Tier: Off MetaWin50.88%Role7.51%Pick0.23%Ban3.67%Games: 12276KDA: 2.26Score: 50.37
Karthus Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 50.88% win rate in LoL Patch 14.7. We've analyzed 12276 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 Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Mid Lane matchups include Kayle, Gragas, and Cho'Gath. Karthus's Best Mid Lane counters are Gangplank, Kassadin, and Ziggs.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
Win %
Pick %
50%
79%
50%
51%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
50%
38%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
49%
23%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
48%
4%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
45%
3%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3340.png)
51%
66%
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3070.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3340.png)
45%
19%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
51%
36%
50%
22%
49%
20%
53%
3%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3118.png)
51%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3003.png)
49%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/6653.png)
52%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/4645.png)
55%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3089.png)
58%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3340.png)
49%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/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/14.7.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3070.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/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/14.7.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/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/14.7.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/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/14.7.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/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/14.7.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/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/14.7.1/img/item/3340.png)
49%
84%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3363.png)
53%
31%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3364.png)
48%
8%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
83%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3158.png)
49%
8%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3111.png)
33%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3047.png)
50%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3009.png)
35%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3006.png)
33%
0%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3135.png)
55%
14%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3157.png)
50%
14%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/4646.png)
57%
9%
![Horizon Focus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/4628.png)
54%
6%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/6655.png)
49%
6%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3165.png)
50%
6%