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Spells:
Teleport
Flash
Ability Order
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Karthus Passive Ability
Introduction

I advise you to take a look at ELO Hell - What it is and how to escape by TheShinWire. Basics of this game. Well, advanced basics.






SO: You are an awesome farmer, who can deal lots of area damage.




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I want to get



Start with





Second point in




Fourth skill point goes to



CAUTION MATH INCOMING
Damage dealt to enemies counts like that:
Real magic damage = magic damage dealt*(100/(100+magic resist))
Example: 100 magic resist decreases magic damage taken by 50%
All champions start with 30 - 60 magic resist (60 can be reached with runes and masteries).
9 marks give you 0.95*9 = 8.55 magic penetration.
How magic penetration works?
It decreases magic resist by your magic penetration.
Example: you attack enemy with


Now if you have your marks, this will be 240*100/(100+21,45)=197,61...=198
Pretty low benefit, you say?
But what happens, when you have your sorcerer shoes?
Without marks: 240*100/(100+10)=218,18...=218
With marks: 240*100/(100+1,45)=236,56...=237
This is better even than AP per level marks. They give you 1.8*9=16,2 AP at level 18, and






I actually don't care much about runes. They help a lot when you are facing a mirror lane. In other cases you just okay with having them, if they are not ******ed on your champion.
1.



or
2.




1 is standart. 2 is against skillshot champions, or other




Face it. Only skill that really benefits from


Other skills are used once per teamfight, and

On the other hand,

If you need cooldown reduction, get blue buff.













CAUTION MATH INCOMING
If you build



Without

With

Now, what is 74 AP for Karthus? With his modificators:



Counting your cooldown reduction = 0 we can see your damage per second to single target, if you don't miss your


Now i will compare the damage you deal and damage you take. Let's imagine you are facing only one mage -

If you have magic resist 30 (basic), this combo will deal 34%+1694 damage. Your health is 2370, after

if you have magic resist 87, this combo will deal 24%+1188. After




That's why I claim that


There is a possibility of clearing up one space. Ask your team, if someone is going to buy


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REMEMBER! Build orders are fluid. You can switch some items with others to fit the situation.
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CAUTION MATH INCOMING
I am going to tell you why i don't like this item. I will compare it to

They both give you 70 AP. The main difference is that








SO: unless enemy team all has 80+ magic resist,

First creep wave has come. Dont die. Don't push. You must lasthit every creep. That's how. If you are skilled enough, use my lane control section. Harras your opponent with

Make sure you know your safety zones. (If you are blue on this pic!!!)

Credit to JhoiJhoi's Malevolent Morgana for the picture.
At first go back (level 5-7) you buy at least Catalyst the protector and



In some cases you should skip camping and go gank instead, if you are 100% sure to get a kill (at least for a team) and no one of your buddies die because of that. Here is ganking section.
Don't forget to keep an eye on a map. You should always know what health do your enemies have, for obvious reason.
Until 17 minute you must have


Remember! When there is no teamfight coming, you must farm, gank from time to time, and stay alive.
If you are new with this game:
1. Activate

2. Find closest enemy, that does something in a fight. If there are no enemies left, go to 5.
3. Drop

4. Drop


5. Deactivate





Warning 2. If you were unlucky to die, use



If you are good enough to think out your every step, you should decide your actions on your own. Try to kill squishy enemies first.

- Spellblockers:
Sivir,
Nocturne.
Banshee's Veil.
- Shielders:
Blitzcrank,
Janna!,
Jarvan IV,
Karma!,
Lee Sin!,
Leona,
Lulu!,
Lux!,
Malphite,
Mordekaiser,
Morgana!,
Nautilus,
Orianna!,
Riven,
Rumble,
Shen!(Global),
Sion,
Skarner,
Udyr,
Urgot,
Viktor.
Hexdrinker,
Maw of Malmortius.
By ! i point out those, who can shield others.
- Healers:
Alistar!,
Cho'Gath?,
Dr. Mundo,
Fiddlesticks?,
Gangplank,
Karma?,
Lee Sin?,
Morgana?,
Nasus?,
Nidalee!,
Olaf?,
Renekton?,
Sona!,
Soraka!,
Swain?,
Taric!,
Tryndamere?,
Vladimir?,
Warwick?,
Xin Zhao?,
All lifesteal and spellvamp items.
By ! i point out those, who can heal others.
By ? i point out those, who have situational heal.
- Those who have magic resist skill:
Alistar,
Annie,
Galio!,
Garen,
Graves?,
Jax,
Maokai!,
Mordekaiser!,
Olaf,
Rammus.
By ! i point out those, who can shiels others.
By ? i point out those, who have situational shield.
- Dodgers:
Fiora?,
Master Yi?,
Vladimir,
Wukong.
- Undyers:
Kayle!,
Tryndamere,
Zilean!.
By ! i point out those, who can make others immortal.
I NEED YOUR HELP TO IMPROVE THIS SECTION! Not all the champions are listed here, because i didn't play them all.
Tip 3How to lasthit creeps withLay Waste
When not pushing:
UseLay Waste only to finish creep, never for damage. Position your
Lay Waste the way that it damages only targeted creep.
Like that:When pushing:
Kill ranged creeps, then melee withLay Waste, and
Defile, if you have enough mana.
Try to positionLay Waste so it hits all three creeps.
Tip 4Hiding yourLay Waste
Some champions are dressed like ladies or priests, having skirt hiding their legs. Examples:Karthus,
Morgana... Position
Lay Waste behind a skirt so they won't notice your bomb before it's too late.
Pictures coming soon.
Tip 5How to clear creep camps
Wraiths:
Wolves:
Q: Why placing here video of such an easy task?
A: Because, I repeat, this game is mostly about farm. Outfarming your opponents is a key to success. Both wolves and wraiths give you 43+4*3+53+6*2=120 gold. They respawn every minute. So every minute you can have 120g more than your mid opponent. Of course, this is possible only in case if you have no jungler. But even if you do you still can clear camps from time to time.
Tip 6Pictures of zhonya positioning
Pictures coming soon.
Tip 7Remember
Every time you come back to base, you should buy on free money 1-2Health Potion (until around level 10), and 1-2 Sight ward if you have a slot.
Here you go, warding map for midKarthus. Red is to prevent ganks. Yellow is for dragon, green is for baron. Other spots are not your task.
Tip 8Requiem etiquette
AliveKarthus:
If you are sure you can kill someone withRequiem, and you have time to cast it, then do it. (Don't steal a kill though)
If you have no time for that (you are fighting some champion(s) right now), you will need to finish your business before castingRequiem.
While you castRequiem alive, remember that you can be stunned or killed. This way
Requiem goes on cooldown, dealing no damage.
Requiem can be used to cripple enemy team before teamfight.
ZombieKarthus:
If you are sure you can kill someone withRequiem, and you have time to cast it, then do it.(Don't steal a kill though)
IfRequiem will be not on cooldown when you are alive again, cast it for damage.
Tip 9Have more map awarenessHow? Simple. Ask your teammates to give you signal if they need you to dot the i's and cross the t's.
Tip 10One more thing I want to point out.
Don't steal everything. Your team also needs farm. And in late game you will have to stop at 6 items, at the same time your team will have like 3 or 4 items each. They will suck. You will suck because they suck, because you stolen their farm. Sucking sucks, right?

2. Push your lane. You don't want to have your tower damaged while you are away.
3. Tell your teammates that you are coming.
4. Choose target champion.
- Teleporters:
Ezreal,
Kassadin*,
Katarina?,
LeBlanc,
Pantheon*(long cast time),
Shaco,
Twisted Fate*(long cast time).
By * I point out those, who can teleport only at level 6.
By ? I point out those, who have situational teleport.
- Dashers (Differs from teleport. Passing
Wall of Pain still slows them):
Ahri*,
Akali?*,
Caitlyn,
Corki,
Fiora?,
Fizz,
Gragas,
Graves,
Irelia?,
Jarvan IV,
Jax?,
Lee Sin?,
Malphite*,
Nidalee*,
Renekton,
Riven(Very low travel distance),
Sejuani,
Shen,
Shyvana*,
Tristana,
Tryndamere,
Vayne.
By * I point out those, who can dash only at level 6.
By ? I point out those, who have situational dash.
- Speed increasers:
Blitzcrank,
Dr. Mundo*,
Evelynn*,
Fiora,
Galio!,
Garen,
Hecarim,
Kennen,
Lulu!,
Master Yi*,
Rammus,
Rumble,
Singed*,
Sivir*,
Skarner,
Udyr,
Volibear,
Zilean!.
By ! I point out those, who can speed up others.
By * I point out those, who can speed up only at level 6.
- Undyers:
Kayle!,
Tryndamere,
Zilean!.
By ! i point out those, who can make others immortal.
- Invisibility:
Akali,
Evelynn,
Shaco,
Talon*,
Twitch,
Wukong.
By * i point out those, who can get stealthed at level 6.
- Special mentions:
Gangplank. He can remove all crowd control spells on him, just by eating some oranges.
Flash
Teleport Enemy champion can use it to teleport back to base. You can deny
Teleport only by stunning him. Also, anyone who have this spell can
Teleport to the lane you gank.
Ghost
Do not towerdive stunners.
5. Correctly enter the lane you want to gank. You have to engage enemies from behind.
6. Put your wall on the targeted enemy.
7. Kill him.
8. Kill other enemy, if he is still here.
9. Get back to mid.

Every human being have reaction time, due to limited speed of light, signal from eyes to brain and from there to fingers goes in around 0,1 - 0,2 seconds.
That's why when you use



WRONG
Any champion, who is facing

How to use this?
While doing your lasthits, you must watch your own creeps health. When one of them is going to be low enough to finish him, get ready. You should walk into an ideal position. It is when enemy is almost in range of





Video coming soon.
Okay, i'll tell you the truth. This trick can be performed by ANY champion, if he is able to deal some damage to the enemy during enemy autoattack animation time.
But!



Go mid, get lvl 6, go to jungle. Now your job is only to killsteal. Your score should be (something) 0 (something less). Always remember to blame your team. Your items:






They give you CDR to use ultimate more often, and ridiculous amount of AP.
Sometimes decent players get trolled by dumb ******s, because they can't defend themselves. There will ALWAYS be ******s in public games, you have trash talk their *** back. Wipe that grin off their stupid face and show how dangerous reality/internet can be.
Why no gang?
Welcome to die.
(insert random player who was in the team battle) Why no stun?
Type "GG (insert random hero name who wasn't even in the teamfight) too fed"
HOUSE ON FIRE SORRY (leave game AND I AM NOT ENCOURAGING LEAVERS BUT GIVING YOU A LEGIT EXCUSE)
"Life of (insert ****ty carry name in here), farm for 40 mins, get owned, life is beautiful, too bad you spend most of it waiting for your hero to respond"
"Step 1 before you type anything think, Step 2 don't say it cause your gonna make yourself look like a ******"
Stfu and play (best opportunity is when someone types "b, ****, omg, I have boot, GG," etc you get the idea)
War does not determine who is right, only who is left
Even god couldn't carry you
If you were baron, you'd still be too ***** to go in
You know I actually think your dark and handsome. When it's dark, your handsome.
My play is better than your face
You have one brain cell, too bad it's fighting for dominance.
Don't feel bad, a lot of people have no talent.
It's not backdooring if the tower hits you first. It's called self defense.
Don't leave the base
If

It isn't where you come from, it's where you're going that counts
WOW i thought that was an illusion, either way you both die just as fast
I think you've got me confused with someone who gives a ****
I could eat alphabet soup and **** out a better (anything that requires words)
Can I borrow your face for an hour, since my *** is on vacation?
How much you pay me for that?
Practice is the next step into perfection. You cannot expect to read guide and suddenly become a better player. In reality you must adapt to your surroundings and predict. Knowing is half the game, but not all of it. This is one of the aspects no guide can teach you, no matter how informative it is. A prior example would be

Mistakes are a sign of progress. Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
To the new players, who just started playing. Don't play with AI all the time. Play in pubs. Getting owned and feeding is part of the game. Getting yelled at by an overly confident jerk is normal. The true "pros" are the ones that never give up. You'll only be as good as the people you are around.
Thanks to this obsidian destroyer guide, and CAPS LOCK LEORIC guide. They inspired me to write a guide.
Special thanks to jhoijhoi and his Making A Guide guide, and to CasterMaster, who reviewed my guide several times.
I followed your guide and I didn't win!
Blame your team.
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