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KarthusChampion planKarthus · Mid
Karthus

Mid · The Deathsinger

Karthus

LoLClassicBuilds · Not independently checked

Season 3 build

A captured community build. Check it again at launch.

RunesFlat AP lane

Marks

  • 9 × Mark of Magic Penetration+1 Magic Penetration

Seals

  • 9 × Seal of Armor+1 Armor

Glyphs

  • 9 × Glyph of Ability Power+1.2 Ability Power

Quintessences

  • 3 × Quintessence of Ability Power+5 Ability Power

Masteries21/0/9 · Community setup

This mastery page comes from LoLClassicBuilds and has only been checked for a legal 30-point allocation.

Offense

21 points
Summoner's Wrath
Fury
Sorcery
Butcher
Deadliness
Blast
Destruction
Havoc
Weapon Expertise
Arcane Knowledge
Lethality
Brute Force
Mental Force
Spellsword
Frenzy
Sunder
Archmage
Executioner

Defense

0 points
Summoner's Resolve
Perseverance
Durability
Tough Skin
Hardiness
Resistance
Bladed Armor
Unyielding
Relentless
Veteran's Scars
Safeguard
Block
Tenacious
Juggernaut
Defender
Legendary Armor
Good Hands
Reinforced Armor
Honor Guard

Utility

9 points
Summoner's Insight
Wanderer
Meditation
Improved Recall
Scout
Mastermind
Expanded Mind
Artifacer
Greed
Runic Affinity
Vampirism
Biscuiteer
Wealth
Awareness
Strength of Spirit
Explorer
Pickpocket
Intelligence
Nimble
Summoner spellsFlash + Teleport
  • FlashTeleports you a short distance toward your cursor. Summoner's Insight: Reduces Flash's Cooldown by 15 seconds.
  • TeleportAfter a short channel, your champion teleports to a target allied minion, turret, or ward. Summoner's Insight: Teleport's channel time is reduced.
Skill orderR → Q → E → W
Max priority
  1. RRequiem
  2. QLay Waste
  3. EDefile
  4. WWall of Pain
Level order
  1. 1Q
  2. 2E
  3. 3Q
  4. 4E
  5. 5Q
  6. 6R
  7. 7Q
  8. 8E
  9. 9Q
  10. 10E
  11. 11R
  12. 12E
  13. 13W
  14. 14W
  15. 15W
  16. 16R
  17. 17W
  18. 18W
ItemsSorcerer's Shoes → Rod of Ages → Rabadon's Deathcap → Zhonya's Hourglass → Void Staff → Archangel's Staff

Start

  • Doran's Ring
  • Health Potion

Early

  • Catalyst the Protector
  • Boots of Speed

Full build

  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Rod of Ages
  • Rabadon's Deathcap
  • Zhonya's Hourglass
  • Void Staff
  • Archangel's Staff

Alternatives

Other listed options

Situational items retained from the captured guide.

  • Rylai's Crystal Scepter
  • Zhonya's Hourglass
  • Void Staff
  • Banshee's Veil
Sources & checks
LoLClassicBuilds planClassic PBE · July 26, 2026

Captured July 26, 2026. No live statistics; not independently checked.

RunesFrom source · Community build · PBE-mapped

The community Season 3 composition maps directly to rune types retained in the pinned PBE catalogue.

Karthus Season 3 plan · LoLClassicBuilds · Not independently checked, Unofficial Classic PBE rune data
MasteriesFrom source · Captured mastery setup

Copied from LoLClassicBuilds and checked for a legal 30-point allocation. It has not been independently checked as champion-specific.

Karthus Season 3 plan · LoLClassicBuilds · Not independently checked, Unofficial Classic PBE mastery data
SummonersFrom source · Captured spell pair

The role-specific pair is mapped to the pinned PBE spell catalogue.

Karthus Season 3 plan · LoLClassicBuilds · Not independently checked, Unofficial Classic PBE summoner-spell data
Skill orderCompleted from source · Captured priority · Legal sequence

The source lists a priority; this plan expands it into a legal 18-level sequence with ultimate ranks at levels 6, 11, and 16.

Karthus Season 3 plan · LoLClassicBuilds · Not independently checked
ItemsCompleted from source · Captured item path · PBE-mapped

The plan retains the first listed starting and first-back branches, then maps named items to the pinned PBE catalogue. The source's generic Boots label maps to the captured Boots of Speed record.

Karthus Season 3 plan · LoLClassicBuilds · Not independently checked, Unofficial Classic PBE item data

Sources