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Karthus·Top Build
P
Q
W
E
R| Win rate | 44.0% |
| Pick rate | 0.1% |
| Ban rate | 2.4% |
| Matches | 618- |
Karthus Build
Top ∙ Patch 15.24Most Popular
Win Rate 47.7% based on 86 matches
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Mandioguila OTP
40.0%runes
spells
D
F
items
Starter Items
Time Target
@ 16 sec
Early Items
@ 3 min
Core Items
@ 17 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
E
W
Skills
situational items
Karthus Matchups Overview
Weak Against
Strong Against
Karthus General information
Karthus combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Karthus Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Karthus Top build, you should take Ignite and Barrier as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Summon Aery as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Presence of Mind and Last Stand in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Blackfire Torch as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Shadowflame. For your last 3 items, you should build Stormsurge, Rabadon's Deathcap and finish with Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 47.7% winrate over 86 matches played.
Situational Karthus Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Karthus build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Karthus runes page.
Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Karthus Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 25.24 the best possible matchups for Karthus Top are:
- vs. Rengar - win rate over games.
- vs. Akali - 80.0% win rate over 5 games.
- vs. Illaoi - 80.0% win rate over 5 games.
- vs. Varus - 80.0% win rate over 5 games.
- vs. Veigar - 75.0% win rate over 4 games.
Consider picking Karthus into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Karthus.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Karthus in the current patch into the following Top matchups:
- vs. Briar - win rate over games.
- vs. Yorick - win rate over games.
- vs. Ryze - 12.5% win rate over 8 games.
- vs. Fiora - 17.6% win rate over 17 games.
- vs. Galio - 20.0% win rate over 5 games.
These champions are considered as Karthus counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Karthus counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.
