Tier: Off MetaWin43.76%Role6.69%Pick0.14%Ban1.15%Games: 81KDA: 2.03Score: 46.71
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 43.76% win rate in LoL Patch 9.24. We've analyzed 81 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Rod of Ages, Luden's Echo, Sorcerer's Shoes, Morellonomicon, Zhonya's Hourglass, 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 Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Health Potion, Doran's Ring, Refillable Potion, Sapphire Crystal, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Mordekaiser. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Akali, Gangplank, and Jax.
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Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
52%
98%
54%
83%

75%
5%

50%
5%

40%
6%

0%
1%
Karthus Starting Items

49%

50%

55%

54%

52%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
53%
38%
64%
15%
50%
10%
40%
5%
Karthus Items

55%

65%

53%

58%

48%

68%

53%

75%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

53%
94%

41%
21%

40%
6%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

53%
91%

100%
2%