Tier: Off MetaWin56.75%Role5.23%Pick0.10%Ban1.12%Games: 765KDA: 2.24Score: 54.00
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 56.75% win rate in LoL Patch 10.25. We've analyzed 765 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Anguish, Archangel's Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Precision (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Tear of the Goddess, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Maokai, Yorick, and Akali. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Ryze, Yone, and Cho'Gath.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
Win %
Pick %
50%
91%
47%
62%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
55%
27%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
49%
10%
![Smite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerSmite.png)
62%
4%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
53%
4%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3070.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3340.png)
51%
37%
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3340.png)
49%
36%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
52%
49%
44%
19%
70%
2%
37%
2%
Karthus Items
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6653.png)
52%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3003.png)
55%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3157.png)
55%
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3135.png)
52%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3089.png)
58%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3340.png)
50%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/2139.png)
54%
Karthus Skill Order
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3070.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Sapphire Crystal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/1027.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3003.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Seeker's Armguard](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3191.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Stopwatch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/2420.png)
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3157.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Blighting Jewel](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/4630.png)
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3135.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3340.png)
50%
88%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3363.png)
50%
16%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3364.png)
51%
13%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
90%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3111.png)
69%
2%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3047.png)
60%
2%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3158.png)
47%
2%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3009.png)
100%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3006.png)
75%
1%
Karthus Mythic Items
Win %
Buy %
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6653.png)
52%
65%
![Luden's Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6655.png)
48%
28%
![Night Harvester](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/4636.png)
58%
6%
![Everfrost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6656.png)
50%
1%
![Sunfire Aegis](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3068.png)
100%
0%