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Strategy is highly subjective and may become outdated without any notice. Because of this, the League of Legends Wiki has decided to retire strategy pages and would recommend using other platforms (such as YouTube) to find guides. For more information visit this thread.

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Champion Spotlight[]

By David 'Phreak' Turley[1]

Learn to defy death defy death and obliterate your enemies near near and far far in the Karthus Karthus Champion Spotlight.

Karthus is a powerful and persistent solo lane mage. Whittle your enemies down with repeated casts of Lay Waste Lay Waste, using smart positioning and timing to deal extra damage to lone targets. When your jungler comes in to gank, throw down Wall of Pain Wall of Pain and activate Defile Defile to deal huge area of effect damage to your slowed enemies. Even if they get away, they’re still not safe from Requiem Requiem, a colossal global ultimate that devastates every enemy champion on the map.

Recommended Items[]

Summoner's Rift
Starting Doran's Ring item Health Potion item2 Warding Totem item
Early Boots of Speed item Catalyst of Aeons item Blasting Wand item
Essential Sorcerer's Shoes item Rod of Ages item Rylai's Crystal Scepter item
Standard Rabadon's Deathcap item Void Staff item
Situational Zhonya's Hourglass item Banshee's Veil item Abyssal Mask item
Consumables Health Potion item Control Ward item Elixir of Sorcery item
Twisted Treeline
Starting Doran's Ring item Boots of Speed item Health Potion item3
Essential Rod of Ages item Sorcerer's Shoes item Tear of the Goddess item
Offensive Archangel's Staff item Void Staff item Wooglet's Witchcap item
Defensive Athene's Unholy Grail item Abyssal Mask item
Consumables Health Potion item Elixir of Sorcery item
Howling Abyss
Starting Tear of the Goddess item Boots of Speed item Health Potion item5
Essential Rod of Ages item Archangel's Staff item Sorcerer's Shoes item
Offensive Rabadon's Deathcap item Void Staff item Rylai's Crystal Scepter item
Defensive Zhonya's Hourglass item Banshee's Veil item
Consumables Oracle's Extract item Health Potion item Elixir of Sorcery item

Tips[]

Playing As Karthus Karthus
  • Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem Requiem to get kills in different lanes.
  • Lay Waste Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.
Playing Against Karthus Karthus
  • Karthus Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed after he is killed. Move away from his corpse his corpse to be safe.
  • Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Tricks[]

Ability Usage
Mastery Usage
Item Usage
Countering

References[]

References[]

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