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Karthus ARAM Build 
25.04 LoL 

 Runes & Items
Tier: BWin49.55%Pick5.79%Games: 555KDA: 2.74Score: 47.84

Karthus is ranked B Tier and has a 49.55% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 25.04. We've analyzed 555 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 Shaco, Twisted Fate, and Nocturne. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Kennen, Ambessa, and Dr. Mundo.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Flash
Mark
Win %
Pick %
50%
95%
51%
90%
Ignite
35%
4%
Ghost
37%
3%
Exhaust
33%
3%
Clarity
50%
2%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Lost Chapter
Health Potion
4
48%
67%
Haunting Guise
Health Potion
2
58%
5%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
49%
52%
46%
22%
53%
8%
72%
3%

Karthus Items

Malignance
48%
Blackfire Torch
53%
Sorcerer's Shoes
49%
Liandry's Torment
51%
Shadowflame
48%
Rabadon's Deathcap
51%
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
48%
30%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
52%
12%
Archangel's Staff
44%
10%
Stormsurge
50%
9%
Morellonomicon
53%
6%
Bloodletter's Curse
57%
5%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
49%
63%
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)

Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+20.4
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+19.0
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+17.8
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+17.8
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+17.2
Xayah, the Rebel
+17.2
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+15.7
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+15.7
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+15.7
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+15.7
Ivern, the Green Father
+15.7
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+15.7
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+15.7
Rammus, the Armordillo
+15.7
Sett, the Boss
+15.7
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+14.4
Janna, the Storm's Fury
+13.7
Nami, the Tidecaller
+13.7
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+13.3
Annie, the Dark Child
+12.6
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+12.6
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+11.5
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+11.5
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+11.5
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+11.5
Tahm Kench, The River King
+11.5
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+11.5
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
+11.5
Senna, the Redeemer
+10.5
Kassadin, the Void Walker
+9.0
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+9.0
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
+9.0
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
+9.0
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+9.0
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
+9.0
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+7.8
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+7.6
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+7.3
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
+7.3
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+6.9
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+6.1
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
+6.1
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
+6.1
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+5.7
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+5.2
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+5.2
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+5.2
Morgana, the Fallen
+4.6
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+4.6
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+4.6
Alistar, the Minotaur
+3.5
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+3.5
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+3.5
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+3.5
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
+3.5
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+3.5
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+3.3
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
+2.8
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+2.8
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+2.8
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+2.8
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
+2.8
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
+2.8
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+2.3
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
+1.4

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

Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
Karma, the Enlightened One
Kayle, the Righteous
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
Olaf, the Berserker
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Rell, the Iron Maiden
Sejuani, Fury of the North
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
Sona, Maven of the Strings

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

Jhin, the Virtuoso
-1.0
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-1.4
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-1.9
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-1.9
Yone, the Unforgotten
-1.9
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-2.3
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-2.3
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-2.3
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
-2.3
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
-2.6
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-2.8
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
-2.8
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
-2.8
Thresh, the Chain Warden
-2.8
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-3.5
Sylas, the Unshackled
-3.5
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-4.0
Graves, the Outlaw
-4.6
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-4.6
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-6.1
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-6.1
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-6.1
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
-6.9
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
-7.1
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-7.3
Galio, the Colossus
-7.3
Milio, The Gentle Flame
-7.3
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-7.3
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-7.3
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-7.8
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-8.1
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
-9.0
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-9.0
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-9.0
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-9.9
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
-10.1
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-10.1
Ashe, the Frost Archer
-10.8
Lucian, the Purifier
-11.1
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-11.5
Soraka, the Starchild
-11.5
Twitch, the Plague Rat
-11.5
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-12.2
Hwei, the Visionary
-12.6
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-12.6
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-13.3
Gnar, the Missing Link
-15.7
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-15.7
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-15.7
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-15.7
Rakan, The Charmer
-15.7
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-15.7
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
-15.7
Trundle, the Troll King
-15.7
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-15.7
Wukong, the Monkey King
-15.7
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-17.2
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
-18.2
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-19.0
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-19.0
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-19.0
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-20.4

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

Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-21.7
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-20.4
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-20.4
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-20.4
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-19.8
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-19.0
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-18.6
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-18.2
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-18.2
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-17.8
Riven, the Exile
-17.8
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-17.4
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-17.2
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-15.7
Galio, the Colossus
-15.7
Kassadin, the Void Walker
-15.7
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
-15.7
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-15.7
Thresh, the Chain Warden
-15.7
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-15.7
Annie, the Dark Child
-13.7
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
-12.6
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-12.6
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
-12.2
Senna, the Redeemer
-12.0
Kayle, the Righteous
-11.5
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
-10.9
Yone, the Unforgotten
-10.9
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-10.5
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-10.5
Twitch, the Plague Rat
-9.9
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-9.0
Janna, the Storm's Fury
-9.0
Morgana, the Fallen
-9.0
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-9.0
Xayah, the Rebel
-9.0
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-9.0
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-9.0
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-8.3
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-7.3
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-7.3
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-7.3
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-6.9
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-6.1
Nami, the Tidecaller
-6.1
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-6.1
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-6.1
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
-5.5
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-5.2
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-5.0
Sylas, the Unshackled
-4.9
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
-4.6
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-4.6
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-4.0
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-4.0
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-3.5
Graves, the Outlaw
-3.2
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-3.1
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-2.8
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-2.8
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-2.8
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-2.8
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-2.8
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-2.8
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
-2.3
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-2.1
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-1.9
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-1.6
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-1.4
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-1.4
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-1.2

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

Shaco, the Demon Jester
+22.9
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+21.2
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+19.0
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+19.0
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+18.2
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+17.8
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+17.4
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+17.4
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+17.0
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+15.7
Rakan, The Charmer
+15.7
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+15.7
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+15.7
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+13.7
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+13.3
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
+13.0
Elise, the Spider Queen
+12.6
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+12.2
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+12.2
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+11.5
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
+11.5
Milio, The Gentle Flame
+11.5
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+10.1
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+9.0
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+9.0
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+9.0
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+9.0
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
+9.0
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+9.0
Soraka, the Starchild
+9.0
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+9.0
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+9.0
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+7.1
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+6.1
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+6.1
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+5.5
Viego, The Ruined King
+5.2
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+4.8
Alistar, the Minotaur
+4.6
Hwei, the Visionary
+4.6
Samira, the Desert Rose
+4.6
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+4.6
Sona, Maven of the Strings
+4.6
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+4.0
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
+4.0
Sett, the Boss
+3.5
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+3.5
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+2.8
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+2.7
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+1.9
Tahm Kench, The River King
+1.9
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
+1.4
Lucian, the Purifier
+1.4
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+1.2
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+1.0
Karma, the Enlightened One
+1.0

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

Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
Camille, the Steel Shadow
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
Gnar, the Missing Link
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
Vex, the Gloomist
Wukong, the Monkey King
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
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