A comprehensive patch history for Karthus in League of Legends, covering all major changes from release to present:

Recent Major Changes:

Death Defied

• Fixed various bugs including death voice lines and movement command issues
• Corpse no longer acts as movement collision target

Lay Waste (Q)

• Base damage reduced to 40/59/78/97/116
• Single-target damage reduced to 80/118/156/194/232
• Monster damage increased to 100% from 95%

Wall of Pain (W)

• Magic resistance reduction increased to 25% from 15%
• Bug fixes for vision and spawning issues

Defile (E)

• Mana restored reduced to 10/20/30/40/50
• Now restores mana on all kills, not just when toggled off
• Tick rate changed to 0.25s (damage unchanged)

Requiem (R)

• Now properly benefits from ability haste on respawn
• AP ratio adjusted multiple times
• Base damage and mana costs rebalanced

General Stats

• Base health increased to 620
• Health growth increased to 110
• Armor/MR growth improved
• Movement speed standardized at 335
• Attack speeds and animations improved

Key Bug Fixes & Quality of Life:

• Improved ability buffering system
• Fixed various visual effects issues
• Corrected tooltip information
• Improved death state functionality
• Fixed interactions with other champions and items

This history reflects Karthus's evolution from release to current state, focusing on maintaining balance while preserving his core identity as a death-defying mage.

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