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Karthus ARAM Build 
25.04 LoL 

 Runes & Items
Tier: BWin47.99%Pick5.85%Games: 498KDA: 2.74Score: 45.10

Karthus is ranked B Tier and has a 47.99% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 25.04. We've analyzed 498 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus ARAM Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, 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 Varus, Shaco, and Orianna. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Lulu, Cho'Gath, and Lissandra.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Flash
Mark
Win %
Pick %
49%
95%
49%
90%
Exhaust
33%
4%
Clarity
50%
2%
Ghost
29%
3%
Ignite
28%
4%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Lost Chapter
Health Potion
4
47%
66%
Haunting Guise
Health Potion
2
48%
4%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
48%
53%
45%
23%
48%
7%
70%
3%

Karthus Items

Malignance
46%
Blackfire Torch
51%
Sorcerer's Shoes
47%
Liandry's Torment
49%
Shadowflame
46%
Rabadon's Deathcap
47%
Elixir of Sorcery
50%

Karthus Skill Order

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

Karthus Item Purchase Order

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

Karthus Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Void Staff
44%
29%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
51%
12%
Archangel's Staff
44%
10%
Stormsurge
48%
8%
Morellonomicon
50%
7%
Bloodletter's Curse
54%
5%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
47%
62%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
52%
6%
Mercury's Treads
50%
1%
Plated Steelcaps
100%
0%

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

Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
+20.4
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
+20.4
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+19.6
Annie, the Dark Child
+19.0
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+19.0
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+19.0
Sett, the Boss
+17.8
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+17.4
Xayah, the Rebel
+17.2
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+15.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+15.7
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+15.7
Ivern, the Green Father
+15.7
Sona, Maven of the Strings
+15.7
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+13.3
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+13.3
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+13.3
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
+12.6
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+11.5
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+11.5
Janna, the Storm's Fury
+11.5
Tahm Kench, The River King
+11.5
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+10.9
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+10.5
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+10.5
Senna, the Redeemer
+9.9
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+9.0
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+9.0
Kassadin, the Void Walker
+9.0
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+9.0
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+9.0
Nami, the Tidecaller
+9.0
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+9.0
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+9.0
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+8.3
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+7.3
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+7.3
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
+6.1
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+6.1
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+6.1
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+6.1
Morgana, the Fallen
+4.6
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
+4.6
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+4.6
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
+4.6
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
+4.6
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+3.5
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+3.5
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+3.5
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+2.8
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+2.8
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+2.8
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+2.3
Yone, the Unforgotten
+2.3
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+2.3
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+1.9
Karma, the Enlightened One
+1.4

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

Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
Alistar, the Minotaur
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
Olaf, the Berserker
Rammus, the Armordillo
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Sejuani, Fury of the North
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
Zilean, the Chronokeeper

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

Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-1.4
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-2.3
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-2.8
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-2.8
Jhin, the Virtuoso
-3.2
Thresh, the Chain Warden
-3.2
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-3.5
Galio, the Colossus
-3.5
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-3.5
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-3.5
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-4.6
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-4.6
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
-4.6
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-4.6
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-5.2
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-5.2
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-6.1
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-6.1
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-6.1
Kayle, the Righteous
-6.1
Rell, the Iron Maiden
-6.1
Soraka, the Starchild
-6.1
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-6.9
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-7.3
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
-7.3
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
-7.3
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
-7.6
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-8.1
Ashe, the Frost Archer
-8.4
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-9.0
Hwei, the Visionary
-9.0
Lucian, the Purifier
-9.7
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-9.9
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
-10.1
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
-10.1
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-10.1
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
-10.5
Graves, the Outlaw
-11.5
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-11.5
Rakan, The Charmer
-12.6
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-13.3
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-13.3
Twitch, the Plague Rat
-13.3
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
-14.0
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-15.7
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-15.7
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-15.7
Sylas, the Unshackled
-15.7
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-15.7
Trundle, the Troll King
-15.7
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-15.7
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-15.7
Gnar, the Missing Link
-19.0
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-19.0
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-19.0
Viego, The Ruined King
-19.0
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-19.8
Vex, the Gloomist
-21.7
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-22.7

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

Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
-21.2
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-20.4
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-20.4
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-20.4
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-19.6
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-19.0
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-18.2
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-17.8
Xayah, the Rebel
-17.4
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-17.0
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-15.7
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-15.7
Galio, the Colossus
-15.7
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-15.7
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-15.7
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-15.7
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-15.7
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-15.7
Thresh, the Chain Warden
-14.4
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-14.0
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
-14.0
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-13.7
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-13.7
Annie, the Dark Child
-13.7
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
-13.1
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-12.6
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-12.6
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-12.6
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
-12.2
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-11.5
Yone, the Unforgotten
-10.9
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
-10.5
Kayle, the Righteous
-10.5
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-10.5
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-9.0
Morgana, the Fallen
-9.0
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-9.0
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-9.0
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
-8.1
Senna, the Redeemer
-8.1
Twitch, the Plague Rat
-8.1
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-7.8
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-7.3
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-6.9
Sylas, the Unshackled
-6.6
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-6.1
Graves, the Outlaw
-6.1
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-6.1
Janna, the Storm's Fury
-6.1
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
-6.1
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-6.1
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-6.1
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-6.1
Vex, the Gloomist
-6.1
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-5.5
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-5.5
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-5.2
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-4.6
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-4.6
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
-4.6
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-4.0
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-3.5
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-3.5
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-2.8
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-2.8
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-2.8
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-2.8
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-2.6
Tahm Kench, The River King
-2.3
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-2.3
Wukong, the Monkey King
-1.9
Nami, the Tidecaller
-1.6

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

Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+22.9
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+22.7
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+21.7
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+20.4
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+19.6
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+19.6
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+19.0
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+19.0
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
+18.6
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+18.2
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
+18.2
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+18.2
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+15.7
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+15.7
Milio, The Gentle Flame
+15.7
Olaf, the Berserker
+15.7
Rakan, The Charmer
+15.7
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+15.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+12.6
Elise, the Spider Queen
+12.6
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+12.6
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+11.5
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+10.1
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+10.1
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+9.0
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+9.0
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
+9.0
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+9.0
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+9.0
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+6.1
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+6.1
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+6.1
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+6.1
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+5.7
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+5.4
Hwei, the Visionary
+5.2
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+5.2
Alistar, the Minotaur
+4.6
Gnar, the Missing Link
+4.6
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+4.6
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+3.5
Sett, the Boss
+3.5
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+3.5
Viego, The Ruined King
+2.8
Samira, the Desert Rose
+1.9
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+1.6
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+1.6
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
+1.6
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+1.4
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
+1.4
Karma, the Enlightened One
+1.0
Lucian, the Purifier
+0.2

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

Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
Jhin, the Virtuoso
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
Singed, the Mad Chemist
Sona, Maven of the Strings
Soraka, the Starchild
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
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