Tier: SWin14.14%Pick4.94%Ban1.20%Games: 580KDA: 1.89Score: 62.53
Karthus is ranked S Tier and has a 14.14% win rate in LoL Arena Patch 25.08. We've analyzed 580 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus Arena Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Anguish, Malignance, Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Detonation Orb. Karthus's best augments include Spirit Link (Prismatic), It's Critical (Gold), and Numb to Pain (Silver). For team partners, the best champions include: Galio, Aurora, and Dr. Mundo. Karthus's Best Arena counters are Nautilus, Ekko, and Vladimir.
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Best Prismatic Augments for Karthus
Spirit Link
Tier: S+

Quest: Wooglet's Witchcap
Tier: S+

Spellwake
Tier: S+

Infernal Conduit
Tier: S

Best Gold Augments for Karthus
It's Critical
Tier: S+

Magic Missile
Tier: S+

It's Killing Time
Tier: S+

Big Brain
Tier: S+

Best Silver Augments for Karthus
Numb to Pain
Tier: S+

Witchful Thinking
Tier: S+

Overflow
Tier: S+

Fire Sale
Tier: S+

Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Items by Round
Buy %
1

69%
2

76%
3

31%
4

60%
8

51%
11

65%
14

22%
Karthus Boots
Buy %

76%

7%

1%

0%

0%

0%
Karthus Situational Items
Buy %

30%

21%

23%

20%

18%

9%
Karthus Juices
Buy %

6%

1%

1%
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Best Champions to Counter Karthus in Arena(under 49% top 2 rate for Karthus)

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-26.0

-25.8

-25.4

-24.9

-24.3

-24.3

-24.0

-22.9

-22.9

-22.8

-22.8

-22.7

-22.3

-22.3

-22.1

-21.6

-21.4

-21.4

-21.3

-21.1

-20.8

-20.7

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-20.0

-19.9

-19.8

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-19.0

-18.6

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-18.1

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-17.4

-16.8

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-16.1

-15.7

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-15.4

-14.9

-14.6

-14.1

-13.1

-8.1

-2.6

-2.6

-0.2