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Karthus·Runes for Mid

Death DefiedP
Lay WasteQ
Wall of PainW
DefileE
RequiemR
Win rate49.6%
Pick rate0.2%
Ban rate4.3%
Matches2 700-
Karthus Mid has a 49.6% win rate with 0.2% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 2 700 matches in Patch 14.8 the best runes for Karthus Mid are Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Ghost Poro, and Treasure Hunter for primary tree, as well as Presence of Mind and Legend: Tenacity for secondary tree. The most optimal rune shards are Attack Speed, Move Speed, and Tenacity and Slow Resist.
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Karthus Runes

Mid Mid ∙ Patch 14.8
Dark HarvestPrecision

Domination / Precision

Win Rate 51.0% and PickRate 48.0% based on 1 296 matches

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PR

In patch 14.8, Dark Harvest Karthus has 51.0% winrate in Mid. Within primary rune tree, the best runes would be Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection and Treasure Hunter. In the secondary tree the most popular runes are Presence of Mind and Last Stand.

Domination

Domination

Cheap Shot
50.8%
70.2%
910
Taste of Blood
51.6%
29.8%
386
Sudden Impact
—
—
—
Zombie Ward
—
< 0.1%
1
Ghost Poro
100.0%
0.2%
2
Eyeball Collection
51.0%
99.8%
1 293
Treasure Hunter
52.7%
21.7%
281
Ingenious Hunter
—
—
—
Relentless Hunter
—
—
—
Ultimate Hunter
50.5%
78.3%
1 015
Precision

Precision

Overheal
—
—
—
Triumph
46.2%
0.5%
13
Presence of Mind
51.1%
49.4%
1 281
Legend: Alacrity
—
—
—
Legend: Tenacity
50.0%
< 0.1%
2
Legend: Bloodline
—
—
—
Coup de Grace
49.3%
34.5%
895
Cut Down
—
—
—
Last Stand
54.8%
15.4%
400
Adaptive Force
50.8%
96.5%
1 251
Attack Speed
60.0%
0.4%
5
Ability Haste
55.0%
3.1%
40
Adaptive Force
50.8%
98.3%
1 274
Move Speed
66.7%
1.4%
18
Health Scaling
50.0%
0.3%
4
Health
48.8%
28.0%
363
Tenacity and Slow Resist
60.6%
5.1%
66
Health Scaling
51.2%
66.9%
867
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Karthus Matchups Overview

Weak Against

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Elise

46.0%

Win Rate

Skarner

46.3%

Win Rate

Ekko

46.8%

Win Rate

Rengar

47.2%

Win Rate

Brand

47.7%

Win Rate

Bel'Veth

47.9%

Win Rate

Strong Against

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Amumu

55.3%

Win Rate

Shaco

54.3%

Win Rate

Wukong

53.4%

Win Rate

Lee Sin

53.3%

Win Rate

Jax

53.2%

Win Rate

Sylas

52.9%

Win Rate

Best Synergy (DUO)

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Akshan

56.7%

Win Rate

Dr. Mundo

56.3%

Win Rate

Pantheon

55.9%

Win Rate

Galio

55.6%

Win Rate

Naafiri

55.2%

Win Rate

Wukong

55.1%

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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