Tier: Off MetaWin83.33%Role9.39%Pick0.09%Ban0.00%Games: 4KDA: 1.23Score: 59.08
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 83.33% win rate in LoL Swiftplay Patch 25.08. We've analyzed 4 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Swiftplay Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Archangel's Staff, Sorcerer's Shoes, Blackfire Torch, Malignance, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. 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 Exhaust. Starting items should include Tear of the Goddess, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
75%
100%
67%
75%

100%
25%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

100%
50%


2

50%
50%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
100%
25%
100%
25%
100%
25%
Karthus Items

100%

75%

100%

100%

100%

75%

67%
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 %

67%
75%

50%
50%

0%
25%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

75%
100%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

100%
50%

100%
25%

100%
25%

100%
25%

100%
25%

100%
25%