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Karthus

KarthusTop Build, Emerald +
Patch 26.11

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 26.11
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 26.11
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The Keystone First Strike
Blackfire Torch
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Emerald +Emerald +
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Tier
43.72%
Win Rate
48 / 48
Rank
0.1%
Pick Rate
1.8%
Ban Rate
199
Matches
RecommendedRecommended
The Keystone First Strike
Blackfire Torch
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Karthus RunesKarthus Top Build
60% WR (20 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
48.72% WR (39 Matches)
Summoner Spell ExhaustSummoner Spell Ignite
Toughest MatchupsThese champions counter Karthus
Camille
Camille

0%
1 Matches
Tristana
Tristana

0%
1 Matches
Volibear
Volibear

0%
1 Matches
Riven
Riven

0%
3 Matches
Kled
Kled

0%
1 Matches
Gwen
Gwen

0%
1 Matches
Fizz
Fizz

0%
1 Matches
Smolder
Smolder

0%
3 Matches
Swain
Swain

0%
1 Matches
Miss Fortune
Miss Fortune

0%
1 Matches
Skill Priority
Karthus's E: Defile
E
Karthus's Q: Lay Waste
Q
Karthus's W: Wall of Pain
W
66.67% WR
9 Matches
Skill PathMost popular ability leveling order
Karthus's Q: Lay Waste
Q
Lay Waste
1
8
10
11
13
Karthus's W: Wall of Pain
W
Wall of Pain
4
14
15
16
18
Karthus's E: Defile
E
Defile
2
3
5
7
9
Karthus's R: Requiem
R
Requiem
6
12
17
Karthus's Passive: Death Defied
P
Death Defied
Starting Items
2
45.35% WR
172 Matches
Best for most matchups
Core Items
70% WR
10 Matches
Build this every game
Fourth Item Options
60% WR
15 Matches
50% WR
36 Matches
Options after core build
Fifth Item Options
85.71% WR
7 Matches
60% WR
10 Matches
66.67% WR
3 Matches
Sixth Item Options
100% WR
4 Matches
100% WR
2 Matches
100% WR
2 Matches
Role Quest
Extra power for the late game in top lane

Total Points

1200

Kills

15

Minions

1

Plates

20

Towers

25

Epic Monsters

30

Points acquired are doubled in the top lane.
Role Rewards
Karthus
Karthus top quest completion goal: 12:06
Completing this quest will grant: flat amount of experience, increased experience gain, and increased level cap of up to 20. It will also grant an upgraded version of Summoner Spell Teleport Teleport or if it wasn't selected as a Summoner Spell it will grant Teleport as a third Summoner Spell.

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