Tier: SWin60.32%Role14.63%Pick0.84%Ban18.11%Games: 126KDA: 2.65Score: 52.82
Karthus Top Lane is ranked S Tier and has a 60.32% win rate in LoL Patch 8.24. We've analyzed 126 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, Archangel's Staff, Morellonomicon, Liandry's Torment, and Zhonya's Hourglass. 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, Corrupting Potion, Refillable Potion, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Dr. Mundo, Tryndamere, and Garen.
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Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
61%
99%
63%
77%

57%
11%

75%
3%

50%
3%

40%
4%
Karthus Starting Items

60%

59%

67%

44%

61%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
56%
45%
80%
9%
61%
10%
63%
5%
Karthus Items

66%

61%

75%

64%

73%

54%

61%

61%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

61%
95%

57%
18%

55%
9%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

61%
94%

100%
2%

100%
1%

100%
1%