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Karthus

KarthusTop Build, Emerald +
Patch 15.18

Karthus's Passive: Death Defied
P
Karthus's Q: Lay Waste
Q
Karthus's W: Wall of Pain
W
Karthus's E: Defile
E
Karthus's R: Requiem
R
Karthus with U.GG's best data for every build. The highest win rate Karthus build, from rune set to skill order to item path, for Top. LoL Patch 15.18
Karthus with U.GG's best data for every build. The highest win rate Karthus build, from rune set to skill order to item path, for Top. LoL Patch 15.18
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The Keystone First Strike
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Emerald +Emerald +
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Tier
49.42%
Win Rate
27 / 44
Rank
0.1%
Pick Rate
2.4%
Ban Rate
346
Matches
RecommendedRecommended
The Keystone First Strike
Blackfire Torch
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Karthus RunesKarthus Top Build
61.22% WR (49 Matches)
The Rune Tree Inspiration
Inspiration
The Keystone Glacial Augment
The Keystone Unsealed Spellbook
The Keystone First Strike
The Rune Hextech Flashtraption
The Rune Magical Footwear
The Rune Cash Back
The Rune Triple Tonic
The Rune Time Warp Tonic
The Rune Biscuit Delivery
The Rune Cosmic Insight
The Rune Approach Velocity
The Rune Jack Of All Trades
The Rune Tree Sorcery
Sorcery
The Rune Axiom Arcanist
The Rune Manaflow Band
The Rune Nimbus Cloak
The Rune Transcendence
The Rune Celerity
The Rune Absolute Focus
The Rune Scorch
The Rune Waterwalking
The Rune Gathering Storm
The Adaptive Force Shard
The Attack Speed Shard
The Ability Haste Shard
The Adaptive Force Shard
The Move Speed Shard
The Health Scaling Shard
The Health Shard
The Tenacity and Slow Resist Shard
The Health Scaling Shard
The Rune Tree Inspiration
Inspiration
The Keystone Glacial Augment
The Keystone Unsealed Spellbook
The Keystone First Strike
The Rune Hextech Flashtraption
The Rune Magical Footwear
The Rune Cash Back
The Rune Triple Tonic
The Rune Time Warp Tonic
The Rune Biscuit Delivery
The Rune Cosmic Insight
The Rune Approach Velocity
The Rune Jack Of All Trades
The Rune Tree Sorcery
Sorcery
The Rune Axiom Arcanist
The Rune Manaflow Band
The Rune Nimbus Cloak
The Rune Transcendence
The Rune Celerity
The Rune Absolute Focus
The Rune Scorch
The Rune Waterwalking
The Rune Gathering Storm
The Adaptive Force Shard
The Attack Speed Shard
The Ability Haste Shard
The Adaptive Force Shard
The Move Speed Shard
The Health Scaling Shard
The Health Shard
The Tenacity and Slow Resist Shard
The Health Scaling Shard
Summoner Spells
50% WR (158 Matches)
Summoner Spell FlashSummoner Spell Teleport
Toughest MatchupsThese champions counter Karthus
Akali
Akali

0%
3 Matches
Kassadin
Kassadin

0%
3 Matches
Lee Sin
Lee Sin

0%
2 Matches
Tryndamere
Tryndamere

0%
2 Matches
Malphite
Malphite

12.5%
8 Matches
Riven
Riven

14.3%
7 Matches
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser

14.3%
7 Matches
Warwick
Warwick

16.7%
6 Matches
Teemo
Teemo

16.7%
6 Matches
Darius
Darius

22.2%
9 Matches
Skill Priority
Karthus's Q: Lay Waste
Q
Karthus's E: Defile
E
Karthus's W: Wall of Pain
W
58.97% WR
39 Matches
Skill PathMost popular ability leveling order
Karthus's Q: Lay Waste
Q
Lay Waste
1
3
5
7
9
Karthus's W: Wall of Pain
W
Wall of Pain
4
14
15
16
18
Karthus's E: Defile
E
Defile
2
8
10
11
13
Karthus's R: Requiem
R
Requiem
6
12
17
Karthus's Passive: Death Defied
P
Death Defied
Starting Items
71.43% WR
7 Matches
Best for most matchups
Core Items
67.65% WR
34 Matches
+32.35% WR
Buy 5th
Fourth Item Options
54.24% WR
59 Matches
83.33% WR
6 Matches
Options after core build
Fifth Item Options
91.67% WR
12 Matches
59.46% WR
37 Matches
100% WR
5 Matches
Sixth Item Options
77.78% WR
9 Matches
70% WR
10 Matches
60% WR
5 Matches

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