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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 13.23. 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

Karthus - [Mid]

Build by Top Fukuu updated October 5, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Dat ulti

Build by Guest updated October 5, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Nagash

Build by palpatine222 updated October 5, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Ultimate Karthus

Build by JulioMaia updated October 4, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

AP Karthus

Build by Guest updated October 3, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus by Kruszyn

Build by habakuk1989 updated October 3, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus

Build by Guest updated October 3, 2012
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by marl_man_boro updated October 3, 2012
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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
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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
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

King of Mana - Karthus build

Build by Asklepios121 updated September 26, 2012
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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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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 13.23. 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 13.23: 36,107 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 54% 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 49%

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 49%

Win Rate 15% 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 50%

Win Rate 59% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 23% Pickrate

Flash Scorchclaw Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Exhaust Gustwalker Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 64% 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 76% Pickrate

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Patch 13.23: 36,107 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 55%

Win Rate 82% 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 8% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 50%

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 79% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 55%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Exhaust Heal

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 54%

Win Rate 94% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 59%

Win Rate 32% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 55%

Win Rate 42% Pickrate

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Our Stats Powered By LeagueOfGraphs.com LogoOpen In New Window
Patch 13.23: 36,107 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 46% 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 49%

Win Rate 26% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
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Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 44% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 32% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 45%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 48%

Win Rate 76% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 59%

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 51%

Win Rate 44% 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.

Karthus Skins

Karthus' Abilities

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