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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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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

R Press...

Build by Guest updated November 28, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus High Ap Suicide build.

Build by Guest updated November 27, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus dead man walkingg ~~

Build by flv98 updated November 26, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Max Damage!

Build by FOEVERGOD73 updated November 19, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Bass Drop Karthus

Build by 2stepmarv updated November 19, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus

Build by feroooprooo updated November 19, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus R Penta kill easy wins!!!

Build by giannis35 updated November 16, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Darth Karth

Build by Guest updated November 16, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

How to ace

Build by Guest updated November 15, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Spellvamp Karthus:OP Karthus.

Build by Yusariem updated November 15, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by xCrazY92 updated November 11, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Epic Build

Build by Guest updated November 11, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Pen takart

Build by Guest updated November 10, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus 5v5 Mid

Build by ronaldoklm updated November 9, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Reaper Karthus

Build by Krmona updated November 8, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

The Archangel Karthus

Build by Guest updated November 6, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

just gotta ULT all day

Build by xxxVULCANxxx updated November 4, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus-Fear my ulti

Build by spooke updated November 3, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Spawn Karthus build

Build by bobhihih updated November 3, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

KARTHUS BURSTT

Build by Yakashima updated October 28, 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 13.18. 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!

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Patch 13.18: 32,035 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 50%

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 47%

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 54% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 21% Pickrate

Flash Scorchclaw Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Exhaust Gustwalker Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 57% 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 51%

Win Rate 78% Pickrate

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Patch 13.18: 32,035 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 54%

Win Rate 81% 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 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 52%

Win Rate 8% 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 83% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Flash Heal

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 53%

Win Rate 93% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 59%

Win Rate 38% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 52%

Win Rate 55% Pickrate

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Patch 13.18: 32,035 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 43% 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 29% 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 16% 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 46%

Win Rate 42% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 35% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Exhaust Ignite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 69% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 59%

Win Rate 22% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 51%

Win Rate 42% 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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