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Karthus AR URF Build 
25.04 LoL 

 Runes & Items
Tier: AWin53.22%Pick7.02%Games: 451KDA: 2.29Score: 53.94

Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 53.22% win rate in LoL AR URF Patch 25.04. We've analyzed 451 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus AR 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, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Karthus's Best AR URF matchups include Veigar, Swain, and Fiddlesticks. Karthus's Best AR URF counters are Vladimir, Singed, and Poppy.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Flash
Ghost
Win %
Pick %
54%
85%
50%
54%
Exhaust
55%
31%
Smite
58%
12%
Ignite
52%
14%
Barrier
50%
3%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Amplifying Tome
Health Potion
2
Oracle Lens
51%
47%
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
2
Oracle Lens
55%
19%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
53%
56%
56%
22%
53%
9%
79%
1%

Karthus Items

Malignance
52%
Sorcerer's Shoes
54%
Liandry's Torment
53%
Shadowflame
55%
Rabadon's Deathcap
53%
Void Staff
54%
Stealth Ward
52%
Elixir of Sorcery
54%

Karthus Skill Order

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

Karthus Item Purchase Order

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

Karthus Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
52%
89%
Oracle Lens
53%
11%
Farsight Alteration
59%
9%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
54%
69%
Symbiotic Soles
77%
3%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
100%
1%
Plated Steelcaps
100%
0%
Mercury's Treads
50%
0%

Karthus Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Blackfire Torch
45%
26%
Stormsurge
63%
17%
Mejai's Soulstealer
76%
9%
Luden's Companion
45%
9%
Horizon Focus
58%
6%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
46%
5%

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

Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
+22.9
Nami, the Tidecaller
+21.2
Galio, the Colossus
+20.4
Kassadin, the Void Walker
+20.4
Riven, the Exile
+20.4
Tahm Kench, The River King
+20.4
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+19.6
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+19.0
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
+19.0
Graves, the Outlaw
+18.2
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+18.2
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+18.2
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+15.7
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+15.7
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+15.7
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+15.7
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+15.7
Sylas, the Unshackled
+15.7
Viego, The Ruined King
+15.7
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+15.7
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+13.3
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+12.6
Twitch, the Plague Rat
+12.2
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+11.5
Sett, the Boss
+11.5
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+11.5
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+10.5
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+9.0
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+9.0
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+9.0
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+9.0
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+9.0
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+9.0
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+9.0
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+9.0
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+6.1
Milio, The Gentle Flame
+6.1
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+6.1
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+6.1
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+6.1
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+6.1
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+5.2
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+4.6
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+4.6
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+4.6
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+3.5
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+2.8
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+2.8
Karma, the Enlightened One
+2.8
Kayle, the Righteous
+2.8
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+2.8
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
+2.8
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+1.9
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+1.9
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+1.2
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+1.2

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

Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
Lucian, the Purifier
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
Morgana, the Fallen
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Shaco, the Demon Jester
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight

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

Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-1.0
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
-1.2
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-1.6
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-1.9
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-1.9
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-2.8
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
-3.5
Janna, the Storm's Fury
-3.5
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
-3.5
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-3.5
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-3.5
Rakan, The Charmer
-3.5
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-4.6
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
-4.6
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-4.6
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
-5.0
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-5.2
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-5.5
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-6.1
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
-6.1
Trundle, the Troll King
-6.1
Yone, the Unforgotten
-6.1
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
-7.3
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-7.3
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-7.8
Hwei, the Visionary
-9.0
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-9.0
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-9.0
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
-9.0
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-9.0
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
-9.0
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-9.0
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-11.5
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-12.6
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-12.6
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-12.6
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-13.3
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-15.7
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-15.7
Wukong, the Monkey King
-15.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-15.7
Jhin, the Virtuoso
-17.4
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-17.8
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
-18.2
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-19.0
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-19.0

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

Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-22.3
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-21.7
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-19.0
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-18.2
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-17.4
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-15.7
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-15.7
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
-15.7
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
-15.7
Wukong, the Monkey King
-15.7
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-15.7
Morgana, the Fallen
-13.5
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-12.6
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-12.6
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-12.2
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-11.5
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-11.5
Trundle, the Troll King
-11.5
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
-10.9
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-10.5
Kayle, the Righteous
-9.0
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-9.0
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
-9.0
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-9.0
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-9.0
Viego, The Ruined King
-9.0
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
-8.3
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-7.3
Vex, the Gloomist
-7.3
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-7.3
Annie, the Dark Child
-6.9
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
-6.1
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-6.1
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-6.1
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
-6.1
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
-6.1
Sett, the Boss
-6.1
Sylas, the Unshackled
-6.1
Thresh, the Chain Warden
-6.1
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
-6.1
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-5.2
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-5.2
Soraka, the Starchild
-5.2
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-5.2
Twitch, the Plague Rat
-4.9
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-4.0
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
-3.5
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-2.8
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
-2.3
Sona, Maven of the Strings
-2.3
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-1.4
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-1.4
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
-0.7

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

Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
+22.9
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+21.7
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+20.4
Hwei, the Visionary
+20.4
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+20.4
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+20.4
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+20.4
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+20.4
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+20.4
Riven, the Exile
+20.4
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+19.6
Graves, the Outlaw
+19.0
Senna, the Redeemer
+19.0
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
+19.0
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+18.2
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+18.2
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
+15.7
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+15.7
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
+15.7
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+15.7
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+15.7
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
+15.7
Olaf, the Berserker
+15.7
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
+15.7
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+15.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+15.7
Lucian, the Purifier
+14.0
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+12.6
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+12.6
Karma, the Enlightened One
+12.2
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
+11.5
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+11.5
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+11.5
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+11.5
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+11.1
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+10.9
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+10.5
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+10.5
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+10.5
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
+10.5
Rakan, The Charmer
+10.5
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
+10.5
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+10.1
Nami, the Tidecaller
+10.1
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+9.9
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+9.7
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+9.0
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+9.0
Galio, the Colossus
+9.0
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+9.0
Samira, the Desert Rose
+9.0
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+7.3
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
+6.9
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+6.9
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
+6.1
Tahm Kench, The River King
+6.1
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+6.1
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
+5.5
Xayah, the Rebel
+5.5
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+5.2
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+4.6
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+4.6
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+4.6
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+4.6
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+4.6
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+4.6
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+4.0
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+3.2
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+2.8
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
+2.6
Janna, the Storm's Fury
+2.3
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
+2.3
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+1.9
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
+1.2
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+1.2

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

Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
Alistar, the Minotaur
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
Elise, the Spider Queen
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
Milio, The Gentle Flame
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
Rammus, the Armordillo
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
Yone, the Unforgotten
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
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