Karthus: King Killsteal

Karthus · Mid · by wRAthoFVuLK

Karthus: King KillstealWritten by a player, not generated · its own page

Build

Mid lane
Summoners
FlashIgnite
Start380g
Crystalline FlaskHealth Potion
Core9,750g
Catalyst the Protector1Sorcerer's Shoes2Rod of Ages3Hextech Revolver4Rabadon's Deathcap5Will of the Ancients6
Full build15,305g
Sorcerer's ShoesRod of AgesRabadon's DeathcapWill of the AncientsVoid StaffZhonya's Hourglass

Runes and masteries

Runes
  • x9Mark of Magic PenetrationMark
  • x9Seal of ArmorSeal
  • x9Glyph of Scaling Magic ResistGlyph
  • x3Quintessence of Ability PowerQuint
  • Ability Power +15.00
  • Magic Penetration +9.00
  • Armor +9.00
  • Scaling Magic Resist +1.80

Rune page

Mid lane

Statistics

  • Ability Power+15.00
  • Magic Penetration+9.00
  • Armor+9.00
  • Scaling Magic Resist+1.80
Masteries30 points21 / 0 / 9
Offense21
1/1
0/4
4/4
0/2
0/4
4/4
0/1
3/3
0/1
1/1
0/2
0/2
3/3
1/1
0/1
0/3
3/4
1/1
Defense0
0/1
0/3
0/4
0/2
0/3
0/3
0/1
0/2
0/2
0/1
0/1
0/1
0/3
0/3
0/1
0/3
0/1
0/1
0/1
Utility9
1/1
0/3
3/3
0/1
0/1
3/3
2/3
0/2
0/4
0/1
0/3
0/1
0/2
0/4
0/3
0/1
0/1
0/3
0/1

Not the author's. This is a 21/0/9 AP caster page for the author's magic penetration marks, AP quints, Sorcerer's Shoes, Deathcap, Void Staff, and Requiem kill pressure. The Utility points support Karthus's mana-heavy lane before Rod of Ages is stacked and improve Flash uptime. Inferred from the build and text they did publish.

Skill order

ultimate at 6, 11 and 16

Death Defied

Lay WasteQ
Wall of PainW
DefileE
RequiemR
  • Lay Waste (Q) takes points at levels 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.
  • Wall of Pain (W) takes points at levels 4, 14, 15, 17, 18.
  • Defile (E) takes points at levels 2, 8, 10, 12, 13.
  • Requiem (R) takes points at levels 6, 11, 16.

Not the author's. This maxes Lay Waste first for mid-lane damage and last-hitting, then Defile to match the spell-vamp AP build with Hextech Revolver and Will of the Ancients. Inferred from the build and text they did publish.

Why these items

Openingsall within the 475 starting gold

  • Crystalline FlaskHealth Potion

    Start — The opening as the guide publishes it.

Corein buy order

  • 1

    Catalyst the Protector1,200g

  • 2

    Sorcerer's Shoes1,100g

  • 3

    Rod of Ages2,800g

  • 4

    Hextech Revolver1,200g

  • 5

    Rabadon's Deathcap3,300g

  • 6

    Will of the Ancients2,550g

Notes

the author's own words

Karthus: King Killsteal — rated 9.5/10 from 328 votes on MOBAFire.

What the guide does not publish: the guide never fills in an ability sequence.

Build by wRAthoFVuLK, written in Season 3 and transcribed from [MOBAFire's League Classic library](https://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/karthus-king-killsteal-240392).