Karthus Support is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 54.13% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 81 Karthus Support games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Frost Queen's Claim, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rod of Ages, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Void Staff, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For runes, the strongest choice is Sorcery (Primary) with Arcane Comet (Keystone), and <pathBonus><pathSorcery>Sorcery</pathSorcery> + <pathDomination>Domination</pathDomination> </pathBonus> (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Exhaust. Starting items should include Health Potion, Spellthief's Edge, Doran's Ring, Refillable Potion, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Support matchups include Alistar, Malphite, and Taric. Karthus's Best Support counters are Lux, Lulu, and Leona.
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Karthus Runes
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Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets




Karthus Boots



