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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 13.19. 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!

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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Middle Karthus Guide

Build by Guest updated July 9, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus "Deathsinger" Guide

Build by Rheapz updated June 29, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

penta karthus jg

Build by Guest updated May 21, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

spellblinder karthus

Build by Guest updated May 21, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus supp 100% win

Build by Guest updated May 7, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by Guest updated April 22, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus is op

Build by kommandoxd updated April 21, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

The Unholiest of Supports

Build by Neclord updated April 7, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus top and mid best runes!! UwU

Build by RememberMe30 updated April 4, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus support

Build by quack69 updated March 21, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Top

Build by Guest updated February 26, 2020
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

900 AP/tank

Build by Guest updated December 16, 2019
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

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Build by Guest updated November 29, 2019
Season 9 Guides
9.8
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

How to Win Every Game on Karthus

Guide by Best Karth NA updated May 18, 2019
  • In-depth
9.5
43
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Predator Karthus guide to press R. Who's the victim now?

Guide by Timmly updated December 10, 2018
8.8
10
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[9.15] IN DEPTH Karthus mid guide 65% winrate

Guide by Michelaengelo updated August 25, 2019
8.8
25
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4
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Hamster's guide to Karthus jungle

Guide by Hamstertamer updated October 26, 2019
8.6
92
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9
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Top Tier Karthus Guide

Guide by Calikarcha updated February 4, 2019
8.5
8
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Whisky's Karthus Guide for WInners

Guide by Zee Led updated May 30, 2019
7.3
5
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Support Karthus for new players who are tired of supporting

Guide by DioX updated April 8, 2019
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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 13.19. 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 13.19: 42,566 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 57% 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 52%

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 46%

Win Rate 14% 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 55% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 20% Pickrate

Flash Scorchclaw Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Exhaust Gustwalker Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 50%

Win Rate 58% 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 52%

Win Rate 78% Pickrate

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Patch 13.19: 42,566 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 54%

Win Rate 80% 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 53%

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 48%

Win Rate 9% 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 85% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 59%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 53%

Win Rate 94% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 59%

Win Rate 37% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 52%

Win Rate 52% Pickrate

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Our Stats Powered By LeagueOfGraphs.com LogoOpen In New Window
Patch 13.19: 42,566 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 42% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 44%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

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

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

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 47%

Win Rate 45% 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 56%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 48%

Win Rate 71% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 66%

Win Rate 21% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 49%

Win Rate 40% 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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