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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!
Karthus Guide to Ownage
Karthus, just something to own with
Death From Above Karthus
Immortal Karthus
Karthus
You ain't got luck, time or life on your hands (Karthus)
[LU] Karthus - Silence, i kill you !
boom again a kill
OP GUIDE 1337 BY NAGIBATOR_228
Their pain is my pleasure.
Karthus, the shadow of death! [Br guide]
lolol
Spell Vamp Cool Down Magic Pen Karthus
Karthus Build
Karthus - I cant Die
Karthus the Devil of Mid
vs patk / matk / mix
A Pros Guide to Karthus
| Karthus - For The Unliving |
Karthus Equipment
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!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Karthus's Runes
50%
Win Rate 14068 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
49%
Win Rate 3851 Games
Third Best
56%
Win Rate 2460 Games
Karthus's Summoner Spells
51%
Win Rate 21119 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Starters
50%
Win Rate 12394 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Trinket
50%
Win Rate 27704 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
45%
Win Rate 5613 Games
Stealth Ward
Third Best
89%
Win Rate 291 Games
Eye of the Herald
Don’t forgetto Buy Wards
Mythic
Karthus's Core Items
Karthus's Luxury Items
Karthus's Ability Order
65%
Win Rate 16006 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
62%
Win Rate 3260 Games
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
72%
Win Rate 85 Games
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Karthus's Runes
56%
Win Rate 3439 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
56%
Win Rate 1476 Games
Third Best
63%
Win Rate 119 Games
Karthus's Summoner Spells
55%
Win Rate 7435 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Starters
55%
Win Rate 14490 Games
Trinket
58%
Win Rate 4900 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
50%
Win Rate 3225 Games
Stealth Ward
Third Best
55%
Win Rate 379 Games
Oracle Lens
Don’t forgetto Buy Wards
Karthus's Core Items
Karthus's Luxury Items
Karthus's Ability Order
65%
Win Rate 1149 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
64%
Win Rate 824 Games
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
60%
Win Rate 199 Games
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Karthus's Runes
61%
Win Rate 123 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
58%
Win Rate 100 Games
Third Best
55%
Win Rate 218 Games
Karthus's Summoner Spells
50%
Win Rate 2064 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Karthus's Starters
50%
Win Rate 8692 Games
- 1
- 2
Trinket
52%
Win Rate 2082 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
47%
Win Rate 2326 Games
Stealth Ward
Third Best
51%
Win Rate 473 Games
Oracle Lens
Don’t forgetto Buy Wards
Mythic
Karthus's Core Items
Karthus's Luxury Items
Karthus's Ability Order
60%
Win Rate 1387 Games
- 1
- 2
- 3
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
62%
Win Rate 1205 Games
Death Defied (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
67%
Win Rate 73 Games
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...
