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Karthus 25.08 Build 
Jungle LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: BWin50.19%Role73.44%Pick2.35%Ban5.74%Games: 1941KDA: 2.61Score: 53.37

Karthus Jungle is ranked B Tier and has a 50.19% win rate in LoL Patch 25.08. We've analyzed 1941 Karthus Jungle games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Precision (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Smite and Flash. Starting items should include Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Karthus's Best Jungle matchups include Udyr, Qiyana, and Vi. Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Darius, Shyvana, and Ekko.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Smite
Flash
Win %
Pick %
53%
100%
52%
53%
Exhaust
54%
46%
Ignite
48%
1%
Ghost
20%
0%
Teleport
0%
0%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
54%
65%
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
47%
19%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
55%
51%
47%
22%
48%
7%
55%
1%

Karthus Items

Blackfire Torch
54%
Sorcerer's Shoes
53%
Liandry's Torment
55%
Shadowflame
54%
Zhonya's Hourglass
55%
Rabadon's Deathcap
57%
Oracle Lens
54%
Elixir of Sorcery
61%

Karthus Skill Order

Death Defied
123456789101112131415161718
Lay Waste
QQQQQ
Wall of Pain
WWWWW
Defile
EEEEE
Requiem
RRR

Karthus Item Purchase Order

Scorchclaw Pup
Boots
Fated Ashes
Lost Chapter
Blackfire Torch
coin2800
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Fated Ashes
Haunting Guise
Liandry's Torment
coin3000
Needlessly Large Rod
Hextech Alternator
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Seeker's Armguard
Zhonya's Hourglass
coin3250
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600
Spellslinger's Shoes
coin750

Karthus Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Oracle Lens
54%
83%
Stealth Ward
52%
69%
Farsight Alteration
52%
11%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
53%
94%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
40%
1%
Mercury's Treads
80%
0%
Boots of Swiftness
50%
0%
Berserker's Greaves
100%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
33%
0%

Karthus Jungle Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
54%
79%
Gustwalker Hatchling
48%
25%
Mosstomper Seedling
40%
1%

Best Bans for Karthus Jungle

Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
S+
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
S+
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
S
Ivern, the Green Father
S
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
S
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
A
Sejuani, Fury of the North
A
Viego, The Ruined King
A
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
A
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
A
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
A
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
A
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
A
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
A
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
A
Zac, the Secret Weapon
A
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
A
Elise, the Spider Queen
A
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
A
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
A
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
A

Best Mid Lane Duo Queue Champions for Karthus Jungle(over 51% win rate with Karthus)

Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
+21.7
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+19.0
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
+18.2
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+17.8
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+15.7
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+15.7
Sylas, the Unshackled
+14.2
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+13.9
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+11.1
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+9.0
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+9.0
Kassadin, the Void Walker
+7.8
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+7.8
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+6.9
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+6.9
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+6.6
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+6.5
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+6.1
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+5.9
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+5.2
Hwei, the Visionary
+4.2
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+3.9
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+3.8
Galio, the Colossus
+3.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+3.1
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+2.8
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+1.0
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+0.5
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
+0.4

Average Mid Lane Duo Queue Champions for Karthus Jungle(49% - 51% win rate with Karthus)

Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier

Below Average Mid Lane Duo Queue Champions for Karthus Jungle(under 49% win rate with Karthus)

Yone, the Unforgotten
-1.1
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-2.1
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-2.4
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
-3.2
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-4.6
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-6.1
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-6.1
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-6.1
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-6.1
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-9.0
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-9.0
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-9.0
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
-9.0
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-11.5
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-12.3
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-12.6
Annie, the Dark Child
-15.7
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-15.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-15.7
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
-15.7
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-15.7
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-15.7
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
-20.4

Best Top Lane Duo Queue Champions for Karthus Jungle(over 51% win rate with Karthus)

Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+20.4
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+19.6
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+19.6
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+19.0
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+15.7
Trundle, the Troll King
+15.7
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+14.0
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+13.5
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+13.3
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+12.6
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+11.9
Olaf, the Berserker
+9.0
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+9.0
Sett, the Boss
+9.0
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+9.0
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+8.4
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+8.1
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+7.7
Yone, the Unforgotten
+7.6
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+7.3
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+6.9
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+4.9
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+4.6
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+4.4
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+4.0
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+2.8
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+2.7
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+2.3
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+2.3
Riven, the Exile
+1.8
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+1.6
Kayle, the Righteous
+1.6
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+1.6

Average Top Lane Duo Queue Champions for Karthus Jungle(49% - 51% win rate with Karthus)

Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
Sejuani, Fury of the North
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
Irelia, the Blade Dancer

Below Average Top Lane Duo Queue Champions for Karthus Jungle(under 49% win rate with Karthus)

Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-0.3
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-0.5
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-3.3
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-3.5
Gnar, the Missing Link
-3.8
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-4.6
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-5.0
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-7.0
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-7.2
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-7.8
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-9.0
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-10.5
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-12.2
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-13.3
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-15.7
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-18.2

Best Jungle Champions to Counter Karthus Jungle(under 49% win rate for Karthus)

Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-20.4
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-18.2
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-14.9
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-12.6
Ivern, the Green Father
-10.9
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-8.3
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-8.2
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-4.6
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-3.5
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-2.1
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-1.8
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-1.6
Elise, the Spider Queen
-1.0
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-0.8
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-0.6

Best Jungle Matchups for Karthus Jungle(over 51% win rate for Karthus)

Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+16.9
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+15.7
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+14.8
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+14.4
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+14.4
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+13.5
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+12.6
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+11.2
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+9.6
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+6.9
Wukong, the Monkey King
+6.7
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+5.9
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+5.0
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+4.6
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+4.6
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+3.8
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+3.5
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+3.4
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+3.1
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+2.8
Graves, the Outlaw
+2.3
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+1.9
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+1.5
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+1.4
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+0.9
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+0.5

Even Jungle Matchups for Karthus Jungle(49% - 51% win rate for Karthus)

Viego, The Ruined King
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
Trundle, the Troll King
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
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