Tier: BWin48.56%Role15.62%Pick0.81%Ban6.75%Games: 3158KDA: 2.14Score: 48.69
Karthus Top Lane is ranked B Tier and has a 48.56% win rate in LoL Patch 8.24. We've analyzed 3158 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, 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 Teleport. 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 Maokai, Ryze, and Rumble. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Cassiopeia, Volibear, and Kayle.
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Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
53%
98%
52%
70%

53%
14%

56%
9%

50%
4%

60%
2%
Karthus Starting Items

52%

53%

49%

50%

53%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
54%
48%
53%
12%
53%
8%
48%
5%
Karthus Items

53%

54%

55%

58%

60%

60%

53%

54%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

53%
91%

52%
12%

59%
4%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

54%
89%

52%
3%

46%
2%

40%
1%

20%
0%

14%
0%