Karthus

since 0.151.2 50 changes 2 reworks

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Kit-state similarity (stats, cooldowns, costs, spell values). Click a point to see the full diff against the target.

75.0%87.5%100.0%S0S3S4S6S7S8S9S10S11S12S13S1414.13.1now
table view
patchsimilarityshared dims
14.13.1100.0%42
14.21.1 (now)100.0%42
14.11.199.3%42
14.2.198.9%42
13.14.197.3%42
14.1.197.3%42
12.21.195.9%42
12.13.195.9%42
12.10.195.4%42
11.21.192.7%42
12.2.192.7%42
12.7.192.7%42
11.8.192.4%42
11.1.192.1%34
11.6.192.1%34
10.25.192.1%34
10.14.190.5%36
10.16.190.5%36
10.18.190.5%36
10.20.190.1%36
10.22.190.1%36
10.9.188.9%38
9.6.188.6%37
9.11.188.6%37
9.24.188.6%37
9.24.288.6%37
9.4.186.2%39
8.23.186.0%39
7.22.184.1%39
7.24.184.1%39
7.9.183.7%39
8.9.183.5%39
8.21.183.5%39
7.3.182.7%39
7.8.182.7%39
4.20.182.7%39
6.4.182.7%39
6.9.182.7%39
8.3.181.5%39
8.1.181.5%39
8.7.181.1%39
4.5.480.4%40
4.12.180.4%40
4.13.180.4%40
0.152.5579.9%40
3.8.179.9%40
3.10.279.9%40
3.12.279.9%40
3.12.2479.9%40
3.15.279.9%40
0.151.279.4%39

Strength timeline (kit numbers only)

Bars: each patch's net buff/nerf to this champion's own numbers. Gold line: cumulative drift — back to zero means the kit's numbers returned to where they started. Items and meta shifts are not counted. Click a bar for that patch's diff.

0+10.4%-3.1%S0S3S4S6S7S8S9S10S11S12S13S14
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patchdeltacumulativedims
0.152.550.0%0.0%53
3.8.10.0%0.0%54
3.10.2-0.7%-0.7%54
3.12.20.0%-0.7%54
3.12.240.0%-0.7%54
3.15.20.0%-0.7%54
4.5.4+0.5%-0.2%54
4.12.10.0%-0.2%54
4.13.10.0%-0.2%54
4.20.1+2.3%+2.0%53
6.4.10.0%+2.0%53
6.9.10.0%+2.0%53
7.3.1+0.0%+2.0%53
7.8.10.0%+2.0%51
7.9.1+2.0%+4.0%51
7.22.1+0.3%+4.3%51
7.24.1+0.8%+5.1%51
8.1.1-2.0%+3.1%51
8.3.1+0.0%+3.1%51
8.7.1+0.5%+3.7%51
8.9.1-0.1%+3.6%51
8.21.10.0%+3.6%45
8.23.1+2.2%+5.8%45
9.4.1-0.3%+5.5%45
9.6.10.0%+5.5%41
9.11.10.0%+5.5%41
9.24.10.0%+5.5%41
9.24.20.0%+5.5%41
10.9.10.0%+5.5%41
10.14.1+0.2%+5.7%38
10.16.10.0%+5.7%38
10.18.10.0%+5.7%38
10.20.1-0.4%+5.3%38
10.22.10.0%+5.3%38
10.25.10.0%+5.3%32
11.1.1+0.0%+5.3%32
11.6.10.0%+5.3%32
11.8.10.0%+5.3%32
11.21.1-0.3%+5.0%40
12.2.10.0%+5.0%40
12.7.10.0%+5.0%40
12.10.1+2.8%+7.8%40
12.13.1+0.6%+8.4%40
12.21.1+0.0%+8.4%40
13.14.1-1.5%+6.9%40
14.1.10.0%+6.9%40
14.2.1+2.4%+9.3%40
14.11.1-0.4%+8.8%40
14.13.1-0.8%+8.1%40
14.21.10.0%+8.1%40

0.151.2 vs 14.21.1 — by dimension

Damage75%Toughness68%Control87%Utility73%Tempo86%

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table view
dimensionsimilarityshared dims
Damage74.9%11
Toughness67.8%8
Control86.7%6
Utility73.0%2
Tempo86.5%10

79.4% overall · 39 shared dims

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Diff

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0.151.2 14.21.1

armor1121Toughness
armor/lvl3.54.7Toughness
attack damage42.246Damage
health390620Toughness
health/lvl75110Toughness
hp regen5.56.5Toughness
magic resist/lvl01.3Toughness
mana270467Tempo
mana/lvl6131Tempo
mp regen6.58Tempo
mp regen/lvl0.60.8Tempo
move speed310335Mobility

Passive

description

− Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form allowing him to continue casting spells while dead for 7 seconds.

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

Q

cooldown 1 Tempo
cost 20/26/32/38/44 20/25/30/35/40 Tempo
description

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

+ Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.

resource {{ cost }} Mana {{ cost }} {{ abilityresourcename }}
damage.ap_ratio 0.30 - Damage
damage.base 40/60/80/100/120 21/40/59/78/97 (+0.350 AP) Damage
damage.single_target - 42/80/118/156/194 (+0.700 AP) Damage
tooltip

− Creates a delayed blast at Karthus' cursor position. After 0.5 seconds, deals 40/60/80/100/120 (+0.30 AP) magic damage to each nearby enemy, this deals double damage if it hits only a single unit.

+ Karthus creates a blast of magic, dealing 21/40/59/78/97 (+0.350 AP) magic damage. If the blast hits only one enemy, it instead deals 42/80/118/156/194 (+0.700 AP) magic damage.{{ spellmodifierdescriptionappend }}

W

cooldown 18 15 Tempo
cost 100 70 Tempo
description

− 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.

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

resource {{ cost }} Mana {{ cost }} {{ abilityresourcename }}
control.mr_shred 15 25 Control
tooltip

− Creates a wall at target location that lasts for 5 seconds. Enemies that pass through the wall have their Magic Resist reduced by 15% and Movement Speed reduced by 40/50/60/70/80% for 5 seconds (their Movement Speed gradually recovers over the duration).

+ Karthus creates a wall that lasts for 5 seconds. Enemies that pass through lose 25% Magic Resist MR for 5 seconds and are Slowed by 40/50/60/70/80% decaying over the duration.{{ spellmodifierdescriptionappend }}

E

description

− 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.

+ 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.

resource {{ cost }} Mana Per Second {{ cost }} Mana per Second
damage.ap_ratio 0.25 - Damage
damage.per_second 30/50/70/90/110 10/30/50/70/90 (+0.2 AP) Damage
utility.mana_restore 20/27/34/41/48 10/20/30/40/50 Utility
tooltip

− Toggle Off: When Karthus kills a unit, he restores 20/27/34/41/48 Mana.Toggle On: Drains {{ cost }} Mana to deal 30/50/70/90/110 (+0.25 AP) magic damage to nearby enemies each second.

+ Passive: When Karthus kills a unit, he restores 10/20/30/40/50 Mana Mana.Toggle: Karthus creates a necrotic aura, dealing 10/30/50/70/90 (+0.2 AP) magic damage per second to nearby enemies.{{ spellmodifierdescriptionappend }}

R

cost 150/175/200 100 Tempo
range 10000
resource {{ cost }} Mana {{ cost }} {{ abilityresourcename }}
damage.ap_ratio 0.60 - Damage
damage.base 250/400/550 50/200/350 (+0.700 AP) Damage
tooltip

− After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals 250/400/550 (+0.60 AP) magic damage to all enemy champions (regardless of distance).

+ Karthus channels for 3 seconds, then deals 50/200/350 (+0.700 AP) magic damage to enemy champions, regardless of distance.{{ spellmodifierdescriptionappend }}