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Karthus ARAM Build 
25.S1.3 LoL 

 Runes & Items
Tier: BWin49.21%Pick5.87%Games: 569KDA: 2.92Score: 49.13

Karthus is ranked B Tier and has a 49.21% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 25.S1.3. We've analyzed 569 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 Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Mark. Starting items should include Lost Chapter, Refillable Potion, and Health Potion. Karthus's Best ARAM matchups include Malzahar, Rumble, and Taliyah. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Jinx, Yasuo, and Lillia.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Flash
Mark
Win %
Pick %
49%
94%
49%
59%
Ignite
51%
11%
Clarity
49%
10%
Heal
53%
8%
Ghost
48%
8%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Lost Chapter
Refillable Potion
Health Potion
47%
45%
Haunting Guise
Health Potion
2
49%
15%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
49%
48%
49%
28%
46%
11%
67%
2%

Karthus Items

Malignance
48%
Sorcerer's Shoes
48%
Liandry's Torment
52%
Blackfire Torch
55%
Shadowflame
45%
Rabadon's Deathcap
57%
Elixir of Sorcery
61%

Karthus Skill Order

Death Defied
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Lay Waste
QQQQQ
Wall of Pain
WWWWW
Defile
EEEEE
Requiem
RRR

Karthus Item Purchase Order

Refillable Potion
Lost Chapter
Blasting Wand
Malignance
coin2700
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Haunting Guise
Fated Ashes
Liandry's Torment
coin3000
Lost Chapter
Fated Ashes
Blackfire Torch
coin2800
Hextech Alternator
Refillable Potion
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600

Karthus Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Void Staff
51%
24%
Archangel's Staff
47%
19%
Stormsurge
49%
18%
Morellonomicon
48%
12%
Luden's Companion
44%
9%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
47%
9%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
48%
50%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
48%
11%
Boots of Swiftness
100%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
100%
0%
Mercury's Treads
33%
1%

Best Karthus Duo Champions in ARAM(over 51% win rate with Karthus)

Rakan, The Charmer
+20.4
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
+20.4
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+19.0
Senna, the Redeemer
+18.6
Sett, the Boss
+18.6
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+18.2
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+15.7
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+15.7
Kassadin, the Void Walker
+15.7
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+15.7
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+15.7
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+15.7
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+15.7
Twitch, the Plague Rat
+12.3
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+11.5
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
+10.9
Galio, the Colossus
+10.9
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+10.9
Morgana, the Fallen
+10.8
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+9.0
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+9.0
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+9.0
Sona, Maven of the Strings
+9.0
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+9.0
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+9.0
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+8.4
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
+8.3
Hwei, the Visionary
+7.3
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
+7.3
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+6.1
Annie, the Dark Child
+6.1
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+6.1
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+6.1
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+6.1
Ivern, the Green Father
+6.1
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+6.1
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+5.2
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
+5.2
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+5.0
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
+4.6
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+4.6
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+4.6
Riven, the Exile
+4.6
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
+4.6
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+4.6
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+4.0
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+4.0
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+4.0
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+3.5
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+3.5
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
+3.5
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+2.8
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+2.8
Wukong, the Monkey King
+2.8
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+1.9
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+1.6
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+1.6
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+0.9

Average Karthus Duo Champions in ARAM(49% - 51% win rate with Karthus)

Amumu, the Sad Mummy
Ashe, the Frost Archer
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
Garen, The Might of Demacia
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
Urgot, the Dreadnought
Vayne, the Night Hunter
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
Zac, the Secret Weapon

Below Average Karthus Duo Champions in ARAM(under 49% win rate with Karthus)

Jhin, the Virtuoso
-0.4
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
-1.4
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-1.6
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-1.9
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-2.3
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
-2.8
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-3.2
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-3.2
Thresh, the Chain Warden
-3.2
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-3.5
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-4.0
Lucian, the Purifier
-4.0
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-4.2
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-4.6
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-4.6
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
-4.6
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-4.6
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-4.6
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-4.6
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-6.1
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-6.1
Viego, The Ruined King
-6.1
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-6.1
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-6.9
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-7.3
Samira, the Desert Rose
-7.8
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-9.0
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-9.0
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-9.0
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-9.0
Vex, the Gloomist
-9.0
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-9.9
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-9.9
Sylas, the Unshackled
-10.1
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-10.1
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
-10.5
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-10.5
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
-10.5
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
-10.5
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
-10.9
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-11.5
Soraka, the Starchild
-11.5
Tahm Kench, The River King
-11.5
Yone, the Unforgotten
-11.5
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-12.6
Xayah, the Rebel
-13.0
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-13.3
Alistar, the Minotaur
-15.7
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
-15.7
Gnar, the Missing Link
-15.7
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-15.7
Kayle, the Righteous
-15.7
Rammus, the Armordillo
-15.7
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-15.7
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-15.7
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-15.7
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-15.7
Graves, the Outlaw
-17.2
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-19.0
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-19.0
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-20.4
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
-20.4
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-20.4
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-20.4
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-21.7
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-22.3

Best Champions to Counter Karthus in ARAM(under 49% win rate for Karthus)

Jinx, the Loose Cannon
-22.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-22.3
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-21.7
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-20.4
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-20.4
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-18.2
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-17.8
Jhin, the Virtuoso
-17.4
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-15.7
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-15.7
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-15.7
Ivern, the Green Father
-15.7
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
-15.7
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
-15.7
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-15.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-14.2
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-14.0
Yone, the Unforgotten
-13.7
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-13.3
Wukong, the Monkey King
-13.3
Trundle, the Troll King
-12.6
Lucian, the Purifier
-12.3
Janna, the Storm's Fury
-12.2
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-11.5
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-11.5
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-11.5
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-10.9
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-10.9
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-10.1
Kayle, the Righteous
-9.9
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-9.0
Gnar, the Missing Link
-9.0
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
-9.0
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-9.0
Sett, the Boss
-9.0
Sona, Maven of the Strings
-9.0
Vex, the Gloomist
-9.0
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
-9.0
Morgana, the Fallen
-8.4
Galio, the Colossus
-8.1
Annie, the Dark Child
-7.3
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
-6.7
Xayah, the Rebel
-6.6
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
-6.1
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-6.1
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
-5.5
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
-5.4
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-5.2
Nami, the Tidecaller
-5.2
Sylas, the Unshackled
-5.2
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-5.0
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-4.6
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-4.6
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-4.6
Graves, the Outlaw
-4.2
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-4.2
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
-3.8
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-3.5
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
-3.2
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-2.8
Senna, the Redeemer
-2.3
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-1.9
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-1.9
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-1.6
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-0.6

Best Matchups for Karthus in ARAM(over 51% win rate for Karthus)

Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+21.2
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+20.4
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+20.4
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+20.4
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
+19.0
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+19.0
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
+19.0
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+17.6
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+15.7
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+15.7
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+15.7
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+15.7
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+15.7
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+15.7
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+15.7
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+15.7
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+14.0
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+13.7
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
+13.4
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+13.3
Karma, the Enlightened One
+12.2
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+12.2
Kassadin, the Void Walker
+11.5
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
+10.9
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
+10.5
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+10.5
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+9.6
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+9.0
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+9.0
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
+9.0
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+9.0
Samira, the Desert Rose
+9.0
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+9.0
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+9.0
Tahm Kench, The River King
+9.0
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+8.3
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+7.8
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
+6.9
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+6.9
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+6.7
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+6.1
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
+6.1
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+6.1
Milio, The Gentle Flame
+6.1
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+6.1
Twitch, the Plague Rat
+6.1
Thresh, the Chain Warden
+5.5
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+4.6
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+4.6
Alistar, the Minotaur
+3.5
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
+3.5
Hwei, the Visionary
+3.5
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+3.5
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+3.2
Elise, the Spider Queen
+2.8
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+2.8
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
+2.8
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+2.1
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+1.9
Soraka, the Starchild
+1.9
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+1.6
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+1.6
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+1.6
Viego, The Ruined King
+1.4
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
+1.4
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+1.3
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+1.2
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+1.2
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+1.2
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+0.9
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+0.1

Even Matchups for Karthus in ARAM(49% - 51% win rate for Karthus)

Brand, the Burning Vengeance
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
Rammus, the Armordillo
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Rell, the Iron Maiden
Riven, the Exile
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
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