Karthus
the Deathsinger
Overview
Class: Mage
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.
Base Stats
Health
620+110/lvl
Mana
467+31/lvl
Armor
21+4.7/lvl
Magic Resist
30+1.3/lvl
Attack Damage
46
Attack Speed
0.63+2.11%/lvl
Attack Range
450
Move Speed
335
HP Regen
6.5+0.55/lvl
Mana Regen
8+0.8/lvl
Abilities
Death Defied
Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.
Builds
CuratedAuto-generated ranged AP mage build with three variants and basic rotations. Featured champions get hand-authored combos and matchups.
Core
Standard burst
vs Tanks
Liandry's + early pen
Defensive
Rod + Banshee's
Runes
Primary
Arcane Comet · Sorcery
Secondary
Inspiration
Arcane Comet · Manaflow Band · Transcendence · Scorch · Magical Footwear · Cosmic Insight
Skill Order
Max Q>E>W first
Combos
Lay Waste.
Wall, defile, Q.
Requiem while defiling.
Matchups
Strong against
Ziggs · Anivia
Weak against
Fizz · Zed
Skins
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Tips
Playing as Karthus
- ✦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.
Playing against Karthus
- ✦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.