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Karthus 25.08 Build 
Jungle LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: CWin49.98%Role73.60%Pick1.72%Ban2.22%Games: 1609KDA: 2.82Score: 53.09

Karthus Jungle is ranked C Tier and has a 49.98% win rate in LoL Patch 25.08. We've analyzed 1609 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 Qiyana, Skarner, and Wukong. Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Zac, Pantheon, and Master Yi.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Smite
Flash
Win %
Pick %
46%
100%
46%
49%
Exhaust
46%
48%
Ignite
61%
2%
Ghost
69%
1%
Teleport
40%
1%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
45%
67%
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
50%
20%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
45%
41%
47%
40%
46%
8%
100%
0%

Karthus Items

Blackfire Torch
47%
Sorcerer's Shoes
47%
Malignance
46%
Liandry's Torment
47%
Shadowflame
48%
Rabadon's Deathcap
54%
Stealth Ward
45%
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
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
45%
81%
Oracle Lens
47%
54%
Farsight Alteration
42%
8%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
47%
92%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
33%
1%
Symbiotic Soles
25%
0%
Boots of Swiftness
0%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
0%
0%

Karthus Jungle Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
45%
78%
Gustwalker Hatchling
49%
26%
Mosstomper Seedling
56%
2%

Best Bans for Karthus Jungle

Zac, the Secret Weapon
S+
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
S
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
S
Graves, the Outlaw
S
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
S
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
A
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
A
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
A
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
A
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
A
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
A
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
A
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
A
Elise, the Spider Queen
A
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
A
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
A
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
A
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
A
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
A
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
A
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
A

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

Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+19.0
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
+18.2
Annie, the Dark Child
+15.7
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
+15.7
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
+15.7
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+12.6
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
+10.1
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+9.0
Galio, the Colossus
+8.5
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+8.1
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+7.7
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+7.3
Sylas, the Unshackled
+3.7
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+3.5
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+2.8
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
+0.6
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+0.2

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

Katarina, the Sinister Blade
Kayle, the Righteous
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil

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

Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-1.0
Vex, the Gloomist
-1.4
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
-2.7
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-4.9
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-5.0
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-5.5
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-5.5
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-5.8
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-6.1
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-6.9
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-7.3
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-8.1
Yone, the Unforgotten
-8.1
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
-9.0
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-10.9
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
-11.5
Kassadin, the Void Walker
-11.5
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-11.5
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-12.2
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-13.0
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-13.3
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-14.0
Hwei, the Visionary
-15.7
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-17.0
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-20.4
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-22.3

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

Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+20.4
Olaf, the Berserker
+19.0
Rammus, the Armordillo
+15.7
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+11.5
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+9.5
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+7.0
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+6.9
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+6.1
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+5.5
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+4.9
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+4.6
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+4.3
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+3.3
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+3.2
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+2.6
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+2.4
Kayle, the Righteous
+2.1

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

Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress

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

Trundle, the Troll King
-0.6
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-0.7
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-3.1
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-3.1
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-3.3
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-5.0
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-5.2
Gnar, the Missing Link
-5.7
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-5.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-7.1
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-7.3
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-8.0
Sett, the Boss
-8.3
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-9.0
Riven, the Exile
-9.5
Yone, the Unforgotten
-9.6
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-10.1
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-10.1
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-10.5
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-10.5
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-10.5
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-10.9
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution
-11.5
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-13.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-14.0
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-14.5
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-15.7
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-15.7
Wukong, the Monkey King
-15.7
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-17.6

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

Zac, the Secret Weapon
-19.0
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-17.8
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-17.3
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-14.9
Graves, the Outlaw
-14.0
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-13.5
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-12.6
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-11.5
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-9.0
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-9.0
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-8.5
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-8.0
Elise, the Spider Queen
-7.8
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-7.3
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-6.1
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-6.1
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-6.1
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-5.8
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-5.8
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-5.7
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-5.0
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-4.3
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-3.8
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-2.8
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-1.6
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-1.5
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-1.2

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

Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+15.7
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
+15.7
Wukong, the Monkey King
+13.0
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+13.0
Rammus, the Armordillo
+10.5
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+7.3
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+6.1
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+6.1
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+4.6
Viego, The Ruined King
+3.9
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+3.5
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+3.3
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+2.8
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+2.3
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+1.5
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+1.5

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

Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
Ivern, the Green Father
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
Olaf, the Berserker
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
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