Tier: BWin49.28%Pick6.32%Games: 260734KDA: 2.79Score: 48.88
Karthus is ranked B Tier and has a 49.28% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 14.17. We've analyzed 260734 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus ARAM Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Blackfire Torch, 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 Mark. Starting items should include Lost Chapter and Health Potion. Karthus's Best ARAM matchups include Qiyana, Evelynn, and LeBlanc. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Yuumi, Milio, and Galio.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Mark](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerSnowball.png)
Win %
Pick %
49%
96%
50%
74%
![Clarity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerMana.png)
49%
8%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
47%
5%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
49%
5%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
48%
5%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2003.png)
4
49%
55%
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
51%
9%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
49%
47%
49%
32%
49%
13%
48%
1%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3118.png)
49%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/6653.png)
50%
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2503.png)
51%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/4645.png)
49%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3089.png)
51%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2139.png)
51%
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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Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/2503.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/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/14.17.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3135.png)
49%
22%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3165.png)
47%
15%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3003.png)
47%
13%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3116.png)
51%
10%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/4646.png)
50%
9%
![Cryptbloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3137.png)
50%
6%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
74%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3158.png)
48%
8%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3111.png)
43%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3009.png)
48%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3047.png)
47%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/item/3006.png)
36%
0%
Below Average Karthus Duo Champions in ARAM(under 49% win rate with Karthus)
Best Champions to Counter Karthus in ARAM(under 49% win rate for Karthus)
![Yuumi, the Magical Cat](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Yuumi.png)
-7.8
![Milio, The Gentle Flame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Milio.png)
-6.8
![Galio, the Colossus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Galio.png)
-6.5
![Sona, Maven of the Strings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Sona.png)
-6.4
![Yorick, Shepherd of Souls](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Yorick.png)
-5.7
![Volibear, the Relentless Storm](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Volibear.png)
-4.6
![Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Vladimir.png)
-4.5
![Janna, the Storm's Fury](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Janna.png)
-4.1
![Nasus, the Curator of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Nasus.png)
-4.0
![Lux, the Lady of Luminosity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Lux.png)
-4.0
![Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Chogath.png)
-4.0
![Viktor, the Machine Herald](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Viktor.png)
-3.9
![Sion, The Undead Juggernaut](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Sion.png)
-3.9
![Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Illaoi.png)
-3.7
![Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Ornn.png)
-3.4
![Wukong, the Monkey King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/MonkeyKing.png)
-3.1
![Morgana, the Fallen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Morgana.png)
-3.0
![Nami, the Tidecaller](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Nami.png)
-2.8
![Alistar, the Minotaur](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Alistar.png)
-2.7
![Xerath, the Magus Ascendant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Xerath.png)
-2.7
![Annie, the Dark Child](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Annie.png)
-2.6
![Taric, the Shield of Valoran](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Taric.png)
-2.5
![Jhin, the Virtuoso](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Jhin.png)
-2.5
![Shen, the Eye of Twilight](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Shen.png)
-2.5
![Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/KogMaw.png)
-2.4
![Tahm Kench, The River King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/TahmKench.png)
-2.4
![Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/XinZhao.png)
-2.4
![Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Kled.png)
-2.4
![Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/DrMundo.png)
-2.3
![Ivern, the Green Father](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Ivern.png)
-2.3
![Riven, the Exile](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Riven.png)
-2.2
![Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Mordekaiser.png)
-2.2
![Braum, the Heart of the Freljord](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Braum.png)
-2.1
![Olaf, the Berserker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Olaf.png)
-2.0
![Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Caitlyn.png)
-2.0
![Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Ziggs.png)
-2.0
![Udyr, the Spirit Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Udyr.png)
-1.9
![Vi, the Piltover Enforcer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Vi.png)
-1.8
![Leona, the Radiant Dawn](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Leona.png)
-1.8
![Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Veigar.png)
-1.8
![Trundle, the Troll King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Trundle.png)
-1.8
![Sejuani, Fury of the North](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Sejuani.png)
-1.8
![Singed, the Mad Chemist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Singed.png)
-1.8
![Sett, the Boss](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Sett.png)
-1.8
![Karma, the Enlightened One](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Karma.png)
-1.8
![Aatrox, the Darkin Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Aatrox.png)
-1.7
![Sivir, the Battle Mistress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Sivir.png)
-1.7
![Urgot, the Dreadnought](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Urgot.png)
-1.6
![Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Ahri.png)
-1.6
![Rell, the Iron Maiden](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Rell.png)
-1.6
![Rakan, The Charmer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Rakan.png)
-1.6
![Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Gwen.png)
-1.6
![Gnar, the Missing Link](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Gnar.png)
-1.4
![Darius, the Hand of Noxus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Darius.png)
-1.4
![Hwei, the Visionary](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Hwei.png)
-1.3
![Amumu, the Sad Mummy](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Amumu.png)
-1.2
![Garen, The Might of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Garen.png)
-1.2
![Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Poppy.png)
-1.1
![Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Nautilus.png)
-1.1
![Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Pantheon.png)
-1.0
![Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/AurelionSol.png)
-1.0
![Ryze, the Rune Mage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Ryze.png)
-1.0
![Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Warwick.png)
-1.0
![Camille, the Steel Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Camille.png)
-0.9
![Lissandra, the Ice Witch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Lissandra.png)
-0.8
![Teemo, the Swift Scout](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Teemo.png)
-0.8
![Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/MasterYi.png)
-0.7
![Swain, the Noxian Grand General](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Swain.png)
-0.7
![Lulu, the Fae Sorceress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Lulu.png)
-0.7
![Varus, the Arrow of Retribution](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Varus.png)
-0.7
![Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Velkoz.png)
-0.6
![Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Nidalee.png)
-0.6
![Senna, the Redeemer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Senna.png)
-0.6
![Rumble, the Mechanized Menace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Rumble.png)
-0.5
![Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Fiddlesticks.png)
-0.5
![Brand, the Burning Vengeance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Brand.png)
-0.5
![Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/RekSai.png)
-0.5
![Kassadin, the Void Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Kassadin.png)
-0.5
![Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Skarner.png)
-0.4
![Elise, the Spider Queen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Elise.png)
-0.4
![Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Aphelios.png)
-0.4
![Lillia, the Bashful Bloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Lillia.png)
-0.3
![Corki, the Daring Bombardier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Corki.png)
-0.3
![Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Ezreal.png)
-0.3
![Jax, Grandmaster at Arms](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Jax.png)
-0.3
![Tryndamere, the Barbarian King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Tryndamere.png)
-0.3
![Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Kennen.png)
-0.2
![Diana, Scorn of the Moon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.17.1/img/champion/Diana.png)
-0.1