League Classic matchup
Karthus vs Shaco
The lane, from both sides
Karthus’s side
- Weak against Shacofrom the AP Control Mage build (Mid)
Deceive
DeceiveQActive: Shaco instantly blinks to the target location and becomes invisible for up to 3.5 seconds. Shaco's next basic attack within 6 seconds to critically strike for bonus critical damage. puts Shaco on top of Karthus before
Wall of Pain
Wall of PainWActive: Karthus erects a wall of pain at the target location perpendicular to his facing that lasts 5 seconds, granting sight around its pillars and center. Enemies that touch the wall are inflicted with magic penetration and become slowed for 5 seconds, decaying over the duration. This can affect enemies only once per cast. matters, and the burst is done before
Defile
DefileEPassive: Karthus restores mana whenever he kills an enemy. This passive is disabled when Defile is toggled on. Toggle: Karthus surrounds himself in a necrotic aura that deals magic damage every second to all nearby enemies. Toggling Defile off triggers a final tick of damage. Defile is toggled off automatically if Karthus becomes unable to pay its mana cost. pays out.
Shaco’s side
No note from Shaco’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.
The kits at a glance
Karthus
Full abilities- Death Defied
- Lay Waste
- Wall of Pain
- Defile
- Requiem
Shaco
Full abilities- Backstab
- Deceive
- Jack in the Box
- Two-Shiv Poison
- Hallucinate
Base stats, side by side
| Stat | Karthus | Shaco |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 465 (+75) | 525 (+84) |
| HP regen | 1.21 (+0.11) | 1.6 (+0.11) |
| Mana | 331 (+61) | 270 (+40) |
| Attack damage | 45.45 (+3.25) | 55.2 (+3.5) |
| Armor | 18.5 (+3.5) | 22.5 (+3.5) |
| Magic resist | 30 | 31.25 (+1.25) |
| Attack speed | 0.625 (+2.11) | 0.694 (+3) |
| Move speed | 335 | 350 |
| Attack range | 450 | 125 |
Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.
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