Karthus Mid Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 53.96% win rate in LoL Ultimate Spellbook Patch 14.21. We've analyzed 53 Karthus Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Karthus Spellbook Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Malignance, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Placeholder and Flash. Starting items should include Amplifying Tome, Sapphire Crystal, Glowing Mote, and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Spellbook Mid Lane matchups include Lux, Yasuo, and Zoe. Karthus's Best Spellbook Mid Lane counters are Akali, Veigar, and Yone.
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