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Karthus Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.12

Karthus The Deathsinger

Find the best Karthus build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.12. 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 14 Guides // Patch 14.12
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[14.12] Diamond Tank Karthus - Slow Death

Guide by Aqua Dragon updated June 19, 2024
  • In-depth
  • Off-Meta
Season 14 Guides // Patch 14.11
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus stomping bot start (free elo hack)

Guide by Kociokwik updated June 4, 2024
  • In-depth
Season 14 Guides // Other Patches
8.1
6
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[14.9] Jungle Karthus Guide

Guide by Darkoey updated May 23, 2024
7.1
270
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[14.9] Rank 1 Karthus World Guide To Climbing

Guide by ELOSANTA updated May 21, 2024
  • In-depth
8.1
6
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0
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

S14 karthus jg guide

Guide by astral 1v9 updated March 18, 2024
9.8
327
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

[70% Winrate] Rank #84 Karthus In The World Guide (MID)

Guide by DingDongGaming updated February 25, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Master Karthus Guide patch 14.2

Guide by Trixiefix updated January 25, 2024
Season 14 Builds // Patch 14.12
New Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

BATTLEMAGE MIDLANE KARTHUS

Build by sealmi updated June 23, 2024
  • Off-Meta
Season 14 Builds // Other Patches
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

KarthURF

Build by WilsorBR updated May 18, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

UAV Karthus Hack

Build by frreddi updated May 16, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Shadow Wizard Karkus

Build by Herrgran updated May 16, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

karthus Sundered

Build by Guest updated April 23, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Super Sustain Karthus

Build by Hwei P30 Pro updated April 29, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus build (be like cinkrof)

Build by Guest updated April 19, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus but you have ult up every time [ S14 ]

Build by HMT_zenith updated April 14, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Jungle 14.6

Build by QuantumChuck updated March 21, 2024
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Karthus Jesuscirraptor TOP Split Push

Build by Jesuscirraptor updated February 27, 2024
  • Off-Meta
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

S14 KARTHUS JUNGLE CARRY 80%+ (yes even in this meta)

Build by WARPSEL updated January 22, 2024
5.6
2
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

(SEASON 14) New Items karthus ONE SHOT

Build by Mudiss updated January 20, 2024
Season 13 Guides
7.3
5
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LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide
LoL Champion Karthus Build Guide

Cashout Karthus

Guide by Destruuu updated January 2, 2024
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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 14.12. 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 14.12: 41,990 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 66% 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 48%

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 48%

Win Rate 12% 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 54% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 28% Pickrate

Flash Scorchclaw Smite

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 50%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Flash Gustwalker Smite

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 49%

Win Rate 70% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 56%

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 50%

Win Rate 74% Pickrate

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Patch 14.12: 41,990 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Karthus's Runes

Karthus's Best Runes 54%

Win Rate 78% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 2nd Best Runes 51%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

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

Karthus's 3rd Best Runes 57%

Win Rate 6% 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 54%

Win Rate 74% Pickrate

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Second Best

Karthus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 53%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Karthus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 55%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Exhaust Teleport

Karthus's Starters

Karthus's Best Starter Items 53%

Win Rate 98% Pickrate

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Karthus's Core Items

Karthus's Best Core Items 57%

Win Rate 23% Pickrate

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Karthus's Ability Order

Karthus's Best Ability Order 54%

Win Rate 43% 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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