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
Core Items
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Doran's Ring400 gold+60 Health +15 Ability Power +3 Mana Regen per 5 seconds Passive: Restores 4 Mana upon killing a unit.›
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.)›
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.)Doran's Ring400 gold+60 Health +15 Ability Power +3 Mana Regen per 5 seconds Passive: Restores 4 Mana upon killing a unit.›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.)›
Deathfire Grasp3100 gold+120 Ability Power +10% Cooldown Reduction UNIQUE Active: Deals 15% of target champion's maximum Health in magic damage and increases all subsequent magic damage taken by the target by 20% for 4 seconds (60 second cooldown).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.)›
Lich Bane3000 gold+80 Ability Power +250 Mana +5% Movement Speed UNIQUE Passive - Spellblade: After using an ability, the next basic attack deals 50 (+75% of Ability Power) bonus magic damage on hit (2 second cooldown). (Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)›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.)Situational Items
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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).62.31%Deathfire Grasp3100 gold+120 Ability Power +10% Cooldown Reduction UNIQUE Active: Deals 15% of target champion's maximum Health in magic damage and increases all subsequent magic damage taken by the target by 20% for 4 seconds (60 second cooldown).57.53%Lich Bane3000 gold+80 Ability Power +250 Mana +5% Movement Speed UNIQUE Passive - Spellblade: After using an ability, the next basic attack deals 50 (+75% of Ability Power) bonus magic damage on hit (2 second cooldown). (Unique Passives with the same name don't stack.)55.16%5th
Rabadon's Deathcap3300 gold+120 Ability Power UNIQUE Passive: Increases Ability Power by 30%.60.66%
Abyssal Scepter2560 gold+70 Ability Power +45 Magic Resist UNIQUE Aura: Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies by 20.58.51%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter2900 gold+500 Health +80 Ability Power UNIQUE Passive: Dealing spell damage slows the target's Movement Speed by 35% for 1.5 seconds (15% for multi-target and damage-over-time spells).58.66%6th
Void Staff2295 gold+70 Ability Power UNIQUE Passive: Magic damage ignores 35% of the target's Magic Resist (applies before Magic Penetration).58.26%Rylai's Crystal Scepter2900 gold+500 Health +80 Ability Power UNIQUE Passive: Dealing spell damage slows the target's Movement Speed by 35% for 1.5 seconds (15% for multi-target and damage-over-time spells).60.27%Abyssal Scepter2560 gold+70 Ability Power +45 Magic Resist UNIQUE Aura: Reduces the Magic Resist of nearby enemies by 20.70.45%Jungle Path
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x9Magic penetration
+7.83Magic Penetration
x9Scaling health
+216Health at level 18
x9Scaling ability power
+14.85Ability Power
x3Ability power
+27.54Ability Power at level 18
Masteries
(21 / 0 / 9)
Offense
Defense
Utility
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.