Karthus ADC is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 32.98% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 51 Karthus ADC games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, Morellonomicon, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Void Staff. For runes, the strongest choice is Sorcery (Primary) with Summon Aery (Keystone), and <pathBonus><pathSorcery>Sorcery</pathSorcery> + <pathPrecision>Precision</pathPrecision> </pathBonus> (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Heal. Starting items should include Health Potion, Doran's Ring, Refillable Potion, The Dark Seal, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best ADC matchups include Varus and Vayne. Karthus's Best ADC counters are Ashe, Caitlyn, and Ezreal.
Karthus Summoner Spells






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Karthus Runes
Karthus Items








Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets


Karthus Boots



