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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

fire ball

Build by kreutzinger updated October 17, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus The Pentakiller!

Build by Mrnoxiuz updated October 16, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, a strange but effective build

Build by Guest updated October 10, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Senhor Gaita da Morte

Build by Guest updated October 9, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, The Ultimate Build

Build by Rhippy updated October 4, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus dmg item build

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

Karthus Lord of Death

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

KARTHUS THE UNDEAD GUY

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

Pro Karthus Build. (SHORT GUIDE)

Build by Fryth updated September 29, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Dominion Build AP MONSTER

Build by assasins943 updated September 29, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

The Deathsinger in Dominion

Build by Soul of WAR updated September 29, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Build

Build by Funsize updated September 28, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Tanky Karthus (DOM)

Build by Guest updated September 26, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Experiment

Build by Guest updated September 26, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, A work in progress

Build by drsopbeen updated September 26, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Whole lotta AP Karthus

Build by Guest updated September 24, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - Songs of the Dammed: CheeseyFries's Karthus

Build by Guest updated September 20, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus the death singer

Build by CountXave updated September 18, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - The Deathsinger

Build by dxToKill updated September 17, 2011
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

tanky karthus?

Build by kasabia updated September 17, 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: 28,375 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 55% 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 47%

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 51%

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 50%

Win Rate 64% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 56%

Win Rate 24% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 51%

Win Rate 77% Pickrate

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Patch 13.23: 28,375 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 45%

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 7% 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 55%

Win Rate 80% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

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 60%

Win Rate 37% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 55%

Win Rate 45% Pickrate

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Our Stats Powered By LeagueOfGraphs.com LogoOpen In New Window
Patch 13.23: 28,375 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 45% Pickrate

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 25% 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 19% 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 48%

Win Rate 44% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 55%

Win Rate 29% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 41%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Exhaust Ignite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 51%

Win Rate 77% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 51%

Win Rate 22% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 53%

Win Rate 45% 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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Karthus' Abilities

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