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Karthus the Deathsinger

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.

  • Karthus passive
    Death Defied

    Death Defied

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

  • Karthus Q
    Lay Waste

    Lay Waste

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

    Cost:
    • 20/
    • 25/
    • 30/
    • 35/
    • 40
    Cooldown:
    • 0
    Range:
    • 875
  • Karthus W
    Wall of Pain

    Wall of Pain

    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.

    Cost:
    • 70
    Cooldown:
    • 15
    Range:
    • 1000
  • Karthus E
    Defile

    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.

    Cost:
    • 30/
    • 42/
    • 54/
    • 66/
    • 78
    Cooldown:
    • 1
    Range:
    • 550
  • Karthus R
    Requiem

    Requiem

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

    Cost:
    • 100
    Cooldown:
    • 200/
    • 180/
    • 160
    Range:
    • 10000
Classes:
  • Mage
49.11%Win Rate
[object Object] D tier

Karthus Overview

    • Spellslinger's Shoes item icon
    • Shadowflame item icon
    • Zhonya's Hourglass item icon
    • Blackfire Torch item icon
    • Liandry's Torment item icon
    • Rabadon's Deathcap item icon
    • Farsight Alteration item icon
    Karthus's Top Build
    • Dark Harvest rune icon
    • Cheap Shot rune icon
    • Grisly Mementos rune icon
    • Ultimate Hunter rune icon
    • Gathering Storm rune icon
    • Axiom Arcanist rune icon
    Karthus's Best Runes
    • Kayn champion icon
    • Rengar champion icon
    • LeeSin champion icon
    • Amumu champion icon
    • Volibear champion icon
    • Shaco champion icon
    • Sylas champion icon
    Karthus's Top Matchups
    • Fiddlesticks champion icon
    • Caitlyn champion icon
    • Briar champion icon
    • Warwick champion icon
    • RekSai champion icon
    • MasterYi champion icon
    • Ashe champion icon
    Karthus's Counters

Karthus Stats

  • Karthus ability power Ability Power:0
  • Karthus attack damage Attack Damage:46(3.25 per level)
  • Karthus attack speed Attack Speed:0(2.11 per level)
  • Karthus critical strike chance Crit Chance:0%
  • Karthus mana Mana:467(31 per level)
  • Karthus mana regen Mana Regen:8(0.8 per level)
  • Karthus health Health:620(110 per level)
  • Karthus health regen Health Regen:6(0.55 per level)
  • Karthus armor Armor:21(4.7 per level)
  • Karthus magic resistance Magic Resist:30(1.3 per level)
  • Karthus movement speed Movement Speed:335
  • Karthus attack range Attack Range:450(450 per level)
Compare Against Other Champions

Karthus - Match Duration Win Rate

Karthus Tips

MetaBot Tips
  • Karthus has less crowd control than most champions. This can make locking down kills or ganking for other players more difficult.
  • Karthus secures less objectives than most champions. Your value may be better oriented towards helping other champions secure objectives.
  • Karthus has a much higher late game win rate than their early game win rate. Take advantage of this by spending the early game farming and avoiding unneccessary fights.
  • Karthus has a low base attack speed, which can make last hitting in the early game more challenging. It can also make percentage attack speed items scale less effectively than they do on other champions.

Karthus Builds

Playing 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.

Karthus's Top Matchups

Karthus's Counter Picks

Gameplay Guide