Tier: Off MetaWin42.73%Role2.30%Pick0.06%Ban4.40%Games: 2307KDA: 1.81Score: 40.55
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 42.73% win rate in LoL Patch 14.17. We've analyzed 2307 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Precision (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Teleport and Flash. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Rammus, Cassiopeia, and Quinn. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Shen, Tryndamere, and Olaf.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
Win %
Pick %
46%
89%
47%
50%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
46%
48%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
48%
6%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
39%
3%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
38%
2%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3340.png)
43%
31%
![Sapphire Crystal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/1027.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2003.png)
3
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3364.png)
48%
8%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
46%
26%
46%
21%
46%
20%
44%
5%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3118.png)
47%
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2503.png)
47%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3020.png)
47%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/6653.png)
50%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/4645.png)
52%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3089.png)
54%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3340.png)
46%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2139.png)
56%
Karthus Skill Order
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2503.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/4645.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3340.png)
46%
86%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3363.png)
48%
25%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3364.png)
47%
7%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3020.png)
47%
81%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3158.png)
54%
6%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3009.png)
50%
1%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3047.png)
40%
0%
![Symbiotic Soles](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3010.png)
25%
0%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3111.png)
50%
0%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3003.png)
50%
22%
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3135.png)
52%
15%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3157.png)
52%
9%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3165.png)
46%
7%
![Horizon Focus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/4628.png)
60%
5%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/4646.png)
57%
4%