Karthus
B MidMage
Karthus wins Classic games by controlling wave tempo, respecting jungle timings and moving first to river skirmishes after a clean shove.
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Ability Order
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[Passive] Death DefiedUpon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells while dead for 7 seconds.1
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Q · Lay WasteKarthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies.QQQQQ
W · Wall of PainKarthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Movement Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period.WWWWW
E · DefileKarthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own mana.EEEEE
R · RequiemAfter channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.RRRSummoner Spells
FlashTeleports your champion a short distance toward the cursor. Core for engages, escapes and repositioning.90%
TeleportAfter channeling for 4 seconds, teleports your champion to target allied minion, turret, or ward.32%
IgniteIgnites target enemy champion, dealing 70-410 true damage, depending on champion level, over 5 seconds and reducing healing effects for the duration.27%
ExhaustReduces target enemy champion's movement speed and damage dealt by 30% for 2.5 seconds, and attack speed by 50% for the duration.26%Starting Items
Doran's Ring400 gold+60 Health +15 Ability Power +3 Mana Regen per 5 seconds Passive: Restores 4 Mana upon killing a unit.
x2Health Potion x235 gold · 70 goldConsumable: Restores 150 Health over 15 seconds.Core Items
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Seraph's Embrace2700 gold+1000 Mana +60 Ability Power +10 Mana Regen per 5 seconds UNIQUE Passive - Insight: Grants Ability Power equal to 3% of maximum Mana. UNIQUE Active: Consumes Mana to grant a damage shield.Built from
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Rod of Ages2800 gold+450 Health +450 Mana +60 Ability Power Passive: Grants +20 Health, +20 Mana, and +2 Ability Power per stack (max +200 Health, +200 Mana, and +20 Ability Power). Grants 1 stack per minute (max 10 stacks). UNIQUE Passive - Valor's Reward: Upon leveling up, restores 150 Health and 200 Mana over 8 seconds. (Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)Built from
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Sorcerer's Shoes1100 gold+15 Magic Penetration UNIQUE Passive - Enhanced Movement: +45 Movement Speed (Magic Penetration: Magic damage is increased by ignoring an amount of the target's Magic Resist equal to Magic Penetration.) (Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)Built from
Seraph's Embrace2700 gold+1000 Mana +60 Ability Power +10 Mana Regen per 5 seconds UNIQUE Passive - Insight: Grants Ability Power equal to 3% of maximum Mana. UNIQUE Active: Consumes Mana to grant a damage shield.Built from›Rod of Ages2800 gold+450 Health +450 Mana +60 Ability Power Passive: Grants +20 Health, +20 Mana, and +2 Ability Power per stack (max +200 Health, +200 Mana, and +20 Ability Power). Grants 1 stack per minute (max 10 stacks). UNIQUE Passive - Valor's Reward: Upon leveling up, restores 150 Health and 200 Mana over 8 seconds. (Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)Built from›
Void Staff2295 gold+70 Ability Power UNIQUE Passive: Magic damage ignores 35% of the target's Magic Resist (applies before Magic Penetration).Built from
Rod of Ages2800 gold+450 Health +450 Mana +60 Ability Power Passive: Grants +20 Health, +20 Mana, and +2 Ability Power per stack (max +200 Health, +200 Mana, and +20 Ability Power). Grants 1 stack per minute (max 10 stacks). UNIQUE Passive - Valor's Reward: Upon leveling up, restores 150 Health and 200 Mana over 8 seconds. (Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)Built from›
Zhonya's Hourglass3260 gold+120 Ability Power +50 Armor UNIQUE Active - Stasis: Champion becomes invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time (90 second cooldown).Built from
›Sorcerer's Shoes1100 gold+15 Magic Penetration UNIQUE Passive - Enhanced Movement: +45 Movement Speed (Magic Penetration: Magic damage is increased by ignoring an amount of the target's Magic Resist equal to Magic Penetration.) (Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)Built fromSituational Items
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Void Staff2295 gold+70 Ability Power UNIQUE Passive: Magic damage ignores 35% of the target's Magic Resist (applies before Magic Penetration).Built from48%Zhonya's Hourglass3260 gold+120 Ability Power +50 Armor UNIQUE Active - Stasis: Champion becomes invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time (90 second cooldown).Built from56%
Rabadon's Deathcap3300 gold+120 Ability Power UNIQUE Passive: Increases Ability Power by 30%.Built from57%5th
Zhonya's Hourglass3260 gold+120 Ability Power +50 Armor UNIQUE Active - Stasis: Champion becomes invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but is unable to move, attack, cast spells, or use items during this time (90 second cooldown).Built from56%
Liandry's Torment2900 gold+50 Ability Power +300 Health UNIQUE Passive - Eyes of Pain: +15 Magic Penetration UNIQUE Passive: Dealing spell damage applies a damage-over-time effect for 3 seconds that deals bonus magic damage equal to 2% of the target's current Health per second. This bonus damage is doubled against movement-impaired units and capped at 100 damage per second vs. monsters. (A unit is movement-impaired if it is slowed, stunned, taunted, feared, or immobilized.) (Magic Penetration: Magic damage is increased by ignoring an amount of the target's Magic Resist equal to Magic Penetration.) (Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)Built from
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Abyssal Scepter2560 gold+70 Ability Power +45 Magic Resist UNIQUE Aura: Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies by 20.Built from
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Rabadon's Deathcap3300 gold+120 Ability Power UNIQUE Passive: Increases Ability Power by 30%.Built from57%
Shushei's Mana Jug2600 gold+400 Mana +60 Ability Power +15 Mana Regen per 5 seconds UNIQUE Passive: Restores Mana on takedowns and improves Mana sustain.Built from
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Will of the Ancients2000 gold+50 Ability Power +10 Mana Regen per 5 seconds +10% Cooldown Reduction UNIQUE Passive: +20% Spell Vamp (Spell Vamp: Abilities heal for a percentage of the damage they deal. Area of Effect spells only grant one-third of the healing from Spell Vamp.)Built from
Jungle Path
Blue Side
Ancient GolemClassic blue buff camp. Grants mana regeneration and cooldown reduction.›
WightSingle neutral monster camp used as a fast extra clear between buffs.›
LobosSmall jungle camp near blue side, usually cleared between buff routes.›
EspectrosMulti-monster camp near mid lane, useful for quick clears and tempo resets.›
Lizard ElderClassic red buff camp. Grants a slowing burn on basic attacks.›
GolemsTwo-monster camp near bottom side, slower but valuable after red buff.
Ancient GolemClassic blue buff camp. Grants mana regeneration and cooldown reduction.›WightSingle neutral monster camp used as a fast extra clear between buffs.›LobosSmall jungle camp near blue side, usually cleared between buff routes.›EspectrosMulti-monster camp near mid lane, useful for quick clears and tempo resets.›Lizard ElderClassic red buff camp. Grants a slowing burn on basic attacks.›GolemsTwo-monster camp near bottom side, slower but valuable after red buff.Red SideLizard ElderClassic red buff camp. Grants a slowing burn on basic attacks.›GolemsTwo-monster camp near bottom side, slower but valuable after red buff.›EspectrosMulti-monster camp near mid lane, useful for quick clears and tempo resets.›LobosSmall jungle camp near blue side, usually cleared between buff routes.›Ancient GolemClassic blue buff camp. Grants mana regeneration and cooldown reduction.›WightSingle neutral monster camp used as a fast extra clear between buffs.
Lizard ElderClassic red buff camp. Grants a slowing burn on basic attacks.›GolemsTwo-monster camp near bottom side, slower but valuable after red buff.›EspectrosMulti-monster camp near mid lane, useful for quick clears and tempo resets.›LobosSmall jungle camp near blue side, usually cleared between buff routes.›Ancient GolemClassic blue buff camp. Grants mana regeneration and cooldown reduction.›WightSingle neutral monster camp used as a fast extra clear between buffs.Runes
x9Mark of Magic Penetration
+7.83Magic Penetration
x9Seal of Armor
+216Health at level 18
x9Glyph of Ability Power
+14.85Ability Power
x3Quintessence of Ability Power
+27.54Ability Power at level 18
Masteries
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Offense
Defense
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Abilities
Death Defied (Passive)Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells while dead for 7 seconds.Death Defied (Passive)
Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells while dead for 7 seconds.
Q Lay WasteKarthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies.Q Lay Waste
Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies.
W Wall of PainKarthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Movement Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period.W Wall of Pain
Karthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Movement Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period.
E DefileKarthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own mana.E Defile
Karthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own mana.
R RequiemAfter channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.R Requiem
After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.