Karthus Mid Lane is ranked B Tier and has a 52.10% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 12369 Karthus Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff, and Rabadon's Deathcap. 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 Teleport. Starting items should include Health Potion, Doran's Ring, The Dark Seal, Refillable Potion, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Mid Lane matchups include Kennen, Gragas, and Mordekaiser. Karthus's Best Mid Lane counters are Kayle, Corki, and Ziggs.
Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
Karthus Starting Items
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/2003.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/1056.png)
![The Dark Seal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/1082.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Warding Totem (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3340.png)
Karthus Runes
Karthus Items
![Rod of Ages](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3027.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3020.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3151.png)
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3157.png)
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3135.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3089.png)
![Warding Totem (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3340.png)
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/2139.png)
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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![]() | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
![]() | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Trinkets
![Warding Totem (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3340.png)
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3363.png)
![Oracle Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3364.png)
![Sweeping Lens (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3341.png)
Karthus Boots
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3020.png)
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3158.png)
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3111.png)
![Ninja Tabi](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3047.png)
![Boots of Mobility](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3117.png)
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3009.png)