Tier: BWin48.64%Pick6.13%Games: 330506KDA: 2.79Score: 46.41
Karthus is ranked B Tier and has a 48.64% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 14.7. We've analyzed 330506 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 Health Potion. Karthus's Best ARAM matchups include Qiyana, LeBlanc, and Kha'Zix. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Sona, Milio, and Yuumi.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Mark](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerSnowball.png)
Win %
Pick %
49%
96%
49%
74%
![Clarity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerMana.png)
50%
8%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
47%
6%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
49%
5%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
47%
5%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/2003.png)
4
49%
50%
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
51%
13%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
49%
46%
49%
29%
49%
17%
47%
1%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3118.png)
49%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/6653.png)
50%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/4645.png)
49%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/4646.png)
49%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3089.png)
51%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/2139.png)
50%
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/14.7.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/4645.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Aether Wisp](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3113.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/4646.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/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/14.7.1/img/item/3135.png)
48%
22%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3003.png)
48%
17%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3165.png)
47%
15%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3116.png)
51%
12%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/6655.png)
48%
9%
![Cryptbloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3137.png)
50%
8%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
78%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3158.png)
47%
10%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3111.png)
46%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3009.png)
48%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3047.png)
52%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/item/3006.png)
30%
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)
![Sona, Maven of the Strings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Sona.png)
-7.2
![Milio, The Gentle Flame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Milio.png)
-7.1
![Yuumi, the Magical Cat](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Yuumi.png)
-6.9
![Nami, the Tidecaller](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Nami.png)
-6.2
![Janna, the Storm's Fury](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Janna.png)
-5.1
![Sion, The Undead Juggernaut](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Sion.png)
-4.7
![Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/XinZhao.png)
-4.3
![Yorick, Shepherd of Souls](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Yorick.png)
-3.8
![Shen, the Eye of Twilight](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Shen.png)
-3.7
![Lux, the Lady of Luminosity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Lux.png)
-3.7
![Wukong, the Monkey King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/MonkeyKing.png)
-3.6
![Galio, the Colossus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Galio.png)
-3.6
![Jinx, the Loose Cannon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Jinx.png)
-3.6
![Tahm Kench, The River King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/TahmKench.png)
-3.5
![Trundle, the Troll King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Trundle.png)
-3.4
![Vi, the Piltover Enforcer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Vi.png)
-3.3
![Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/KogMaw.png)
-3.1
![Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Chogath.png)
-3.1
![Nilah, the Joy Unbound](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Nilah.png)
-3.0
![Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Veigar.png)
-2.9
![Nasus, the Curator of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Nasus.png)
-2.9
![Darius, the Hand of Noxus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Darius.png)
-2.6
![Garen, The Might of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Garen.png)
-2.6
![Sett, the Boss](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Sett.png)
-2.6
![Gnar, the Missing Link](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Gnar.png)
-2.5
![Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Gwen.png)
-2.5
![Morgana, the Fallen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Morgana.png)
-2.5
![Thresh, the Chain Warden](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Thresh.png)
-2.3
![Viego, The Ruined King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Viego.png)
-2.3
![Lulu, the Fae Sorceress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Lulu.png)
-2.3
![Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/DrMundo.png)
-2.3
![Taric, the Shield of Valoran](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Taric.png)
-2.3
![Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Skarner.png)
-2.2
![Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/MasterYi.png)
-2.1
![Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Ahri.png)
-2.0
![Sejuani, Fury of the North](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Sejuani.png)
-2.0
![Kayle, the Righteous](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Kayle.png)
-1.9
![Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Renekton.png)
-1.9
![Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/RekSai.png)
-1.9
![Alistar, the Minotaur](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Alistar.png)
-1.9
![Jax, Grandmaster at Arms](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Jax.png)
-1.8
![Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Kled.png)
-1.8
![Viktor, the Machine Herald](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Viktor.png)
-1.8
![Ivern, the Green Father](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Ivern.png)
-1.8
![Zac, the Secret Weapon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Zac.png)
-1.8
![Riven, the Exile](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Riven.png)
-1.7
![Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Nautilus.png)
-1.7
![Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Warwick.png)
-1.7
![Sivir, the Battle Mistress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Sivir.png)
-1.7
![Elise, the Spider Queen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Elise.png)
-1.7
![Rell, the Iron Maiden](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Rell.png)
-1.6
![Rumble, the Mechanized Menace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Rumble.png)
-1.6
![Tryndamere, the Barbarian King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Tryndamere.png)
-1.6
![Irelia, the Blade Dancer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Irelia.png)
-1.6
![Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Smolder.png)
-1.5
![Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Ornn.png)
-1.5
![Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Seraphine.png)
-1.4
![Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Pantheon.png)
-1.4
![Azir, the Emperor of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Azir.png)
-1.3
![Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Poppy.png)
-1.3
![Udyr, the Spirit Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Udyr.png)
-1.3
![Jhin, the Virtuoso](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Jhin.png)
-1.3
![Gragas, the Rabble Rouser](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Gragas.png)
-1.3
![Hwei, the Visionary](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Hwei.png)
-1.2
![Annie, the Dark Child](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Annie.png)
-1.2
![Yone, the Unforgotten](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Yone.png)
-1.2
![Camille, the Steel Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Camille.png)
-1.1
![Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/JarvanIV.png)
-1.0
![Volibear, the Relentless Storm](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Volibear.png)
-1.0
![Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Renata.png)
-0.9
![Singed, the Mad Chemist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Singed.png)
-0.9
![Anivia, the Cryophoenix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Anivia.png)
-0.9
![Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Kalista.png)
-0.9
![Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Velkoz.png)
-0.8
![Zyra, Rise of the Thorns](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Zyra.png)
-0.8
![Senna, the Redeemer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Senna.png)
-0.8
![Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Nidalee.png)
-0.8
![Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/AurelionSol.png)
-0.7
![Soraka, the Starchild](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Soraka.png)
-0.6
![Braum, the Heart of the Freljord](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Braum.png)
-0.6
![Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Caitlyn.png)
-0.5
![Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Aphelios.png)
-0.5
![Twitch, the Plague Rat](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Twitch.png)
-0.4
![Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Mordekaiser.png)
-0.4
![Zeri, The Spark of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Zeri.png)
-0.4
![Olaf, the Berserker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Olaf.png)
-0.3
![Ryze, the Rune Mage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Ryze.png)
-0.3
![Urgot, the Dreadnought](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Urgot.png)
-0.2
![Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Nocturne.png)
-0.2
![Kassadin, the Void Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Kassadin.png)
-0.2
![Lee Sin, the Blind Monk](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/LeeSin.png)
-0.2
![Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/Vladimir.png)
-0.2
![K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.7.1/img/champion/KSante.png)
-0.1