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Karthus AR URF Build 
25.04 LoL 

 Runes & Items
Tier: SWin49.62%Pick7.55%Games: 327KDA: 2.49Score: 50.99

Karthus is ranked S Tier and has a 49.62% win rate in LoL AR URF Patch 25.04. We've analyzed 327 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus AR URF Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ghost. Starting items should include Amplifying Tome, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Karthus's Best AR URF matchups include Lucian, Tryndamere, and Corki. Karthus's Best AR URF counters are Cho'Gath, Xerath, and Bel'Veth.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Flash
Ghost
Win %
Pick %
58%
81%
56%
45%
Exhaust
49%
30%
Ignite
56%
26%
Smite
60%
12%
Barrier
62%
4%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Amplifying Tome
Health Potion
2
Oracle Lens
52%
46%
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
2
Oracle Lens
67%
24%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
56%
48%
54%
18%
58%
17%
61%
3%

Karthus Items

Malignance
54%
Blackfire Torch
56%
Sorcerer's Shoes
58%
Liandry's Torment
59%
Shadowflame
57%
Rabadon's Deathcap
57%
Stealth Ward
57%
Elixir of Sorcery
57%

Karthus Skill Order

Death Defied
123456789101112131415161718
Lay Waste
QQQQQ
Wall of Pain
WWWWW
Defile
EEEEE
Requiem
RRR

Karthus Item Purchase Order

Boots
Blasting Wand
Lost Chapter
Malignance
coin2700
Fated Ashes
Lost Chapter
Blackfire Torch
coin2800
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Fated Ashes
Haunting Guise
Liandry's Torment
coin3000
Needlessly Large Rod
Hextech Alternator
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600
Spellslinger's Shoes
coin750

Karthus Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
57%
92%
Oracle Lens
57%
9%
Farsight Alteration
64%
4%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
58%
58%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
70%
3%
Symbiotic Soles
67%
3%
Boots of Swiftness
71%
2%
Mercury's Treads
50%
1%
Berserker's Greaves
0%
0%

Karthus Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Void Staff
60%
28%
Stormsurge
64%
18%
Luden's Companion
70%
10%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
62%
8%
Mejai's Soulstealer
78%
6%
Zhonya's Hourglass
59%
5%

Best Karthus Duo Champions in AR URF(over 51% win rate with Karthus)

Annie, the Dark Child
+21.7
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+20.4
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+20.4
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+20.4
Vex, the Gloomist
+20.4
Viego, The Ruined King
+20.4
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+20.4
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+19.0
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+19.0
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+19.0
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
+15.7
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+15.7
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+15.7
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+15.7
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+15.7
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
+15.7
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+15.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+15.7
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+15.7
Soraka, the Starchild
+15.7
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
+15.7
Twitch, the Plague Rat
+15.7
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+15.7
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+15.7
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+13.7
Kayle, the Righteous
+13.3
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+12.6
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+12.6
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+12.6
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+11.5
Xayah, the Rebel
+11.5
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+10.9
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+10.5
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+10.5
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
+10.1
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+9.0
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+9.0
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+9.0
Milio, The Gentle Flame
+9.0
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+9.0
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
+9.0
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
+7.3
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+7.3
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+6.1
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
+6.1
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+6.1
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+6.1
Rakan, The Charmer
+6.1
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+6.1
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+5.2
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+4.6
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+4.6
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+4.6
Sylas, the Unshackled
+4.6
Hwei, the Visionary
+3.5
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
+3.5
Nami, the Tidecaller
+2.8
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+2.3
Thresh, the Chain Warden
+2.3
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
+1.9

Average Karthus Duo Champions in AR URF(49% - 51% win rate with Karthus)

Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
Graves, the Outlaw
Janna, the Storm's Fury
Karma, the Enlightened One
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
Urgot, the Dreadnought
Zilean, the Chronokeeper

Below Average Karthus Duo Champions in AR URF(under 49% win rate with Karthus)

Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-2.8
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-3.5
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-4.6
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-4.6
Riven, the Exile
-4.6
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-4.6
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-6.1
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-6.1
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-6.1
Sett, the Boss
-6.1
Wukong, the Monkey King
-6.1
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-7.3
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-7.8
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-9.0
Gnar, the Missing Link
-9.0
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-9.0
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
-9.0
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-9.0
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-9.0
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-9.0
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
-11.5
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-12.6
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-13.3
Lucian, the Purifier
-13.3
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
-13.3
Senna, the Redeemer
-13.7
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
-15.7
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-15.7
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-15.7
Olaf, the Berserker
-15.7
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-15.7
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-15.7

Best Champions to Counter Karthus in AR URF(under 49% win rate for Karthus)

Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-20.4
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-18.2
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-15.7
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-15.7
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-15.7
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
-15.7
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-15.7
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-15.7
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
-12.6
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-12.6
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-12.2
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-11.5
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
-11.5
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
-11.5
Twitch, the Plague Rat
-11.5
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-11.5
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-10.5
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-10.1
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-9.0
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
-9.0
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-7.3
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-7.3
Ashe, the Frost Archer
-6.9
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
-6.1
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-6.1
Yone, the Unforgotten
-6.1
Riven, the Exile
-4.6
Senna, the Redeemer
-4.6
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-4.6
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
-4.6
Jhin, the Virtuoso
-3.5
Sett, the Boss
-3.5
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-3.5
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-3.5
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-2.3
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-1.9

Best Matchups for Karthus in AR URF(over 51% win rate for Karthus)

Lucian, the Purifier
+22.3
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+22.3
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+21.7
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+20.4
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+20.4
Kassadin, the Void Walker
+20.4
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+20.4
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+20.4
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+20.4
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+20.4
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+19.0
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+17.8
Soraka, the Starchild
+17.8
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+17.4
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+17.4
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+15.7
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+15.7
Gnar, the Missing Link
+15.7
Graves, the Outlaw
+15.7
Ivern, the Green Father
+15.7
Olaf, the Berserker
+15.7
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+15.7
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
+15.7
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+15.7
Sylas, the Unshackled
+15.7
Trundle, the Troll King
+15.7
Viego, The Ruined King
+15.7
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
+15.7
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+13.3
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+13.3
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
+13.3
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+12.6
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+12.6
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+11.5
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
+11.5
Rell, the Iron Maiden
+11.5
Tahm Kench, The River King
+11.5
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
+11.5
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+11.5
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+10.5
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+10.5
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+9.0
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+9.0
Hwei, the Visionary
+9.0
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+9.0
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+9.0
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+9.0
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+9.0
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+7.8
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+7.8
Nami, the Tidecaller
+7.3
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+7.3
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+6.1
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+6.1
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+6.1
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+6.1
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+5.5
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+5.0
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
+4.6
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+4.6
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+4.0
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
+3.5
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+3.5
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
+1.9
Kayle, the Righteous
+1.4

Even Matchups for Karthus in AR URF(49% - 51% win rate for Karthus)

Annie, the Dark Child
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
Janna, the Storm's Fury
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
Milio, The Gentle Flame
Morgana, the Fallen
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
Sejuani, Fury of the North
Sona, Maven of the Strings
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
Teemo, the Swift Scout
Thresh, the Chain Warden
Vayne, the Night Hunter
Vex, the Gloomist
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
Wukong, the Monkey King
Xayah, the Rebel
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