Karthus

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The harbinger of oblivion, Karthus is an undying spirit whose haunting songs are a prelude to the horror of his nightmarish appearance.

The living fear the eternity of undeath, but Karthus sees only beauty and purity in its embrace, a perfect union of life and death. When Karthus emerges from the Shadow Isles, it is to bring the joy of death to mortals, an apostle of the unliving. …

Official biography excerpt, © Riot Games. Read the full story on Universe

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The kit

P

Passive

Death Defied

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

Q

Q

Lay Waste

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

W

W · 15s cooldown

Wall of Pain

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.

E

E · 0.5s cooldown

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

R · 200/180/160s cooldown

Requiem

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

Ability text from Riot Games' Data Dragon, patch 16.19.1.

At level 1

Base stats

Health

620

+110 per level

Armour

21

+4.7 per level

Magic resist

30

+1.3 per level

Attack damage

46

Attack speed

0.625

+2.11% per level

Attack range

450

Move speed

335