Tier: Off MetaWin54.76%Role5.07%Pick0.05%Ban0.15%Games: 84KDA: 2.21Score: 51.81
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 54.76% win rate in LoL Patch 9.24. We've analyzed 84 Karthus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, Zhonya's Hourglass, Morellonomicon, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Seraph's Embrace. 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, Hunter's Talisman, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Gnar and Nasus. Karthus's Best Top Lane counters are Garen, Poppy, and Tryndamere.
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Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
54%
99%
53%
76%

55%
13%

80%
6%

50%
2%

50%
2%
Karthus Starting Items

55%

52%

86%

80%

53%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
60%
20%
48%
16%
56%
13%
88%
5%
Karthus Items

53%

62%

52%

68%

68%

76%

53%

60%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

53%
96%

92%
14%

58%
23%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

62%
90%

33%
4%

50%
2%

100%
1%

0%
2%