Talk:Karthus/@comment-5211662-20150417145717

I am the only one who does that? I don't buy Rod of Ages. Instead, I buy Tear, then a Haunting Guise during early game. With HG + Sorcerer's, I have enough magic penetration early game, to do true damage to anyone who doesn't buy magic resitance items. I do that because Karthus' ult has a very high base damage. Then I buy Zhonya, upgrade Tear to Archangel's Staff, then Rabadon if the enemy team is not stacking MR, Void Staff otherwise. Then I upgrade HG to Liandry, and then the other item.

The reason why I buy Liandry is because of Karthus' E. Without Rod of Ages I will have less mana to sustain it during teamfights, but Liandry is a very good replacement because I can then shred the entire enemy team's health. This makes Karthus even more dangerous, at the cost of not being able to mantain his E active for as much time, unless he has the blue buff.