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Karthus 25.08 Build 
Jungle LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: AWin56.33%Role73.03%Pick2.58%Ban2.88%Games: 567KDA: 2.64Score: 53.49

Karthus Jungle is ranked A Tier and has a 56.33% win rate in LoL Patch 25.08. We've analyzed 567 Karthus Jungle games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. 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 Bel'Veth, Volibear, and Kayn. Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Kindred, Qiyana, and Wukong.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Smite
Flash
Win %
Pick %
55%
100%
57%
77%
Exhaust
49%
23%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
56%
57%
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
49%
28%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
53%
42%
57%
29%
54%
12%
29%
1%

Karthus Items

Blackfire Torch
55%
Sorcerer's Shoes
55%
Liandry's Torment
54%
Shadowflame
56%
Rabadon's Deathcap
61%
Void Staff
65%
Oracle Lens
57%
Elixir of Sorcery
63%

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
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600
Blighting Jewel
Void Staff
coin3000
Spellslinger's Shoes
coin750

Karthus Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Oracle Lens
57%
72%
Stealth Ward
52%
63%
Farsight Alteration
50%
20%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
55%
93%
Boots of Swiftness
100%
0%
Mercury's Treads
100%
0%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
0%
0%
Symbiotic Soles
0%
1%

Karthus Jungle Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
56%
69%
Gustwalker Hatchling
50%
38%
Mosstomper Seedling
80%
1%

Best Bans for Karthus Jungle

Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
S+
Wukong, the Monkey King
S
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
S
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
S
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
A
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
A
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
A
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
A
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
A
Rengar, the Pridestalker
A
Viego, The Ruined King
A
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
A
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
A
Zac, the Secret Weapon
A
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
A
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
A
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
A
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
A
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
B
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
B
Elise, the Spider Queen
B

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

Zed, the Master of Shadows
+17.1
Annie, the Dark Child
+15.7
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+15.7
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+15.7
Sylas, the Unshackled
+15.7
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+15.7
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
+13.3
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+12.2
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+11.5
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+11.5
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+9.9
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+9.0
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+8.1
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+6.1
Yone, the Unforgotten
+5.1
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+5.0
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+2.3

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

Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
Galio, the Colossus
Kassadin, the Void Walker
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
Ryze, the Rune Mage
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert

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

Hwei, the Visionary
-2.8
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-4.6
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-6.1
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-6.1
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-9.0
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
-10.5
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-11.5
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-15.7
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-15.7
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-15.7
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-15.7
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-18.2

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

Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+20.4
Sett, the Boss
+20.4
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+18.6
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+15.7
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+15.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+15.7
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+15.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+9.0
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+9.0
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+9.0
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+6.9
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+6.1
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+6.1
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+6.1
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+4.6
Olaf, the Berserker
+4.6
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+3.5

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

Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
Kayle, the Righteous
Riven, the Exile
Trundle, the Troll King
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun

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

Garen, The Might of Demacia
-1.2
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-2.8
Yone, the Unforgotten
-6.9
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-7.3
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-7.3
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-9.0
Gnar, the Missing Link
-10.5
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-11.5
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-15.7
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-15.7

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

Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-15.7
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-15.7
Wukong, the Monkey King
-15.7
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-13.3
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-12.6
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-11.5
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-3.5
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-3.5
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-2.8
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-1.2

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

Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+21.7
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+17.8
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+15.7
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+15.7
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+15.7
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+15.7
Graves, the Outlaw
+11.5
Ivern, the Green Father
+10.5
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+10.5
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+9.9
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+9.0
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+7.8
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+5.5
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+5.2
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+5.0
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+4.0
Viego, The Ruined King
+3.3
Elise, the Spider Queen
+2.8
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+2.6
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+0.4

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

Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
Zac, the Secret Weapon
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