Tier: BWin48.12%Pick6.61%Games: 112572KDA: 2.78Score: 48.33
Karthus is ranked B Tier and has a 48.12% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 14.14. We've analyzed 112572 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus ARAM Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Blackfire Torch, 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 Mark. Starting items should include Lost Chapter and Refillable Potion. Karthus's Best ARAM matchups include Aurora, Qiyana, and Talon. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Yuumi, Milio, and Yorick.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Mark](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerSnowball.png)
Win %
Pick %
49%
96%
49%
74%
![Clarity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerMana.png)
49%
8%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
48%
5%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
49%
5%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
48%
5%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2031.png)
49%
41%
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3802.png)
50%
11%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
49%
46%
49%
32%
48%
14%
49%
1%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3118.png)
49%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3020.png)
49%
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2503.png)
50%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/6653.png)
50%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/4645.png)
49%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3089.png)
51%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2139.png)
50%
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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Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2503.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/4645.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3135.png)
49%
21%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3165.png)
46%
14%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3003.png)
48%
12%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/4646.png)
49%
10%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3116.png)
50%
9%
![Cryptbloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3137.png)
50%
7%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3020.png)
49%
74%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3158.png)
47%
10%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3111.png)
44%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3009.png)
42%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3047.png)
43%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3006.png)
36%
0%
Below Average Karthus Duo Champions in ARAM(under 49% win rate with Karthus)
Best Champions to Counter Karthus in ARAM(under 49% win rate for Karthus)
![Yuumi, the Magical Cat](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Yuumi.png)
-10.2
![Milio, The Gentle Flame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Milio.png)
-10.1
![Yorick, Shepherd of Souls](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Yorick.png)
-8.4
![Galio, the Colossus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Galio.png)
-7.2
![Sona, Maven of the Strings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Sona.png)
-6.2
![Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/DrMundo.png)
-5.4
![Taric, the Shield of Valoran](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Taric.png)
-5.0
![Udyr, the Spirit Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Udyr.png)
-4.9
![Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Chogath.png)
-4.8
![Shen, the Eye of Twilight](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Shen.png)
-4.8
![Sejuani, Fury of the North](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Sejuani.png)
-4.6
![Volibear, the Relentless Storm](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Volibear.png)
-4.5
![Janna, the Storm's Fury](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Janna.png)
-4.3
![Jhin, the Virtuoso](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Jhin.png)
-4.3
![Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Aphelios.png)
-4.1
![Sion, The Undead Juggernaut](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Sion.png)
-4.1
![Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Ornn.png)
-3.9
![Ivern, the Green Father](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Ivern.png)
-3.9
![Morgana, the Fallen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Morgana.png)
-3.5
![Leona, the Radiant Dawn](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Leona.png)
-3.4
![Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/XinZhao.png)
-3.4
![Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Pantheon.png)
-3.4
![Nami, the Tidecaller](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Nami.png)
-3.3
![Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Illaoi.png)
-3.3
![Trundle, the Troll King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Trundle.png)
-3.2
![Sett, the Boss](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Sett.png)
-3.2
![Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/KogMaw.png)
-3.2
![Rell, the Iron Maiden](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Rell.png)
-3.1
![Viktor, the Machine Herald](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Viktor.png)
-2.9
![Nasus, the Curator of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Nasus.png)
-2.9
![Xerath, the Magus Ascendant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Xerath.png)
-2.8
![Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Vladimir.png)
-2.8
![Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Renekton.png)
-2.8
![Lux, the Lady of Luminosity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Lux.png)
-2.8
![Riven, the Exile](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Riven.png)
-2.7
![Rammus, the Armordillo](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Rammus.png)
-2.6
![Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Poppy.png)
-2.5
![Braum, the Heart of the Freljord](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Braum.png)
-2.5
![Darius, the Hand of Noxus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Darius.png)
-2.4
![Lulu, the Fae Sorceress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Lulu.png)
-2.4
![Tahm Kench, The River King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/TahmKench.png)
-2.3
![Camille, the Steel Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Camille.png)
-2.3
![Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/RekSai.png)
-2.3
![Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Kled.png)
-2.3
![Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Veigar.png)
-2.3
![Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Seraphine.png)
-2.2
![Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Ezreal.png)
-2.1
![Annie, the Dark Child](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Annie.png)
-2.1
![Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Ahri.png)
-2.1
![Wukong, the Monkey King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/MonkeyKing.png)
-2.0
![Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Warwick.png)
-2.0
![Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Cassiopeia.png)
-2.0
![Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Renata.png)
-1.9
![Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Velkoz.png)
-1.8
![Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Caitlyn.png)
-1.8
![Zac, the Secret Weapon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Zac.png)
-1.8
![Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Skarner.png)
-1.8
![Viego, The Ruined King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Viego.png)
-1.7
![Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Mordekaiser.png)
-1.7
![Alistar, the Minotaur](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Alistar.png)
-1.6
![Garen, The Might of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Garen.png)
-1.6
![Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Nidalee.png)
-1.6
![Hwei, the Visionary](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Hwei.png)
-1.6
![Lillia, the Bashful Bloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Lillia.png)
-1.6
![Jax, Grandmaster at Arms](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Jax.png)
-1.5
![Syndra, the Dark Sovereign](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Syndra.png)
-1.3
![Urgot, the Dreadnought](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Urgot.png)
-1.3
![Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Nautilus.png)
-1.2
![Jinx, the Loose Cannon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Jinx.png)
-1.2
![Anivia, the Cryophoenix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Anivia.png)
-1.2
![Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Gwen.png)
-1.1
![Sivir, the Battle Mistress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Sivir.png)
-1.1
![Gnar, the Missing Link](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Gnar.png)
-1.1
![Lee Sin, the Blind Monk](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/LeeSin.png)
-1.0
![Karma, the Enlightened One](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Karma.png)
-1.0
![Thresh, the Chain Warden](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Thresh.png)
-1.0
![Singed, the Mad Chemist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Singed.png)
-0.9
![Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Kalista.png)
-0.9
![Briar, the Restrained Hunger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Briar.png)
-0.8
![Elise, the Spider Queen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Elise.png)
-0.8
![Swain, the Noxian Grand General](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Swain.png)
-0.7
![Kayle, the Righteous](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Kayle.png)
-0.6
![Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/MasterYi.png)
-0.6
![Gragas, the Rabble Rouser](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Gragas.png)
-0.5
![Xayah, the Rebel](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Xayah.png)
-0.5
![Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Ziggs.png)
-0.5
![Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Malzahar.png)
-0.3
![Fiora, the Grand Duelist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Fiora.png)
-0.3
![Shyvana, the Half-Dragon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Shyvana.png)
-0.3
![Teemo, the Swift Scout](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Teemo.png)
-0.2
![Senna, the Redeemer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/champion/Senna.png)
-0.2