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Champion Portrait of Sylas
Sylas
Easy
18254%+378+1,315
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Skill Priority

Karthus Q Icon
Q
Lay Waste
Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.
Karthus E Icon
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.
Karthus W Icon
W
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.
57.5% WR
160 Matches

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spell 1Summoner Spell 2
48.1% WR
54 Matches

Skill Order

Karthus Q Icon
Lay Waste
Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.
1
3
5
7
9
Karthus W Icon
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.
4
14
15
16
18
Karthus E Icon
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.
2
8
10
11
13
Karthus R Icon
Requiem
After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.
6
12
17

Karthus vs Sylas Runes

Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
53.4% WR116 Matches
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Armor
Magic Resist
Health
Armor
Magic Resist

Starting Items

Item 1101Item 2003Item 3340
38.5% WR
26 Matches

Core Items

Item 4645Item 2503Item 3020
52.6% WR
19 Matches

4th Item Options

Item 3089
54.5% WR22 Matches
Item 4645
50.0% WR20 Matches
Item 2503
66.7% WR18 Matches

5th Item Options

Item 3089
62.5% WR16 Matches
Item 3135
61.5% WR13 Matches
Item 4645
87.5% WR8 Matches

6th Item Options

Item 3135
62.5% WR8 Matches
Item 3089
66.7% WR6 Matches
Item 4645
50.0% WR4 Matches

Laning Phase (@15 min)

Karthus Damage
7,118
Sylas Damage
5,350
Gold Diff+378
CS Diff+18
XP Diff+658
Ally Ganks2.04
Enemy Ganks2.36

End of Game

Karthus Damage
32,445
Sylas Damage
20,887
Total Gold Diff+1,315
Total CS Diff+37

Split Push

Karthus Dmg to Turrets
1,084
Sylas Dmg to Turrets
1,332
Champion Portrait of Viego
Viego
Easy
14958%+314+789
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Champion Portrait of JarvanIV
JarvanIV
Easy
13353%+442+1,611
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Champion Portrait of Kayn
Kayn
Easy
11452%+175+211
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Champion Portrait of Graves
Graves
Favored
11348%-91-766
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Champion Portrait of LeeSin
LeeSin
Easy
11145%+342+1,022
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Champion Portrait of Aatrox
Aatrox
Easy
10343%+384+763
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Champion Portrait of Diana
Diana
Easy
10347%+181+370
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