Tier: AWin51.87%Pick6.36%Games: 8360KDA: 2.64Score: 64.82
Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 51.87% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 6.24. We've analyzed 8360 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus ARAM Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Archangel's Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Mark. Starting items should include Health Potion, Tear of the Goddess, Boots of Speed, and Amplifying Tome. Karthus's Best ARAM matchups include Kha'Zix, Nocturne, and Evelynn. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Sona, Galio, and Urgot.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Mark](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/spell/SummonerSnowball.png)
Win %
Pick %
52%
94%
52%
58%
![Clarity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/spell/SummonerMana.png)
52%
18%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
50%
13%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
56%
5%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
49%
5%
Karthus Starting Items
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/2003.png)
52%
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3070.png)
51%
![Boots of Speed](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/1001.png)
52%
![Amplifying Tome](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/1052.png)
52%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Items
![Rod of Ages](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3027.png)
54%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3020.png)
52%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3116.png)
52%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3003.png)
52%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3089.png)
51%
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3135.png)
52%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/2139.png)
51%
Karthus Masteries
![Fury](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6111.png)
![Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6114.png)
![Fresh Blood](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6121.png)
![Feast](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6122.png)
![Expose Weakness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6123.png)
![Vampirism](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6131.png)
![Natural Talent](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6134.png)
![Bounty Hunter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6141.png)
![Double Edged Sword](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6142.png)
![Battle Trance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6143.png)
![Battering Blows](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6151.png)
![Piercing Thoughts](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6154.png)
![Warlord's Bloodlust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6161.png)
![Fervor of Battle](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6162.png)
![Deathfire Touch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6164.png)
FEROCITY: 12
![Wanderer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6311.png)
![Savagery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6312.png)
![Runic Affinity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6321.png)
![Secret Stash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6322.png)
![Assassin](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6323.png)
![Merciless](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6331.png)
![Meditation](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6332.png)
![Greenfather's Gift](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6341.png)
![Bandit](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6342.png)
![Dangerous Game](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6343.png)
![Precision](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6351.png)
![Intelligence](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6352.png)
![Stormraider's Surge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6361.png)
![Thunderlord's Decree](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6362.png)
![Windspeaker's Blessing](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6363.png)
CUNNING: 18
![Recovery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6211.png)
![Unyielding](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6212.png)
![Explorer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6221.png)
![Tough Skin](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6223.png)
![Siegemaster](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6222.png)
![Runic Armor](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6231.png)
![Veteran's Scars](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6232.png)
![Insight](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6241.png)
![Perseverance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6242.png)
![Fearless](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6243.png)
![Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6251.png)
![Legendary Guardian](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6252.png)
![Grasp of the Undying](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6261.png)
![Courage of the Colossus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6262.png)
![Bond of Stone](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/mastery/6263.png)
RESOLVE: 0
Karthus Runes
![Mark of Magic Penetration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/rune/r_1_3.png)
Mark of Magic Penetration
![Glyph of Magic Resist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/rune/b_3_3.png)
Glyph of Magic Resist
![Seal of Armor](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/rune/y_1_3.png)
Seal of Armor
![Quintessence of Ability Power](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/rune/bl_3_3.png)
Quintessence of Ability Power
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3020.png)
52%
76%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3158.png)
53%
12%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3111.png)
54%
1%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3009.png)
56%
0%
![Ninja Tabi](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3047.png)
53%
0%
![Boots of Mobility](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/item/3117.png)
55%
0%
Best Karthus Duo Champions in ARAM(over 51% win rate with Karthus)
Best Matchups for Karthus in ARAM(over 51% win rate for Karthus)
![Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Khazix.png)
+22.0
![Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Nocturne.png)
+20.9
![Evelynn, the Widowmaker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Evelynn.png)
+19.9
![Taliyah, the Stoneweaver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Taliyah.png)
+19.7
![Akali, the Fist of Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Akali.png)
+19.3
![LeBlanc, the Deceiver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Leblanc.png)
+19.1
![Tahm Kench, the River King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/TahmKench.png)
+15.3
![Talon, the Blade's Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Talon.png)
+15.2
![Aatrox, the Darkin Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Aatrox.png)
+11.8
![Shyvana, the Half-Dragon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Shyvana.png)
+11.2
![Ryze, the Rune Mage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Ryze.png)
+10.8
![Bard, the Wandering Caretaker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Bard.png)
+10.3
![Olaf, the Berserker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Olaf.png)
+10.1
![Syndra, the Dark Sovereign](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Syndra.png)
+9.9
![Katarina, the Sinister Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Katarina.png)
+9.5
![Yasuo, the Unforgiven](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Yasuo.png)
+9.4
![Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Nidalee.png)
+9.4
![Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/RekSai.png)
+9.0
![Sejuani, the Winter's Wrath](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Sejuani.png)
+9.0
![Tryndamere, the Barbarian King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Tryndamere.png)
+9.0
![Rumble, the Mechanized Menace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Rumble.png)
+8.9
![Riven, the Exile](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Riven.png)
+8.6
![Gnar, the Missing Link](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Gnar.png)
+8.4
![Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Renekton.png)
+8.3
![Rengar, the Pridestalker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Rengar.png)
+8.3
![Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/AurelionSol.png)
+8.3
![Viktor, the Machine Herald](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Viktor.png)
+8.3
![Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Chogath.png)
+8.1
![Zed, the Master of Shadows](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Zed.png)
+8.0
![Kindred, The Eternal Hunters](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Kindred.png)
+8.0
![Fiora, the Grand Duelist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Fiora.png)
+7.7
![Hecarim, the Shadow of War](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Hecarim.png)
+7.6
![Draven, the Glorious Executioner](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Draven.png)
+7.5
![Anivia, the Cryophoenix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Anivia.png)
+7.2
![Elise, the Spider Queen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Elise.png)
+7.1
![Thresh, the Chain Warden](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Thresh.png)
+7.1
![Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Mordekaiser.png)
+6.8
![Warwick, the Blood Hunter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Warwick.png)
+6.6
![Kassadin, the Void Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Kassadin.png)
+6.3
![Diana, Scorn of the Moon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Diana.png)
+6.0
![Nunu, the Yeti Rider](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Nunu.png)
+5.6
![Ivern, the Green Father](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Ivern.png)
+5.5
![Malphite, Shard of the Monolith](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Malphite.png)
+5.2
![Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Ekko.png)
+4.8
![Trundle, the Troll King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Trundle.png)
+4.7
![Lucian, the Purifier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Lucian.png)
+4.7
![Pantheon, the Artisan of War](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Pantheon.png)
+4.6
![Fizz, the Tidal Trickster](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Fizz.png)
+4.6
![Quinn, Demacia's Wings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Quinn.png)
+4.5
![Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Kalista.png)
+4.4
![Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/JarvanIV.png)
+4.2
![Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Orianna.png)
+4.2
![Annie, the Dark Child](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Annie.png)
+4.0
![Camille, the Steel Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Camille.png)
+3.8
![Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Poppy.png)
+3.7
![Braum, the Heart of the Freljord](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Braum.png)
+3.5
![Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Kled.png)
+3.5
![Irelia, the Will of the Blades](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Irelia.png)
+3.4
![Nasus, the Curator of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Nasus.png)
+3.3
![Soraka, the Starchild](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Soraka.png)
+3.1
![Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/MasterYi.png)
+2.7
![Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Gangplank.png)
+2.7
![Tristana, the Yordle Gunner](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Tristana.png)
+2.5
![Jax, Grandmaster at Arms](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Jax.png)
+2.3
![Lee Sin, the Blind Monk](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/LeeSin.png)
+2.3
![Corki, the Daring Bombardier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Corki.png)
+2.1
![Udyr, the Spirit Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Udyr.png)
+2.1
![Alistar, the Minotaur](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Alistar.png)
+2.1
![Graves, the Outlaw](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Graves.png)
+1.7
![Nami, the Tidecaller](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Nami.png)
+1.6
![Gragas, the Rabble Rouser](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Gragas.png)
+1.5
![Darius, the Hand of Noxus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Darius.png)
+1.4
![Vayne, the Night Hunter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Vayne.png)
+1.3
![Amumu, the Sad Mummy](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Amumu.png)
+1.2
![Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/XinZhao.png)
+1.2
![Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Ahri.png)
+1.0
![Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Vladimir.png)
+0.8
![Lissandra, the Ice Witch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Lissandra.png)
+0.7
![Twisted Fate, the Card Master](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/TwistedFate.png)
+0.5
![Leona, the Radiant Dawn](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Leona.png)
+0.4
![Ashe, the Frost Archer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Ashe.png)
+0.3
![Azir, the Emperor of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/6.24.1/img/champion/Azir.png)
+0.2