Click to open network menu
Join or Log In
Mobafire logo

Join the leading League of Legends community. Create and share Champion Guides and Builds.

Create an MFN Account






Or

MOBAFire's final Season 13 Mini Guide Contest is here! Create or update guides for the 30 featured champions and compete for up to $200 in prizes! 🏆

Karthus Build Guides, Runes and Items

Karthus The Deathsinger

Find the best Karthus build guides for League of Legends S13 Patch 13.18. 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
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus nuke

Build by ignic updated July 15, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus owner

Build by duriel updated July 14, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus 1k AP

Build by homertheman updated July 14, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Surviveability and AP Carry

Build by Travster1 updated July 13, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Pro Build

Build by soxer updated July 12, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Badass KARTHUS!

Build by BlackDIamond011 updated July 6, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus!

Build by KFreak updated July 2, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Test Build for Max AP

Build by Guest updated June 29, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Unstopable Karthus

Build by Guest updated June 28, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by Guest updated June 26, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus likes cookies..

Build by Guest updated June 22, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

MyOwnKarthus

Build by Aeon89 updated June 20, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus is not R key

Build by Guest updated June 20, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus: Who needs defence?

Build by Shring updated June 19, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, how to make everyone hate you

Build by ultimatejack updated June 19, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Legendary karthus

Build by TheGuyBehindYou updated June 19, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

i cant believe this works

Build by z3r013 updated June 19, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus, Death Itself.

Build by Carborane updated June 13, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Cookiesh stuff

Build by Guest updated June 12, 2011
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - Skeletonzzz Killing spree

Build by intzi updated June 10, 2011
Create a Karthus Build Guide Create a Karthus Build Guide
Craft your own guide
Get Started

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 13.18. 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!

Our Stats Powered By LeagueOfGraphs.com LogoOpen In New Window
Patch 13.18: 36,440 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 56% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 27% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 55% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 20% Pickrate

Flash Scorchclaw Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

Exhaust Gustwalker Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 58% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 56%

Win Rate 24% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 51%

Win Rate 78% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Our Stats Powered By LeagueOfGraphs.com LogoOpen In New Window
Patch 13.18: 36,440 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 53%

Win Rate 81% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 84% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 46%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Flash Heal

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 54%

Win Rate 94% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 61%

Win Rate 37% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 52%

Win Rate 54% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Our Stats Powered By LeagueOfGraphs.com LogoOpen In New Window
Patch 13.18: 36,440 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 43% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Precision
LoL Path: Precision
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 29% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 45%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
LoL Rune:
LoL Rune:

Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 43% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 34% Pickrate

Exhaust Flash

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 45%

Win Rate 73% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 57%

Win Rate 23% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 50%

Win Rate 42% Pickrate

  • 1
  • 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

League of Legends Champions:

Teamfight Tactics Guide