Karthus Support is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 53.25% win rate in LoL Patch 8.24. We've analyzed 5453 Karthus Support games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Rod of Ages, Remnant of the Watchers, Luden's Echo, Morellonomicon, 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 Ignite. Starting items should include Health Potion, Spellthief's Edge, Doran's Ring, Refillable Potion, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Support matchups include Volibear, Tahm Kench, and Neeko. Karthus's Best Support counters are Malphite, Maokai, and Shen.
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Karthus Runes
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Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets



Karthus Boots





