Tier: Off MetaWin67.50%Role4.45%Pick0.11%Ban2.31%Games: 25KDA: 2.47Score: 52.09
Karthus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 67.50% win rate in LoL Patch 9.24. We've analyzed 25 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, Rabadon's Deathcap, Morellonomicon, and Seraph's Embrace. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Teleport and Flash. Starting items should include Health Potion, Doran's Ring, Refillable Potion, Sapphire Crystal, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Top Lane matchups include Kennen.
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Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
67%
84%
62%
84%

43%
28%

0%
4%
Karthus Starting Items

64%

67%

33%

33%

57%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
84%
21%
59%
27%
50%
16%
100%
4%
Karthus Items

67%

64%

75%

60%

77%

57%

55%

100%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

55%
88%

83%
24%

50%
8%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

64%
100%