Tier: Off MetaWin55.61%Role4.80%Pick0.10%Ban0.28%Games: 166KDA: 2.23Score: 51.64
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 55.61% win rate in LoL Patch 10.25. We've analyzed 166 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Anguish, Archangel's Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, Morellonomicon, 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 Tear of the Goddess, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Fiora, Pantheon, and Tahm Kench. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Mordekaiser, Teemo, and Urgot.
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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 %
54%
92%
54%
55%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
51%
31%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
62%
8%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
56%
5%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
57%
4%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![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)
55%
46%
![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)
47%
28%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
54%
43%
57%
19%
66%
4%
56%
4%
Karthus Items
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3020.png)
58%
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6653.png)
50%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3003.png)
57%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3157.png)
56%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3165.png)
58%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3089.png)
61%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3340.png)
54%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/2139.png)
24%
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
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3070.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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![Oblivion Orb](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3916.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3165.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)
Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3340.png)
54%
96%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3363.png)
73%
7%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3364.png)
36%
7%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3020.png)
58%
82%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3158.png)
83%
4%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3006.png)
100%
1%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/3111.png)
50%
1%
Karthus Mythic Items
Win %
Buy %
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6653.png)
50%
46%
![Luden's Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6655.png)
60%
35%
![Night Harvester](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/4636.png)
44%
10%
![Everfrost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/6656.png)
80%
3%
![Riftmaker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/10.25.1/img/item/4633.png)
100%
2%