Farming per minute

07

Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	Q	—	Q	—	Q	Q	—	—	—	—	—
W	W	—	—	W	W	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
E	—	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E	E	—	E	E
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—

Patch	Win rate	Pick rate	Ban rate
26.15	50.7%	0.1%	0.1%
26.16	49.9%	0.0%	0.1%
26.17	49.8%	0.1%	0.1%
26.18	50.6%	0.0%	0.1%
26.19	50.1%	0.1%	0.1%
26.20	50.4%	0.1%	0.1%
26.21	49.9%	0.1%	0.0%
26.22	49.4%	0.1%	0.1%

Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	Q	—	Q	—	Q	Q	—	—	—	—	—
W	W	—	—	W	W	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
E	—	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E	E	—	E	E
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—

Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	Q	—	Q	—	Q	Q	—	—	—	—	—
W	W	—	—	W	W	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
E	—	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E	E	—	E	E
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—