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Karthus — DraftDojo

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Karthus

JungleBotAPrangedteamfightpokepick

Data87 pro games·Jan 2022 – Apr 2025·patches 12.1–25.05·CBLOL, First Stand, LCK, LCO Split, LCS, LEC, LJL, LLA, LPL, MSI, PCS, VCS, Worlds· incl. international·Browse source →

Comp identity — Jungle / Bot

Leans Siege — its strongest of the five comp axes.

Plays like — nearest pentagon

Ranked by how close their five-axis heatmap looks — role-agnostic.

Where it thrives (5-comp fit)

Siegenatural · 60%
Protectworkable · 40%
Attackworkable · 30%
Karthus forces enemies off towers and objectives with long-range poke. Enough Protect and Attack sits in the kit to fall back and peel when the game goes defensive. Death Defied passive lets him cast (including his global ult) for free while untargetable/CC-immune for 7s after 'dying'.

Kit quirks

Death Defied passive lets him cast (including his global ult) for free while untargetable/CC-immune for 7s after 'dying'
Requiem (R) is a 3s channel dealing global magic damage to all enemy champions, blockable by spell shields
Defile (E) is a toggle mana-cost AoE DoT that also restores mana on champion/monster kills

How Karthus actually performs in ranked solo queue · 145 weighted games