Tier: Off MetaWin50.00%Role1.96%Pick0.03%Ban0.00%Games: 16KDA: 2.00Score: 61.86
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 50.00% win rate in LoL Swiftplay Patch 25.04. We've analyzed 16 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Swiftplay Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, 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 Teleport and Flash. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward.
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Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
58%
75%
67%
38%

43%
44%

50%
25%

0%
13%

0%
6%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

47%
94%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
100%
17%
35%
53%
33%
19%
100%
6%
Karthus Items

55%

50%

42%

55%

43%

60%

50%

0%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Item Purchase Order

























Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

50%
88%

50%
13%

100%
6%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

50%
50%

100%
6%

0%
6%

0%
6%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

43%
44%

50%
13%

100%
6%

0%
6%

0%
6%