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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 13.19. 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 2 Guides
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Sustain, Steals, and Supernovas (Karthus build)

Guide by bloks updated October 26, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Zombie Jungle

Guide by Viraemia updated April 24, 2012
7.4
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - Laywaste ALL the Things!

Guide by Genje updated July 7, 2012
7.2
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

HOW TO GET GOLD ELO- KARTHUS

Guide by darkmoms updated June 1, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - More than just 'R'

Guide by Devilsbane updated November 12, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus sings better than Justin Bieber !!!!

Guide by Blackbeard38 updated July 2, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Deathly Scary Jungle

Guide by annihilator24 updated December 25, 2011
6.7
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

the chemp of broken finger

Guide by FraSave updated February 1, 2012
6.7
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Suicide Karthus - The Late Game Initiator

Guide by JChesty updated April 21, 2012
6.6
15
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus The Death Bringer

Guide by leppycon updated November 19, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthas - Bad meets Evil

Guide by Kaiser Sozay 26 updated August 11, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - The unknown 3v3 meister!

Guide by axy_david updated June 19, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - Pentakill from afterlife

Guide by vavindi updated April 13, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Kamikaze Karthus. Usefull AOE dmg. Nomore KS!

Guide by Piszczek updated April 8, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

How to AD jungle Karthus like a pro

Guide by TenaciousE updated March 20, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, Layer of Waste

Guide by Luelen updated February 20, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus โ€“ Donโ€™t mess with lynches...

Guide by chynonm updated March 10, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus || Press R and Taste their tears

Guide by ZerockK updated January 23, 2012
6.1
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus? "R" oh that Karthus

Guide by N I K O L A updated January 14, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus- More than just an "R" button

Guide by GoPro updated July 31, 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 13.19. 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 13.19: 42,566 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 57% 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 52%

Win Rate 27% 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 14% 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 55% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 20% Pickrate

Flash Scorchclaw Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Exhaust Gustwalker Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 58% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 56%

Win Rate 23% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 52%

Win Rate 78% Pickrate

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Patch 13.19: 42,566 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 54%

Win Rate 80% 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 53%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 9% 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 54%

Win Rate 85% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 59%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 53%

Win Rate 94% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 59%

Win Rate 37% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 52%

Win Rate 52% Pickrate

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Our Stats Powered By LeagueOfGraphs.com LogoOpen In New Window
Patch 13.19: 42,566 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 42% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 27% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune:
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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
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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 47%

Win Rate 45% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 31% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 56%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 48%

Win Rate 71% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 66%

Win Rate 21% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 49%

Win Rate 40% 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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