Tier: BWin49.58%Pick6.22%Games: 202260KDA: 2.80Score: 48.49
Karthus is ranked B Tier and has a 49.58% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 14.4. We've analyzed 202260 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus ARAM Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Stormsurge, 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 Refillable Potion. Karthus's Best ARAM matchups include LeBlanc, Qiyana, and Akali. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Milio, Yorick, and Renekton.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Mark](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/spell/SummonerSnowball.png)
Win %
Pick %
49%
96%
50%
76%
![Clarity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/spell/SummonerMana.png)
49%
8%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
48%
5%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
47%
5%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
49%
4%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/2031.png)
49%
35%
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
51%
12%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
50%
46%
49%
30%
49%
16%
49%
1%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3118.png)
49%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/6653.png)
51%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/4645.png)
50%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/4646.png)
49%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3089.png)
51%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/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
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.0/images/tft/coin.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.0/images/tft/coin.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.0/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/4645.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.0/images/tft/coin.png)
![Aether Wisp](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3113.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/4646.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.0/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.0/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3135.png)
48%
21%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3003.png)
48%
16%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3165.png)
47%
15%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3116.png)
51%
11%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/6655.png)
49%
10%
![Cryptbloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3137.png)
50%
8%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
79%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3158.png)
47%
10%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3111.png)
50%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3047.png)
50%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3009.png)
48%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/item/3006.png)
31%
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)
![Milio, The Gentle Flame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Milio.png)
-6.4
![Yorick, Shepherd of Souls](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Yorick.png)
-5.9
![Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Renekton.png)
-5.7
![Janna, the Storm's Fury](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Janna.png)
-5.6
![Yuumi, the Magical Cat](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Yuumi.png)
-5.1
![Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Illaoi.png)
-4.5
![Taric, the Shield of Valoran](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Taric.png)
-4.1
![Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Warwick.png)
-3.8
![Udyr, the Spirit Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Udyr.png)
-3.7
![Tahm Kench, The River King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/TahmKench.png)
-3.7
![Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/XinZhao.png)
-3.7
![Sion, The Undead Juggernaut](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Sion.png)
-3.5
![Ivern, the Green Father](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Ivern.png)
-3.4
![Trundle, the Troll King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Trundle.png)
-3.3
![Gnar, the Missing Link](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Gnar.png)
-3.3
![Shen, the Eye of Twilight](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Shen.png)
-3.2
![Lulu, the Fae Sorceress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Lulu.png)
-3.2
![Nilah, the Joy Unbound](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Nilah.png)
-3.2
![Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/MasterYi.png)
-3.1
![Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Renata.png)
-3.0
![Tryndamere, the Barbarian King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Tryndamere.png)
-3.0
![Galio, the Colossus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Galio.png)
-2.9
![Zac, the Secret Weapon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Zac.png)
-2.9
![Sona, Maven of the Strings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Sona.png)
-2.9
![Nami, the Tidecaller](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Nami.png)
-2.7
![Karma, the Enlightened One](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Karma.png)
-2.7
![Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Smolder.png)
-2.5
![Thresh, the Chain Warden](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Thresh.png)
-2.5
![Kayle, the Righteous](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Kayle.png)
-2.5
![Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Kalista.png)
-2.5
![Anivia, the Cryophoenix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Anivia.png)
-2.4
![Skarner, the Crystal Vanguard](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Skarner.png)
-2.4
![Volibear, the Relentless Storm](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Volibear.png)
-2.3
![Garen, The Might of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Garen.png)
-2.2
![Wukong, the Monkey King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/MonkeyKing.png)
-2.0
![Vi, the Piltover Enforcer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Vi.png)
-2.0
![Yone, the Unforgotten](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Yone.png)
-1.9
![Jinx, the Loose Cannon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Jinx.png)
-1.9
![Sivir, the Battle Mistress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Sivir.png)
-1.8
![Leona, the Radiant Dawn](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Leona.png)
-1.8
![Kindred, The Eternal Hunters](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Kindred.png)
-1.8
![Vayne, the Night Hunter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Vayne.png)
-1.7
![Darius, the Hand of Noxus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Darius.png)
-1.7
![Viego, The Ruined King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Viego.png)
-1.7
![Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Mordekaiser.png)
-1.5
![Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Nautilus.png)
-1.4
![Lux, the Lady of Luminosity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Lux.png)
-1.4
![Irelia, the Blade Dancer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Irelia.png)
-1.4
![Riven, the Exile](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Riven.png)
-1.4
![Viktor, the Machine Herald](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Viktor.png)
-1.3
![Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/KogMaw.png)
-1.3
![Rumble, the Mechanized Menace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Rumble.png)
-1.3
![Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Kled.png)
-1.3
![Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Orianna.png)
-1.2
![Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Velkoz.png)
-1.1
![Brand, the Burning Vengeance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Brand.png)
-1.1
![Sejuani, Fury of the North](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Sejuani.png)
-1.1
![Maokai, the Twisted Treant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Maokai.png)
-1.1
![Camille, the Steel Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Camille.png)
-1.0
![Braum, the Heart of the Freljord](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Braum.png)
-1.0
![Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Chogath.png)
-1.0
![Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Poppy.png)
-0.9
![Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Veigar.png)
-0.9
![Swain, the Noxian Grand General](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Swain.png)
-0.8
![Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Ahri.png)
-0.8
![Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Seraphine.png)
-0.7
![Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Gangplank.png)
-0.7
![Rammus, the Armordillo](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Rammus.png)
-0.7
![Kassadin, the Void Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Kassadin.png)
-0.7
![Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Pantheon.png)
-0.7
![Singed, the Mad Chemist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Singed.png)
-0.6
![Briar, the Restrained Hunger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Briar.png)
-0.6
![Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Ornn.png)
-0.5
![K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/KSante.png)
-0.5
![Hwei, the Visionary](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Hwei.png)
-0.5
![Olaf, the Berserker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Olaf.png)
-0.4
![Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/JarvanIV.png)
-0.4
![Annie, the Dark Child](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Annie.png)
-0.4
![Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/DrMundo.png)
-0.4
![Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/AurelionSol.png)
-0.3
![Jax, Grandmaster at Arms](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Jax.png)
-0.3
![Morgana, the Fallen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Morgana.png)
-0.3
![Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Caitlyn.png)
-0.3
![Lee Sin, the Blind Monk](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/LeeSin.png)
-0.3
![Ryze, the Rune Mage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Ryze.png)
-0.2
![Senna, the Redeemer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Senna.png)
-0.2
![Fiora, the Grand Duelist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.4.1/img/champion/Fiora.png)
-0.2