Tier: AWin46.45%Pick6.00%Ban1.92%Games: 1144KDA: 2.29Score: 46.61
Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 46.45% win rate in LoL URF Patch 14.5. We've analyzed 1144 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus URF Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Stormsurge, 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 URF matchups include Rakan, Urgot, and Aurelion Sol. Karthus's Best URF counters are Viego, Poppy, and Evelynn.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
Win %
Pick %
51%
86%
51%
62%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
52%
22%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
52%
13%
![Smite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerSmite.png)
53%
9%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
55%
6%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Amplifying Tome](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1052.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3364.png)
52%
52%
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3364.png)
52%
19%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
52%
47%
50%
23%
49%
14%
58%
3%
Karthus Items
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3020.png)
52%
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3118.png)
51%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/6653.png)
51%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/4645.png)
51%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/4646.png)
54%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3089.png)
53%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3340.png)
51%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/2139.png)
48%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/4645.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Aether Wisp](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3113.png)
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/4646.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.10.15/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3340.png)
51%
89%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3364.png)
48%
11%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3363.png)
47%
8%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3020.png)
52%
81%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3158.png)
48%
5%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3111.png)
60%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3047.png)
67%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3009.png)
25%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3006.png)
0%
0%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3135.png)
50%
29%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/6655.png)
50%
18%
![Horizon Focus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/4628.png)
52%
13%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3157.png)
49%
9%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3165.png)
38%
10%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/item/3116.png)
50%
5%
Best Karthus Duo Champions in URF(over 51% win rate with Karthus)
![Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Nocturne.png)
+22.3
![Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Akshan.png)
+21.7
![Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Poppy.png)
+21.2
![Annie, the Dark Child](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Annie.png)
+20.4
![Briar, the Restrained Hunger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Briar.png)
+20.4
![Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Cassiopeia.png)
+20.4
![Zyra, Rise of the Thorns](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Zyra.png)
+17.0
![Braum, the Heart of the Freljord](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Braum.png)
+15.7
![Draven, the Glorious Executioner](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Draven.png)
+15.7
![Graves, the Outlaw](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Graves.png)
+15.7
![Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/JarvanIV.png)
+15.7
![Shen, the Eye of Twilight](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Shen.png)
+15.7
![Singed, the Mad Chemist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Singed.png)
+15.7
![Sivir, the Battle Mistress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Sivir.png)
+15.7
![Skarner, the Crystal Vanguard](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Skarner.png)
+15.7
![Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Nautilus.png)
+14.2
![Lissandra, the Ice Witch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Lissandra.png)
+14.0
![Jinx, the Loose Cannon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Jinx.png)
+13.8
![Kindred, The Eternal Hunters](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Kindred.png)
+12.6
![Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Velkoz.png)
+12.6
![Rengar, the Pridestalker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Rengar.png)
+12.2
![Sona, Maven of the Strings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Sona.png)
+11.9
![Tristana, the Yordle Gunner](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Tristana.png)
+11.8
![Teemo, the Swift Scout](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Teemo.png)
+11.7
![Urgot, the Dreadnought](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Urgot.png)
+11.5
![Thresh, the Chain Warden](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Thresh.png)
+11.1
![Leona, the Radiant Dawn](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Leona.png)
+10.9
![Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Orianna.png)
+10.9
![Azir, the Emperor of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Azir.png)
+10.5
![Nasus, the Curator of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Nasus.png)
+10.3
![Rumble, the Mechanized Menace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Rumble.png)
+10.1
![Vayne, the Night Hunter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Vayne.png)
+9.4
![Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Ornn.png)
+9.0
![Wukong, the Monkey King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/MonkeyKing.png)
+9.0
![Sylas, the Unshackled](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Sylas.png)
+8.3
![Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/MasterYi.png)
+7.8
![Neeko, the Curious Chameleon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Neeko.png)
+7.8
![Samira, the Desert Rose](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Samira.png)
+7.8
![Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Veigar.png)
+7.7
![Nilah, the Joy Unbound](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Nilah.png)
+7.3
![Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Renata.png)
+7.3
![Viktor, the Machine Herald](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Viktor.png)
+7.3
![Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Ekko.png)
+6.9
![Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Malzahar.png)
+6.9
![Shyvana, the Half-Dragon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Shyvana.png)
+6.9
![Aatrox, the Darkin Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Aatrox.png)
+6.7
![Evelynn, Agony's Embrace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Evelynn.png)
+6.1
![Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Kennen.png)
+6.1
![Lillia, the Bashful Bloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Lillia.png)
+6.1
![Olaf, the Berserker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Olaf.png)
+6.1
![Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Pyke.png)
+6.1
![Syndra, the Dark Sovereign](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Syndra.png)
+6.1
![Vex, the Gloomist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Vex.png)
+6.1
![Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Mordekaiser.png)
+5.7
![Sion, The Undead Juggernaut](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Sion.png)
+5.5
![Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Jayce.png)
+5.2
![Qiyana, Empress of the Elements](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Qiyana.png)
+5.2
![Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Vladimir.png)
+5.2
![Shaco, the Demon Jester](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Shaco.png)
+4.9
![Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Smolder.png)
+4.6
![Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Gangplank.png)
+4.6
![Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Gwen.png)
+4.6
![Ashe, the Frost Archer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Ashe.png)
+4.4
![Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Nidalee.png)
+4.0
![Rammus, the Armordillo](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Rammus.png)
+4.0
![Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Warwick.png)
+3.5
![Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/MissFortune.png)
+3.4
![Kayle, the Righteous](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Kayle.png)
+3.3
![Senna, the Redeemer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Senna.png)
+3.0
![Twitch, the Plague Rat](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Twitch.png)
+2.2
![Darius, the Hand of Noxus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Darius.png)
+2.1
![Varus, the Arrow of Retribution](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Varus.png)
+2.1
![Swain, the Noxian Grand General](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Swain.png)
+1.9
![Talon, the Blade's Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Talon.png)
+1.6
![Vi, the Piltover Enforcer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Vi.png)
+1.6
![Jax, Grandmaster at Arms](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Jax.png)
+1.4
![Kayn, the Shadow Reaper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Kayn.png)
+1.0
![Trundle, the Troll King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Trundle.png)
+1.0
![Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Illaoi.png)
+0.7
![Twisted Fate, the Card Master](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/TwistedFate.png)
+0.6
![Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/Chogath.png)
+0.5
![Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.5.1/img/champion/DrMundo.png)
+0.4