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Karthus·Runes for Mid

Death DefiedP
Lay WasteQ
Wall of PainW
DefileE
RequiemR
Win rate52.1%
Pick rate0.2%
Ban rate4.8%
Matches618-
Karthus Mid has a 52.1% win rate with 0.2% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked A tier. Based on our analysis of 618 matches in Patch 14.8 the best runes for Karthus Mid are First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, and Time Warp Tonic for primary tree, as well as Manaflow Band and Transcendence for secondary tree. The most optimal rune shards are Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling.
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Karthus Runes

Mid Mid ∙ Patch 14.8
First StrikeSorcery

Inspiration / Sorcery

Win Rate 40.0% and PickRate 1.6% based on 10 matches

Keystone options

Keystone
WR
PR

In patch 14.8, First Strike Karthus has 40.0% winrate in Mid. Within primary rune tree, the best runes would be Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery and Time Warp Tonic. In the secondary tree the most popular runes are Manaflow Band and Transcendence.

Inspiration

Inspiration

Hextech Flashtraption
—
—
—
Magical Footwear
50.0%
80.0%
8
Triple Tonic
—
20.0%
2
Future's Market
25.0%
40.0%
4
Minion Dematerializer
—
—
—
Biscuit Delivery
50.0%
60.0%
6
Cosmic Insight
37.5%
80.0%
8
Approach Velocity
—
—
—
Time Warp Tonic
50.0%
20.0%
2
Sorcery

Sorcery

Nullifying Orb
—
—
—
Manaflow Band
33.3%
30.0%
3
Nimbus Cloak
—
—
—
Transcendence
50.0%
20.0%
4
Celerity
—
—
—
Absolute Focus
25.0%
20.0%
4
Scorch
—
—
—
Waterwalking
—
—
—
Gathering Storm
37.5%
40.0%
8
Adaptive Force
33.3%
90.0%
9
Attack Speed
—
—
—
Ability Haste
100.0%
10.0%
1
Adaptive Force
40.0%
100.0%
10
Move Speed
—
—
—
Health Scaling
—
—
—
Health
—
—
—
Tenacity and Slow Resist
—
10.0%
1
Health Scaling
44.4%
90.0%
9
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Karthus Matchups Overview

Weak Against

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Nunu & Willump

38.8%

Win Rate

Brand

41.6%

Win Rate

Elise

44.2%

Win Rate

Kayn

44.8%

Win Rate

Hecarim

45.8%

Win Rate

Wukong

46.4%

Win Rate

Strong Against

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Jax

57.3%

Win Rate

Talon

57.1%

Win Rate

Shaco

56.6%

Win Rate

Poppy

56.4%

Win Rate

Kha'Zix

56.3%

Win Rate

Shyvana

55.8%

Win Rate

Best Synergy (DUO)

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Akshan

56.8%

Win Rate

Skarner

55.7%

Win Rate

Talon

54.9%

Win Rate

Qiyana

54.6%

Win Rate

Akali

54.5%

Win Rate

Sett

54.1%

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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