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Karthus 25.05 Build 
Jungle LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: SWin55.43%Role87.13%Pick3.47%Ban16.98%Games: 3407KDA: 2.63Score: 55.16

Karthus Jungle is ranked S Tier and has a 55.43% win rate in LoL Patch 25.05. We've analyzed 3407 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 Exhaust. Starting items should include Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Karthus's Best Jungle matchups include Gragas, Zac, and Skarner. Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Jax, Poppy, and Dr. Mundo.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Smite
Exhaust
Win %
Pick %
53%
100%
53%
60%
Flash
54%
38%
Ignite
47%
2%
Ghost
40%
0%
Teleport
50%
0%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
53%
82%
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
46%
4%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
54%
67%
46%
17%
48%
2%
78%
0%

Karthus Items

Blackfire Torch
54%
Sorcerer's Shoes
54%
Liandry's Torment
54%
Shadowflame
56%
Zhonya's Hourglass
57%
Rabadon's Deathcap
61%
Oracle Lens
53%
Elixir of Sorcery
57%

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
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
53%
78%
Stealth Ward
53%
74%
Farsight Alteration
56%
11%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
54%
91%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
52%
1%
Mercury's Treads
64%
0%
Boots of Swiftness
100%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
50%
0%
Berserker's Greaves
0%
0%

Karthus Jungle Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
53%
95%
Gustwalker Hatchling
49%
8%
Mosstomper Seedling
58%
1%

Best Bans for Karthus Jungle

Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
S+
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
S
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
S
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
S
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
S
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
A
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
A
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
A
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
A
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
A
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
A
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
A
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
A
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
A
Rammus, the Armordillo
A
Viego, The Ruined King
A
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
A
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
A
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
A
Sejuani, Fury of the North
A
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
A

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

Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+20.4
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+17.8
Annie, the Dark Child
+15.7
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+15.7
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+14.2
Galio, the Colossus
+12.8
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+11.5
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
+9.0
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+8.5
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+7.6
Hwei, the Visionary
+6.9
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
+6.9
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+6.4
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+6.1
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+6.1
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+5.8
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+5.2
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+4.2
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+3.5
Sylas, the Unshackled
+3.5
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+3.3
Yone, the Unforgotten
+3.1
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+2.8
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+2.3
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+2.1
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
+1.9
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+1.8
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+1.6
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+1.2
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
+1.1
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+0.8
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+0.3

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

Talon, the Blade's Shadow
Garen, The Might of Demacia
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
Mel, the Soul's Reflection

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

Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-3.5
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-4.0
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-4.1
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-4.1
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-4.2
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-4.2
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-5.0
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-5.2
Kassadin, the Void Walker
-7.3
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-7.3
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-9.0
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-9.0
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-9.0
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-10.5
Vex, the Gloomist
-18.8
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-20.4
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-20.4
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-21.7
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-22.3

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

Vayne, the Night Hunter
+15.7
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+14.4
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+13.7
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+12.3
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+11.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+11.5
Wukong, the Monkey King
+11.5
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+11.4
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+10.0
Tahm Kench, The River King
+9.9
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+9.0
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+8.3
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+7.8
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+7.5
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+7.3
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+6.8
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+6.1
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+6.1
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+6.1
Olaf, the Berserker
+5.8
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+5.6
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+5.5
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+4.6
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+4.3
Riven, the Exile
+3.7
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+2.9
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+2.3
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+2.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+2.3
Yone, the Unforgotten
+0.9
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+0.6
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+0.4
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+0.3
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+0.2
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+0.1

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

Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
Gnar, the Missing Link
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
Rammus, the Armordillo
Sejuani, Fury of the North

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

Sett, the Boss
-0.2
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-0.4
Trundle, the Troll King
-0.5
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-0.8
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-1.6
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-1.6
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-2.1
Kayle, the Righteous
-2.6
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-3.3
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-4.0
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-4.3
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-4.6
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-4.8
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-5.0
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-5.5
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-5.8
Sylas, the Unshackled
-7.6
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-15.7
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-15.7
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-15.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-15.7

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

Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-21.7
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-21.7
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-15.7
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-13.3
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-9.0
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-8.2
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-7.6
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-7.3
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-7.3
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-6.1
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-5.9
Rammus, the Armordillo
-5.0
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-4.6
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-2.8
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-2.7
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-1.6
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-0.5
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-0.3

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

Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+15.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+15.2
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
+12.6
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+12.6
Wukong, the Monkey King
+11.5
Elise, the Spider Queen
+11.2
Graves, the Outlaw
+10.2
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+9.6
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+9.4
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+9.0
Olaf, the Berserker
+9.0
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+9.0
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+9.0
Ivern, the Green Father
+7.8
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+7.5
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+7.3
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+7.2
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+6.5
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+6.5
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
+6.3
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+5.5
Trundle, the Troll King
+4.6
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+4.4
Viego, The Ruined King
+3.9
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+3.2
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+2.3
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+1.6
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+1.3
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+1.2
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+0.8
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+0.5

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

Diana, Scorn of the Moon
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
Singed, the Mad Chemist
Twitch, the Plague Rat
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
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