Tier: Off MetaWin30.00%Role2.42%Pick0.04%Ban2.22%Games: 16KDA: 1.73Score: 41.05
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 30.00% win rate in LoL Patch 14.16. We've analyzed 16 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Shadowflame. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Teleport and Flash. Starting items should include Doran's Ring and Health Potion.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
36%
88%
29%
88%

25%
25%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2
50%
13%

100%
6%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
48%
52%
32%
20%
0%
6%
0%
11%
Karthus Items

29%

20%

50%

30%

50%

43%

31%

100%
Karthus Skill Order
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
![]() | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
![]() | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Item Purchase Order























Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

31%
81%

17%
38%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

20%
94%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

100%
6%

100%
6%

100%
6%

0%
6%

0%
6%