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Twitch vs Karthus

Twitch
vs
42.0%

over 162 games

Karthus
Analyze a draft with Twitch

Hard matchup

High burstHeavy pokeCountered by stasisHeavy AP damage

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Karthus

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Twitch: The Collector, Fiendhunter Bolts, Infinity Edge, Berserker's Greaves, Runaan's Hurricane, Lord Dominik's Regards, Yun Tal Wildarrows, B. F. Sword.

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Health Potion
x2

Core build

The Collector
1
Fiendhunter Bolts
2
Infinity Edge
3

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Runaan's Hurricane
5

Summoner spells

FlashBarrier79%
BoostFlash6%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Runaan's Hurricane
Lord Dominik's Regards
Yun Tal Wildarrows
B. F. Sword
Bloodthirster
Zhonya's Hourglass
Nashor's Tooth
Dark Seal
Rabadon's Deathcap
Blade of The Ruined King
Guardian Angel
Hexoptics C44
Banshee's Veil
Maw of Malmortius
Mortal Reminder
Shadowflame
Wit's End
Kaenic Rookern
Edge of Night
Immortal Shieldbow
47.3% WR55 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Cut DownCut Down
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Twitch

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Approach camouflaged

    Approach camouflaged with Ambush (Q), then start the fight: when you leave camouflage, you gain bonus attack speed.

  2. Catch up with Venom Cask

    Throw Venom Cask (W) at an enemy fleeing out of your range: the cloud slows them and adds a Deadly Venom (passive) stack every second.

  3. Poison before you contaminate

    Apply as many Deadly Venom (passive) stacks as you can before Contaminate (E): each stack adds damage, and the spell hits every poisoned enemy within 1200 range.

  4. Shoot through their frontline

    During Spray and Pray (R), stay back and aim at their carries through the frontline: your bolts pierce every enemy, with less damage after the first.

  5. Camouflage again after a kill

    When a champion dies poisoned by Deadly Venom (passive), Ambush (Q) comes back right away: recast it to reposition in the middle of the teamfight.

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.

Other Twitch matchups

Patch 16.21.1