Tier: Off MetaWin53.78%Role2.35%Pick0.07%Ban6.79%Games: 1418KDA: 1.79Score: 53.17
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 53.78% win rate in LoL Patch 14.14. We've analyzed 1418 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, 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 Teleport and Exhaust. Starting items should include Doran's Ring and Health Potion. Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Cassiopeia, Maokai, and Skarner. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Urgot, Jayce, and Quinn.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
Win %
Pick %
48%
89%
48%
51%
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
50%
47%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
53%
6%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
39%
4%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
56%
1%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
48%
29%
![Sapphire Crystal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/1027.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2031.png)
47%
7%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
50%
23%
46%
25%
49%
21%
58%
3%
Karthus Items
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3118.png)
47%
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2503.png)
52%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/6653.png)
52%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/4645.png)
56%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3089.png)
59%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3340.png)
48%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2139.png)
58%
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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![]() | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
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![]() | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2503.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/4645.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.9.2/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3340.png)
48%
84%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3363.png)
52%
24%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3364.png)
46%
9%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
82%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3158.png)
51%
8%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3009.png)
70%
1%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3047.png)
33%
0%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3111.png)
100%
0%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3003.png)
51%
18%
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3135.png)
59%
15%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3157.png)
55%
9%
![Morellonomicon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3165.png)
56%
7%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/3116.png)
44%
5%
![Horizon Focus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.14.1/img/item/4628.png)
52%
4%