Tier: BWin49.24%Pick5.86%Games: 1517KDA: 2.93Score: 47.68
Karthus is ranked B Tier and has a 49.24% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 25.04. We've analyzed 1517 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 and Health Potion. Karthus's Best ARAM matchups include Katarina, Evelynn, and Kled. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Taric, Kayle, and Skarner.
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Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
49%
97%
50%
70%

48%
9%

49%
7%

40%
7%

56%
5%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


4
48%
60%


2
52%
9%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
49%
52%
48%
28%
54%
10%
42%
2%
Karthus Items

48%

50%

54%

52%

50%

54%

59%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Item Purchase Order






















Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

51%
24%

50%
18%

51%
15%

52%
9%

43%
10%

48%
8%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

50%
66%

44%
10%

67%
0%

100%
0%

29%
0%

33%
0%
Best Karthus Duo Champions in ARAM(over 51% win rate with Karthus)

+18.2

+15.7

+15.7

+15.7

+15.1

+15.0

+14.8

+14.5

+14.4

+13.9

+13.7

+13.7

+13.5

+13.0

+13.0

+12.6

+12.3

+12.3

+12.2

+12.2

+11.9

+11.5

+10.9

+10.8

+10.5

+9.9

+9.3

+9.0

+9.0

+8.4

+8.4

+8.2

+8.2

+8.1

+7.3

+7.3

+7.3

+6.7

+6.6

+6.6

+6.1

+6.1

+6.1

+6.1

+5.9

+5.2

+4.9

+4.6

+4.6

+4.6

+4.2

+4.2

+3.9

+3.8

+3.2

+3.2

+2.7

+2.6

+2.6

+2.6

+2.2

+2.2

+1.9

+1.9

+1.9

+1.8

+1.8

+1.5

+1.4

+1.4

+1.4

+1.0

+0.7

+0.6

+0.5

+0.2

+0.2
Below Average Karthus Duo Champions in ARAM(under 49% win rate with Karthus)

-0.4

-0.9

-0.9

-1.0

-1.1

-1.2

-1.2

-1.9

-1.9

-2.1

-2.3

-2.4

-2.7

-2.7

-2.8

-3.1

-3.1

-3.3

-3.5

-3.8

-4.0

-4.6

-4.8

-5.4

-5.7

-5.7

-5.7

-5.9

-6.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.7

-7.1

-7.2

-7.2

-7.2

-7.3

-7.8

-8.3

-8.4

-8.8

-9.0

-9.0

-9.6

-9.8

-10.1

-10.1

-10.8

-10.8

-10.9

-10.9

-11.5

-11.5

-11.5

-11.5

-11.5

-11.8

-12.6

-12.9

-12.9

-13.3

-13.4

-13.7

-15.7

-15.7

-15.7

-18.0

-21.2

-21.2

-21.7

-22.7
Best Champions to Counter Karthus in ARAM(under 49% win rate for Karthus)

-18.2

-17.8

-17.2

-17.2

-16.7

-15.7

-15.7

-14.5

-14.4

-13.3

-12.1

-11.9

-11.5

-11.5

-11.3

-10.9

-10.8

-10.5

-10.2

-9.7

-9.5

-9.0

-9.0

-8.5

-7.5

-7.4

-7.3

-7.3

-7.3

-6.9

-6.7

-6.5

-6.3

-6.3

-6.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.1

-6.0

-5.9

-5.2

-5.1

-4.9

-4.6

-3.9

-3.5

-3.5

-3.2

-2.8

-2.8

-2.4

-2.4

-2.3

-2.1

-2.0

-2.0

-1.9

-1.9

-1.9

-1.8

-1.6

-1.5

-1.4

-1.4

-1.3

-1.3

-1.2

-1.2

-1.1

-1.0

-0.9

-0.7

-0.6

-0.6

-0.5

-0.4

-0.3

-0.3

-0.1