the Deathsinger
Karthus
MageManaPatch 26.20 · Data Dragon 16.20.1
- Attack2/10
- Defense2/10
- Magic10/10
- Difficulty7/10
Abilities
Passive
Death Defied
Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.
Ability numbers come from Data Dragon. Riot notes Data Dragon may lag behind live servers right after a patch.
Stats at level 1
- Health
- 620+110.0 per level
- Mana
- 467+31.0 per level
- Health regen
- 6.5+0.55 per level
- Resource regen
- 8.0+0.80 per level
- Attack damage
- 46
- Attack speed
- 0.625+2.1% per level
- Armor
- 21+4.7 per level
- Magic resist
- 30+1.3 per level
- Move speed
- 335
- Attack range
- 450
Playing as Karthus
- Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.
- Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.
Playing against Karthus
- Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
- Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Lore
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.
Skins (11)
Karthus 
Phantom Karthus 
Statue of Karthus 
Grim Reaper Karthus 
Pentakill Karthus 
Fnatic Karthus 
Karthus Lightsbane 
Infernal Karthus 
Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Karthus 
Elderwood Karthus 
Arcana Karthus
Ability videos
Riot hosts official ability preview videos on the champion's page at leagueoflegends.com.