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Karthus Build Guides, Runes and Items
Karthus The Deathsinger
Find the best Karthus build guides for League of Legends S13 Patch 13.18. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Karthus build for the S13 meta. Learn more about Karthus' abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
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monkaS
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Karthus in the Woods
Karthus in the Woods
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Top Lane KING
Top Lane KING
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karthus top/mid
Karthus Mid - (The build I use to climb)
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THE DEATHSINGER !! 40% COOLDOWN+1800 EXTRA MANA +500 ABILITY
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PRESS R TO WIN
Karthus NEEDS NERFING OP
Karthus lv OP
STOPM ESTILO BRASIL
Karthus BR
KARTHUS BUILD SEASON 7
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1000+ ult
A real karthus guide
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Optimal Karthus Build
True dmg Karthus
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Ultimate Karthus Support
Ultimate Karthus Support
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Season 7 - The souls are crying for Peace.
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Karthus Reintroduced in Season 7
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 13.18. 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!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Karthus's Runes
51%
Win Rate 56% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 27% Pickrate
Third Best
46%
Win Rate 14% Pickrate
Karthus's Summoner Spells
50%
Win Rate 55% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Starters
49%
Win Rate 58% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Core Items
56%
Win Rate 24% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Karthus's Luxury Items
Karthus's Ability Order
51%
Win Rate 78% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
46%
Win Rate 14% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
44%
Win Rate 1% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Karthus's Runes
53%
Win Rate 81% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
51%
Win Rate 9% Pickrate
Third Best
50%
Win Rate 8% Pickrate
Karthus's Summoner Spells
53%
Win Rate 84% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Starters
54%
Win Rate 94% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Core Items
61%
Win Rate 37% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Karthus's Luxury Items
Karthus's Ability Order
52%
Win Rate 54% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
55%
Win Rate 29% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
48%
Win Rate 7% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Karthus's Runes
48%
Win Rate 43% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 29% Pickrate
Third Best
45%
Win Rate 16% Pickrate
Karthus's Summoner Spells
49%
Win Rate 43% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Starters
45%
Win Rate 73% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Core Items
57%
Win Rate 23% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Karthus's Luxury Items
Karthus's Ability Order
50%
Win Rate 42% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
47%
Win Rate 34% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
58%
Win Rate 5% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
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.
Best Against Karthus
Worst Against Karthus
Karthus Skins
Find Karthus's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Karthus skins and chromas on Karthus's skins page.
Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!Karthus' Abilities
Toggle: Karthus creates a necrotic aura, dealing 7.5 / 12.5 / 17.5 / 22.5 / 27.5 (+5% of ability power) magic damage per second to nearby enemies.
Questions About Karthus
Latest Questions
Karthus DH or Predator
So I know before the DH rework [[Karthus]] used to take [[Predator]] because you could activate it and boost your ult damage on everyone that you hit. Does the new [[Dark Harvest]] work the same way? That is, if you have multiple targets within...
what can i build for karthus jngl???
what can i build for karthus jngl???
Karthus jungle?
In the most recent Pro Player Pick, Archie mentioned that one of his favorite junglers to play with is [[Karthus]]. I've heard of jungle [[Karthus]] before, and that it has been used by some pro team in the past (just can't think of the team), but...
Karthus and Soraka
So, a lot of people think of [[Soraka]] as the #1 counter to [[Karthus]]. Constantly in solo queue I see teammates pick [[Soraka]] because there is a [[Karthus]] on the other team. The common claim is that [[Soraka]]'s ultimate negates...
