Karthus is one of League of Legends<\/em>\u2019 most historic champions, and for a decade-plus, he\u2019s been played in positions all across Summoner\u2019s Rift. Before he was commonly played in the jungle, Karthus was a reliable choice for League<\/em>\u2019s mid laners. Now, he\u2019s found a home in the bottom lane, where he\u2019s ripping it up in high Elo games.\u00a0<\/p>
In games played at Platinum rank or higher, bot lane Karthus has the highest win rate among not just all bot lane champions, but all champions in the game on the current patch, Patch 13.7, according to League <\/em>stats site U.GG<\/a>.<\/p>
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This isn\u2019t an outlier, either. For four straight patches, Karthus has had the highest win rate out of all champions in the game. His dominance in the bottom lane<\/a> has been consistent dating back to the start of the 2023 ranked season, meaning there are some really skilled Karthus players who reside in the higher ranks of the ladder.\u00a0<\/p>
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When you extrapolate Karthus\u2019 numbers to all ranks, he only has 30,000 more games to his name, but the win rate is still there. From Iron to Challenger, Karthus has the second-highest win rate in League<\/em>, only behind Seraphine, according to U.GG. This means that Karthus bot isn\u2019t just a high-Elo-specific pick that can only be effective once you hit a certain rank; this champion is actually pretty solid.<\/p>
While it\u2019s unclear (and probably unlikely) that Karthus would be able to keep up such a relatively high win rate if he had the same level of popularity that champions like Jinx do, his status as a sleeper pick could be something that players could use to their advantage on the current patch. Karthus is not slated to be nerfed in Patch 13.8<\/a>, meaning he could stick around at the top of the meta for a while longer.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
