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Karthus·Runes for Mid

Death DefiedP
Lay WasteQ
Wall of PainW
DefileE
RequiemR
Win rate50.8%
Pick rate0.2%
Ban rate4.6%
Matches1 048-
Karthus Mid has a 50.8% win rate with 0.2% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked C tier. Based on our analysis of 1 048 matches in Patch 14.8 the best runes for Karthus Mid are Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter for primary tree, as well as Triumph and Legend: Tenacity for secondary tree. The most optimal rune shards are Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Tenacity and Slow Resist.
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Karthus Runes

Mid Mid ∙ Patch 14.8
Dark HarvestPrecision

Domination / Precision

Win Rate 52.5% and PickRate 49.1% based on 514 matches

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In patch 14.8, Dark Harvest Karthus has 52.5% winrate in Mid. Within primary rune tree, the best runes would be Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter. In the secondary tree the most popular runes are Presence of Mind and Last Stand.

Domination

Domination

Cheap Shot
51.6%
67.9%
349
Taste of Blood
54.5%
32.1%
165
Sudden Impact
—
—
—
Zombie Ward
—
—
—
Ghost Poro
—
—
—
Eyeball Collection
52.5%
100.0%
514
Treasure Hunter
48.5%
20.0%
103
Ingenious Hunter
—
—
—
Relentless Hunter
—
—
—
Ultimate Hunter
53.5%
80.0%
411
Precision

Precision

Overheal
—
—
—
Triumph
80.0%
0.5%
5
Presence of Mind
52.3%
49.3%
507
Legend: Alacrity
—
—
—
Legend: Tenacity
50.0%
0.2%
2
Legend: Bloodline
—
—
—
Coup de Grace
48.3%
32.2%
331
Cut Down
—
—
—
Last Stand
60.1%
17.8%
183
Adaptive Force
52.7%
97.5%
501
Attack Speed
—
—
—
Ability Haste
46.2%
2.5%
13
Adaptive Force
52.7%
99.0%
509
Move Speed
50.0%
0.8%
4
Health Scaling
—
0.2%
1
Health
47.1%
26.8%
138
Tenacity and Slow Resist
65.5%
5.6%
29
Health Scaling
53.6%
67.5%
347
What are these metrics?

Karthus Matchups Overview

Weak Against

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Elise

43.7%

Win Rate

Hecarim

45.6%

Win Rate

Volibear

45.6%

Win Rate

Udyr

45.7%

Win Rate

Nunu & Willump

45.7%

Win Rate

Brand

46.0%

Win Rate

Strong Against

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Rek'Sai

56.3%

Win Rate

Jax

56.0%

Win Rate

Sylas

55.7%

Win Rate

Vi

55.4%

Win Rate

Warwick

54.5%

Win Rate

Sejuani

54.5%

Win Rate

Best Synergy (DUO)

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Dr. Mundo

59.7%

Win Rate

Galio

58.2%

Win Rate

Akshan

57.7%

Win Rate

Urgot

56.8%

Win Rate

Naafiri

56.1%

Win Rate

Nasus

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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