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'''Karthus, the Deathsinger''' is a ranged [[mage]] [[champion]] whose abilities specialize in dealing heavy sustained damage in an area of effect fashion. Capable of dealing damage from both near and afar, '''Karthus''' excels at both inflicting constant harm to the enemy team from a distance as well as decimating the enemy team's collective health pool through the application of a high-risk, high-reward, self-destructive playstyle.
   
 
== Abilities ==
  
== Abilities ==
   
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{{Ability|I
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|{{Ability info
  
 
|name = Death Defied
  
|name = Death Defied
 
|icon = DeathDefied.jpg
  
|icon = DeathDefied.jpg
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|description = Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form and becomes immobile and untargetable, allowing him to continue casting spells for 7 seconds. During this time, his abilities cost no mana.
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|description = Upon taking [[death|fatal damage]], '''Karthus''' remains active for 7 more seconds, losing the ability to move and use [[basic attack]]s but becoming [[untargetable]] and [[Invulnerability|invulnerable]] for the duration, as well as able to use [[abilities]] at no cost.
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|description2 = If {{ai|Defile|Karthus}} has been learned, it remains toggled on during the entirety of ''Death Defied''.
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|targeting='''Death Defied''' is a self-targeted [[Death#Post-death events|death]] innate.
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|targeting=Death Defied is a self-targeted [[Death#Post-death events|death]] innate.
  
 
|damagetype=
  
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|spelleffects=
  
|spelleffects=
 
|onhiteffects=
  
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|spellshield=
  
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|additional=*Karthus cannot use basic attacks or [[summoner spells]] during while in the Death Defied state.
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*Karthus cannot use basic attacks or [[summoner spell]]s while in the ''Death Defied'' state.
 
*{{ai|Defile|Karthus}} will automatically be toggled on if Karthus has at least one rank in the ability, and it cannot be toggled off for the duration.
  
*{{ai|Defile|Karthus}} will automatically be toggled on if Karthus has at least one rank in the ability, and it cannot be toggled off for the duration.
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*''Death Defied'' occupies a low priority for effects that trigger upon death: it will always trigger '''after''' effects such as {{iis|Guardian Angel}} or {{cai|Omen of Death|Yorick}}.
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*Karthus will still benefit from cooldown reduction during Death Defied's duration.
  
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*Death Defied will still trigger if Karthus is killed by the [[Nexus Obelisk]].
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*Karthus will still benefit from cooldown reduction during ''Death Defied's'' duration.
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*''Death Defied'' will still trigger if Karthus is killed by the [[Nexus Obelisk]].
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{{Ability frame|Q
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{{Ability|Q
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|name = Lay Waste
  
|name = Lay Waste
 
|icon = LayWaste.jpg
  
|icon = LayWaste.jpg
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|description = {{sbc|Active:}} After a {{fd|0.5}} second delay, Karthus creates an explosion at target 50-radius area. Enemies hit take magic damage, and this damage is doubled if Lay Waste only hits one unit.
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|description = {{sbc|Active:}} '''Karthus''' detonates the target area after a {{fd|0.5}}-second delay, dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies that is doubled if the detonation hits only a single target.
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|leveling ={{lc|Magic Damage (Multiple Target)}} {{ap|40|60|80|100|120}} {{as|(+ 30% AP)}}
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|leveling ={{ft|{{lc|Magic Damage|nolist=}} {{ap|40|60|80|100|120}} {{as|(+ 30% AP)}}|{{lc|Empowered Magic Damage|nolist=}} {{ap|80|120|160|200|240}} {{as|(+ 60% AP)}}}}
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{{lc|Magic Damage (Single Target)}} {{ap|80|120|160|200|240}} {{as|(+ 60% AP)}}
  
 
|cooldown=1
  
|cooldown=1
 
|cost={{ap|20|26|32|38|44}}
  
|cost={{ap|20|26|32|38|44}}
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|costtype=Mana
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|costtype=mana
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|range={{ap|{{tt|875|Cast range}}|{{tt|100|Detonation radius}}}}
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|range=875
  
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|targeting='''Lay Waste''' is a [[area of effect|ground-targeted area of effect]] ability.
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|targeting=Lay Waste is a [[area of effect|ground-targeted area of effect]] ability.
  
 
|damagetype=magic
  
|damagetype=magic
 
|spelleffects=
  
|spelleffects=
 
|onhiteffects=
  
|onhiteffects=
 
|spellshield=will block the ability.
  
|spellshield=will block the ability.
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|additional=*Lay Waste against a single target applies [[spell effects]] as a single target ability.
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*''Lay Waste'' against a single target applies [[spell effects]] as a single target ability.
 
**[[File:Hextech Revolver item.png|20px|link=Spell vamp]] [[Spell vamp]] is applied.
  
**[[File:Hextech Revolver item.png|20px|link=Spell vamp]] [[Spell vamp]] is applied.
 
**{{ii|Rylai's Crystal Scepter}} will apply a 35% slow.
  
**{{ii|Rylai's Crystal Scepter}} will apply a 35% slow.
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*Lay Waste hitting multiple targets applies [[spell effects]] as an [[area of effect]] ability.
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*''Lay Waste'' hitting multiple targets applies [[spell effects]] as an [[area of effect]] ability.
 
**[[File:Hextech Revolver item.png|20px|link=Spell vamp]] [[Spell vamp]] is reduced to one-third effectiveness.
  
**[[File:Hextech Revolver item.png|20px|link=Spell vamp]] [[Spell vamp]] is reduced to one-third effectiveness.
 
**{{ii|Rylai's Crystal Scepter}} will apply a 15% slow.
  
**{{ii|Rylai's Crystal Scepter}} will apply a 15% slow.
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*Lay Waste grants a small instance of [[sight]] upon detonation.
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*''Lay Waste'' grants a small instance of [[sight]] before detonation.
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*''Lay Waste'' hitting a single target lists damage as a [[critical strike]] both in the damage text in game and in the post-game screen, where the damage from Karthus's most powerful Lay Waste will appear in the post-game's "Largest Critical Strike" section of the graphs.
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**Despite this, ''Lay Waste'' can not actually critically strike and, as such, does not scale with Critical Strike Damage even if it hits a single target.
 
|video=Karthus QVideo
  
|video=Karthus QVideo
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|{{Ability info
  
 
|name = Wall of Pain
  
|name = Wall of Pain
 
|icon = WallofPain.jpg
  
|icon = WallofPain.jpg
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|description = {{sbc|Active:}} Karthus creates a wall of energy between 2 obelisks at target position for 5 seconds. Enemies who pass this wall have their movement speed reduced by a large amount and their magic resistance reduced by 15% for 5 seconds.
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|description = {{sbc|Active:}} '''Karthus''' creates a wall at the target location for 5 seconds that provides {{cctip|sight}} around it for the duration, {{cctip|slow|slowing}} enemies who pass through it by an amount that decays over 5 seconds and reducing their {{as|magic resistance}} by 15% for the duration.
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|leveling ={{lc|Wall Length}} {{ap|800|900|1000|1100|1200}}
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|leveling ={{lcap|Wall Length|800|900|1000|1100|1200}}
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{{lc|Slow}} {{ap|40|50|60|70|80%}}
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{{lcap|Slow|40|50|60|70|80%}}
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{{lc|Maximum Wall Sight est.}} {{ap|1300|1325|1350|1375|1400}}
  
 
|cooldown=18
  
|cooldown=18
 
|cost=100
  
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|costtype=mana
 
|range=1000
  
|range=1000
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|targeting='''Wall of Pain''' is a [[area of effect|ground targeted linear area of effect]] ability.
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|targeting=Wall of Pain is a [[area of effect|ground targeted linear area of effect]] ability.
  
 
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|spelleffects=false
  
|spelleffects=false
 
|onhiteffects=
  
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|spellshield=will not block the ability.
  
|spellshield=will not block the ability.
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|additional=*Wall of Pain grants [[sight]] around the pillars of the wall.
  
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*Wall of Pain can only affect a given enemy once per cast.
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*''Wall of Pain'' grants [[sight]] around the pillars of the wall but not the wall itself.
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*''Wall of Pain'' can only affect a given enemy once per cast.
 
|video=Karthus WVideo
  
|video=Karthus WVideo
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|{{Ability info
  
 
|name = Defile
  
|name = Defile
 
|icon = Defile.jpg
  
|icon = Defile.jpg
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|description = {{sbc|Toggle Off:}} When Karthus kills a unit, he restores mana.
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|description = {{sbc|Toggle Off:}} '''Karthus''' restores {{as|mana}} upon killing an enemy.
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|description2= {{sbc|Toggle On:}} '''Karthus''' deals magic damage to all nearby enemies each second.
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|leveling ={{lc|Mana Restored}} {{as|{{ap|20|27|34|41|48}} mana}}
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|description2= {{sbc|Toggle On:}} Karthus surrounds himself with the souls of his victims, draining his mana to deal magic damage to enemies in range each second.
  
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|leveling2={{lcaps|Magic Damage Per Second|30|50|70|90|110|(+ 20% AP)}}
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|leveling ={{lc|Mana Restored}} {{ap|20|27|34|41|48}}
  
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|leveling2={{lc|Magic Damage}} {{ap|30|50|70|90|110}} {{as|(+ 20% AP)}}
  
 
|range=425
  
|range=425
 
|cost={{ap|30|42|54|66|78}}
  
|cost={{ap|30|42|54|66|78}}
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|costtype=Mana per second
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|costtype=mana per second
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|targeting='''Defile''' is a [[area of effect|point blank area of effect]] [[toggle]].
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|targeting=Defile is a [[area of effect|point blank area of effect]] [[toggle]].
  
 
|damagetype=magic
  
|damagetype=magic
 
|spelleffects=area
  
|spelleffects=area
 
|onhiteffects=
  
|onhiteffects=
 
|spellshield=will not block the ability.
  
|spellshield=will not block the ability.
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|additional=*Defile also restores mana to Karthus if he kills an enemy structure.
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*''Defile'' also restores mana to Karthus if he kills an enemy structure.
 
|video=Karthus EVideo
  
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|{{Ability info
  
 
|name = Requiem
  
|name = Requiem
 
|icon = Requiem.jpg
  
|icon = Requiem.jpg
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|description = {{sbc|Active:}} After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus blasts all enemy champions regardless of their position on the map, dealing magic damage.
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|description = {{sbc|Active:}} '''Karthus''' [[channel]]s for 3 seconds and, upon completing the channel, deals magic damage to all enemy [[champion]]s.
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|description2 = Moving or reactivating ''Requiem'' immediately ends its effects.
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|leveling ={{lc|Magic Damage}} {{ap|250|400|550}} {{as|(+ 60% AP)}}
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|leveling ={{lcaps|Magic Damage|250|400|550|(+ 60% AP)}}
 
|cooldown={{ap|200|180|160}}
  
|cooldown={{ap|200|180|160}}
 
|cost={{ap|150|175|200}}
  
|cost={{ap|150|175|200}}
 
|costtype=Mana
  
|costtype=Mana
 
|range=Global
  
|range=Global
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|targeting='''Requiem''' is an [[auto-targeted]] [[global|global area of effect]] ability.
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|targeting=Requiem is an autotargeted [[global|global area of effect]] ability.
  
 
|damagetype=magic
  
|damagetype=magic
 
|spelleffects=area
  
|spelleffects=area
 
|onhiteffects=
  
|onhiteffects=
 
|spellshield=will block the damage.
  
|spellshield=will block the damage.
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|additional=*Requiem's impending damage is shown to enemies by a large beam of red light coming from the sky during the channel.
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*''Requiem's'' impending damage is shown to enemies by a large beam of greenish light coming from the sky during the channel.
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**Champions who were untargetable when the channel begins will not have this beam show for them, but will still take damage when it ends (should they become targetable in the meantime).
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**Champions who were untargetable when the channel begins will not have this beam show for them, but will still take damage when it ends (''should they become targetable in the meantime'').
 
*Champions who are untargetable when the channel ends do not have any damage dealt to them.
  
*Champions who are untargetable when the channel ends do not have any damage dealt to them.
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*If Requiem's channel is interrupted in some fashion, the ability's cooldown is still applied in full and the mana cost is not refunded.
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*If ''Requiem's'' channel is interrupted in some fashion, the ability's cooldown is still applied in full and the mana cost is not refunded.
 
|video=Karthus RVideo
  
|video=Karthus RVideo
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Revision as of 17:44, 31 July 2015

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Karthus, the Deathsinger is a ranged mage champion whose abilities specialize in dealing heavy sustained damage in an area of effect fashion. Capable of dealing damage from both near and afar, Karthus excels at both inflicting constant harm to the enemy team from a distance as well as decimating the enemy team's collective health pool through the application of a high-risk, high-reward, self-destructive playstyle.

Abilities

Death Defied

Upon taking fatal damage, Karthus remains active for 7 more seconds, losing the ability to move and use basic attacks but becoming untargetable and invulnerable for the duration, as well as able to use abilities at no cost.

If Defile Defile has been learned, it remains toggled on during the entirety of Death Defied.

Info
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Video

Lay Waste

Active: Karthus detonates the target area after a 0.5-second delay, dealing magic damage to all nearby enemies that is doubled if the detonation hits only a single target.

「 Magic Damage: 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+ 30% AP) 」「 Empowered Magic Damage: 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+ 60% AP) 」

Info
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Video

Wall of Pain

Active: Karthus creates a wall at the target location for 5 seconds that provides Template:Cctip around it for the duration, Template:Cctip enemies who pass through it by an amount that decays over 5 seconds and reducing their magic resistance by 15% for the duration.

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Defile

Toggle Off: Karthus restores mana upon killing an enemy.

  • Mana Restored: 20 / 27 / 34 / 41 / 48 mana

Toggle On: Karthus deals magic damage to all nearby enemies each second.

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Video

Requiem

Active: Karthus channels for 3 seconds and, upon completing the channel, deals magic damage to all enemy champions.

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Moving or reactivating Requiem immediately ends its effects.

Info
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Video

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