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Karthus Build Guide by

Do You... Feel.. a Chill?

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Spells:

Teleport

Revive

Ability Order

Karthus Passive Ability

Introduction

Hello and welcome to Do You... Feel.. a Chill?; a build guide of a different color!
I'm Gramps Tewks, and I'll be your curator as we explore the possibilities of playing with the Undead King of the Swamps!

Here's jjgrover9's Fan-Made Champion Spotlight, in which he highlights 's abilities, playstyle, and possible builds:

Please comment and rate in the comments section below; share your experiences playing with or against and/or put in your criticism about the guide itself.

As always, endless kudos upon kudos to the incomparable JhoiJhoi for the template, which you can find here.

Onward, then!

Pros / Cons

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Pros

+ + = $$$
+ Fantastic duelist!
+ Unreal farm.
+ THE Ultimate!!!

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Cons

- Mana and Map-awareness are of the highest priority!
- is a slow Shaman indeed.
- If you , they will QQ :3

Masteries

The Offensive Tree gives great early-game kick, and Utility brings Mana assistance and Death Reduction!

deals extra damage to your targets :3

Runes

Greater Mark of Magic Penetration: Magic Penetration is extraordinarily powerful in the early-game; even a slight advantage there can easily shape the entire match.
Greater Seal of Armor: Synergy with Hardiness for 18.7 Armor base!
Greater Glyph of Magic Resist: Synergy with Resistance for 19.4 MR base!
Greater Quintessence of Health: When you consistently survive ganks with under 100 Health left, you'll wonder what you did before these.

Summoner Spells

: is so torpid that even the best mobility spells can't save him; thus, we turn to to make him an UNDYING MENACE!
Upon death, simply , then right back into the action.

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: Excellent for mid-laning!
is also quite slow, so helps keep him in the action.
Combos with !

Skill Discussion

Death Defied: Defy death and demoralize your opponents!
Lay Waste (Q): This is the reason why you can farm like a demon.
This is the reason why you can control a lane.
This is the reason why you can fully charge a Tear of the Goddess!
Wall of Pain (W): Great for trapping people in your Defile and Lay Waste barrage! Wall of Pain also serves as a great escape alternate to Flash.
Defile (E): Mini- Crowstorm on a stick! Careful usage is required, due to the Mana-drain.
Requiem (R): FUN. Requiem is my favorite skill in the game :D
Always watch the map for kills and coordinate with your teammates!

Skill Sequence

Max first for excellent harass and farm! Level twice next, but put a point in now and then.
Grab , as always, at 6, 11, and 16.

Items

kage's lucky pick: Gold per 10 items are astoundingly powerful!
They remove variance by getting you fed EVERY GAME.
kage's lucky pick gives you a great Ability Power boost as well!
: An excellent buy with kage's lucky pick on your first trip back!
: Oh-so-good! Spam Lay Waste CONSTANTLY.
You need this baby fully-charged for Archangel's Staff!
: Standard caster fare that boosts your damage and synergizes with Greater Mark of Magic Penetration!
catalyst the protector: Flat Mana and Health (on-level Regen too!) are Perfect here.
: Lane sustain!
: Karthus needs a massive AP boost after establishing his Mana base!
: The perfect item for Karthus! I don't rush it because with Karthus, Damage > Survival.
: Collect on your Tear of the Goddess investment and boost your damage through the roof!
With the Gold from kage's lucky pick and good farm (with Karthus, always!), you'll get it. :3
: Excellent Hextech Revolver upgrade.

This is your core build:

kage's lucky pick

When buying a final item to replace kage's lucky pick, you have a host of options!
: The enemy will most likely stack MR against you, so negate it with Void Staff!
Sell Sorcerer's Shoes for Mobility Boots in this case.
: Need Magic Resist? Abyssal Mask is the coolest cat in town :3
: Need Mana and Armor?
: Need Spell Vamp and a sweet Aura?!
: Warp in and out of the time-space continuum for the win!
Credit: Metalsonic ^^

Gameplay

Early-Game

was pretty much custom-made for solo mid. He takes practice, but is fantastic when played well.

Your early goal is to FARM all day and night. Auto-attack and the **** outta minions for $$$!
Remember that restores Mana per creep score ^^

You need online as soon as humanly possible.
If you can, catch your opponent off-guard with a ->-> combo!
When executed correctly, they won't approach you lightly again.

FARM.

Rainbow!

Mid-Game

' Mid-Game begins when he's farmed out !

If you K.O. your , , or whoever (and have over 1/2 health), go find a lane to gank and rack up some Shaman-induced kills!
Push your turret, farm, and help your teammates.

Late-Game

Push the the Nexus with your teammates!
Let the tougher ones initiate, then unleash unliving anguish upon the enemy!

Summary

is de bomb-diggity Diable Tonnere, with skills that can't be matched and Paket Kongo from a higher astral plane~

Just press R to get your kills!

~Gramps Tewks