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Karthus 25.06 Build 
Jungle LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: CWin47.80%Role75.89%Pick1.54%Ban1.39%Games: 2506KDA: 2.29Score: 53.56

Karthus Jungle is ranked C Tier and has a 47.80% win rate in LoL Patch 25.06. We've analyzed 2506 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 Flash. Starting items should include Scorchclaw Pup, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Karthus's Best Jungle matchups include Poppy, Evelynn, and Gragas. Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Shyvana, Bel'Veth, and Trundle.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Smite
Flash
Win %
Pick %
47%
100%
48%
53%
Exhaust
48%
43%
Ignite
48%
2%
Ghost
30%
1%
Teleport
33%
0%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
49%
63%
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
47%
22%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
49%
37%
45%
36%
45%
12%
33%
1%

Karthus Items

Blackfire Torch
48%
Sorcerer's Shoes
48%
Malignance
48%
Liandry's Torment
48%
Shadowflame
52%
Rabadon's Deathcap
52%
Stealth Ward
47%
Elixir of Sorcery
52%

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
Blasting Wand
Lost Chapter
Malignance
coin2700
Fated Ashes
Haunting Guise
Liandry's Torment
coin3000
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600
Spellslinger's Shoes
coin750

Karthus Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
47%
78%
Oracle Lens
48%
57%
Farsight Alteration
49%
9%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
48%
92%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
40%
2%
Symbiotic Soles
45%
0%
Boots of Swiftness
40%
0%
Mercury's Treads
50%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
0%
0%

Karthus Jungle Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
48%
75%
Gustwalker Hatchling
46%
28%
Mosstomper Seedling
42%
2%

Best Bans for Karthus Jungle

Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
S+
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
S
Trundle, the Troll King
S
Rammus, the Armordillo
S
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
S
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
S
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
A
Sejuani, Fury of the North
A
Zac, the Secret Weapon
A
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
A
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
A
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
A
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
A
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
A
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
A
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
A
Viego, The Ruined King
A
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
A
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
A
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
A
Rengar, the Pridestalker
A

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

Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+17.8
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+15.7
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+15.7
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+11.1
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+9.9
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+9.9
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+9.0
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
+9.0
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+8.6
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+7.8
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+7.3
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+5.8
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+5.2
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+4.0
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+3.5
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+3.2
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+2.6
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
+1.9
Sylas, the Unshackled
+1.2
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+1.0
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+0.4

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

Yone, the Unforgotten
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox

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

Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-0.7
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-2.3
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-3.9
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-4.0
Galio, the Colossus
-4.6
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-5.2
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-5.7
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-5.8
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-6.1
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-6.1
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-7.8
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-8.1
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-9.0
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
-9.4
Vex, the Gloomist
-9.6
Kassadin, the Void Walker
-10.5
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-10.8
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-11.5
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-12.0
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-12.6
Annie, the Dark Child
-13.3
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-13.3
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-13.3
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-14.9
Kayle, the Righteous
-15.7
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-15.7
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-15.7
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-17.2
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-19.0
Hwei, the Visionary
-20.4
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-23.2

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

Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+15.7
Sylas, the Unshackled
+15.7
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+10.9
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+10.0
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+9.7
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+9.0
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+8.1
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+6.4
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+6.1
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+6.1
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+5.8
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+4.6
Singed, the Mad Chemist
+4.0
Tahm Kench, The River King
+4.0
Trundle, the Troll King
+4.0
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+3.9
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+3.2
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+3.1
Kayle, the Righteous
+2.5
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+2.3
Olaf, the Berserker
+1.2
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+0.9
Sett, the Boss
+0.4

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

Riven, the Exile
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier

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

Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-1.0
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-2.5
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-2.7
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-2.8
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-2.8
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-2.8
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-3.0
Yone, the Unforgotten
-3.2
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-3.5
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-4.3
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-6.1
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-7.6
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-7.9
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-8.1
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-8.2
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-8.6
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-9.9
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-11.3
Wukong, the Monkey King
-11.5
Gnar, the Missing Link
-12.0
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-15.7
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-15.7
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-17.9
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-19.9
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-21.7

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

Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-21.0
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-20.9
Trundle, the Troll King
-19.0
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-15.7
Rammus, the Armordillo
-15.7
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-12.2
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-11.7
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-10.9
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-10.5
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-9.7
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-9.7
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-9.0
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-8.5
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-6.3
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-6.2
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-6.1
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-6.1
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-6.1
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-5.2
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-5.2
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-4.7
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-4.6
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-4.6
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
-3.8
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-2.5
Viego, The Ruined King
-2.4
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-2.3
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-1.9
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-1.6

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

Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+12.6
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+11.5
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+11.5
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+8.2
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+5.1
Elise, the Spider Queen
+4.6
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+4.6
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+4.6
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+4.0
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+3.8
Graves, the Outlaw
+2.8
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+2.8
Ivern, the Green Father
+2.6
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+2.6
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+2.1
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+1.4
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+0.9
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+0.8
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+0.4
Wukong, the Monkey King
+0.4
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+0.2

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

Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
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