Karthus is ranked Tier and has a 85.96% win rate in LoL AR URF Patch 25.15. We've analyzed 33 Karthus games to compile our statistical Karthus AR URF Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Malignance, Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment, 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 Exhaust and Flash. Starting items should include Amplifying Tome, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best AR URF matchups include Alistar, Kog'Maw, and Lux. Karthus's Best AR URF counters are Malphite.
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Karthus Summoner Spells


Win %
Pick %
82%
52%
54%
73%

67%
18%

44%
27%

100%
12%

100%
9%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %


2

83%
36%


2

55%
33%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
72%
62%
47%
19%
67%
9%
Karthus Items

76%

64%

73%

61%

76%

70%

55%

56%
Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Item Purchase Order
























Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %

55%
88%

80%
15%

100%
9%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %

76%
64%
Karthus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %

64%
33%

71%
21%

67%
18%

100%
6%

100%
6%

100%
3%