Tier: AWin50.60%Pick5.82%Games: 340KDA: 2.94Score: 52.18
Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 50.60% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 25.S1.3. We've analyzed 340 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 and Health Potion. Karthus's Best ARAM matchups include Shaco, Thresh, and Miss Fortune. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are K'Sante, Kayn, and Sona.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Mark](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/spell/SummonerSnowball.png)
Win %
Pick %
52%
95%
51%
59%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
51%
10%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
52%
10%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
52%
7%
![Clarity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/spell/SummonerMana.png)
39%
10%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/2003.png)
4
49%
44%
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
55%
16%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
49%
46%
50%
30%
54%
11%
78%
2%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3118.png)
49%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3020.png)
54%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/6653.png)
54%
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/2503.png)
62%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/4645.png)
47%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3089.png)
58%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/2139.png)
63%
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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![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/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/15.3.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/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/15.3.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/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/15.3.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/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/15.3.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/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/15.3.1/img/item/3135.png)
47%
24%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3003.png)
46%
18%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/4646.png)
49%
16%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3165.png)
51%
11%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/6655.png)
45%
9%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3116.png)
44%
8%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3020.png)
54%
49%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3158.png)
44%
11%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3047.png)
100%
1%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3009.png)
100%
0%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/15.3.1/img/item/3111.png)
0%
0%