Tier: Off MetaWin76.67%Role12.10%Pick0.20%Ban0.00%Games: 19KDA: 1.71Score: 57.79
Karthus Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 76.67% win rate in LoL Swiftplay Patch 25.08. We've analyzed 19 Karthus Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Swiftplay Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Seraph's Embrace. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Ignite and Flash. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Swiftplay Mid Lane counters are Yasuo.
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Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
82%
58%
57%
74%

100%
26%

50%
32%

100%
5%

0%
5%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

63%
42%

100%
5%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
70%
49%
86%
18%
55%
19%
100%
5%
Karthus Items

73%

63%

80%

63%

67%

80%

71%

33%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Item Purchase Order























Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

71%
89%

100%
5%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

73%
58%

0%
5%

0%
5%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

80%
26%

67%
32%

50%
21%

67%
16%

50%
11%

33%
16%