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Karthus Build Guides, Runes and Items

Karthus The Deathsinger

Find the best Karthus build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.6. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Karthus build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Karthus' abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 2 Builds
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, Lord of death

Build by Samdaman172 updated July 25, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

AP Karthus!

Build by Guest updated July 23, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

PRESS R AND WIN

Build by usuxnoobs updated July 20, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

(NonRanked) Karthus the Noob Dominator

Build by x-Harbinger-x updated July 16, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus powa ! All lines

Build by Bigtypos updated July 13, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Soul Eater

Build by KayLee updated July 11, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus- 2012 Guide

Build by Guest updated July 8, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Melt everyone guide

Build by Guest updated July 8, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by zintus17 updated July 7, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus on mid

Build by RehoX updated July 7, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Kathus - use R wtf Penta?

Build by Guest updated July 6, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Guide to Ownage

Build by cataclysmpg updated July 5, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, just something to own with

Build by TaleWhip updated July 5, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Death From Above Karthus

Build by Beninobi updated July 5, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Immortal Karthus

Build by rossignoll updated July 4, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by NA Fukuu updated July 4, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

You ain't got luck, time or life on your hands (Karthus)

Build by wacky13 updated July 1, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[LU] Karthus - Silence, i kill you !

Build by TKTheus updated June 30, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

boom again a kill

Build by mitriroy updated June 28, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

OP GUIDE 1337 BY NAGIBATOR_228

Build by corzjE updated June 27, 2012
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Karthus Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Karthus we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Karthus, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Karthus this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.6. However, if you are a new Karthus player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Karthus!

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Patch 14.6: 31,449 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 61% Pickrate

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 21% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 56% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 23% Pickrate

Flash Scorchclaw Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 47%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Exhaust Gustwalker Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 66% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 54%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 51%

Win Rate 77% Pickrate

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Patch 14.6: 31,449 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 55%

Win Rate 78% Pickrate

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 59%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 54%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 56%

Win Rate 80% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 57%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 43%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 55%

Win Rate 94% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 61%

Win Rate 22% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 57%

Win Rate 43% Pickrate

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Our Stats Powered By LeagueOfGraphs.com LogoOpen In New Window
Patch 14.6: 31,449 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 48% Pickrate

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 24% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 44%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 44% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 32% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 45%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Exhaust Ignite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 48%

Win Rate 82% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 54%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 44%

Win Rate 42% Pickrate

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Karthus Counters

Learn Karthus' counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Karthus guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Karthus JUNGLE in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Karthus. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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