Karthus Top Lane is ranked C Tier and has a 42.06% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 407 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, Zhonya's Hourglass, Liandry's Torment, Void Staff, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For runes, the strongest choice is Sorcery (Primary) with Summon Aery (Keystone), and <pathBonus><pathSorcery>Sorcery</pathSorcery> + <pathPrecision>Precision</pathPrecision> </pathBonus> (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Teleport and Flash. Starting items should include Health Potion, Doran's Ring, Refillable Potion, The Dark Seal, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Akali, Galio, and Urgot. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Riven, Rumble, and Malphite.
Karthus Summoner Spells
Karthus Starting Items
Karthus Runes
Karthus Items
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets
Karthus Boots
Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Karthus Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate with Karthus)
Even Top Lane Matchups for Karthus Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate for Karthus)
