Tier: Off MetaWin44.20%Role5.82%Pick0.29%Ban18.83%Games: 303KDA: 2.02Score: 47.57
Karthus Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 44.20% win rate in LoL Patch 14.12. We've analyzed 303 Karthus Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Shadowflame. 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 and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Mid Lane matchups include Diana, Jayce, and Malzahar. Karthus's Best Mid Lane counters are Annie, Lissandra, and Xerath.
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Karthus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
Win %
Pick %
48%
82%
49%
58%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
47%
30%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
50%
19%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
67%
4%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
36%
5%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
67%
1%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
0%
0%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
53%
39%
39%
20%
50%
14%
44%
2%
Karthus Items
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2503.png)
48%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3118.png)
48%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6653.png)
48%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3089.png)
66%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/4645.png)
54%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
48%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2139.png)
49%
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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![]() | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
![]() | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
![]() | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2503.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/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/14.12.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/4645.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/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
48%
95%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3363.png)
51%
35%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3364.png)
41%
9%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3020.png)
50%
83%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3158.png)
38%
7%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3009.png)
67%
1%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3111.png)
100%
0%
![Symbiotic Soles](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3010.png)
0%
0%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3003.png)
52%
21%
![Void Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3135.png)
60%
12%
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3157.png)
44%
11%
![Luden's Companion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6655.png)
72%
6%
![Rylai's Crystal Scepter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3116.png)
69%
5%
![Cryptbloom](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3137.png)
64%
4%