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Karthus ARAM Build 
25.S1.3 LoL 

 Runes & Items
Tier: AWin53.98%Pick6.75%Games: 398KDA: 2.79Score: 56.53

Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 53.98% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 25.S1.3. We've analyzed 398 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus ARAM Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Sorcerer's Shoes, 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 Veigar, Akali, and Garen. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Swain, Briar, and Annie.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Flash
Mark
Win %
Pick %
56%
96%
55%
65%
Clarity
53%
12%
Ignite
61%
8%
Ghost
48%
7%
Heal
50%
7%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Lost Chapter
Health Potion
4
57%
55%
Haunting Guise
Health Potion
2
50%
13%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
52%
49%
63%
25%
55%
14%
48%
2%

Karthus Items

Malignance
56%
Blackfire Torch
53%
Liandry's Torment
57%
Sorcerer's Shoes
54%
Shadowflame
57%
Rabadon's Deathcap
58%
Elixir of Sorcery
54%

Karthus Skill Order

Death Defied
123456789101112131415161718
Lay Waste
QQQQQ
Wall of Pain
WWWWW
Defile
EEEEE
Requiem
RRR

Karthus Item Purchase Order

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

Karthus Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Void Staff
60%
21%
Stormsurge
73%
13%
Archangel's Staff
58%
14%
Morellonomicon
58%
12%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
54%
9%
Luden's Companion
56%
9%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
54%
59%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
51%
10%
Boots of Swiftness
33%
1%
Mercury's Treads
25%
1%
Berserker's Greaves
0%
1%
Plated Steelcaps
0%
0%

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

Shaco, the Demon Jester
+22.3
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
+21.7
Samira, the Desert Rose
+21.7
Kayle, the Righteous
+20.4
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+20.4
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+20.4
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+20.4
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+20.4
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
+20.4
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+20.4
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+19.0
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+17.8
Annie, the Dark Child
+15.7
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+15.7
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+15.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+15.7
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+15.7
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+15.7
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+15.7
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+15.7
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
+15.7
Sett, the Boss
+15.7
Soraka, the Starchild
+15.7
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+15.7
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+15.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+15.7
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+14.5
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+12.6
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+11.5
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+11.5
Janna, the Storm's Fury
+11.5
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+11.5
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+10.5
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+10.5
Xayah, the Rebel
+9.9
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+9.0
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
+9.0
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+9.0
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+9.0
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
+9.0
Tahm Kench, The River King
+9.0
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+7.8
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+7.3
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
+7.3
Wukong, the Monkey King
+7.3
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+6.1
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
+6.1
Sylas, the Unshackled
+5.2
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
+5.2
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+5.0
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
+4.6
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+4.6
Galio, the Colossus
+4.6
Riven, the Exile
+4.6
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
+4.6
Graves, the Outlaw
+3.5
Lucian, the Purifier
+2.8
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+2.8
Yone, the Unforgotten
+2.8
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+2.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+1.9

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

Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
Garen, The Might of Demacia
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Jhin, the Virtuoso
Kassadin, the Void Walker
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
Rakan, The Charmer
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
Thresh, the Chain Warden
Vayne, the Night Hunter
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
Viego, The Ruined King
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns

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

Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
-1.0
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-1.9
Twitch, the Plague Rat
-2.3
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-2.3
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-2.8
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-2.8
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-2.8
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-4.6
Vex, the Gloomist
-4.6
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
-6.1
Elise, the Spider Queen
-6.1
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-6.1
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-6.1
Karma, the Enlightened One
-6.9
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-7.3
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-9.0
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-9.0
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-9.0
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
-9.0
Rammus, the Armordillo
-9.0
Rell, the Iron Maiden
-9.0
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
-10.1
Senna, the Redeemer
-10.1
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-10.1
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-10.5
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-10.5
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-11.5
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-11.5
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-12.6
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-12.6
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
-13.3
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-15.7
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-15.7
Hwei, the Visionary
-15.7
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
-15.7
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-15.7
Sona, Maven of the Strings
-15.7
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-15.7
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-15.7
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-21.7

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

Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-21.7
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-20.4
Annie, the Dark Child
-19.0
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-19.0
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-19.0
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-15.7
Ivern, the Green Father
-15.7
Nami, the Tidecaller
-15.7
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-15.7
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-15.7
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-15.7
Hwei, the Visionary
-13.3
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
-12.6
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-12.6
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-11.5
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-11.5
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-11.5
Sona, Maven of the Strings
-11.5
Sett, the Boss
-10.1
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-9.0
Galio, the Colossus
-9.0
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-9.0
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-9.0
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-9.0
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-9.0
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-9.0
Vex, the Gloomist
-9.0
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-7.3
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
-6.9
Gnar, the Missing Link
-6.1
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-4.6
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-3.5
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-2.8
Morgana, the Fallen
-2.6
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-2.3
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-2.3
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-1.6
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-1.4
Graves, the Outlaw
-1.4
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-1.4
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
-1.4
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
-1.2
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
-1.0
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-0.7

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

Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
+22.9
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+22.3
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+20.4
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+20.4
Soraka, the Starchild
+20.4
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+19.8
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
+19.6
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+19.0
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+19.0
Twitch, the Plague Rat
+19.0
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+18.2
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+17.8
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+15.7
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+15.7
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
+15.7
Olaf, the Berserker
+15.7
Rakan, The Charmer
+15.7
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+15.7
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+15.7
Wukong, the Monkey King
+15.7
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+14.2
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+13.7
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+13.7
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+12.6
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
+12.6
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+12.6
Samira, the Desert Rose
+12.2
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+11.5
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
+11.5
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+11.5
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+11.5
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+11.5
Xayah, the Rebel
+11.5
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
+11.5
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+10.9
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+10.5
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+10.5
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+9.0
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
+9.0
Karma, the Enlightened One
+9.0
Kassadin, the Void Walker
+9.0
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
+9.0
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+9.0
Rammus, the Armordillo
+9.0
Senna, the Redeemer
+9.0
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+7.3
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+7.3
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
+7.3
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+6.9
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+6.1
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+6.1
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+6.1
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+6.1
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+5.7
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+4.6
Yone, the Unforgotten
+4.6
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+4.0
Thresh, the Chain Warden
+4.0
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+3.5
Viego, The Ruined King
+3.5
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+2.8
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+2.8
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+2.8
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+2.8
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
+2.8
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
+2.3
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+2.3
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+1.9
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+1.6

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

Ambessa, Matriarch of War
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
Elise, the Spider Queen
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
Janna, the Storm's Fury
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
Rell, the Iron Maiden
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
Sylas, the Unshackled
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
Zac, the Secret Weapon
Zed, the Master of Shadows
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
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