KARTHUS STATS
Attack
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Attack Damage45.66 ( + 3.25 )
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Attack SpeedNaN ( +0%)
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Attack Range450
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Critical Hit Chance0 ( + 0 )
Defense
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HP550 ( + 87 )
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HP Regeneration6.5 ( + 0.55 )
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Armor18 ( + 3.5 )
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Magic Resistance30 ( + 0.5 )
Other
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Mana467 ( + 30.5 )
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Mana Regenration8 ( + 0.8 )
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Move Speed335
KARTHUS SPELLS
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Death Defied
Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.
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Lay Waste
- Cost: 20/25/30/35/40 {{ abilityresourcename }}
- Range: 875
Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.
Karthus creates a blast of magic, dealing {{ qdamage }} magic damage. If the blast hits only one enemy, it instead deals {{ qsingletargetdamage }} magic damage.
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Wall of Pain
- Cost: 70 {{ abilityresourcename }}
- Range: 1000
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.
Karthus creates a wall that lasts for 5 seconds. Enemies that pass through lose 15% Magic Resist for 5 seconds and are Slowed by 40/50/60/70/80% decaying over the duration.
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Defile
- Cost: 30/42/54/66/78 Mana per Second
- 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.
Passive: When Karthus kills a unit, he restores 20/27/34/41/48 Mana.
Toggle: Karthus creates a necrotic aura, dealing {{ totaldps }} magic damage per second to nearby enemies. -
Requiem
- Cost: 100 {{ abilityresourcename }}
- Range: 10000
After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.
Karthus channels for 3 seconds, then deals {{ totaldamage }} magic damage to enemy champions, regardless of distance.
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:
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.
KARTHUS Build
KARTHUS SUMMONER SPELLS


KARTHUS REFORGED RUNES
Domination




Precision


KARTHUS ABILITY ORDER
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2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
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6 | 11 | 16 |
KARTHUS ITEMS
FIRST RECALL
CORE ITEMS
OPTIONAL ITEMS: AGGRO
OPTIONAL ITEMS: DEFFENSIVE
EXAMPLE FULL BUILD
KARTHUS SUMMONER SPELLS


KARTHUS REFORGED RUNES
Sorcery




Precision


KARTHUS ABILITY ORDER
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4 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
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2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
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6 | 11 | 16 |
KARTHUS ITEMS
Start
First back
Core purchases
Viable options
Example full build
1k AP
KARTHUS SUMMONER SPELLS


KARTHUS REFORGED RUNES
Domination




Inspiration


KARTHUS ABILITY ORDER
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4 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
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2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
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6 | 11 | 16 |
KARTHUS ITEMS
Starting items
Early items
Core Items (vs bruiser/tanks)
Fullbuild example (vs bruiser/tanks)
Core items (vs squishies)
Fullbuild example (vs squishies
Situational items
KARTHUS SKINS







