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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 2 Builds
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Jungle Karthus actually Works!!!!!

Build by lazybumhobo updated October 2, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Classic Karthus (Mid)

Build by fuzzy3000 updated September 30, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

I see Jacob is Playing on his Potato (A Karthus Build)

Build by Guest updated September 30, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

King of Mana - Karthus build

Build by Asklepios121 updated September 26, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus tank build

Build by motaba24 updated September 23, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Nehigger's Suicide Karthus

Build by Guest updated September 21, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, King of the Dead

Build by GrimFear updated September 21, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus 1000+ and more

Build by BaNNeR updated September 18, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus King-Steal

Build by Merlinite updated September 18, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Run as fast as you can...

Build by Guest updated September 13, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

1000 AP Karthus Kill Secure

Build by OmegaXII updated September 9, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus of death ( mid karthus)

Build by zozone updated September 5, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by erikigus updated September 1, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Cooldown To the Max Karthas

Build by Golxm updated August 30, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Max's epic Karthus Build

Build by Guerilla updated August 25, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus the kser of doom

Build by trailmon updated August 24, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Test Build

Build by xNeoRave updated August 24, 2012
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

The Deathsinger

Build by Guest updated August 20, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by Guest updated August 19, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus all mighty damage dealer

Build by PROz_12 updated August 15, 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 13.6. 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: 181009 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 10083 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 2900 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 1872 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 15345 Games

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  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 10883 Games

Flash Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 43%

Win Rate 155 Games

Smite Ignite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 35722 Games

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Trinket

Karthus's Best Trinket 50%

Win Rate 20461 Games

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  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Trinket 92%

Win Rate 217 Games

Eye of the Herald

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Trinket 45%

Win Rate 4025 Games

Stealth Ward
Don’t forget
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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 65%

Win Rate 11316 Games

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  • 3
Patch 13.6: 181009 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 56%

Win Rate 2241 Games

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  • 3
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 57%

Win Rate 1044 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 62%

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: 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 5125 Games

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  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 60%

Win Rate 73 Games

Exhaust Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 54%

Win Rate 365 Games

Flash Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 54%

Win Rate 9844 Games

Trinket

Karthus's Best Trinket 58%

Win Rate 3367 Games

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  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Trinket 49%

Win Rate 2296 Games

Stealth Ward

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Trinket 57%

Win Rate 260 Games

Oracle Lens
Don’t forget
to Buy Wards

Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 67%

Win Rate 785 Games

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  • 2
  • 3
Patch 13.6: 181009 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 61%

Win Rate 96 Games

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  • 2
  • 3
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 59%

Win Rate 145 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

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 58%

Win Rate 74 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

Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 1507 Games

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  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 1518 Games

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 54%

Win Rate 95 Games

Flash Barrier

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 51%

Win Rate 6083 Games

  • 1
  • 2

Trinket

Karthus's Best Trinket 54%

Win Rate 1550 Games

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Trinket 47%

Win Rate 1691 Games

Stealth Ward

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Trinket 50%

Win Rate 332 Games

Oracle Lens
Don’t forget
to Buy Wards

Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 61%

Win Rate 975 Games

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  • 2
  • 3

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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