KARTHUS HAS BEEN "OFF-META" IN THE MIDLANE FOR MANY SEASONS NOW, HE JUST HAS SO MANY BAD MATCH UPS THAT HE'S ONLY REALLY GOOD AS A COUNTER PICK

WITH THIS ITEMS YOU CAN SURVIVE A LOT EASIER, IN LANE AND LATE GAME. THIS CAN WORK IF YOU WANT A DIFFERENT PLAYSTYLE OTHER THAN RUN IN AND DIE.

WE BUILD HEALTHY MAGE ITEMS TO KEEP UP HIGH AP SO YOU CAN DO *ALMOST* AS MUCH DMG AS A USUAL KARTHUS BUILD

THIS BUILD WORKS WELL AND ITS A LOT MORE FUN THAN USUAL KARTHUS IMO! BUT IF YOU ARE A SKILLED KARTHUS PLAYER YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE MORE IMPACT JUST BRINGING THE USUAL APC BUILD TO MIDLANE. IN TIMES WHERE YOU A NEED A SURVIVABLE BATTLE MAGE, THERE'S MUCH BETTER OPTIONS THAN THIS.

THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU ARE A GOOD KARTHUS PLAYER AND WANT TO TRY A NEW PLAYSTYLE THIS CAN BE A LOT OF FUN AND WORK VERY WELL :DDDD

LANE
IN LANE YOU SHOULD EITHER MAX Q AND TRY TO POKE YOUR OPPONENT DOWN, OR MAX E AND DIVE THEM OFTEN OR WAIT FOR THEM TO DIVE YOU THEN OUT SUSTAIN/DMG THEM WITH YOUR SUMS AND DEFILE. YOU ARE STILL KARTHUS, SO YOUR MAIN GOAL HERE IS TO KEEP AS MUCH CS AS YOU CAN, HOWEVER SINCE YOU HAVE MORE HEALTH DON'T BE AFRAID TO ROAM/FIGHT A LITTLE MORE OFTEN.

MIDGAME
SINCE YOU HAVE MORE SURVIVABILITY, YOU CAN SPLIT/FIGHT AS YOU AREN'T SO RELIANT ON YOUR TEAM TO SURVIVE. YOU CAN USE DEMOLISH TO TAKE DOWN TOWERS AND YOU CAN DUEL A LOT BETTER THAN MOST MAGES AT THIS POINT

LATE GAME
ONCE YOU HAVE BUILT RABADONS/VOID STAFF, YOUR ULT WILL DO HUGE DMG LIKE USUAL. IN TEAM FIGHTS YOU CAN BE A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE, BUT STILL ULT THE SAME AS YOU WOULD NORMAL APC KARTHUS.