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Karthus ARAM Build 
25.11 LoL 

 Runes & Items
Tier: BWin64.30%Pick5.24%Games: 385KDA: 2.45Score: 57.22

Karthus is ranked B Tier and has a 64.30% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 25.11. We've analyzed 385 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus ARAM Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, 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 Mark. Starting items should include Lost Chapter, Refillable Potion, and Health Potion. Karthus's Best ARAM matchups include Kennen, Elise, and Zac. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Yasuo, Gnar, and Kog'Maw.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Flash
Mark
Win %
Pick %
56%
96%
56%
96%
Exhaust
60%
4%
Ghost
50%
2%
Ignite
67%
1%
Cleanse
100%
1%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Lost Chapter
Refillable Potion
Health Potion
61%
66%
Haunting Guise
Health Potion
2
50%
4%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
56%
52%
55%
29%
70%
3%
100%
1%

Karthus Items

Malignance
53%
Blackfire Torch
62%
Sorcerer's Shoes
55%
Liandry's Torment
59%
Shadowflame
58%
Rabadon's Deathcap
59%
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

Refillable Potion
Lost Chapter
Blasting Wand
Malignance
coin2700
Lost Chapter
Fated Ashes
Blackfire Torch
coin2800
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Haunting Guise
Fated Ashes
Liandry's Torment
coin3000
Hextech Alternator
Refillable Potion
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3500

Karthus Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Void Staff
58%
29%
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
63%
23%
Stormsurge
68%
10%
Morellonomicon
42%
12%
Zhonya's Hourglass
50%
6%
Bloodletter's Curse
59%
4%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
55%
62%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
17%
2%
Mercury's Treads
0%
0%

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

Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+21.7
Soraka, the Starchild
+21.7
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+20.4
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
+20.4
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+20.4
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+20.4
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
+20.4
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+19.0
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+19.0
Galio, the Colossus
+18.2
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
+17.0
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+15.7
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
+15.7
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+15.7
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+15.7
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+15.7
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
+15.7
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+15.7
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+15.7
Rell, the Iron Maiden
+15.7
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
+15.7
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+15.7
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+15.7
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+15.7
Sylas, the Unshackled
+15.7
Vex, the Gloomist
+15.7
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+15.7
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+12.6
Lucian, the Purifier
+12.6
Morgana, the Fallen
+12.2
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+11.5
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+11.5
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+10.1
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+9.0
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+9.0
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
+9.0
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+9.0
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
+9.0
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+9.0
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+9.0
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+8.1
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
+6.1
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+6.1
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+6.1
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
+6.1
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+6.1
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+6.1
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+6.1
Xayah, the Rebel
+5.5
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
+4.6
Gnar, the Missing Link
+4.6
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
+3.5
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+3.5
Nami, the Tidecaller
+3.5
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+2.8
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+2.8
Thresh, the Chain Warden
+2.3
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+2.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+1.6
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+1.4

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

Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
Garen, The Might of Demacia
Graves, the Outlaw
Hwei, the Visionary
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
Janna, the Storm's Fury
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
Nilah, the Joy Unbound
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
Senna, the Redeemer
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
Taric, the Shield of Valoran
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
Twitch, the Plague Rat
Urgot, the Dreadnought
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil

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

Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter
-1.9
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-2.8
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-3.5
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-3.5
Viego, The Ruined King
-3.5
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-3.5
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-4.6
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
-4.6
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-4.6
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-4.6
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-6.1
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-6.1
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-6.1
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-7.3
Annie, the Dark Child
-7.3
Yone, the Unforgotten
-7.3
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-9.0
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-9.0
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-11.5
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-11.5
Rakan, The Charmer
-11.5
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-12.6
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-12.6
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-13.3
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
-15.7
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-15.7
Karma, the Enlightened One
-15.7
Olaf, the Berserker
-15.7
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-15.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-15.7
Rammus, the Armordillo
-15.7
Samira, the Desert Rose
-15.7
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-15.7
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-15.7
Sett, the Boss
-19.0

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

Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-17.8
Gnar, the Missing Link
-15.7
Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss
-15.7
Morgana, the Fallen
-15.7
Trundle, the Troll King
-15.7
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-13.3
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-12.6
Zeri, The Spark of Zaun
-12.6
Lulu, the Fae Sorceress
-12.2
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-11.5
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-11.5
Kayle, the Righteous
-10.5
Braum, the Heart of the Freljord
-9.0
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-9.0
Galio, the Colossus
-9.0
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-9.0
Janna, the Storm's Fury
-7.3
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-6.1
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-6.1
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-4.6
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-4.6
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-4.6
Xayah, the Rebel
-4.6
Wukong, the Monkey King
-3.5
Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover
-3.2
Sivir, the Battle Mistress
-2.8
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
-2.8
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-2.3
Sylas, the Unshackled
-1.9
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-1.6

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

Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+22.3
Elise, the Spider Queen
+21.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+21.7
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+20.4
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+20.4
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+20.4
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+20.4
Ashe, the Frost Archer
+19.0
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+19.0
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+19.0
Karma, the Enlightened One
+18.2
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
+18.2
Jinx, the Loose Cannon
+16.9
Annie, the Dark Child
+15.7
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+15.7
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+15.7
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+15.7
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+15.7
Leona, the Radiant Dawn
+15.7
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
+15.7
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+15.7
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+15.7
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+15.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+15.7
Samira, the Desert Rose
+15.7
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+13.7
Bard, the Wandering Caretaker
+12.6
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+12.6
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+12.3
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+11.5
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+11.5
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+11.5
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+11.5
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
+11.5
Yone, the Unforgotten
+11.5
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+10.9
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+10.1
Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void
+9.9
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+9.0
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+9.0
Jhin, the Virtuoso
+9.0
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+9.0
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
+9.0
Rakan, The Charmer
+9.0
Sett, the Boss
+9.0
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+9.0
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+9.0
Yuumi, the Magical Cat
+9.0
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+9.0
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
+7.8
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
+7.8
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+7.8
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+7.8
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+7.6
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+7.3
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+6.9
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+6.7
Alistar, the Minotaur
+6.1
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+6.1
Hwei, the Visionary
+6.1
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+6.1
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
+6.1
Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem
+5.2
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+5.2
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+4.6
Draven, the Glorious Executioner
+4.6
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+4.6
Soraka, the Starchild
+4.6
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer
+4.2
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+4.0
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+2.8
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+2.8
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+2.8
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+2.3
Lucian, the Purifier
+0.7

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

Ambessa, Matriarch of War
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
Graves, the Outlaw
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
Milio, The Gentle Flame
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
Nami, the Tidecaller
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Rell, the Iron Maiden
Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness
Sejuani, Fury of the North
Senna, the Redeemer
Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
Thresh, the Chain Warden
Urgot, the Dreadnought
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
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