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Karthus Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.16

Karthus The Deathsinger

Find the best Karthus build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.16. 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 12 Guides
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[12.14] Karthus Jungle Guide | Monster Jungler

Guide by nZk01 updated July 29, 2022
7.8
7
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

INTING KARTHUS TOP (ALWAYS HAVE IMPACT)

Guide by Sc1 x updated August 7, 2022
  • Off-Meta
6.3
10
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[12.6] BIGGEST damage Karthus ult MONEY MACHINE

Guide by Lexolus updated April 25, 2022
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

THIS KARTHUS TRICK WILL GET YOU INFINTE LP

Guide by HirokiiKagome updated February 15, 2022
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

The (near) 1000 Damage per Q Karthus ADC Guide

Guide by Professional Fool updated February 4, 2022
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Season 12 Builds
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Bronze Karthus support build

Build by rebewde updated September 21, 2022
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Jungle Patch: 12.8

Build by AkimboTs updated May 6, 2022
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by LeeKi updated March 15, 2022
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

"BIG" KARTHUS TOP LANE

Build by ballhunk updated February 21, 2022
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus

Build by Babledygob updated February 4, 2022
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

NEW BROKEN Korean Karthus Build

Build by Diorisdaddyy updated January 5, 2022
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus GOLD

Build by TwojMisio updated December 14, 2021
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Money Print Karthus

Build by BistDuBoosted updated November 19, 2021
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Season 11 Guides
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

(11.17) KARTHUS BOT FULL GUIDE

Guide by Hate_8D updated August 25, 2021
  • In-depth
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[11.13] Three Ways to Karthus by JuvX

Guide by JuvX updated June 24, 2021
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus jungle :)

Guide by Skarbnik updated March 4, 2021
Season 11 Builds
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Gate Karthus :O

Build by acier2 updated November 9, 2021
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus - Gondolier of Hell

Build by Kranidi1989 updated September 28, 2021
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

#1 Karthus player jg guide

Build by wixa1 updated September 26, 2021
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Jungle (67% winrate karthus 63% overall winrate) 400

Build by mgutis updated September 8, 2021
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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 14.15. 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 14.15: 22,445 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 68% 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 46%

Win Rate 20% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 47%

Win Rate 10% 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 49%

Win Rate 52% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 28% Pickrate

Flash Scorchclaw Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 51%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Flash Gustwalker Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 68% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 56%

Win Rate 11% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 50%

Win Rate 76% Pickrate

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Patch 14.15: 22,445 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 52%

Win Rate 80% 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 57%

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Sorcery
LoL Path: Sorcery
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Precision
LoL Path: Precision
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Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

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

Karthus's Best Summoner Spells 52%

Win Rate 84% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 47%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Flash Barrier

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 52%

Win Rate 98% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 63%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 52%

Win Rate 56% 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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