Karthus Runes
A
Jungle

Karthus Runes

Death Defied
Lay Waste
Q
Wall of Pain
W
Defile
E
Requiem
R
Mage
Mage
1/0
Win/Loss
5%
Pick Rate
55%
Ban Rate
Distribution of Karthus runes

Karthus Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest
Sorcery
First Strike
Sorcery
Dark Harvest
Precision
Domination
Domination
Electrocute
0%
Dark Harvest
100%
Hail of Blades
0%
Cheap Shot
100%
Taste of Blood
0%
Sudden Impact
0%
Sixth Sense
81%
Grisly Mementos
19%
Deep Ward
0%
Treasure Hunter
45%
Relentless Hunter
0%
Ultimate Hunter
55%
Sorcery
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
97%
Manaflow Band
0%
Nimbus Cloak
0%
Transcendence
3%
Celerity
0%
Absolute Focus
3%
Scorch
0%
Waterwalking
3%
Gathering Storm
94%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
7%
0%
93%
51%
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Runes
Domination
Domination
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
This is a Karthus runes set, which fits very well. To complement the selected runes you should visit Karthus Build.
Keystone Rune
Dark Harvest
89%
First Strike
11%
Rune Path Trend
Dark Harvest
Sorcery
15.15
100%
Dark Harvest
Sorcery
15.14
70%
First Strike
Sorcery
15.13
61%

Karthus Runes explained

There's one set of runes for Karthus on patch 15.14 that is the clear favorite for LoL players and pros alike. The best Karthus rune paths on the position Jungle Jungle are Domination Domination as the primary path and Sorcery Sorcery as the secondary path with a pick rate of 58%. Besides picking runes on Karthus you should learn how to play Karthus and if you are interested in pro matches take a look on how a pro builds Karthus. If you want to discuss Karthus Karthus then you should visit the champion subreddit.

Karthus runes from primary path

Domination Domination improves burst damage and assassination tools on Karthus. Most of high elo players – and our LoL pros in the the major regions – have agreed that Dark Harvest Dark Harvest is the best keystone rune to run on Karthus Karthus. This keystone rune gives you additional damage throughout the match. Other primary runes on Karthus are Cheap Shot Cheap Shot, Sixth Sense Sixth Sense and Treasure Hunter Treasure Hunter.

Cheap Shot Cheap Shot makes you deal more damage to enemies with impaired movement, which has great synergy with the setup of Karthus. Treasure Hunter Treasure Hunter is the final rune of the Domination Domination path. This rune gives Karthus additional gold for takedowns. The additional gold is nothing to scoff at and can mean the difference between winning or losing a battle. Karthus will gain an additional 70 gold for the first takedown. Karthus acquires Bounty Hunter Stacks, which Karthus may use to get more takedowns. This rune's power will grow tremendously, and Karthus will become wealthy like never been before. Each time a fresh stack of Bounty Hunter Stacks is consumed, Karthus will get an additional twenty gold.

Karthus runes from secondary path

When it comes to your secondary path, most Karthus Karthus players prefer to go with Sorcery Sorcery. Sorcery Sorcery empoweres abilities of Karthus and increases the available champion resources. On the Sorcery Sorcery path, the best runes for Karthus are Axiom Arcanist Axiom Arcanist and Gathering Storm Gathering Storm.

Axiom Arcanist Axiom Arcanist grants you a shield, as soon as Karthus gets hurt by alot of magic damage. This rune will help you alot to survive against ability power champions with a lot of burst damage. Gathering Storm Gathering Storm increases your late game power.

FAQ for Karthus Runes

Which is the best keystone rune on Karthus?

The best keystone rune on Karthus is Dark Harvest Dark Harvest. This Karthus runes setup is then referred as Karthus Dark Harvest.

What runes does Karthus use?

Runes from the paths Domination Domination and Sorcery Sorcery are the most used runes on Karthus. For the exact pick rates of Karthus runes used, you have to study the rune distribution presented.