How to play Karthus
Karthus – the Deathsinger – is based on our LoL Jungle Tier List on patch 15.12 a A-Tier 
Jungle champion. Based on ranked matches from summoners with a PLATINUM+ tier, Karthus has a win rate of 48.6%, a pick rate of 1.7%, a ban rate of 1.8% and an average KDA Ratio of 0.0, which shows that the 
Mage is in a good spot in the current meta of season 15. If you want to learn how to play Karthus on your matches, keep in mind that this champion is mechanically advanced to play in LoL. This Karthus guide will give you also an understanding on how to beat Karthus. Besides the upcoming Karthus Jungle Build the position Adc is a valid choice as well.
Pregame Build
In champion select you need to choose your Karthus runes and summoner spells. The best Karthus Jungle Runes 15.12 are 
Domination as the primary path and 
Sorcery as the secondary path. The most supportive Karthus keystone rune is 
Dark Harvest. 
Flash and 
Smite are the summoner spells, which fits this LoL Karthus Build the most.
Item Build on Karthus
The starter items for the best Karthus Build on patch 15.12 are 
Scorchclaw Pup, 
Health Potion, and a 
Stealth Ward as the trinket. As the game progresses, the most popular Karthus items are 
Shadowflame and 
Blackfire Torch. 
Sorcerer's Shoes are the most bought Karthus boots by Pros. This Karthus Build will vastly increase your chances to gain LP and to climb the leaderboard in LoL.
Karthus Abilities
At the beginning of a match start to skill the ability 
Lay Waste on Karthus. As the match progresses, it is best to maximise Lay Waste into 
Defile and at last 
Wall of Pain. Lay Waste is a very strong ability of Karthus in order to build up a lead and dominate your opponents. The passive is called 
Death Defied and there is no need to set it manually on a Karthus Build.
Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.
Biography
Read Karthus's bioThe harbinger of oblivion, Karthus is an undying specter whose haunting songs are a prelude to the horror of his nightmarish appearance. The living fear the eternity of undeath, but Karthus sees only beauty and purity in its embrace, a perfect union of life and death. When Karthus emerges from the Shadow Isles, it is to bring the joy of death to mortals, an apostle of the unliving.
Available Karthus Skins
Besides the Karthus build you can select a skin for Karthus. The best Karthus skins you can find below.
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- Short Story: Burial At Sea None
The sea was mirror-smooth and dark. A pirate’s moon hung low on the horizon as it had for the last six nights. Not so much as a whisper of wind stirred the air, only that damned dirge carried from who knew where. Vionax had sailed the oceans around Noxus long enough to know that seas like this only ever presaged ill-fortune. She stood on the Darkwill’s foredeck, training her spyglass on the far ocean, searching for anything she could use to plot their position.