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Karthus ARAM Build 
25.S1.1 LoL 

 Runes & Items
Tier: AWin47.27%Pick6.02%Games: 17812KDA: 3.01Score: 44.05

Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 47.27% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 25.S1.1. We've analyzed 17812 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus ARAM Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, 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 Zed, Qiyana, and Kha'Zix. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Galio, Ornn, and Dr. Mundo.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Flash
Mark
Win %
Pick %
50%
95%
51%
66%
Clarity
50%
11%
Ignite
54%
7%
Ghost
50%
6%
Heal
48%
6%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Lost Chapter
Refillable Potion
Health Potion
50%
56%
Haunting Guise
Health Potion
2
52%
11%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
51%
49%
48%
30%
51%
12%
52%
1%

Karthus Items

Malignance
50%
Sorcerer's Shoes
50%
Blackfire Torch
53%
Liandry's Torment
52%
Shadowflame
51%
Rabadon's Deathcap
51%
Cappa Juice
52%

Karthus Skill Order

Death Defied
123456789101112131415161718
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
Lost Chapter
Fated Ashes
Blackfire Torch
coin2800
Haunting Guise
Fated Ashes
Liandry's Torment
coin3000
Hextech Alternator
Refillable Potion
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600

Karthus Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Void Staff
51%
22%
Archangel's Staff
49%
18%
Stormsurge
52%
14%
Morellonomicon
47%
10%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
52%
8%
Luden's Companion
51%
7%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
50%
75%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
49%
7%
Boots of Swiftness
73%
0%
Mercury's Treads
39%
0%
Berserker's Greaves
29%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
22%
0%

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

Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+9.6
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+9.5
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
+9.0
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+7.7
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+7.5
Sett, the Boss
+6.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+6.6
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
+6.6
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+6.6
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+6.5
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
+6.2
Trundle, the Troll King
+6.1
Galio, the Colossus
+5.9
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+5.4
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+5.2
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+4.8
Milio, The Gentle Flame
+4.7
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+4.4
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+4.3
Xayah, the Rebel
+4.3
Kayle, the Righteous
+4.2
Ivern, the Green Father
+4.0
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+3.9
Thresh, the Chain Warden
+3.9
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
+3.9
Olaf, the Berserker
+3.9
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+3.5
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+3.5
Nami, the Tidecaller
+3.2
Wukong, the Monkey King
+3.2
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+3.1
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+3.0
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+2.9
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+2.8
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
+2.6
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+2.6
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+2.5
Annie, the Dark Child
+2.5
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
+2.5
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
+2.4
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+2.4
Sona, Maven of the Strings
+2.3
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+2.2
Vex, the Gloomist
+2.1
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+2.0
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+2.0
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+1.9
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+1.9
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+1.7
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+1.6
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+1.6
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+1.6
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
+1.4
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
+1.3
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+1.3
Twitch, the Plague Rat
+1.3
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+1.2
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+1.1
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+1.1
Tahm Kench, The River King
+1.1
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+1.0
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+0.9
Alistar, the Minotaur
+0.9
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+0.8
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+0.7
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+0.6
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+0.6
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+0.6
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
+0.6
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
+0.5
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+0.5
Morgana, the Fallen
+0.3
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+0.3
Senna, the Redeemer
+0.3
Viego, The Ruined King
+0.3
Hwei, the Visionary
+0.2
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+0.2
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+0.2

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

Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
Yone, the Unforgotten
Janna, the Storm's Fury
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
Zac, the Secret Weapon
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
Graves, the Outlaw
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
Rammus, the Armordillo
Singed, the Mad Chemist
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress

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

Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
-0.1
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-0.2
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-0.2
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-0.3
Rakan, The Charmer
-0.3
Gnar, the Missing Link
-0.4
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-0.4
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-0.5
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
-0.5
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-0.5
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-0.6
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-0.6
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-0.6
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
-0.9
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-0.9
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-0.9
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-1.1
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-1.1
Elise, the Spider Queen
-1.2
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-1.2
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-1.2
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-1.3
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-1.3
Rell, the Iron Maiden
-1.4
Lucian, the Purifier
-1.4
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-1.5
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-1.5
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-1.5
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
-1.5
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-1.8
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-1.8
Kassadin, the Void Walker
-1.8
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
-1.8
Riven, the Exile
-2.2
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-2.3
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
-2.4
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-2.4
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-2.6
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
-2.7
Karma, the Enlightened One
-2.9
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
-3.1
Sylas, the Unshackled
-3.2
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-3.3
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
-3.8
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-3.9
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-4.0
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
-4.0
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-4.1
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-4.5
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-4.5
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-4.6
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-4.6
Samira, the Desert Rose
-4.7
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-5.1
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
-5.1
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-5.2
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-5.5
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-5.5
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-6.6
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
-7.4
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-7.9
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-7.9
Soraka, the Starchild
-8.0
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-8.1
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-8.7
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-9.4
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-9.5
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-9.8

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

Galio, the Colossus
-10.0
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-9.2
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-8.5
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-7.3
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-7.2
Alistar, the Minotaur
-7.1
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-6.9
Tahm Kench, The River King
-6.8
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-5.5
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-5.4
Nami, the Tidecaller
-5.3
Trundle, the Troll King
-5.2
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-4.8
Kayle, the Righteous
-4.5
Ivern, the Green Father
-4.2
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-4.0
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-3.9
Olaf, the Berserker
-3.8
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-3.5
Sona, Maven of the Strings
-3.4
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-3.4
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
-3.3
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
-3.3
Sett, the Boss
-3.2
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-3.2
Hwei, the Visionary
-3.0
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-2.9
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-2.8
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
-2.7
Annie, the Dark Child
-2.7
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-2.6
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-2.6
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-2.6
Xayah, the Rebel
-2.5
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-2.5
Rell, the Iron Maiden
-2.5
Yone, the Unforgotten
-2.5
Gnar, the Missing Link
-2.4
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-2.2
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-2.2
Milio, The Gentle Flame
-2.1
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-2.1
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-2.0
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-1.9
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-1.8
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-1.6
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-1.5
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-1.4
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
-1.4
Riven, the Exile
-1.3
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-1.2
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-1.1
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
-0.9
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-0.9
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
-0.8
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-0.7
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-0.7
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-0.6
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-0.6
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-0.6
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
-0.5
Morgana, the Fallen
-0.5
Vex, the Gloomist
-0.4
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-0.3
Ashe, the Frost Archer
-0.3
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-0.3
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-0.3
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-0.2
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-0.2

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

Zed, the Master of Shadows
+11.1
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+10.6
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+9.9
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+9.7
Rammus, the Armordillo
+7.6
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+7.5
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+7.3
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+6.5
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
+6.4
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+6.3
Soraka, the Starchild
+6.1
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
+6.0
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+5.8
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+5.7
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
+5.5
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+4.9
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+4.5
Kassadin, the Void Walker
+4.5
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+4.3
Sylas, the Unshackled
+4.0
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+3.7
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
+3.3
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
+3.2
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+3.2
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+3.1
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+3.0
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+2.8
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+2.7
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+2.6
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
+2.5
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+2.3
Lucian, the Purifier
+2.3
Graves, the Outlaw
+2.2
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+2.2
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
+2.1
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+2.1
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+2.1
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+2.1
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+2.0
Karma, the Enlightened One
+1.9
Elise, the Spider Queen
+1.9
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+1.9
Viego, The Ruined King
+1.9
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+1.8
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+1.8
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+1.8
Rakan, The Charmer
+1.7
Samira, the Desert Rose
+1.7
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+1.7
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+1.6
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
+1.5
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+1.5
Thresh, the Chain Warden
+1.3
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+1.0
Wukong, the Monkey King
+0.8
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
+0.7
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+0.5
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+0.5
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+0.5
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+0.4
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+0.4

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

Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
Singed, the Mad Chemist
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
Jhin, the Virtuoso
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
Zac, the Secret Weapon
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
Senna, the Redeemer
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
Janna, the Storm's Fury
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
Garen, The Might of Demacia
Twitch, the Plague Rat
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