Karthus Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 49.99% win rate in LoL Patch 9.24. We've analyzed 4394 Karthus Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, Archangel's Staff, Morellonomicon, Zhonya's Hourglass, 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 Health Potion, Doran's Ring, Refillable Potion, Dark Seal, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Mid Lane matchups include Cho'Gath, Wukong, and Lissandra. Karthus's Best Mid Lane counters are Yorick, Pyke, and Zilean.
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Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets



Karthus Boots





