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Karthus·Runes for Bot

Death DefiedP
Lay WasteQ
Wall of PainW
DefileE
RequiemR
Win rate53.2%
Pick rate0.3%
Ban rate4.7%
Matches990-
Karthus Bot has a 53.2% win rate with 0.3% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked A tier. Based on our analysis of 990 matches in Patch 14.8 the best runes for Karthus Bot are First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, and Approach Velocity for primary tree, as well as Cheap Shot and Eyeball Collection for secondary tree. The most optimal rune shards are Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Tenacity and Slow Resist.
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Karthus Runes

Bot Bot ∙ Patch 14.8
First StrikeDomination

Inspiration / Domination

Win Rate 45.7% and PickRate 4.6% based on 46 matches

Keystone options

Keystone
WR
PR

In patch 14.8, First Strike Karthus has 45.7% winrate in Bot. Within primary rune tree, the best runes would be Magical Footwear, Future's Market and Cosmic Insight. In the secondary tree the most popular runes are Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter.

Inspiration

Inspiration

Hextech Flashtraption
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—
—
Magical Footwear
46.7%
97.8%
45
Triple Tonic
—
2.2%
1
Future's Market
48.6%
76.1%
35
Minion Dematerializer
100.0%
4.3%
2
Biscuit Delivery
22.2%
19.6%
9
Cosmic Insight
44.4%
97.8%
45
Approach Velocity
100.0%
2.2%
1
Time Warp Tonic
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—
—
Domination

Domination

Cheap Shot
—
3.3%
3
Taste of Blood
—
—
—
Sudden Impact
—
—
—
Zombie Ward
—
—
—
Ghost Poro
—
—
—
Eyeball Collection
48.8%
46.7%
43
Treasure Hunter
—
6.5%
3
Ingenious Hunter
—
—
—
Relentless Hunter
—
—
—
Ultimate Hunter
48.8%
46.7%
43
Adaptive Force
45.7%
100.0%
46
Attack Speed
—
—
—
Ability Haste
—
—
—
Adaptive Force
45.7%
100.0%
46
Move Speed
—
—
—
Health Scaling
—
—
—
Health
25.0%
17.4%
8
Tenacity and Slow Resist
100.0%
2.2%
1
Health Scaling
48.6%
80.4%
37
What are these metrics?

Karthus Matchups Overview

Weak Against

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Nunu & Willump

38.2%

Win Rate

Brand

42.3%

Win Rate

Wukong

44.2%

Win Rate

Kayn

44.9%

Win Rate

Gwen

45.0%

Win Rate

Elise

45.5%

Win Rate

Strong Against

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Poppy

59.7%

Win Rate

Shyvana

59.3%

Win Rate

Shaco

57.9%

Win Rate

Jax

55.9%

Win Rate

Rek'Sai

55.9%

Win Rate

Kha'Zix

55.1%

Win Rate

Best Synergy (DUO)

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Akshan

57.5%

Win Rate

Talon

56.4%

Win Rate

Akali

56.3%

Win Rate

Skarner

55.6%

Win Rate

Qiyana

55.0%

Win Rate

Darius

54.0%

Win Rate

Karthus General information

Karthus tips and tricks

Farm with Lay WasteQ in the early game to make it easier for your to pick up CS.

Deactivate your Defile DefileE once the skirmish has finished as it will eat through your mana bar.

Keep an eye on the minimap at all times and use your RequiemR to pick up kills on low health.

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