Tier: Off MetaWin50.49%Role8.55%Pick0.24%Ban1.66%Games: 951KDA: 2.27Score: 50.37
Karthus Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 50.49% win rate in LoL Patch 14.3. We've analyzed 951 Karthus Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Stormsurge, 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 Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Mid Lane matchups include Akshan, Cassiopeia, and Smolder. Karthus's Best Mid Lane counters are Aurelion Sol, Ziggs, and Yone.
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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 %
51%
84%
50%
57%
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
50%
36%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
44%
18%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
58%
2%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
73%
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
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3340.png)
51%
74%
![Amplifying Tome](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1052.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3340.png)
50%
1%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
50%
44%
46%
22%
50%
12%
60%
4%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3118.png)
52%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/6653.png)
52%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/4645.png)
53%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/4646.png)
48%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3089.png)
58%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3340.png)
49%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/2139.png)
46%
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)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3147.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)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Aether Wisp](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3113.png)
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/4646.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 %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3340.png)
49%
76%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3363.png)
56%
40%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3364.png)
45%
10%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
88%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3158.png)
46%
4%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3047.png)
50%
0%
![Mobility Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3117.png)
50%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3009.png)
0%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3006.png)
0%
0%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3003.png)
50%
18%
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3135.png)
48%
17%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3157.png)
47%
11%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/6655.png)
46%
8%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3165.png)
52%
7%
![Mejai's Soulstealer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3041.png)
69%
3%