Karthus Build
A
Jungle

Karthus Build

Death Defied
Lay Waste
Q
Wall of Pain
W
Defile
E
Requiem
R
Mage
Mage
5/7
Win/Loss
<1%
Pick Rate
10%
Ban Rate

Matchups

Karthus is strong against
54%
54%
52%
52%
51%
Wukong
51%
Elise
51%
Lillia
51%
Viego
50%
Zac
50%
Lee Sin
50%
Talon
50%
Rengar
50%
Kindred
49%
Hecarim
49%
Kha'Zix
49%
Nocturne
48%
Jarvan IV
48%
Briar
48%
Sejuani
48%
Karthus is weak against
Udyr
39%
Volibear
43%
Trundle
44%
Master Yi
44%
Naafiri
44%
Nidalee
45%
Nunu & Willump
45%
Graves
45%
Fiddlesticks
46%
Ekko
47%
Evelynn
47%
Xin Zhao
47%
Diana
47%
Kayn
47%
Warwick
48%
Sejuani
48%
Briar
48%
Jarvan IV
48%
Nocturne
48%
Kha'Zix
49%

Early Karthus Build

Summoner Spells
FlashSmite
85%
23
Smite
15%
4
Starter Items
Gustwalker Hatchling
49%
13
32%
9
11%
3
Starter Trinket
Stealth Ward
83%
22
Oracle Lens
17%
5
Item
First
Second
Malignance
58%
16
Blackfire Torch
34%
9
Liandry's Torment
8%
2

Karthus Item Build

Item Buy Order
Two
Three
MalignanceShadowflame
27%
6
MalignanceRabadon's Deathcap
20%
4
Blackfire TorchLiandry's Torment
20%
4
Core Items
Malignance
58%
16
Rabadon's Deathcap
49%
13
Shadowflame
47%
13
Blackfire Torch
34%
9
Liandry's Torment
30%
8
Zhonya's Hourglass
17%
5
Horizon Focus
9%
3
Warmog's Armor
8%
2
Heartsteel
8%
2
Final Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
100%
26
Final Trinket
Oracle Lens
87%
23
Stealth Ward
11%
3
2%
1

Abilities

Spell Skill Priority
Lay Waste
Q
Defile
E
Wall of Pain
W
98%
26
Lay Waste
Q
Wall of Pain
W
Defile
E
2%
1
Lay Waste
Q
Wall of Pain
W
Defile
E
Requiem
R

Runes

Inspiration + Sorcery
First Strike
Sorcery
Dark Harvest
Precision
Dark Harvest
Sorcery
Inspiration
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Unsealed Spellbook
First Strike
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
Sorcery
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm

How to play Karthus

Karthus Karthus – the Deathsinger – is based on our LoL Jungle Tier List on patch 15.12 a A-Tier Jungle Jungle champion. Based on ranked matches from summoners with a PLATINUM+ tier, Karthus Karthus has a win rate of 48.6%, a pick rate of 1.7%, a ban rate of 1.8% and an average KDA Ratio of 0.0, which shows that the Mage Mage is in a good spot in the current meta of season 15. If you want to learn how to play Karthus on your matches, keep in mind that this champion is mechanically advanced to play in LoL. This Karthus guide will give you also an understanding on how to beat Karthus. Besides the upcoming Karthus Jungle Build the position Adc is a valid choice as well.

Pregame Build

In champion select you need to choose your Karthus Karthus runes and summoner spells. The best Karthus Jungle Runes 15.12 are Domination Domination as the primary path and Sorcery Sorcery as the secondary path. The most supportive Karthus Karthus keystone rune is Dark Harvest Dark Harvest. Flash Flash and Smite Smite are the summoner spells, which fits this LoL Karthus Build the most.

Item Build on Karthus

The starter items for the best Karthus Build on patch 15.12 are Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, and a Stealth Ward Stealth Ward as the trinket. As the game progresses, the most popular Karthus Karthus items are Shadowflame Shadowflame and Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch. Sorcerer's Shoes Sorcerer's Shoes are the most bought Karthus Karthus boots by Pros. This Karthus Build will vastly increase your chances to gain LP and to climb the leaderboard in LoL.

Karthus Abilities

At the beginning of a match start to skill the ability Lay Waste Lay Waste on Karthus Karthus. As the match progresses, it is best to maximise Lay Waste Lay Waste into Defile Defile and at last Wall of Pain Wall of Pain. Lay Waste Lay Waste is a very strong ability of Karthus Karthus in order to build up a lead and dominate your opponents. The passive is called Death Defied Death Defied and there is no need to set it manually on a Karthus Build.

Select one of the abilities below in order to start a clip of the ability:
Death Defied
Lay Waste
Q
Wall of Pain
W
Defile
E
Requiem
R
Death Defied

Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.

Biography

The harbinger of oblivion, Karthus is an undying specter whose haunting songs are a prelude to the horror of his nightmarish appearance. The living fear the eternity of undeath, but Karthus sees only beauty and purity in its embrace, a perfect union of life and death. When Karthus emerges from the Shadow Isles, it is to bring the joy of death to mortals, an apostle of the unliving.

Read Karthus's bio

Available Karthus Skins

Besides the Karthus build you can select a skin for Karthus. The best Karthus skins you can find below.

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