Karthus Build
B
Jungle

Karthus Build

Death Defied
Lay Waste
Q
Wall of Pain
W
Defile
E
Requiem
R
Mage
Mage
0/1
Win/Loss
<1%
Pick Rate
26%
Ban Rate

Matchups

Karthus is strong against
62%
58%
58%
57%
56%
Ambessa
56%
Vi
56%
Shaco
56%
Kindred
56%
Zyra
55%
Teemo
55%
Sejuani
55%
Master Yi
55%
Rengar
54%
Amumu
53%
Bel'Veth
52%
Kha'Zix
51%
Jarvan IV
50%
Wukong
50%
Nidalee
50%
Karthus is weak against
Briar
41%
Talon
44%
Ekko
44%
Hecarim
45%
Graves
45%
Gragas
45%
Fiddlesticks
46%
Zac
46%
Nunu & Willump
47%
Elise
47%
Diana
48%
Lee Sin
48%
Evelynn
49%
Nocturne
49%
Warwick
49%
Skarner
49%
Nidalee
50%
Wukong
50%
Jarvan IV
50%
Kha'Zix
51%

Early Karthus Build

Summoner Spells
FlashSmite
84%
16
Smite
16%
3
Starter Items
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
57%
11
Scorchclaw Pup
35%
7
Health Potion
5%
1
Starter Trinket
Stealth Ward
97%
18
Oracle Lens
3%
1
Item
First
Second
Blackfire Torch
81%
15
Liandry's Torment
14%
3
Malignance
5%
1

Karthus Item Build

Item Buy Order
Two
Three
Blackfire TorchLiandry's Torment
56%
10
Blackfire TorchShadowflame
19%
4
Liandry's TormentShadowflame
6%
1
Core Items
Blackfire Torch
84%
16
Liandry's Torment
70%
13
Shadowflame
51%
10
Rabadon's Deathcap
49%
9
Void Staff
22%
4
Zhonya's Hourglass
19%
4
Malignance
14%
3
Mejai's Soulstealer
11%
2
Stormsurge
3%
1
Final Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
100%
18
Final Trinket
Oracle Lens
81%
15
16%
3
Stealth Ward
3%
1

Abilities

Spell Skill Priority
Lay Waste
Q
Defile
E
Wall of Pain
W
97%
18
Lay Waste
Q
Wall of Pain
W
Defile
E
3%
1
Lay Waste
Q
Wall of Pain
W
Defile
E
Requiem
R

Runes

Domination + Precision
Dark Harvest
Precision
Dark Harvest
Domination
Domination
Domination
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Zombie Ward
Ghost Poro
Eyeball Collection
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Precision
Precision
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand

How to play Karthus

Karthus Karthus – the Deathsinger – is based on our LoL Jungle Tier List on patch 14.22 a B-Tier Jungle Jungle champion. Based on ranked matches from summoners with a PLATINUM+ tier, Karthus Karthus has a win rate of 49.9%, a pick rate of 3.3%, a ban rate of 5.5% and an average KDA Ratio of 0.0, which shows that the Mage Mage is in a moderate spot in the current meta of season 14. 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. The upcoming LoL Karthus Jungle Build is the most popular build picked by many Pros.

Pregame Build

In champion select you need to choose your Karthus Karthus runes and summoner spells. The best Karthus Jungle Runes 14.22 are Domination Domination as the primary path and Precision Precision 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 14.22 are Scorchclaw Pup Scorchclaw Pup, and a Stealth Ward Stealth Ward as the trinket. As the game progresses, the most popular Karthus Karthus items are Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch and Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment. 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 spirit 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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