Karthus ARAM Builds & Runes
P
Q
W
E
R
The Karthus ARAM build is [?] and [?]. This LoL Karthus guide for ARAM on 13.23 includes runes, items, and skill order.
Playstyle: Karthus Builds
Execute & Burn
58,523 Games
52%
Adaptive & Burn
11,851 Games
50%
Execute & Wave Clear
11,723 Games
47%
Pro Karthus Builds
Gilius
vs
Jokki xD
vs
Zwyroo
vs
Tally
vs
Zwyroo
vs
Zwyroo
vs
Core Karthus Item Build Order
Starting
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Starting
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Core Karthus Item Build Path
Situational
Summoner Spells
Damage Breakdown
Karthus Runes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
Karthus Skill Order
Q
E
W
Key Insights
If
Q
only hits one enemy, it deals double damage.
Q
and
W
reveal their affected areas.
E
deals an extra tick of damage when Karthus recasts it.
R
damages all targetable enemy champions.
Strengths
Even if Karthus is killed first, he continues fighting with
P
, giving his team an advantage in fights since enemy resources were used on him.
Forces enemies to play with a "lower HP bar" since he can cast
R
at any point to finish them off.
Synergizes well with
,
,
,
,
, and
. Can opt for
or
for more burst.
Weaknesses
Completely immobile, leaving him vulnerable to ganks.
When fighting, if Karthus misses a single
Q
, it becomes much harder to land one.
Buying
/
as an AD champion,
as a mage, or
as a support/tank will aid in negating
R
's damage.
Win Rate
50.3%
(-0.1%)
vs last patch
Pick Rate
7.2%
(-0.1%)
vs last patch