Miss Fortune vs Karthus

Miss Fortune
vs
37.5%

over 264 games

Karthus

Hard matchup

High burstHeavy pokeCountered by stasisHeavy AP damage

Build vs Karthus

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Miss Fortune: Hubris, The Collector, Infinity Edge, Boots of Swiftness, Bloodthirster, Lord Dominik's Regards, B. F. Sword, Edge of Night.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Hubris
1
The Collector
2
Infinity Edge
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Bloodthirster
5

Summoner spells

FlashBarrier90%
BoostFlash5%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Bloodthirster
Lord Dominik's Regards
B. F. Sword
Edge of Night
Mortal Reminder
Rapid Firecannon
Guardian Angel
Maw of Malmortius
Serrated Dirk
Essence Reaver
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Immortal Shieldbow
Hexoptics C44
Executioner's Calling
Serpent's Fang
Serylda's Grudge
Axiom Arc
Phantom Dancer
Quicksilver Sash
Bastionbreaker
Kaenic Rookern
Mercurial Scimitar
Blade of The Ruined King
36.4% WR55 games
InspirationInspiration
First StrikeFirst Strike
Cash BackCash Back
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Trades
SorcerySorcery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Karthus's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Death Defied (P)

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

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
30s15s0.5s–
60s15s0.5s3m20
90s15s0.5s3m20
110s15s0.5s3m
160s15s0.5s2m40
180s15s0.5s2m40

Playing as Miss Fortune

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Double Up off a dying minion

    Fire Double Up (Q) at a dying minion in front of a champion: if the shot kills the minion, the bounce onto the champion always crits.

  2. Switch targets

    Switch targets often: Love Tap (passive) adds damage on each new target, and lowers the cooldown of Strut (W).

  3. Position with Strut

    Activate Strut (W) to get in position before Bullet Time (R): you instantly gain its max move speed bonus, plus attack speed.

  4. R into clumped enemies

    Cast Bullet Time (R) on enemies who are CC'd or bunched up in a chokepoint: it's a channeled cone, and each wave can crit.

Playing against Karthus

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay near your minions

    Stay near your minions or your allies: Lay Waste (Q) deals much more damage when the blast hits only one enemy.

  2. Jump on him if you can

    If you can engage, jump on him: Karthus has no dash or leap to escape.

  3. Don't stay low once he hits 6

    Once he hits level 6, back instead of staying at low health: Requiem (R) hits every enemy champion wherever they are, 3 seconds after he starts channeling.

  4. Save your protection for Requiem

    If you have a shield, a heal or invulnerability, save it for Requiem (R): it hits every enemy champion 3 seconds after he starts channeling.

  5. Move away after he dies

    Once Karthus is dead, move away: Death Defied (passive) keeps him in spirit form for a while, and he can still cast his spells.

Patch 16.21.1