Talk:Karthus/@comment-189.27.240.40-20111125025923

I'm new to karthus, and played just a few games, but I've already came to the conclusion that I should build tanky, with lots of mana due to that spell spam (unless i am roflstomping all the way, so i take mejai and go full squishy). Karthus is rather short-ranged and doesn't burst, so he need to get close and stick around to archieve full potential.

Doran's Ring > Tear > Catalyst > Boots of Mpen > RoA > Voidstaff > Negatron > Glacial Shroud > Archangel have been working to me in most of the cases. I feel i should build a Rylai instead of RoA, but i simply can't resist converting that catalyst into a RoA (it's too awesome of a boost for it's price) instead of keeping it for a later Banshee. I have yet to test Abyssal for MR reduction (with W), Revolver for trololol spellvamp and Rabadon for rapage damage (but i feel the need to be tanky, so i take voidstaff instead because it's cheaper and let me be a menance even to tankier characters, abusing Karthus's quite high base damage. The damage multiplying factor comes from archangel anyway).

I feel I should get 9/10/11 for mpen, spellvamp/mana and some resistance, but time after time I really can't resist taking 21/0/9 due to that 6% extra damage to my ult.

Suggestions, tips?