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Karthus 14.17 Build 
Jungle LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: CWin49.08%Role78.93%Pick3.11%Ban8.34%Games: 2867KDA: 2.47Score: 54.13

Karthus Jungle is ranked C Tier and has a 49.08% win rate in LoL Patch 14.17. We've analyzed 2867 Karthus Jungle games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, 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 Exhaust. Starting items should include Scorchclaw Pup and Oracle Lens. Karthus's Best Jungle matchups include Brand, Talon, and Fiddlesticks. Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Skarner, Wukong, and Taliyah.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Smite
Exhaust
Win %
Pick %
46%
100%
45%
58%
Flash
45%
34%
Ignite
51%
6%
Ghost
42%
1%
Barrier
39%
1%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
Oracle Lens
44%
38%
Gustwalker Hatchling
Oracle Lens
38%
4%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
47%
62%
41%
19%
42%
6%
57%
1%

Karthus Items

Blackfire Torch
47%
Sorcerer's Shoes
46%
Malignance
45%
Liandry's Torment
49%
Shadowflame
52%
Rabadon's Deathcap
54%
Oracle Lens
47%
Elixir of Sorcery
50%

Karthus Skill Order

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

Karthus Item Purchase Order

Scorchclaw Pup
Fated Ashes
Lost Chapter
Blackfire Torch
coin2800
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Lost Chapter
Fiendish Codex
Malignance
coin2700
Fated Ashes
Haunting Guise
Liandry's Torment
coin3000
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600

Karthus Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Oracle Lens
47%
76%
Stealth Ward
46%
69%
Farsight Alteration
38%
7%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
46%
92%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
31%
1%
Mercury's Treads
50%
0%
Symbiotic Soles
25%
0%
Berserker's Greaves
50%
0%
Boots of Swiftness
0%
0%

Karthus Jungle Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
46%
89%
Gustwalker Hatchling
44%
13%
Mosstomper Seedling
56%
1%

Best Bans for Karthus Jungle

Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
S+
Wukong, the Monkey King
S+
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
S
Olaf, the Berserker
S
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
A
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
A
Ivern, the Green Father
A
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
A
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
A
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
A
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
A
Morgana, the Fallen
A
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
A
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
A
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
A
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
A
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
A
Teemo, the Swift Scout
A
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
A
Viego, The Ruined King
A
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
A

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

Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+15.7
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+12.2
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+9.0
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+8.6
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+7.3
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+5.4
Sylas, the Unshackled
+5.0
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+4.8
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+3.5
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+2.3
Annie, the Dark Child
+1.9

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

Garen, The Might of Demacia
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
Twitch, the Plague Rat

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

Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-0.4
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-0.4
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-0.4
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
-0.9
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-1.3
Hwei, the Visionary
-1.4
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-1.6
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-1.6
Galio, the Colossus
-1.9
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-1.9
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-2.1
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-2.3
Yone, the Unforgotten
-2.6
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-3.2
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-3.5
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-3.7
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-4.6
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-5.0
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-5.1
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-5.4
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
-5.7
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-6.7
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
-6.7
Vex, the Gloomist
-7.7
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-8.4
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-9.0
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-11.5
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-11.5
Kassadin, the Void Walker
-12.6
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-12.6
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-12.8
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-13.5
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-13.7
Lucian, the Purifier
-15.7
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-15.7
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-17.2
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-18.6
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-19.4
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-20.1
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
-20.4
Viktor, the Machine Herald
-21.7
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-22.3

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

Trundle, the Troll King
+19.6
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+17.8
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+15.7
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+13.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+10.5
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+6.9
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+6.7
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+4.6
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+4.3
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+3.5
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+3.2
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+2.6
Sett, the Boss
+1.5
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+1.2
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+0.8
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+0.5

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

Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Gnar, the Missing Link
Wukong, the Monkey King
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
Garen, The Might of Demacia
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith

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

Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-1.1
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-2.1
Olaf, the Berserker
-2.3
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-3.4
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-4.6
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-4.9
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-5.6
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-6.1
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-6.6
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-8.3
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-9.0
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-9.0
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-9.0
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-9.0
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-9.0
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-9.4
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-9.9
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-10.5
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-10.5
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-10.8
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-12.0
Yone, the Unforgotten
-12.3
Riven, the Exile
-13.0
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-13.2
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-14.0
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-14.2
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-15.7
Tahm Kench, The River King
-15.7
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-16.9
Kayle, the Righteous
-17.0
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-18.7

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

Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-20.4
Wukong, the Monkey King
-19.6
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-16.6
Olaf, the Berserker
-15.7
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-13.5
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-12.2
Morgana, the Fallen
-11.5
Ivern, the Green Father
-11.1
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-10.9
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-9.0
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-9.0
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-8.2
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-8.0
Sylas, the Unshackled
-7.8
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-7.4
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-7.0
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-6.9
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-6.1
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-5.9
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-5.8
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-5.0
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-4.6
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-4.0
Elise, the Spider Queen
-3.5
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-3.5
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-3.0
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-3.0
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-2.8
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-2.7
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-2.6
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-2.3
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-2.3
Graves, the Outlaw
-2.2
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-1.6
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
-1.5
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-1.3
Viego, The Ruined King
-0.7
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-0.4

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

Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+13.3
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+13.3
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+11.1
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+9.0
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+8.7
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
+2.2
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+1.1
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+0.4

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

Diana, Scorn of the Moon
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
Rammus, the Armordillo
Singed, the Mad Chemist
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