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Karthus ARAM Build 
25.08 LoL 

 Runes & Items
Tier: AWin53.76%Pick6.59%Games: 5956KDA: 2.79Score: 56.61

Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 53.76% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 25.08. We've analyzed 5956 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, Refillable Potion, and Health Potion. Karthus's Best ARAM matchups include Qiyana, Nocturne, and Briar. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Cassiopeia, Sett, and Yuumi.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Flash
Mark
Win %
Pick %
50%
96%
50%
80%
Clarity
50%
7%
Ghost
50%
5%
Heal
46%
5%
Ignite
51%
3%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Lost Chapter
Refillable Potion
Health Potion
50%
60%
Haunting Guise
Health Potion
2
49%
9%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
50%
52%
48%
26%
46%
10%
49%
1%

Karthus Items

Malignance
49%
Blackfire Torch
53%
Sorcerer's Shoes
50%
Liandry's Torment
51%
Shadowflame
50%
Rabadon's Deathcap
51%
Elixir of Sorcery
53%

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

Karthus Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Void Staff
49%
25%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
56%
12%
Archangel's Staff
47%
13%
Morellonomicon
45%
11%
Stormsurge
53%
8%
Zhonya's Hourglass
52%
4%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
50%
68%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
43%
7%
Boots of Swiftness
39%
0%
Mercury's Treads
29%
0%
Berserker's Greaves
60%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
33%
0%

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

Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+11.3
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
+10.2
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+10.1
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+9.7
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
+9.2
Rell, the Iron Maiden
+8.0
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+7.8
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
+7.7
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
+7.6
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+7.5
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+7.5
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+7.3
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+7.1
Morgana, the Fallen
+7.1
Rakan, The Charmer
+7.0
Sona, Maven of the Strings
+6.8
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+6.6
Sett, the Boss
+6.5
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+6.5
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+6.3
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+6.1
Gnar, the Missing Link
+5.9
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+5.4
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+5.2
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+5.1
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+4.6
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+4.3
Xayah, the Rebel
+4.2
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+4.1
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+4.0
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+3.9
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+3.7
Vex, the Gloomist
+3.5
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+3.4
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+3.2
Graves, the Outlaw
+2.7
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+2.7
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+2.5
Trundle, the Troll King
+2.5
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+2.5
Twitch, the Plague Rat
+2.4
Alistar, the Minotaur
+2.3
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+2.3
Soraka, the Starchild
+2.3
Hwei, the Visionary
+2.3
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+2.2
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
+2.2
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+2.0
Galio, the Colossus
+1.9
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+1.9
Karma, the Enlightened One
+1.8
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+1.7
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
+1.7
Milio, The Gentle Flame
+1.6
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+1.3
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+1.3
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
+1.2
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+1.2
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+1.1
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+1.1
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+1.0
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+0.6
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+0.5
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+0.2

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

Senna, the Redeemer
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
Zac, the Secret Weapon
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
Thresh, the Chain Warden
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
Nami, the Tidecaller
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
Wukong, the Monkey King
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun

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

Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-0.2
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
-0.3
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-0.4
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-0.5
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-0.6
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-0.9
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-1.1
Sylas, the Unshackled
-1.1
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-1.2
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-1.4
Tahm Kench, The River King
-1.5
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
-1.6
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-1.6
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-1.7
Olaf, the Berserker
-1.7
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-1.8
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-1.8
Annie, the Dark Child
-1.9
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
-2.0
Kayle, the Righteous
-2.1
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-2.1
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-2.1
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-2.2
Lucian, the Purifier
-2.3
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-2.5
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-2.5
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-2.6
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
-2.7
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-2.7
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-2.8
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-2.9
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-2.9
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-3.2
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-3.2
Kassadin, the Void Walker
-3.2
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-3.3
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-3.6
Viego, The Ruined King
-3.6
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-3.7
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
-3.7
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-3.7
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-3.8
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
-4.8
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-4.8
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-4.9
Samira, the Desert Rose
-4.9
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-5.3
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
-5.4
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-5.5
Riven, the Exile
-5.5
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-5.5
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-6.1
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
-6.1
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-6.4
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
-6.4
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-6.6
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-6.7
Yone, the Unforgotten
-7.2
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-7.2
Janna, the Storm's Fury
-7.3
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-7.6
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-7.8
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
-8.0
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-8.2
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-8.8
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-8.9
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-9.0
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-9.0
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-9.3
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-9.8
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-9.9
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-10.3
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
-10.3
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-10.9
Elise, the Spider Queen
-12.4
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-13.3
Rammus, the Armordillo
-14.5
Ivern, the Green Father
-16.4
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-16.9

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

Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-12.3
Sett, the Boss
-10.8
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
-10.3
Viego, The Ruined King
-10.2
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-9.4
Milio, The Gentle Flame
-9.0
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-8.8
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-8.8
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-8.1
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-8.1
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-8.1
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-7.6
Trundle, the Troll King
-7.3
Riven, the Exile
-7.3
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-7.2
Sona, Maven of the Strings
-6.9
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-6.7
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-6.4
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-6.1
Nami, the Tidecaller
-6.1
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-5.8
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-5.2
Tahm Kench, The River King
-5.2
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
-5.1
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
-5.1
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
-5.0
Galio, the Colossus
-4.5
Hwei, the Visionary
-4.2
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-4.1
Gnar, the Missing Link
-4.1
Soraka, the Starchild
-4.1
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-4.0
Olaf, the Berserker
-3.9
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-3.8
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
-3.5
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-3.4
Annie, the Dark Child
-3.4
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
-3.3
Xayah, the Rebel
-3.2
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-3.1
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-2.8
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-2.7
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-2.6
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-2.6
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
-2.5
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-2.3
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-2.1
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-1.9
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
-1.6
Yone, the Unforgotten
-1.6
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-1.5
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-1.5
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-1.5
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-1.4
Vex, the Gloomist
-1.4
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-1.4
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-1.4
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
-1.3
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-1.2
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-1.2
Kassadin, the Void Walker
-1.1
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-1.0
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-0.9
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-0.9
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-0.7
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-0.7
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
-0.7
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-0.7
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-0.5
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-0.5
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-0.5
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-0.3

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

Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+17.8
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+16.0
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+15.7
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+13.4
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+13.3
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+11.6
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
+11.3
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+11.0
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+9.9
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+9.3
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+8.8
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
+7.8
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
+7.1
Wukong, the Monkey King
+6.3
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+6.3
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+6.1
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+5.8
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+5.2
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+4.7
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+4.7
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+4.1
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
+4.1
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+4.1
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+4.0
Rakan, The Charmer
+3.9
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+3.7
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+3.6
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+3.5
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+3.5
Samira, the Desert Rose
+3.1
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+3.0
Senna, the Redeemer
+2.9
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+2.7
Rell, the Iron Maiden
+2.5
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
+2.5
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+2.4
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+2.4
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+2.4
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+2.4
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+2.2
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+2.2
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+2.1
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
+2.1
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+2.1
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+2.0
Graves, the Outlaw
+1.9
Lucian, the Purifier
+1.8
Alistar, the Minotaur
+1.7
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+1.5
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+1.5
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+1.5
Janna, the Storm's Fury
+1.2
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+1.2
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+1.2
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
+1.1
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+1.1
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+1.1
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+1.1
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
+1.1
Ivern, the Green Father
+0.8
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
+0.8
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+0.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+0.5
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+0.5
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+0.4
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+0.3
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+0.3

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

Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
Sylas, the Unshackled
Twitch, the Plague Rat
Ashe, the Frost Archer
Rammus, the Armordillo
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
Kayle, the Righteous
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
Sejuani, Fury of the North
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
Karma, the Enlightened One
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
Thresh, the Chain Warden
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
Morgana, the Fallen
Elise, the Spider Queen
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
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