Karthus Top Lane is ranked D Tier and has a 35.53% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 280 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, Morellonomicon, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Void Staff. 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, The Dark Seal, Refillable Potion, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Galio, Urgot, and Jarvan IV. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Irelia, Fiora, and Garen.
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Karthus Skill Order
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