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Karthus URF Build 
14.5 LoL 

 Runes & Items
Tier: AWin47.83%Pick5.29%Ban2.04%Games: 5756KDA: 2.41Score: 45.49

Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 47.83% win rate in LoL URF Patch 14.5. We've analyzed 5756 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus URF 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 Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ghost. Starting items should include Amplifying Tome. Karthus's Best URF matchups include Elise, Olaf, and Camille. Karthus's Best URF counters are Graves, Zac, and Ryze.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Flash
Ghost
Win %
Pick %
51%
85%
51%
47%
Exhaust
52%
27%
Ignite
49%
21%
Smite
53%
11%
Heal
49%
6%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Amplifying Tome
51%
22%
Amplifying Tome
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward
49%
11%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
50%
35%
53%
22%
48%
22%
57%
5%

Karthus Items

Malignance
52%
Sorcerer's Shoes
51%
Liandry's Torment
52%
Shadowflame
53%
Rabadon's Deathcap
55%
Void Staff
53%
Stealth Ward
51%
Elixir of Sorcery
52%

Karthus Skill Order

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

Karthus Item Purchase Order

Boots
Fiendish Codex
Lost Chapter
Malignance
coin2700
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Haunting Guise
Blasting Wand
Liandry's Torment
coin3000
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600
Blasting Wand
Void Staff
coin3000

Karthus Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
51%
92%
Oracle Lens
50%
10%
Farsight Alteration
49%
5%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
51%
76%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
43%
4%
Mercury's Treads
47%
1%
Boots of Swiftness
60%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
38%
0%
Berserker's Greaves
33%
0%

Karthus Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Stormsurge
53%
33%
Horizon Focus
54%
16%
Luden's Companion
52%
15%
Morellonomicon
44%
11%
Zhonya's Hourglass
48%
10%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
54%
6%

Best Bans for Karthus in URF

Graves, the Outlaw
S+
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
S+
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
S+
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
S+
Zac, the Secret Weapon
S+
Garen, The Might of Demacia
S
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
S
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
S
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
S
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
S
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
S
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
S
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
S
Ryze, the Rune Mage
S
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
S
Sylas, the Unshackled
S
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
A
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
A
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
A
Thresh, the Chain Warden
A
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
A

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

Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+22.2
Rell, the Iron Maiden
+15.0
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+13.7
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+11.9
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+11.3
Wukong, the Monkey King
+10.2
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+9.7
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+9.5
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
+9.3
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+9.0
Trundle, the Troll King
+8.5
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+8.3
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+7.1
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+6.9
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+6.9
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+6.5
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+6.4
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
+6.4
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+6.2
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
+6.1
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
+5.9
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+5.6
Galio, the Colossus
+5.5
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+5.4
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+5.3
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+5.2
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+5.2
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+4.9
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+4.8
Janna, the Storm's Fury
+4.7
Twitch, the Plague Rat
+4.7
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+4.2
Kayle, the Righteous
+3.8
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
+3.7
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+3.7
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+3.5
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+3.5
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+3.4
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+3.4
Sona, Maven of the Strings
+3.2
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+3.2
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+2.7
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+2.7
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+2.7
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
+2.6
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+2.5
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+2.5
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+2.5
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+2.1
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+1.9
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+1.9
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
+1.9
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+1.9
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+1.8
Lucian, the Purifier
+1.3
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+1.2
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+1.2
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
+1.0
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
+0.9
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+0.7
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+0.5
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+0.4
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+0.2

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

Leona, the Radiant Dawn
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
Nami, the Tidecaller
Ashe, the Frost Archer
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
Olaf, the Berserker
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
Morgana, the Fallen
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
Rakan, The Charmer
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight

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

Shaco, the Demon Jester
-0.1
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-0.3
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-0.3
Jhin, the Virtuoso
-0.5
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-0.5
Hwei, the Visionary
-0.6
Riven, the Exile
-0.7
Sylas, the Unshackled
-0.9
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-0.9
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-1.0
Ivern, the Green Father
-1.0
Sett, the Boss
-1.2
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
-1.3
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-1.4
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-1.5
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-1.6
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
-1.9
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
-2.1
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-2.2
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
-2.2
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-2.2
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
-2.3
Annie, the Dark Child
-2.3
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-2.4
Milio, The Gentle Flame
-2.5
Thresh, the Chain Warden
-2.7
Skarner, the Crystal Vanguard
-2.8
Soraka, the Starchild
-2.8
Tahm Kench, The River King
-2.9
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-3.2
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-3.3
Graves, the Outlaw
-3.3
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-3.3
Vex, the Gloomist
-3.4
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-3.5
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-3.5
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
-3.5
Xayah, the Rebel
-3.5
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
-3.8
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-3.9
Samira, the Desert Rose
-4.3
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-4.3
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-4.4
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
-4.7
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-5.1
Viego, The Ruined King
-5.2
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-5.4
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-5.5
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-5.6
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
-6.1
Karma, the Enlightened One
-6.1
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-6.6
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-6.7
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-7.2
Viktor, the Machine Herald
-7.3
Senna, the Redeemer
-7.4
Alistar, the Minotaur
-7.5
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-8.1
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-8.7
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-9.0
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-9.7
Rammus, the Armordillo
-10.0
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
-10.4
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-10.5
Gnar, the Missing Link
-11.5
Yone, the Unforgotten
-11.8
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-13.3
Kassadin, the Void Walker
-13.6
Elise, the Spider Queen
-15.7
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-15.7
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-20.1

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

Graves, the Outlaw
-21.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-10.9
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-8.6
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-8.1
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
-7.3
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-7.3
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-7.1
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-7.0
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-6.7
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-6.5
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-6.0
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-5.8
Sylas, the Unshackled
-5.8
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-5.7
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-5.4
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-5.2
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-5.1
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-5.0
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-4.6
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-4.4
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-4.2
Rell, the Iron Maiden
-3.9
Kayle, the Righteous
-3.7
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-3.6
Annie, the Dark Child
-3.4
Rakan, The Charmer
-3.3
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-2.9
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
-2.8
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-2.7
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-2.7
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-2.7
Viktor, the Machine Herald
-2.7
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-2.4
Riven, the Exile
-2.3
Hwei, the Visionary
-2.1
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-2.0
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
-2.0
Nami, the Tidecaller
-1.7
Viego, The Ruined King
-1.5
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-1.3
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-1.1
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
-1.1
Janna, the Storm's Fury
-1.1
Skarner, the Crystal Vanguard
-1.0
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
-0.7
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-0.7
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-0.5
Trundle, the Troll King
-0.4
Vex, the Gloomist
-0.3
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-0.3
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-0.1

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

Elise, the Spider Queen
+19.6
Olaf, the Berserker
+19.2
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+18.0
Kassadin, the Void Walker
+13.3
Ivern, the Green Father
+11.9
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+11.8
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
+11.2
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
+10.8
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
+10.7
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
+10.5
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+10.3
Gnar, the Missing Link
+9.8
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
+9.6
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+9.5
Yone, the Unforgotten
+9.4
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+9.0
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+9.0
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+9.0
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+9.0
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+9.0
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+8.6
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+8.6
Samira, the Desert Rose
+7.8
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
+7.7
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+7.6
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+7.1
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+7.1
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+6.8
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
+6.7
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
+6.6
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+6.0
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
+5.9
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+5.8
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+5.7
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+5.5
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+5.4
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
+5.3
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+5.3
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+5.1
Rammus, the Armordillo
+5.1
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
+5.0
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+5.0
Alistar, the Minotaur
+4.8
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+4.7
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+4.7
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+4.6
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+4.6
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+4.3
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+4.1
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+4.1
Sett, the Boss
+4.0
Tahm Kench, The River King
+4.0
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+3.7
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
+3.6
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+3.5
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
+3.4
Twitch, the Plague Rat
+3.4
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+3.2
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+3.2
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+3.1
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+3.0
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+2.8
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+2.7
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+2.6
Sona, Maven of the Strings
+2.0
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
+1.9
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+1.9
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+1.9
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+1.6
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+1.6
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
+1.3
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+1.1
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
+1.1
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+1.0
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+1.0
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+0.9
Soraka, the Starchild
+0.8
Milio, The Gentle Flame
+0.6
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+0.6
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+0.5
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+0.5
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+0.5
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+0.4
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+0.4
Wukong, the Monkey King
+0.4

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

Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
Lucian, the Purifier
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
Morgana, the Fallen
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
Urgot, the Dreadnought
Karma, the Enlightened One
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
Thresh, the Chain Warden
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
Galio, the Colossus
Senna, the Redeemer
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
Xayah, the Rebel
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
Shaco, the Demon Jester
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
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