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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 13.6. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Karthus build for the S13 meta. Learn more about Karthus' abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 5 Guides
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - The Ultimate Troll

Guide by Zujewski updated March 13, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Tank Karthus: A Guide to Master Baiting

Guide by AkiraVersago updated January 27, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Godlike Karthus=Magic Pen Karthus

Guide by KyleGuintama updated December 25, 2014
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

How to play Kathus

Guide by Guest updated November 25, 2014
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus-dead singer but a death bringer WIP

Guide by Deathadder updated August 8, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Support Karthus

Guide by Sambu1 updated June 18, 2015
Season 5 Builds
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Mom's Spaghetti

Build by HitlertothePowerOfAids updated June 13, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Guide TO ADC KARTHUS

Build by ImTehNinjeh updated June 13, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[ For Fun ] Karthus The Kill Thief : A Simple Guide

Build by Guest updated December 25, 2014
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

AD KARTHUS

Build by ImTehNinjeh updated March 12, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus By KiNG 0f Revenger

Build by arnold018 updated November 5, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus the Jungle King

Build by Aw3someDud3 updated November 1, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

<S5> Karthus: The Champ of the Leauge

Build by Guest updated September 27, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karth op ap

Build by Guest updated September 7, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Agony, Ecstasy, Peace (Karthus Jungle 5.16 Updated)

Build by ASTATINEMAN updated August 31, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, Singing for Ever (WIP)

Build by DistantNerd updated July 23, 2015
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Jungle w/ Vamp and Quick Karthus

Build by Dawnlicker updated July 21, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Support

Build by Krit24 updated July 8, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus *****

Build by PumaDew updated July 6, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Basic Karthus Guide

Build by Godtora updated June 4, 2015
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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 13.6. 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!

Patch 13.6: 1949851 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 13997 Games

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest
LoL Rune: Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
LoL Rune: Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 3804 Games

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune: First Strike
First Strike
LoL Rune: Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear
LoL Rune: Future's Market
Future's Market
LoL Rune: Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 56%

Win Rate 2434 Games

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest
LoL Rune: Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
LoL Rune: Last Stand
Last Stand

Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 20974 Games

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 14424 Games

Flash Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 45%

Win Rate 148 Games

Ghost Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 12232 Games

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Trinket

Karthus's Best Trinket 51%

Win Rate 27528 Games

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Trinket 45%

Win Rate 5555 Games

Stealth Ward

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Trinket 89%

Win Rate 289 Games

Eye of the Herald
Don’t forget
to Buy Wards

Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 65%

Win Rate 15741 Games

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Patch 13.6: 1949879 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 56%

Win Rate 3310 Games

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest
LoL Rune: Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
LoL Rune: Last Stand
Last Stand

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 56%

Win Rate 1450 Games

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest
LoL Rune: Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
LoL Rune: Last Stand
Last Stand

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 63%

Win Rate 117 Games

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest
LoL Rune: Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
LoL Rune: Last Stand
Last Stand

Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 55%

Win Rate 7237 Games

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  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 58%

Win Rate 91 Games

Exhaust Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 510 Games

Flash Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 55%

Win Rate 13992 Games

Trinket

Karthus's Best Trinket 58%

Win Rate 4768 Games

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Trinket 50%

Win Rate 3149 Games

Stealth Ward

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Trinket 55%

Win Rate 376 Games

Oracle Lens
Don’t forget
to Buy Wards

Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 65%

Win Rate 1116 Games

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  • 3
Patch 13.6: 1949865 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 61%

Win Rate 122 Games

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest
LoL Rune: Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
LoL Rune: Last Stand
Last Stand

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 58%

Win Rate 100 Games

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest
LoL Rune: Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
LoL Rune: Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 54%

Win Rate 213 Games

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune: Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest
LoL Rune: Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood
LoL Rune: Eyeball Collection
Eyeball Collection
LoL Rune: Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune: Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind
LoL Rune: Last Stand
Last Stand

Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 2041 Games

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  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 2081 Games

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 124 Games

Flash Barrier

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 8493 Games

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  • 2

Trinket

Karthus's Best Trinket 52%

Win Rate 2058 Games

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  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Trinket 46%

Win Rate 2295 Games

Stealth Ward

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Trinket 51%

Win Rate 470 Games

Oracle Lens
Don’t forget
to Buy Wards

Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 62%

Win Rate 1175 Games

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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.

Karthus Skins

Karthus' Abilities

Questions About Karthus

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