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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 13.23. 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!

Season 7 Builds
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Ultimate Karthus Support

Build by Guest updated December 16, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Season 7 - The souls are crying for Peace.

Build by Urquharts updated December 16, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Reintroduced in Season 7

Build by H1ghV0ltag3 updated December 10, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Glass Cannon Build (Patch 6.18)

Build by countryheartmetalsoul updated December 9, 2016
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Guide

Build by Guest updated December 3, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus for Mike :v

Build by DraXionGamez updated December 3, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Agony, ecstasy, peace

Build by TheWhiteCube updated November 28, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Season 7 with BOL

Build by pepsip12 updated November 11, 2016
Season 6 Guides
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

I'll put you... in my book!

Guide by DarkKurisu updated March 12, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Support (NEW) Season 6......Extremely OP

Guide by Pheonixfirebird3 updated December 13, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Bonbec master

Guide by Gaufre99 updated May 19, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus- " I AM BECOME DEATH" AP Carry

Guide by UserBry updated October 9, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

A Noobs Guide to the Rift: Karthus the Deathsinger

Guide by Pale King updated July 5, 2016
Season 6 Builds
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Broken ---3,2k HP---1k+AP---20 Flat+42%MagicPen---

Build by BB 7UP updated January 10, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[6.12] REVOLUTIONIZING KARTHUS GAMEPLAY, "THE SINKARTH

Build by Axelk updated June 28, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Penta cooking guide 101 feat. Karthus

Build by xXLethal_BaconXx updated February 19, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Essence Reaper

Build by popop9897 updated January 23, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Kurthus Jungle

Build by Austin8249 updated December 28, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

1V9 GOD TIER KARTHUS

Build by Guest updated October 23, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Exoticdani

Build by Exotic1 updated October 19, 2016
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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 13.23. 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 13.23: 33,502 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 53% 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 28% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 48%

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 51%

Win Rate 58% 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 48%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Exhaust Gustwalker Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 64% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 55%

Win Rate 24% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 51%

Win Rate 77% Pickrate

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Patch 13.23: 33,502 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 57%

Win Rate 82% 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 48%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 7% 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 56%

Win Rate 80% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 55%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Exhaust Heal

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 60%

Win Rate 32% 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 13.23: 33,502 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 47% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 27% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 45% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 31% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 76% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 60%

Win Rate 20% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 50%

Win Rate 44% 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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Karthus' Abilities

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