Tier: Off MetaWin41.38%Role5.77%Pick0.30%Ban29.83%Games: 1010KDA: 1.94Score: 39.93
Karthus Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 41.38% win rate in LoL Patch 14.11. We've analyzed 1010 Karthus Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Precision (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Mid Lane matchups include Nasus, Azir, and Vladimir. Karthus's Best Mid Lane counters are Akali, Aurelion Sol, and Kassadin.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
Win %
Pick %
47%
79%
45%
67%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
49%
30%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
42%
17%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
50%
3%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
54%
3%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3340.png)
48%
38%
![Sapphire Crystal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1027.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3340.png)
39%
3%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
46%
29%
48%
25%
49%
15%
53%
2%
Karthus Items
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2503.png)
49%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3020.png)
48%
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3118.png)
46%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/6653.png)
50%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/4645.png)
55%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3089.png)
56%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3340.png)
46%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2139.png)
52%
Karthus Skill Order
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2503.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/4645.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3340.png)
46%
90%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3363.png)
52%
28%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3364.png)
53%
7%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3020.png)
48%
82%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3158.png)
41%
5%
![Symbiotic Soles](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3010.png)
67%
1%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3009.png)
75%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3047.png)
33%
0%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3111.png)
0%
0%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3003.png)
44%
16%
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3135.png)
51%
11%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3157.png)
51%
7%
![Cryptbloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3137.png)
57%
5%
![Mejai's Soulstealer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3041.png)
73%
4%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/6655.png)
48%
6%