Tier: CWin54.80%Role16.61%Pick0.18%Ban0.20%Games: 1942KDA: 2.45Score: 54.81
Karthus Mid Lane is ranked C Tier and has a 54.80% win rate in LoL Patch 12.23. We've analyzed 1942 Karthus Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Anguish, Archangel's Staff, Shadowflame, 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 Doran's Ring, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Mid Lane matchups include Brand, Twisted Fate, and Vel'Koz. Karthus's Best Mid Lane counters are Kassadin, Corki, and Jayce.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
Win %
Pick %
48%
91%
47%
45%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
51%
26%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
48%
21%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
52%
8%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
66%
3%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3340.png)
49%
26%
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3070.png)
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/2003.png)
2
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3340.png)
54%
16%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
49%
34%
46%
22%
50%
17%
43%
3%
Karthus Items
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/6653.png)
51%
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3003.png)
53%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/4645.png)
53%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3157.png)
53%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3089.png)
59%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3340.png)
48%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/2139.png)
53%
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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![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Blasting Wand](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1026.png)
![Kindlegem](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3067.png)
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3003.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/4645.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Stopwatch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/2420.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3157.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3340.png)
48%
88%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3363.png)
53%
24%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3364.png)
47%
7%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3020.png)
51%
83%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3158.png)
41%
7%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3047.png)
56%
0%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3111.png)
50%
1%
![Mobility Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/3117.png)
0%
0%
Karthus Mythic Items
Win %
Buy %
![Liandry's Anguish](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/6653.png)
51%
70%
![Rod of Ages](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/6657.png)
46%
12%
![Luden's Tempest](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/6655.png)
45%
11%
![Riftmaker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/4633.png)
63%
0%
![Night Harvester](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/4636.png)
25%
1%
![Infinite Convergence](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/12.23.1/img/item/7028.png)
67%
0%