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Karthus Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.18
Karthus The Deathsinger
Find the best Karthus build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.18. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Karthus build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Karthus' abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
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Karthus R pentakill
Karthus R pentakill
just press R
The Op Karthus Guide
KARTHUS: THE PIMP OF THE VOID
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Karthus The Rapist 1000 AP
Karthus The Rapist 1000 AP
True Phantom Power Karthus jungle
True Phantom Power Karthus jungle
Spawn Karthus
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Penta Jungle
Penta Jungle
Quick Build - Karthus Mid
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Karthus: The Undead Mage
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wRAth, Rose, and Maw's Guide of Swag: How to Swag to the Max
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Karthus - Rape Them All [S3]
Karthus AP build
How a REAL Karthus should be...
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Super Meanie Karthus
kratos the 360 no pantser
A million ways to be cruel.
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Karthus: Every Second Burns (Revised)
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GUIDE FOR KARTHUS
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 14.18. 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
50%
Win Rate 66% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
46%
Win Rate 21% Pickrate
Third Best
44%
Win Rate 10% Pickrate
Karthus's Summoner Spells
49%
Win Rate 49% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Starters
48%
Win Rate 63% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Core Items
57%
Win Rate 9% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Karthus's Luxury Items
Karthus's Ability Order
49%
Win Rate 75% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
47%
Win Rate 12% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
52%
Win Rate 2% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Karthus's Runes
56%
Win Rate 86% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 7% Pickrate
Third Best
51%
Win Rate 3% Pickrate
Karthus's Summoner Spells
55%
Win Rate 83% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Starters
54%
Win Rate 97% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Core Items
62%
Win Rate 17% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Karthus's Luxury Items
Karthus's Ability Order
56%
Win Rate 49% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
51%
Win Rate 37% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
53%
Win Rate 5% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Karthus's Runes
52%
Win Rate 52% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
40%
Win Rate 22% Pickrate
Third Best
47%
Win Rate 13% Pickrate
Karthus's Summoner Spells
47%
Win Rate 51% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Starters
45%
Win Rate 70% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Core Items
49%
Win Rate 7% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Karthus's Luxury Items
Karthus's Ability Order
54%
Win Rate 42% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
41%
Win Rate 29% Pickrate
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
36%
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...
