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Build Guide By Gramps Tewks
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Spells:
Heal
Flash
Ability Order
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Karthus Passive Ability
Introduction
Karthus 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
Wall of Pain-placing, Lay Waste-hurling, Defile-spinning, Requiem-firing Undead King of the Swamps!
"The only people who complain about
Karthus are the people who don't play him."An excellent parody video for your verymuch wish-fulfillment:
Please comment and rate in the comments section below; share your experiences playing with or against
Karthus and/or put in your criticism about the guide itself.Kudos to the incomparable JhoiJhoi for the template, which you can find here.
Onward, then!
Masteries
The Offensive Mastery Tree MASSIVELY boosts
Karthus' damage! Swiftness
and
Good Hands
are craaazy good.
Runes
- Greater Mark of Magic Penetration: Powerful synergy with Sorcerer's Shoes!
- Greater Seal of Armor: Wheaties...
- Greater Glyph of Magic Resist: The Breakfast of Champions.
- Greater Quintessence of Health: My personal favorite. Do what you want :D
Skill Discussion
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Death Defied: Defy death and demoralize your opponents! So so so good.
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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!
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Wall of Pain (W): Great for trapping people in your Defile and Lay Waste barrage! Wall of Pain also serves as an excellent escape alternate to Flash.
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Defile (E): Mini- Crowstorm on a stick! Careful usage is required, due to the Mana-drain. Defile is disgustingly powerful with high Ability Power!
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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
Lay Waste alongside Defile so that your Mana Regen matches your damage output and Defile doesn't drain lots of Mana until you can afford it! Wall of Pain comes last.Grab
Requiem, as always, at 6, 11, and 16.
Items
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: Oh-so-good! Spam Lay Waste CONSTANTLY.
You need this baby fully-charged for Archangel's Staff!
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: An excellent buy with Tear of the Goddess on your first trip back!
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: SPELL VAMP is sooooo powerful on Karthus!
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: Standard caster fare: boosts your damage alongside Greater Mark of Magic Penetration.
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: Defile is now a spinning buzz-saw of Double and Triple-kills.
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: As if Death Defied wasn't enough ;)
This is the core that I generally get. Afterwards, diversify based upon your opponents!
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: Collect on your Tear of the Goddess investment for an inexpensive boost!
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: Opponents worth their salt will stack Magic Resist! Void Staff punishes them.
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: Beef, Crowd Control, and Damage :D
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: Nerfed, but still functional.
Gameplay
Early-Game
Karthus 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 Lay Waste the **** outta minions for $$$!
Remember that Defile restores Mana per creep score ^^
Charge Tear of the Goddess as soon as (in)humanly possible.
If you can, coordinate a jungle gank with a Flash-> Wall of Pain + full spell combo!
This is rumored to induce death ;)
FARM.
Mid-Game
Karthus' Mid-Game begins when he's farmed out Rabadon's Deathcap!
Push turrets, farm, and help your teammates.
Late-Game
DESTROY the Nexus with your teammates!
Let the tougher ones initiate, then unleash unliving anguish upon the enemy!
Karthus was pretty much custom-made for solo mid. He takes practice, but is fantastic when played well.Your early goal is to FARM all day and night. Auto-attack and
Lay Waste the **** outta minions for $$$!Remember that
Defile restores Mana per creep score ^^Charge
Tear of the Goddess as soon as (in)humanly possible.If you can, coordinate a jungle gank with a
Flash-> Wall of Pain + full spell combo!This is rumored to induce death ;)
FARM.
Mid-Game
Karthus' Mid-Game begins when he's farmed out Rabadon's Deathcap!Push turrets, farm, and help your teammates.
Late-Game
DESTROY the Nexus with your teammates!
Let the tougher ones initiate, then unleash unliving anguish upon the enemy!
Summary
Lay Waste. He's got Anivia's Crystallize and Fiddlesticks' Crowstorm, with finer control and utility on each, and Requiem is the most powerful Ultimate in the game! Karthus be de bomb-diggity Diable Tonnere, with outrageous skills that can't be matched and Paket Kongo from a higher astral plane~Just press R to get your kills!
~Gramps Tewks
Gramps Tewks
Karthus Guide
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