Tier: Off MetaWin48.07%Role6.52%Pick0.21%Ban2.97%Games: 7362KDA: 2.27Score: 46.48
Karthus Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 48.07% win rate in LoL Patch 14.5. We've analyzed 7362 Karthus Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Archangel's Staff, 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 Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Karthus's Best Mid Lane matchups include Corki, Sion, and Gangplank. Karthus's Best Mid Lane counters are Nasus, Heimerdinger, and Ryze.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
Win %
Pick %
50%
81%
50%
52%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
50%
39%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
49%
20%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
42%
4%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
47%
3%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3364.png)
49%
67%
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3070.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3364.png)
49%
18%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
50%
39%
48%
20%
49%
18%
51%
3%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3118.png)
50%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3003.png)
52%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/6653.png)
52%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/4645.png)
55%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3089.png)
58%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3340.png)
49%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/2139.png)
54%
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/14.5.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3070.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3003.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/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/14.5.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/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/14.5.1/img/item/3340.png)
49%
84%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3363.png)
51%
33%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3364.png)
52%
7%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
85%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3158.png)
47%
6%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3111.png)
50%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3009.png)
40%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3047.png)
36%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3006.png)
67%
0%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3135.png)
55%
14%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3157.png)
52%
14%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/4646.png)
53%
14%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/6655.png)
55%
7%
![Mejai's Soulstealer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3041.png)
69%
4%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3165.png)
46%
6%