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Karthus 14.21 Build 
Jungle LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: AWin51.00%Role94.51%Pick4.48%Ban14.72%Games: 5645KDA: 2.61Score: 58.51

Karthus Jungle is ranked A Tier and has a 51.00% win rate in LoL Patch 14.21. We've analyzed 5645 Karthus Jungle games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Malignance, 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, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Karthus's Best Jungle matchups include Pantheon, Rammus, and Gragas. Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Nunu, Singed, and Brand.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Smite
Exhaust
Win %
Pick %
49%
100%
49%
62%
Flash
48%
35%
Ignite
58%
2%
Ghost
46%
1%
Barrier
43%
0%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
49%
79%
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
44%
9%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
49%
68%
48%
17%
46%
5%
56%
1%

Karthus Items

Blackfire Torch
49%
Sorcerer's Shoes
49%
Liandry's Torment
51%
Malignance
47%
Shadowflame
54%
Rabadon's Deathcap
57%
Oracle Lens
49%
Elixir of Sorcery
56%

Karthus Skill Order

Death Defied
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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
Fated Ashes
Haunting Guise
Liandry's Torment
coin3000
Lost Chapter
Blasting Wand
Malignance
coin2700
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600

Karthus Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Oracle Lens
49%
78%
Stealth Ward
48%
66%
Farsight Alteration
48%
6%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
49%
95%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
44%
1%
Mercury's Treads
67%
0%
Boots of Swiftness
100%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
100%
0%
Symbiotic Soles
50%
0%

Karthus Jungle Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
49%
89%
Gustwalker Hatchling
43%
14%
Mosstomper Seedling
52%
1%

Best Bans for Karthus Jungle

Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
S+
Singed, the Mad Chemist
S+
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
S
Viego, The Ruined King
S
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
S
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
A
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
A
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
A
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
A
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
A
Ivern, the Green Father
A
Rengar, the Pridestalker
A
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
A
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
A
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
A
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
A
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
A
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
A
Zed, the Master of Shadows
A
Trundle, the Troll King
A
Graves, the Outlaw
A

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

Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+9.0
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+9.0
Kayle, the Righteous
+9.0
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+8.4
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+7.7
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+6.1
Vex, the Gloomist
+6.0
Annie, the Dark Child
+5.2
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+5.2
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+5.2
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+4.8
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+3.9
Galio, the Colossus
+3.7
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+2.8
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+2.7
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+2.5
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+2.3
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+1.8
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
+1.3
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+0.8
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+0.4

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

Brand, the Burning Vengeance
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant

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

Yone, the Unforgotten
-0.2
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-0.3
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-0.5
Kassadin, the Void Walker
-0.6
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-0.8
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-0.9
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
-0.9
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-0.9
Sylas, the Unshackled
-1.3
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-1.6
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-2.1
Hwei, the Visionary
-2.1
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-2.3
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-2.5
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-2.9
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
-3.5
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-4.0
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-4.6
Viktor, the Machine Herald
-4.8
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-5.5
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-5.5
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-5.7
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-5.8
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-7.0
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-10.5
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-11.2
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
-11.5
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-11.8
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-12.0
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-12.3
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-12.8
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-13.5
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-13.7
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-22.9

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

Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+12.3
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+9.7
Olaf, the Berserker
+9.0
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+7.0
Tahm Kench, The River King
+6.9
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+6.7
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+6.5
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+6.5
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+5.8
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+3.4
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+3.1
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+2.3
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+1.8
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+0.5
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+0.3
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+0.3

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

Udyr, the Spirit Walker
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
Ryze, the Rune Mage
Urgot, the Dreadnought
Irelia, the Blade Dancer

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

Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-0.2
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-1.0
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-1.1
Trundle, the Troll King
-1.4
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-1.7
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-2.0
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-2.0
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-2.2
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-2.3
Riven, the Exile
-2.5
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-2.5
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-2.8
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-2.9
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-2.9
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-4.3
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-4.9
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-5.0
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-5.1
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-5.4
Yone, the Unforgotten
-6.4
Sett, the Boss
-6.8
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-7.1
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-7.8
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-8.3
Wukong, the Monkey King
-9.0
Gnar, the Missing Link
-9.2
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-9.4
Kayle, the Righteous
-10.0
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-10.4
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-10.5
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-11.8
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-22.1
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-22.3
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-22.3

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

Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-17.0
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-15.7
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-13.7
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-13.3
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-10.2
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-9.0
Ivern, the Green Father
-8.1
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-7.8
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-7.8
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-7.3
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-6.8
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-5.4
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-5.4
Morgana, the Fallen
-5.2
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-5.0
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-4.7
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-4.6
Trundle, the Troll King
-4.6
Viego, The Ruined King
-4.5
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-4.1
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
-3.7
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-2.2
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-2.2
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-1.8
Wukong, the Monkey King
-1.8
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-1.6
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-1.3
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-0.5
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-0.4

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

Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+21.2
Rammus, the Armordillo
+13.3
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+12.6
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+12.2
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+11.3
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+8.5
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+6.5
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+6.0
Elise, the Spider Queen
+4.8
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+3.3
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+2.9
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+2.4
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+1.4
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+1.2
Graves, the Outlaw
+1.0
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+0.8
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+0.6
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+0.4
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+0.1

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

Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
Twitch, the Plague Rat
Sejuani, Fury of the North
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
Teemo, the Swift Scout
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