Karthus Patch History

Bugfix Fixed an issue where his first encounter with Varus VO would fail to play.

Bugfix Wall VFX now properly layers over terrain that is not at default elevation. Previously, the VFX could be completely hidden if the VFX coincided entirely with those sections of the map.

Bugfix No longer reveals the user if cast while the cursor is near an enemy champion.

AP ratio: 75% AP 70% AP

Bugfix Restored death voice lines after Death Defied expires.

Bugfix Is no longer sometimes unable to issue movement commands after the zombie state has expired.

Bugfix Corpse is no longer sometimes a valid movement collision target.

Base damage: 43 – 119 40 – 116

Single-target damage: 43*2 – 119*2 40*2 – 116*2

Base damage: 45 – 125 43 – 119

Single-target damage: 45*2 – 125*2 43*2 – 119*2

Bugfix Magic resistance reduction while in Death Defied no longer multiplies the magic resistance of enemies hit by 25 instead of 0.75.

Bugfix Now properly benefits from ability haste as soon as he respawns.

Base damage: 43 – 115 45 – 125

Single-target damage: 86 – 230 90 – 250

Magic resistance reduction: 15% 25%

Basic attack missile speed: 1200 1500

Bugfix No longer deals damage to his allies with Defile when the effect was triggered by taking lethal damage from an enemy Briar in her Blood Frenzy state.

Base damage: 45 – 115 43 – 115

Monster damage: 95% 100%

Mana restored: 15 – 55 10 – 50

Bugfix No longer leaves a square VFX on the ground after the effect ends.

Bugfix Can no longer momentarily revive from the effect if he had the Chemtech Dragon Soul buff.

Mana growth: 30.5 31

Base armor: 18 21

Health growth: 101 110

Bugfix Corpse is no longer an obstacle to other units' pathing.

Base health: 550 620

Health growth: 87 101

Armor growth: 3.5 4.7

Magic resistance growth: 0.5 1.3

Bugfix Enemy champions that deal lethal damage to trigger the zombie state are no longer considered to deal damage to the source when the effect ends.

Damage against monsters: 85% 95%

Bugfix Special buffering behaviour removed so that he can no longer bypass the spawn boundaries before 15 seconds into the game on Summoner's Rift after a certain condition.

Possible Bug: Karthus will now wait for the full cast animation to finish before walking into range for the next Lay Waste cast buffered outside cast range, instead of moving as soon as the cast time is complete.

Bugfix Fixed a bug where towers would incorrectly target enemy champions who took damage from it.

Mana refund: 20 – 48 15 – 55

Bugfix Fixed a bug where it granted Tear of the Goddess stacks despite not hitting a valid target.

Base damage: 45 – 125 45 – 115

Single-target damage: 45*2 – 125*2 45*2 – 115*2

Bugfix Fixed a bug where he wasn't able to buffer cast while on cooldown.

Base attack damage: 45.66 46

Mana cost: 20 – 44 20 – 40

AP ratio: 30% AP 35% AP

Bugfix Now properly triggers Horizon Focus.

Base damage: 50 – 130 45 – 125

Base armor: 20.88 18

AP ratio: 35% AP 30% AP

Bugfix Spawns properly even when cast at 0 range.

Base health: 528 550

Base movement speed: 325 335

Base damage: 45 – 125 50 – 130

AP ratio: 30% AP 35% AP

New Damage against monsters is now reduced by 15%.

Now always restores mana on kill. Previously only when toggled off.

Tick rate: 1 per 1 1 per 0.25 seconds

Total damage unchanged.

New Deactivating Defile deals 1 tick's worth of damage.

Bugfix Tooltip now accurately mentions the increased mana cost per second at each level.

Movement speed: 335 325

Bugfix When in Death Defied, Wall of Pain now properly grants vision around the wall.

Bugfix: No longer hits through untargetability.

Adjusted splash artwork for Pentakill Karthus.

AP ratio: 65% AP 75% AP

Base damage: 250 – 550 3 200 – 500 3

AP ratio: 75% AP 65% AP

[Undocumented] No longer goes on full cooldown if cast after respawning.

[Undocumented] Can now hit through untargetability.

Bugfix Can now dance.

Base damage: 50 – 130 45 – 125

Isolated base damage: 50*2 – 130*2 45*2 – 125*2

Bugfix Now triggers runes more consistently.

New Ability icon HUD now shows the remaining duration of the ability.

Cooldown: 18 15 seconds

Mana cost: 100 70

Mana cost: 150 – 200 3 100 at all ranks

Base mana: 372.48 467

Mana growth: 61 30.5

Base mana regeneration: 6 8

Base damage: 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130

Base health regeneration: 6.424 6.5

AP ratio: 60% AP 75% AP

Base health: 516 528

Health growth: 75 87

Magic resistance growth: 0 0.5

New Can now be buffered. Casts input as Lay Waste explodes will now automatically fire once Lay Waste comes off cooldown, unless Karthus cancels the command.

Adjusted splash artwork for Fnatic Karthus.

Adjusted splash artwork for Pentakill Karthus.

Splash artwork for Phantom Karthus, Statue of Karthus Karthus and Grim Reaper Karthus updated to the Chinese art. Adjusted splash artwork for Original Karthus.

Bugfix Eagle screech being heard globally by allies when Karthus dances.

New Wall slow is reduced to 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% after 1 second.

Basic attack frame improved.

Bugfix Enemy champions sometimes dashing through wall and not being slowed.

Bugfix Allied-ultimate HUD indicator displaying as available when it wasn't.

New A certain bird of prey screeches when Karthus dances.

Bugfix Fixed a bug where Lay Waste appeared to give more vision than it actually did.

Bugfix No longer interrupted by movement commands.

Particle updated for visibility.

Visual upgrade across all skins.

New splash artwork for Original Karthus and Pentakill Karthus.

New voiceover.

New lore

Added a new indicator that shows the full area of effect.

Added crit -style combat text and a unique sound effect for double-damage Qs.

Added a visual debuff effect that marks affected enemy champions.

Base armor: 11 15

Bugfix Karthus not benefiting from damage modifiers (Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff) while active.

Enemy warning buff duration updated to match impact delay.

New Casts at maximum range when targeted beyond max range during Death Defied

AP ratio: 25% AP 20% AP

Bugfix Fixed a bug where cooldown reduction allowed it to be rapidly toggled, increasing its damage output.

Bugfix Should not longer have a major FPS performance hit across all maps.

Movement speed: 310 335

Removed No longer reduces armor.

Magic resistance reduction: flat 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 15%

Cooldown: 180 / 150 / 120 200 / 180 / 160 seconds

New Death timer now starts when the effect ends.

Bugfix Karthus sometimes immediately awarding a double kill when affected by both Sunlight and Storm Shield.

Wall duration: 7 5 seconds

Slow application: per-crossing once

Bugfix Requiem channel sometimes not finishing if cast while active.

Duration: 8 7 seconds

Removed 20% death timer reduction.

AP ratio: 70% AP 60% AP

Tooltip updated to emphasize decaying slow effect.

New All abilties are free to cast while active.

Bugfix Various usability issues.

Mana cost: 20 / 28 / 36 / 44 / 52 20 / 26 / 32 / 38 / 44

Cooldown: 22 18 seconds

New Grants 20% death timer reduction to compensate for active duration.

Code remade for bug fixing and for usability issues.

Bugfix Rank-up tooltip displaying incorrect slow increase.

Mana cost: 200 / 300 / 400 150 / 175 / 200

Bugfix Tooltip displaying incorrect AP ratio.

New ability icon.

Armor per level: 3 3.5

Range: 825 875

Mana cost: 24 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 54 20 / 28 / 36 / 44 / 52

Basic attack projectile speed: 800 1200

Base damage: 35 / 55 / 75 / 95 / 115 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120

AP ratio: 25% AP 30% AP)

AP ratio: 20% AP 25% AP)

Removed No longer reveals Karthus to enemies when cast.

AP ratio: 20% AP 25% AP

Bugfix Corrected AP ratio.

Bugfix Slowing units 2 seconds after particle had faded.

Mana cost: 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 24 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 54

Mana cost: 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 30 / 42 / 54 / 66 / 78

Secondary/ critical strike animations updated.

Removed Karthus can no longer out-range Baron Nashor.

Duration: 10 8 seconds

Mana cost: 24 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 54 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65

Wall updated for visibility.

Bugfix Incorrect wall appearance.

Bugfix Targets sometimes not being slowed when crossing the wall.

Duration: 9 7 seconds

Mana cost: 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90

Mana cost: 18 / 26 / 34 / 42 / 50 24 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 54

On-kill mana gain: 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 20 / 27 / 34 / 41 / 48

Removed Mana regen on champion kill.

Mana cost: 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70

AP ratio: 70% AP 60% AP

Removed Can no longer be disrupted by Cleanse.

Base attack damage: 39 44

Range: 900 825

New Wall targeting cursor.

Removed No longer doubles cost upon casting.

AoE diameter: 185. ;July 10, 2009 Patch 200

Base damage: 200 / 350 / 550. ;June 26, 2009 Patch 250 / 400 / 550

Slow: 80% at all ranks 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80%

Cooldown: 1 0.5 seconds

Bugfix Now correctly shows buff tooltips. ;June 19, 2009 Patch

Base damage: 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 35 / 55 / 75 / 95 / 115

Corrected tool-tip to say that it deals double damage if it hits a single target (corrected numbers in tool-tip as well).

Cast range: 1200 1000

Armor and magic resistance reduction: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35

Duration: (and it no longer lingers after the particle fades) 9 seconds

Cooldown: 25 22 seconds

Base damage: 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110

Ability power ratio: 75% AP 70% AP

Can no longer be cast while dead. ;June 12, 2009 Patch

When Karthus dies, he can continue to cast spells for 10 seconds after death. If he kills a champion in this time he respawns instantly at base.

A 1 second cooldown spell which leaves a time delayed mine that deals double damage if it only hits a single target.

Stretches a perpendicular wall through the target location, enemies who walk through it are slowed and take increased damage.

While toggled on, Defile continually damages nearby enemies. While off, Karthus regains mana whenever he kills a unit.

Channeled spell; upon successful cast, Karthus damages all enemy champions in the game.