Tier: Off MetaWin57.17%Role5.04%Pick0.14%Ban1.17%Games: 1043KDA: 2.30Score: 54.79
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 57.17% win rate in LoL Patch 10.25. We've analyzed 1043 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Liandry's Anguish, Sorcerer's Shoes, Archangel's Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. 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 Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Sylas, Malphite, and Pantheon. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Ornn, Jax, and Aatrox.
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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 %
49%
94%
47%
74%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
62%
12%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
42%
8%
![Smite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerSmite.png)
60%
3%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
57%
3%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![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)
51%
51%
![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)
42%
34%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
51%
44%
48%
18%
44%
5%
56%
3%
Karthus Items
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6653.png)
51%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3003.png)
51%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3157.png)
51%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3089.png)
60%
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3135.png)
56%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3340.png)
48%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/2139.png)
57%
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/10.25.1/img/item/1056.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)
![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)
![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)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/1056.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)
![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)
![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)
Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3340.png)
48%
86%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3363.png)
55%
22%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3364.png)
51%
9%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
91%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3111.png)
60%
2%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3047.png)
53%
2%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3158.png)
37%
2%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3009.png)
40%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3006.png)
25%
0%
Karthus Mythic Items
Win %
Buy %
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6653.png)
51%
51%
![Luden's Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6655.png)
43%
28%
![Night Harvester](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/4636.png)
53%
18%
![Riftmaker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/4633.png)
53%
2%
![Everfrost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6656.png)
63%
1%
![Sunfire Aegis](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3068.png)
67%
0%