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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 1 Builds
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus max !

Build by Moisesinhooo updated October 15, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

High Dmg, Resistance and Life

Build by Daiwal updated October 3, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - rolling mid

Build by Niplah updated August 31, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, Harbinger of Death

Build by baetenkilt updated August 29, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Just Death

Build by abbadenbach updated August 27, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

The Owner

Build by dante0518 updated August 27, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus *invincible*

Build by Guest updated August 19, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus

Build by xpest7 updated August 11, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus the Janitor (Guide for solo laning in normal games!)

Build by Strafeous updated August 5, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Easy win Karthus

Build by Guest updated June 23, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Full AP

Build by Sh0ckzZSkills300 updated June 23, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Full AP /WIn Team

Build by Guest updated June 23, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by Guest updated June 23, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus-Fire from the Sky

Build by Sendradome updated June 22, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - Wanna fight?, ohh you died.

Build by ploxiii updated November 12, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Pro Karthus 1200Ap

Build by Guest updated November 11, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus np I press R

Build by Guest updated November 8, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Op

Build by Guest updated November 8, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus #1

Build by Guest updated November 7, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus killer

Build by Guest updated November 6, 2011
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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: 39,295 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 50%

Win Rate 28% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 48%

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 58% 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 51%

Win Rate 64% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 55%

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: 39,295 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 54%

Win Rate 79% 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 46%

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 49%

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 76% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 39%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Exhaust Heal

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 52%

Win Rate 94% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 57%

Win Rate 33% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 56%

Win Rate 43% Pickrate

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Our Stats Powered By LeagueOfGraphs.com LogoOpen In New Window
Patch 13.23: 39,295 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 45% 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 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 48%

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 50%

Win Rate 46% 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 45%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Exhaust Ignite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 77% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 56%

Win Rate 21% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 52%

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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