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Karthus Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.21

Karthus The Deathsinger

Find the best Karthus build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.21. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Karthus build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Karthus' abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 6 Builds
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Essence Reaper

Build by popop9897 updated January 23, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Mirage's S6 Karthus - Bringing the Pain!!

Build by Mirage7 updated January 26, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Broken ---3,2k HP---1k+AP---20 Flat+42%MagicPen---

Build by BB 7UP updated January 10, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Kurthus Jungle

Build by Austin8249 updated December 28, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Zkratuš gonna Zkrat!

Build by Nathaniel J Claw updated January 3, 2016
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

KARTHUS MID S6

Build by Misurashi updated December 31, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Grecja Build

Build by denvi updated December 31, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by Mr Pappalardo updated December 20, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Jungle Karthus guide [Patch 5.24]

Build by Jean Tractopelle updated December 3, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

REDUCING THE LONG AZZ AUTO ANIMATION OF EM

Build by FanimalFan updated November 30, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[Pré-S6] Karthus, the Burstsinger

Build by TheSuperNexo updated November 22, 2015
Season 5 Guides
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus-dead singer but a death bringer WIP

Guide by Deathadder updated August 8, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Tower Push Mana Karthus (Lane or Jungle)

Guide by Dawnlicker updated July 1, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Support Karthus

Guide by Sambu1 updated June 18, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

KaRtHuS- Global Nuke

Guide by NuclearBurrito updated May 20, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - The Ultimate Troll

Guide by Zujewski updated March 13, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Tank Karthus: A Guide to Master Baiting

Guide by AkiraVersago updated January 27, 2015
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Godlike Karthus=Magic Pen Karthus

Guide by KyleGuintama updated December 25, 2014
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[S4] Kill the Poor; A Karthus Guide

Guide by StaticFX updated December 6, 2014
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus By KiNG 0f Revenger

Build by arnold018 updated November 5, 2015
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Karthus Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Karthus we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Karthus, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Karthus this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.21. However, if you are a new Karthus player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Karthus!

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Patch 14.21: 18,238 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 73% Pickrate

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Precision
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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 45%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Inspiration
LoL Path: Inspiration
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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 52% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 29% Pickrate

Flash Scorchclaw Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 46%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Exhaust Gustwalker Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 68% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Starter Items 48%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

Oracle Lens Health Potion

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Starter Items 45%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

Stealth Ward Health Potion

Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 53%

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 51%

Win Rate 78% Pickrate

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Patch 14.21: 18,238 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 55%

Win Rate 87% Pickrate

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Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 44%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Domination
LoL Path: Domination
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Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Karthus's Summoner Spells

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 55%

Win Rate 85% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 65%

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 54%

Win Rate 98% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 69%

Win Rate 14% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 57%

Win Rate 52% Pickrate

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Karthus Counters

Learn Karthus' counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Karthus guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Karthus JUNGLE in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Karthus. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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