Tier: AWin49.72%Pick6.98%Games: 3198KDA: 2.66Score: 52.92
Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 49.72% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 14.12. We've analyzed 3198 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 K'Sante, Shyvana, and Warwick. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Poppy, Dr. Mundo, and Kayn.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Mark](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerSnowball.png)
Win %
Pick %
50%
97%
50%
93%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
48%
4%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
40%
3%
![Clarity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerMana.png)
38%
2%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
38%
1%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2031.png)
50%
36%
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3802.png)
51%
20%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
49%
55%
48%
21%
51%
14%
67%
1%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3118.png)
50%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2503.png)
52%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6653.png)
51%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/4645.png)
50%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3089.png)
52%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2139.png)
53%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/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/14.12.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2503.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/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/14.12.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3135.png)
53%
21%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3165.png)
45%
16%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3116.png)
53%
10%
![Cryptbloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3137.png)
53%
7%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/4646.png)
44%
7%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3003.png)
50%
5%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
75%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3158.png)
43%
6%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3111.png)
29%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3047.png)
100%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3009.png)
50%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3006.png)
0%
0%
Best Karthus Duo Champions in ARAM(over 51% win rate with Karthus)
Below Average Karthus Duo Champions in ARAM(under 49% win rate with Karthus)
![Hwei, the Visionary](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Hwei.png)
-0.1
![Kindred, The Eternal Hunters](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kindred.png)
-0.3
![Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ekko.png)
-0.3
![Quinn, Demacia's Wings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Quinn.png)
-0.3
![Volibear, the Relentless Storm](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Volibear.png)
-0.4
![K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/KSante.png)
-0.4
![Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Fiddlesticks.png)
-0.5
![Tristana, the Yordle Gunner](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Tristana.png)
-0.6
![Lillia, the Bashful Bloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Lillia.png)
-0.7
![Braum, the Heart of the Freljord](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Braum.png)
-0.7
![Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Malzahar.png)
-0.7
![Fizz, the Tidal Trickster](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Fizz.png)
-0.8
![Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Jayce.png)
-0.9
![Janna, the Storm's Fury](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Janna.png)
-0.9
![Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Aphelios.png)
-1.0
![Vayne, the Night Hunter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Vayne.png)
-1.4
![Twisted Fate, the Card Master](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/TwistedFate.png)
-1.6
![Xayah, the Rebel](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Xayah.png)
-1.6
![Senna, the Redeemer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Senna.png)
-1.7
![Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ziggs.png)
-1.9
![Ashe, the Frost Archer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ashe.png)
-2.0
![Camille, the Steel Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Camille.png)
-2.1
![Neeko, the Curious Chameleon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Neeko.png)
-2.5
![Karma, the Enlightened One](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Karma.png)
-2.5
![Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Illaoi.png)
-2.7
![Katarina, the Sinister Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Katarina.png)
-2.7
![Teemo, the Swift Scout](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Teemo.png)
-2.8
![Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Khazix.png)
-2.8
![Trundle, the Troll King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Trundle.png)
-2.8
![Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Veigar.png)
-2.8
![Swain, the Noxian Grand General](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Swain.png)
-3.0
![Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Cassiopeia.png)
-3.1
![Wukong, the Monkey King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/MonkeyKing.png)
-3.2
![Sona, Maven of the Strings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Sona.png)
-3.2
![Graves, the Outlaw](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Graves.png)
-3.4
![Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ahri.png)
-3.5
![Nasus, the Curator of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nasus.png)
-3.5
![Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nidalee.png)
-3.6
![Sejuani, Fury of the North](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Sejuani.png)
-3.8
![Zilean, the Chronokeeper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zilean.png)
-3.8
![Rengar, the Pridestalker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Rengar.png)
-4.3
![Draven, the Glorious Executioner](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Draven.png)
-4.8
![Kayn, the Shadow Reaper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kayn.png)
-4.9
![Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Mordekaiser.png)
-5.1
![Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Chogath.png)
-5.1
![Amumu, the Sad Mummy](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Amumu.png)
-5.2
![Evelynn, Agony's Embrace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Evelynn.png)
-5.2
![Fiora, the Grand Duelist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Fiora.png)
-5.2
![Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/MasterYi.png)
-5.2
![Yone, the Unforgotten](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Yone.png)
-5.3
![Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/DrMundo.png)
-5.6
![Zed, the Master of Shadows](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zed.png)
-5.6
![Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nunu.png)
-5.9
![Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Gangplank.png)
-6.0
![Sylas, the Unshackled](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Sylas.png)
-6.3
![Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Smolder.png)
-6.5
![Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/AurelionSol.png)
-6.5
![Samira, the Desert Rose](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Samira.png)
-6.6
![Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Renata.png)
-7.0
![Vex, the Gloomist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Vex.png)
-7.0
![Zyra, Rise of the Thorns](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zyra.png)
-7.0
![Irelia, the Blade Dancer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Irelia.png)
-7.0
![Shaco, the Demon Jester](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Shaco.png)
-7.0
![Lissandra, the Ice Witch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Lissandra.png)
-7.8
![Yasuo, the Unforgiven](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Yasuo.png)
-7.9
![LeBlanc, the Deceiver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Leblanc.png)
-7.9
![Sion, The Undead Juggernaut](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Sion.png)
-8.0
![Varus, the Arrow of Retribution](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Varus.png)
-8.2
![Singed, the Mad Chemist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Singed.png)
-9.5
![Zac, the Secret Weapon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zac.png)
-10.2
![Azir, the Emperor of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Azir.png)
-10.3
![Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kennen.png)
-10.3
![Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Pyke.png)
-10.7
![Malphite, Shard of the Monolith](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Malphite.png)
-12.2
![Talon, the Blade's Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Talon.png)
-12.4
![Qiyana, Empress of the Elements](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Qiyana.png)
-13.0
![Brand, the Burning Vengeance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Brand.png)
-13.9
![Kassadin, the Void Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kassadin.png)
-14.0
![Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Belveth.png)
-14.6
![Bard, the Wandering Caretaker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Bard.png)
-14.8
![Taric, the Shield of Valoran](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Taric.png)
-19.0