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Karthus

Karthus Pro Builds

Karthus Pro Builds in North America, for from Pros and Platinum+ Players - Patch 13.21

Find a list of Karthus builds for from Pros and Platinum+ Players. You can filter by matchup, player, region and lane.

Click on a build to find Karthus Runes, Build Order, Abilities Order and more details about the teams composition.

Karthus build vs Briar champion icon
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod 1250
Greatly increases Ability Power

+60 Ability Power
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer 1600
Grants Ability Power for kills and assists

20 Ability Power
100 Health

Glory: Gain 4 stacks for a champion kill or 2 stacks for an assist (up to 25 stacks total). Lose 10 stacks on death.
Dread: Grants 5 Ability Power per stack of Glory. Gain 10% Move Speed if you have at least 10 stacks.

Obtained Glory stacks are preserved between this item and Dark Seal.
Control Ward
Control Ward 75
Used to disable wards and invisible traps in an area.

Can only carry 2 Control Wards in inventory.

Click to Consume: Places a ward that grants vision of the surrounding area. This device will also reveal invisible traps and reveal / disable wards. Control Wards do not disable other Control Wards. Camouflaged units will also be revealed.

Limit 1 Control Ward on the map per player.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes 1100
Enhances Movement Speed and magic damage

18 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
Liandry's Anguish
Liandry's Anguish 3200
Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies

80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste

Agony: Deal up to 12% bonus magic damage based on the target's bonus health (maxed at 1250 bonus health).
Torment: Dealing damage with Abilities causes enemies to burn for (12.5 + 1.5% Ability Power) + 1% max Health magic damage per second for 4 seconds.

Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 5 Ability Haste.
Exhaust

Exhaust

Exhausts target enemy champion, reducing their Movement Speed by 30%, and their damage dealt by 40% for 2.5 seconds.
Smite

Smite

Deals 600/900/1200 true damage to target monster or lane minion.

Deals 40 true damage to champion pets.

Cannot be cast on small monsters.
First Strike

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grants 5 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 100% (70% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25-15
Domination
7/1/4
16:03
Lv 12
Master

Pimpollo fumador

(Grell)

Karthus build vs Viego champion icon
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap 3600
Massively increases Ability Power

120 Ability Power

Magical Opus: Increases your total Ability Power by 40%.
Liandry's Anguish
Liandry's Anguish 3200
Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies

80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste

Agony: Deal up to 12% bonus magic damage based on the target's bonus health (maxed at 1250 bonus health).
Torment: Dealing damage with Abilities causes enemies to burn for (12.5 + 1.5% Ability Power) + 1% max Health magic damage per second for 4 seconds.

Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 5 Ability Haste.
Void Staff
Void Staff 2800
Increases magic damage

+65 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer 1600
Grants Ability Power for kills and assists

20 Ability Power
100 Health

Glory: Gain 4 stacks for a champion kill or 2 stacks for an assist (up to 25 stacks total). Lose 10 stacks on death.
Dread: Grants 5 Ability Power per stack of Glory. Gain 10% Move Speed if you have at least 10 stacks.

Obtained Glory stacks are preserved between this item and Dark Seal.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes 1100
Enhances Movement Speed and magic damage

18 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
Exhaust

Exhaust

Exhausts target enemy champion, reducing their Movement Speed by 30%, and their damage dealt by 40% for 2.5 seconds.
Smite

Smite

Deals 600/900/1200 true damage to target monster or lane minion.

Deals 40 true damage to champion pets.

Cannot be cast on small monsters.
First Strike

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grants 5 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 100% (70% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25-15
Domination
13/3/9
24:57
Lv 16
Master

Pimpollo fumador

(Grell)

Karthus build vs Master Yi champion icon
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap 3600
Massively increases Ability Power

120 Ability Power

Magical Opus: Increases your total Ability Power by 40%.
Liandry's Anguish
Liandry's Anguish 3200
Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies

80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste

Agony: Deal up to 12% bonus magic damage based on the target's bonus health (maxed at 1250 bonus health).
Torment: Dealing damage with Abilities causes enemies to burn for (12.5 + 1.5% Ability Power) + 1% max Health magic damage per second for 4 seconds.

Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 5 Ability Haste.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes 1100
Enhances Movement Speed and magic damage

18 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
Void Staff
Void Staff 2800
Increases magic damage

+65 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter 2600
Abilities slow enemies

75 Ability Power
400 Health

Rimefrost: Damaging Abilties Slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
Exhaust

Exhaust

Exhausts target enemy champion, reducing their Movement Speed by 30%, and their damage dealt by 40% for 2.5 seconds.
Smite

Smite

Deals 600/900/1200 true damage to target monster or lane minion.

Deals 40 true damage to champion pets.

Cannot be cast on small monsters.
First Strike

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grants 5 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 100% (70% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25-15
Domination
3/8/9
35:21
Lv 16
Master

MechRat

Karthus build vs Samira champion icon
Oblivion Orb
Oblivion Orb 800
Increases magic damage

30 Ability Power

Cursed: Dealing magic damage applies 40% Grievous Wounds to champions for 3 seconds.

Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Liandry's Anguish
Liandry's Anguish 3200
Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies

80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste

Agony: Deal up to 12% bonus magic damage based on the target's bonus health (maxed at 1250 bonus health).
Torment: Dealing damage with Abilities causes enemies to burn for (12.5 + 1.5% Ability Power) + 1% max Health magic damage per second for 4 seconds.

Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 5 Ability Haste.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass 3000
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions

80 Ability Power
45 Armor
15 Ability Haste

Active - Stasis: You become Invulnerable and Untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but are prevented from taking any other actions during this time (120s cooldown).
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes 1100
Enhances Movement Speed and magic damage

18 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
Dark Seal
Dark Seal 350
Provides Ability Power and Mana. Increases in power as you kill enemies.

15 Ability Power
50 Health

Glory: Gain 2 stacks for a champion kill or 1 stacks for an assist (up to 10 stacks total). Lose 5 stacks on death.
Dread: Grants 4 Ability Power per stack of Glory.

Obtained Glory stacks are preserved between this item and Mejai's Soulstealer.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame 3000


100 Ability Power
200 Health

Cinderbloom: Damage to champions benefits from 10 to 20 additional Magic Penetration based on their current Health (max benefit when the target has 1000 or less Health). If the target was recently affected by Shields, gain the maximum benefit against that target (20 bonus Magic Penetration).
Exhaust

Exhaust

Exhausts target enemy champion, reducing their Movement Speed by 30%, and their damage dealt by 40% for 2.5 seconds.
Flash

Flash

Teleports your champion a short distance toward your cursor's location.
Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, permanently increasing Dark Harvest's damage by 5.

Dark Harvest damage: 20-60 (based on level) (+5 damage per soul) (+0.25 bonus AD) (+0.15 AP)
Cooldown: 45s (resets to 1.5s on takedown)
Precision
11/5/17
29:09
Lv 16
Master

Black Angel

Karthus build vs Graves champion icon
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup 450


Jungle Companions: Summon an Scorchclaw to assist you in the jungle.
Scorchclaw's Slash: When fully grown your companion periodically imbues your next damaging effect to Slow and damage enemy champions.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring 400
Good starting item for casters

18 Ability Power
90 Health

Focus: Attacks deal an additional 5 physical damage to minions.
Drain: Restore 1 Mana every second. Damaging an enemy champion increases this amount to 1.5 Mana every second for 10 seconds. If you can't gain Mana, restore 45% of the value as Health instead.
Liandry's Anguish
Liandry's Anguish 3200
Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies

80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste

Agony: Deal up to 12% bonus magic damage based on the target's bonus health (maxed at 1250 bonus health).
Torment: Dealing damage with Abilities causes enemies to burn for (12.5 + 1.5% Ability Power) + 1% max Health magic damage per second for 4 seconds.

Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 5 Ability Haste.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes 1100
Enhances Movement Speed and magic damage

18 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
Flash

Flash

Teleports your champion a short distance toward your cursor's location.
Smite

Smite

Deals 600/900/1200 true damage to target monster or lane minion.

Deals 40 true damage to champion pets.

Cannot be cast on small monsters.
First Strike

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grants 5 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 100% (70% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25-15
Domination
1/5/2
15:21
Lv 9
Diamond

gomacat9

Karthus build vs Taliyah champion icon
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap 3600
Massively increases Ability Power

120 Ability Power

Magical Opus: Increases your total Ability Power by 40%.
Liandry's Anguish
Liandry's Anguish 3200
Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies

80 Ability Power
600 Mana
20 Ability Haste

Agony: Deal up to 12% bonus magic damage based on the target's bonus health (maxed at 1250 bonus health).
Torment: Dealing damage with Abilities causes enemies to burn for (12.5 + 1.5% Ability Power) + 1% max Health magic damage per second for 4 seconds.

Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 5 Ability Haste.
Amplifying Tome
Amplifying Tome 435
Slightly increases Ability Power

+20 Ability Power
Dark Seal
Dark Seal 350
Provides Ability Power and Mana. Increases in power as you kill enemies.

15 Ability Power
50 Health

Glory: Gain 2 stacks for a champion kill or 1 stacks for an assist (up to 10 stacks total). Lose 5 stacks on death.
Dread: Grants 4 Ability Power per stack of Glory.

Obtained Glory stacks are preserved between this item and Mejai's Soulstealer.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes 1100
Enhances Movement Speed and magic damage

18 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
Flash

Flash

Teleports your champion a short distance toward your cursor's location.
Smite

Smite

Deals 600/900/1200 true damage to target monster or lane minion.

Deals 40 true damage to champion pets.

Cannot be cast on small monsters.
First Strike

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grants 5 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 100% (70% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25-15
Domination
3/1/7
20:47
Lv 14
Master

XiaoHuaSheng8

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