Tier: AWin53.05%Pick6.82%Games: 4126KDA: 2.89Score: 56.38
Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 53.05% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 14.12. We've analyzed 4126 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 Qiyana, Kassadin, and Kled. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Rammus, Ornn, and Singed.
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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%
96%
51%
63%
![Clarity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerMana.png)
49%
11%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
50%
8%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
49%
7%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
49%
6%
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%
43%
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
50%
10%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
51%
41%
52%
35%
46%
17%
62%
0%
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)
53%
![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)
53%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2139.png)
49%
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/14.12.1/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)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2508.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)
49%
19%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3003.png)
49%
15%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/4646.png)
53%
13%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3165.png)
47%
13%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6655.png)
55%
6%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3116.png)
52%
6%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
76%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3158.png)
43%
10%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3111.png)
69%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3009.png)
38%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3006.png)
67%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3047.png)
40%
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)
Best Champions to Counter Karthus in ARAM(under 49% win rate for Karthus)
Best Matchups for Karthus in ARAM(over 51% win rate for Karthus)
![Qiyana, Empress of the Elements](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Qiyana.png)
+18.6
![Kassadin, the Void Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kassadin.png)
+11.7
![Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kled.png)
+11.5
![Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Belveth.png)
+10.4
![Diana, Scorn of the Moon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Diana.png)
+10.0
![Kayn, the Shadow Reaper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kayn.png)
+9.5
![Yasuo, the Unforgiven](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Yasuo.png)
+9.2
![Tryndamere, the Barbarian King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Tryndamere.png)
+9.2
![Twisted Fate, the Card Master](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/TwistedFate.png)
+8.5
![Katarina, the Sinister Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Katarina.png)
+8.3
![LeBlanc, the Deceiver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Leblanc.png)
+7.8
![Bard, the Wandering Caretaker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Bard.png)
+7.3
![Zilean, the Chronokeeper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zilean.png)
+7.3
![Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Gangplank.png)
+6.5
![Quinn, Demacia's Wings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Quinn.png)
+6.5
![Alistar, the Minotaur](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Alistar.png)
+6.1
![Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Blitzcrank.png)
+6.1
![Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Fiddlesticks.png)
+6.0
![Nilah, the Joy Unbound](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nilah.png)
+5.8
![Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Pyke.png)
+5.8
![Corki, the Daring Bombardier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Corki.png)
+5.6
![Zyra, Rise of the Thorns](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zyra.png)
+5.4
![Camille, the Steel Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Camille.png)
+5.3
![Irelia, the Blade Dancer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Irelia.png)
+5.3
![Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ekko.png)
+5.2
![Swain, the Noxian Grand General](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Swain.png)
+5.2
![Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Khazix.png)
+5.0
![Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/RekSai.png)
+5.0
![Syndra, the Dark Sovereign](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Syndra.png)
+4.8
![Aatrox, the Darkin Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Aatrox.png)
+4.7
![Malphite, Shard of the Monolith](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Malphite.png)
+4.6
![Anivia, the Cryophoenix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Anivia.png)
+4.6
![Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/AurelionSol.png)
+4.6
![Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nunu.png)
+4.6
![Kayle, the Righteous](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kayle.png)
+4.5
![Samira, the Desert Rose](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Samira.png)
+4.4
![Gnar, the Missing Link](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Gnar.png)
+4.2
![Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zoe.png)
+4.2
![Maokai, the Twisted Treant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Maokai.png)
+4.1
![Akali, the Rogue Assassin](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Akali.png)
+3.9
![Evelynn, Agony's Embrace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Evelynn.png)
+3.7
![Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kaisa.png)
+3.7
![Karma, the Enlightened One](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Karma.png)
+3.5
![Rell, the Iron Maiden](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Rell.png)
+3.5
![Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Smolder.png)
+3.5
![Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nocturne.png)
+3.3
![Fizz, the Tidal Trickster](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Fizz.png)
+3.3
![Rumble, the Mechanized Menace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Rumble.png)
+3.3
![Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Velkoz.png)
+3.3
![Shyvana, the Half-Dragon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Shyvana.png)
+3.2
![K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/KSante.png)
+3.2
![Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Jayce.png)
+3.1
![Zac, the Secret Weapon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zac.png)
+3.0
![Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/DrMundo.png)
+2.9
![Kog'Maw, the Mouth of the Abyss](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/KogMaw.png)
+2.8
![Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Orianna.png)
+2.7
![Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Malzahar.png)
+2.5
![Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Akshan.png)
+2.3
![Vi, the Piltover Enforcer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Vi.png)
+2.2
![Lucian, the Purifier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Lucian.png)
+2.0
![Zed, the Master of Shadows](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zed.png)
+1.9
![Viktor, the Machine Herald](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Viktor.png)
+1.9
![Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Seraphine.png)
+1.7
![Ashe, the Frost Archer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ashe.png)
+1.6
![Elise, the Spider Queen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Elise.png)
+1.5
![Lulu, the Fae Sorceress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Lulu.png)
+1.5
![Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nidalee.png)
+1.4
![Hwei, the Visionary](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Hwei.png)
+1.4
![Sejuani, Fury of the North](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Sejuani.png)
+1.4
![Xerath, the Magus Ascendant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Xerath.png)
+1.4
![Varus, the Arrow of Retribution](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Varus.png)
+1.3
![Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Veigar.png)
+1.2
![Gragas, the Rabble Rouser](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Gragas.png)
+0.5
![Viego, The Ruined King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Viego.png)
+0.5
![Udyr, the Spirit Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Udyr.png)
+0.4
![Sona, Maven of the Strings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Sona.png)
+0.2
![Neeko, the Curious Chameleon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Neeko.png)
+0.2
![Twitch, the Plague Rat](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Twitch.png)
+0.2