Tier: AWin52.02%Role17.16%Pick1.08%Ban2.35%Games: 875KDA: 2.31Score: 53.83
Karthus ADC is ranked A Tier and has a 52.02% win rate in LoL Patch 14.3. We've analyzed 875 Karthus ADC games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Cryptbloom, 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 Exhaust. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Karthus's Best ADC matchups include Twitch, Lucian, and Ashe. Karthus's Best ADC counters are Yasuo, Samira, and Ziggs.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
Win %
Pick %
57%
96%
58%
89%
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
51%
8%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
54%
3%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
31%
2%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
30%
1%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3364.png)
57%
91%
![Sapphire Crystal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1027.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/2031.png)
100%
0%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
58%
70%
53%
7%
55%
6%
52%
1%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3118.png)
59%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3020.png)
58%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/6653.png)
60%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/4645.png)
61%
![Cryptbloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3137.png)
59%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3089.png)
58%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3363.png)
62%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/2139.png)
58%
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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![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/4645.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Blighting Jewel](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/4630.png)
![Cryptbloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3137.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3363.png)
62%
66%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3340.png)
55%
56%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3364.png)
49%
7%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3020.png)
58%
94%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3158.png)
43%
2%
![Mobility Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3117.png)
40%
1%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3009.png)
0%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3047.png)
0%
0%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3135.png)
51%
16%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3157.png)
60%
13%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3165.png)
61%
9%
![Horizon Focus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/4628.png)
76%
6%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/4646.png)
57%
8%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3003.png)
55%
8%