Talk:Karthus/@comment-4641298-20120402212727

Free week Karthus guide:

Q>E>W>R.

Rod of Ages, Zhonyas, Wota, Deathcap. Order depends on how the game is going. Try and get RoA first everytime.

Don't try and harass, use Q to last hit. Get E at lvl 2, and now last hitting with Q refunds mana. Try and hit the minion that you want to last hit ALONE, as hitting mulitple targets cuts your damage in half, and makes last hitting harder. Farm, farm farm farm farm. That is all that matters. Have good map awareness, help out with ganks with R, and once you have Catalyst, you can use Defile to clear minion waves and roam. It chews through mana really hard, so use it wisely.

Karthus is all about team fighting. In teamfights, Karthus is arguably the #1 champion to have on your team. His passive,his armour and MR debuff, two low/no CD AoE spells for damage, and a global damaging ultimate to top in all off. This is why farming is important. If you farm up well, you will carry the hell out of the game.

Teamfights: You can intiate with your Wall of Pain. It shred MR and armour. Try and be in the middle of everything. You want to be as close to everyone as possible. If you get low, pop Zhonyas and heal up with Wota. Dying is not something you want to do, try to avoid it, but if you are going to die, position yourself for your passive effect.

Your main sources of damage are Defile and Lay Waste. Contrary to internet memes, your ultimate isn't the only thing in the world that matters. DO NOT, walk into the enemy team, suicide, and press R. Even if you are playing Revive/TP Karthus, always always avoid death. Trying to force your own death will not benefit you in any way, unless you are trying to hit a fleeing enemy, which is something Karthus is good at BUT teamfighting is far more important.

Never use ultimate when you are on the same screen as someone, unless your dead. If you die in a teamfight, 2 Qs then R. That is all the time you have (unless you have a ton of CDR)