Tier: AWin48.64%Pick8.24%Games: 16141KDA: 3.03Score: 56.22
Karthus is ranked A Tier and has a 48.64% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 14.11. We've analyzed 16141 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, Kled, and Talon. Karthus's Best ARAM counters are Yorick, Volibear, and Skarner.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Mark](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerSnowball.png)
Win %
Pick %
50%
97%
50%
66%
![Clarity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerMana.png)
50%
9%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
49%
8%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
48%
6%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
50%
5%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2031.png)
50%
47%
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
52%
10%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
49%
41%
50%
34%
51%
20%
55%
0%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3118.png)
50%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2503.png)
51%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/6653.png)
51%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/4645.png)
50%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3089.png)
51%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/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/14.11.1/img/item/2031.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)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1001.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)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2508.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)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2508.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)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/1058.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 Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3135.png)
48%
20%
![Stormsurge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/4646.png)
49%
14%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3003.png)
48%
14%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3165.png)
46%
9%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/6655.png)
51%
8%
![Cryptbloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3137.png)
55%
5%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
78%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3158.png)
47%
10%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3111.png)
34%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3047.png)
67%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3009.png)
31%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/item/3006.png)
43%
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)
![Yorick, Shepherd of Souls](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Yorick.png)
-10.3
![Volibear, the Relentless Storm](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Volibear.png)
-9.5
![Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Skarner.png)
-9.0
![Milio, The Gentle Flame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Milio.png)
-7.9
![Yuumi, the Magical Cat](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Yuumi.png)
-6.9
![Galio, the Colossus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Galio.png)
-6.8
![Hecarim, the Shadow of War](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Hecarim.png)
-6.8
![Sion, The Undead Juggernaut](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Sion.png)
-6.3
![Singed, the Mad Chemist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Singed.png)
-6.1
![Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Aphelios.png)
-6.1
![Rakan, The Charmer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Rakan.png)
-6.0
![Janna, the Storm's Fury](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Janna.png)
-6.0
![Gnar, the Missing Link](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Gnar.png)
-5.5
![Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/RekSai.png)
-5.4
![Soraka, the Starchild](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Soraka.png)
-5.4
![Ivern, the Green Father](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Ivern.png)
-5.3
![Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Vladimir.png)
-4.9
![Taric, the Shield of Valoran](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Taric.png)
-4.9
![Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Gwen.png)
-4.7
![Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Illaoi.png)
-4.7
![Thresh, the Chain Warden](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Thresh.png)
-4.7
![Tahm Kench, The River King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/TahmKench.png)
-4.5
![Trundle, the Troll King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Trundle.png)
-4.4
![Morgana, the Fallen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Morgana.png)
-4.4
![Sejuani, Fury of the North](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Sejuani.png)
-4.3
![Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Seraphine.png)
-4.0
![Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Mordekaiser.png)
-3.9
![Lulu, the Fae Sorceress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Lulu.png)
-3.8
![Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Nocturne.png)
-3.7
![Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Ornn.png)
-3.7
![Jax, Grandmaster at Arms](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Jax.png)
-3.7
![Nasus, the Curator of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Nasus.png)
-3.5
![Riven, the Exile](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Riven.png)
-3.5
![Teemo, the Swift Scout](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Teemo.png)
-3.3
![Elise, the Spider Queen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Elise.png)
-3.3
![Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Pantheon.png)
-3.1
![Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Renekton.png)
-3.0
![Caitlyn, the Sheriff of Piltover](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Caitlyn.png)
-3.0
![Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Heimerdinger.png)
-3.0
![Darius, the Hand of Noxus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Darius.png)
-3.0
![Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Chogath.png)
-2.9
![Rammus, the Armordillo](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Rammus.png)
-2.9
![Alistar, the Minotaur](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Alistar.png)
-2.6
![Lux, the Lady of Luminosity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Lux.png)
-2.6
![Sona, Maven of the Strings](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Sona.png)
-2.5
![Irelia, the Blade Dancer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Irelia.png)
-2.2
![Annie, the Dark Child](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Annie.png)
-2.1
![Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Ziggs.png)
-1.9
![Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Poppy.png)
-1.9
![Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Kalista.png)
-1.8
![Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Warwick.png)
-1.8
![K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/KSante.png)
-1.8
![Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Nautilus.png)
-1.7
![Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/XinZhao.png)
-1.7
![Sett, the Boss](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Sett.png)
-1.6
![Yone, the Unforgotten](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Yone.png)
-1.6
![Viego, The Ruined King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Viego.png)
-1.6
![Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Belveth.png)
-1.4
![Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Orianna.png)
-1.4
![Urgot, the Dreadnought](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Urgot.png)
-1.4
![Zyra, Rise of the Thorns](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Zyra.png)
-1.4
![Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Renata.png)
-1.4
![Zac, the Secret Weapon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Zac.png)
-1.3
![Leona, the Radiant Dawn](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Leona.png)
-1.3
![Hwei, the Visionary](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Hwei.png)
-1.3
![Jhin, the Virtuoso](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Jhin.png)
-1.3
![Lillia, the Bashful Bloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Lillia.png)
-1.1
![Wukong, the Monkey King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/MonkeyKing.png)
-1.1
![Rumble, the Mechanized Menace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Rumble.png)
-1.1
![Neeko, the Curious Chameleon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Neeko.png)
-1.0
![Garen, The Might of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Garen.png)
-1.0
![Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Fiddlesticks.png)
-0.9
![Maokai, the Twisted Treant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Maokai.png)
-0.9
![Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Veigar.png)
-0.8
![Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Ahri.png)
-0.6
![Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Nidalee.png)
-0.5
![Camille, the Steel Shadow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Camille.png)
-0.5
![Ryze, the Rune Mage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Ryze.png)
-0.5
![Kayle, the Righteous](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Kayle.png)
-0.4
![Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Kennen.png)
-0.3
![Jinx, the Loose Cannon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Jinx.png)
-0.2
![Vex, the Gloomist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Vex.png)
-0.1
![Brand, the Burning Vengeance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.11.1/img/champion/Brand.png)
-0.1