Karthus Support is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 49.71% win rate in LoL Patch 8.24. We've analyzed 344 Karthus Support games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Remnant of the Watchers, Luden's Echo, Morellonomicon, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. 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 Exhaust. Starting items should include Health Potion, Spellthief's Edge, Doran's Ring, Control Ward, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Support matchups include Leona, Soraka, and Braum. Karthus's Best Support counters are Blitzcrank, Shen, and Tahm Kench.
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Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets



Karthus Boots





