Tier: Off MetaWin62.43%Role1.44%Pick0.04%Ban1.66%Games: 158KDA: 2.04Score: 61.10
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 62.43% win rate in LoL Patch 14.3. We've analyzed 158 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Malignance, 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 Teleport and Flash. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Fiora, Pantheon, and Udyr. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Gangplank, Rumble, and Yorick.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
Win %
Pick %
50%
83%
50%
66%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
56%
35%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
25%
5%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
25%
3%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
11%
6%
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)
57%
56%
![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)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3340.png)
33%
6%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
48%
31%
47%
25%
49%
20%
85%
2%
Karthus Items
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3118.png)
48%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/6653.png)
51%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/4645.png)
64%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/4646.png)
62%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3089.png)
55%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3340.png)
45%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/2139.png)
69%
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
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![Aether Wisp](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3113.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3145.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)
45%
78%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3363.png)
52%
32%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3364.png)
53%
9%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
85%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3158.png)
67%
6%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3006.png)
0%
1%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3111.png)
0%
1%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3003.png)
50%
19%
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3135.png)
63%
15%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3157.png)
44%
11%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/6655.png)
46%
8%
![Mejai's Soulstealer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/3041.png)
83%
4%
![Rod of Ages](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.3.1/img/item/6657.png)
30%
6%