Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 40.28% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 45 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, Archangel's Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. For runes, the strongest choice is Sorcery (Primary) with Arcane Comet (Keystone), and <pathBonus><pathSorcery>Sorcery</pathSorcery> + <pathPrecision>Precision</pathPrecision> </pathBonus> (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 counters are Nasus and Jayce.
Karthus Summoner Spells
Karthus Starting Items
Karthus Runes
Karthus Items
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets
Karthus Boots
Best Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Karthus Top Lane(over 51% win rate with Karthus)
Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Karthus Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate with Karthus)
Below Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Karthus Top Lane(under 49% win rate with Karthus)
Even Top Lane Matchups for Karthus Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate for Karthus)
