Karthus

Karthus the Deathsinger

Mage

KARTHUS STATS

Attack
  • Attack Damage
    46 ( + 3.25 )
  • Attack Speed
    0.625 ( +0%)
  • Attack Range
    450
  • Critical Hit Chance
    0 ( + 0 )
Defense
  • HP
    620 ( + 110 )
  • HP Regeneration
    6.5 ( + 0.55 )
  • Armor
    21 ( + 4.7 )
  • Magic Resistance
    30 ( + 1.3 )
Other
  • Mana
    467 ( + 31 )
  • Mana Regenration
    8 ( + 0.8 )
  • Move Speed
    335

KARTHUS SPELLS

  • Death Defied
    Death Defied

    Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.

  • Lay Waste
    Lay Waste
    • Cost: 20/25/30/35/40
    • Range: 875

    Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.

  • Wall of Pain
    Wall of Pain
    • Cost: 70
    • Range: 1000

    Karthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Move Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period.

  • Defile
    Defile
    • Cost: 30/42/54/66/78
    • Range: 550

    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.

  • Requiem
    Requiem
    • Cost: 100
    • Range: 10000

    After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.

KARTHUS COUNTER/TIPS

Karthus Ally Tips

  • Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.
  • Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.
  • Strong against:
Dr. Mundo Counter : Karthus Garen Counter : Karthus Nasus Counter : Karthus Singed Counter : Karthus Vladimir Counter : Karthus

Karthus Enemy Tips

  • Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
  • Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

How to counter Karthus:

Karthus Counter : Ekko Karthus Counter : Fizz Karthus Counter : Kassadin Karthus Counter : Qiyana Karthus Counter : Zed

KARTHUS Build

KARTHUS SUMMONER SPELLS

FlashTeleport

KARTHUS REFORGED RUNES

Sorcery

Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch

Inspiration

KARTHUS ABILITY ORDER

Lay Waste 1 3 5 7 9
Wall of Pain 2 4 8 10 12
Defile 13 14 15 17 18
Requiem 6 11 16

KARTHUS ITEMS

START

Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion

CORE

Liandry's AnguishSorcerer's ShoesSeraph's Embrace

SITUATIONAL

Void StaffRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassBanshee's VeilMorellonomicon

LATE GAME

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

KARTHUS SUMMONER SPELLS

FlashSmite

KARTHUS REFORGED RUNES

Domination

Dark HarvestCheap ShotUltimate Hunter

Sorcery

Manaflow BandGathering Storm

KARTHUS ABILITY ORDER

Lay Waste 1 3 5 7 9
Wall of Pain 4 8 10 12 13
Defile 2 14 15 17 18
Requiem 6 11 16

KARTHUS ITEMS

JUNGLE START

EmberknifeRefillable Potion

CORE

RiftmakerSorcerer's ShoesDemonic Embrace

SITUATIONAL

Zhonya's HourglassRabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffMorellonomiconBanshee's Veil

KARTHUS SUMMONER SPELLS

FlashTeleport

KARTHUS REFORGED RUNES

Sorcery

Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch

Inspiration

KARTHUS ABILITY ORDER

Lay Waste 1 3 5 7 9
Wall of Pain 2 4 8 10 12
Defile 13 14 15 17 18
Requiem 6 11 16

KARTHUS ITEMS

START

Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion

CORE

Rod of AgesSorcerer's ShoesSeraph's Embrace

SITUATIONAL

Void StaffRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassBanshee's VeilMorellonomicon

LATE GAME

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

KARTHUS SKINS

Karthus default
Karthus Phantom Karthus
Karthus Statue of Karthus
Karthus Grim Reaper Karthus
Karthus Pentakill Karthus
Karthus Fnatic Karthus
Karthus Karthus Lightsbane
Karthus Infernal Karthus
Karthus Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Karthus
Karthus Elderwood Karthus

KARTHUS LORE

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 life and death. When Karthus emerges from the Shadow Isles, it is to bring the joy of death to mortals, an apostle of the unliving.