Karthus
League of Legends

Karthus

The Deathsinger

MageResource: Mana

- The dead never change

Abilities

Passive
Death Defied

Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.

Q
Lay Waste

Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies.

W
Wall of Pain

Karthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Movement Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period.

E
Defile

Karthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own mana.

R
Requiem

After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.

Base stats

Health
465
Health / level
75
Resource
331
Armor
18.5
Magic resist
30
Attack damage
45.45
Attack speed
0.625
Move speed
335
Attack range
450

Recommended build

We're adding hand-curated item and rune builds for Karthus. Ability and stat data above comes straight from Riot's current patch. Want to climb with Karthus? See LoL boosting & coaching.