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Karthus Swiftplay Build 
Jungle 25.S1.2 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: AWin51.75%Role77.30%Pick1.86%Ban0.00%Games: 2471KDA: 2.43Score: 54.99

Karthus Jungle is ranked A Tier and has a 51.75% win rate in LoL Swiftplay Patch 25.S1.2. We've analyzed 2471 Karthus Jungle games to compile our statistical Karthus Swiftplay 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 Sorcery (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 Swiftplay Jungle matchups include Dr. Mundo, Maokai, and Rumble. Karthus's Best Swiftplay Jungle counters are Nasus, Diana, and Graves.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Smite
Flash
Win %
Pick %
50%
100%
49%
56%
Exhaust
52%
38%
Ignite
55%
2%
Ghost
57%
1%
Teleport
53%
1%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
51%
66%
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
49%
20%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
49%
47%
49%
22%
48%
14%
62%
6%

Karthus Items

Blackfire Torch
53%
Sorcerer's Shoes
52%
Malignance
48%
Liandry's Torment
49%
Shadowflame
52%
Rabadon's Deathcap
53%
Stealth Ward
50%
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
Boots
Fated Ashes
Lost Chapter
Blackfire Torch
coin2800
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Blasting Wand
Lost Chapter
Malignance
coin2700
Fated Ashes
Haunting Guise
Liandry's Torment
coin3000
Needlessly Large Rod
Hextech Alternator
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600
Spellslinger's Shoes
coin750

Karthus Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
50%
84%
Oracle Lens
52%
41%
Farsight Alteration
52%
7%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
52%
71%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
42%
6%
Symbiotic Soles
57%
1%
Boots of Swiftness
30%
1%
Mercury's Treads
45%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
14%
0%

Karthus Jungle Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
51%
75%
Gustwalker Hatchling
48%
26%
Mosstomper Seedling
39%
3%

Best Bans for Karthus Jungle in Swiftplay

Diana, Scorn of the Moon
S+
Graves, the Outlaw
S+
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
S
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
S
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
S
Rengar, the Pridestalker
S
Teemo, the Swift Scout
A
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
A
Viego, The Ruined King
A
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
A
Ivern, the Green Father
A
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
A
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
A
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
A
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
A
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
A
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
A
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
A
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
A
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
A
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
A

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

Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+22.3
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
+19.0
Annie, the Dark Child
+17.8
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+15.7
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
+15.7
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+15.7
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
+15.7
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+13.0
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+12.6
Vex, the Gloomist
+12.0
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+11.5
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
+11.5
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+9.0
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+9.0
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+9.0
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+6.4
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
+5.2
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+5.0
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+4.9
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
+4.6
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+3.5
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+3.3
Yone, the Unforgotten
+1.9

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

Mel, the Soul's Reflection
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Kassadin, the Void Walker
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
Tristana, the Yordle Gunner
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void

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

Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-2.8
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
-3.7
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
-4.0
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-6.8
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-6.9
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-7.3
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-7.6
Sylas, the Unshackled
-7.9
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-8.3
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-8.7
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-9.0
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-10.0
Hwei, the Visionary
-12.2
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-12.9
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-15.7
Galio, the Colossus
-17.2
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-17.4
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-18.6
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-21.7
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-22.7

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

Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+15.7
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+15.7
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+15.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+15.7
Trundle, the Troll King
+14.0
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+11.5
Sett, the Boss
+10.2
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+9.5
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+9.0
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+8.1
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+8.0
Yone, the Unforgotten
+7.1
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+6.1
Kayle, the Righteous
+5.9
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+5.0
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
+4.4
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+3.2
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+3.0
Camille, the Steel Shadow
+2.3
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+2.3
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+2.2
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+2.2
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+1.6
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+1.5
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+1.2

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

Anivia, the Cryophoenix
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
Olaf, the Berserker
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
Rammus, the Armordillo
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King

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

Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-0.2
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-1.0
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-1.7
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-1.8
Tahm Kench, The River King
-1.9
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-2.2
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-2.5
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-2.6
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-3.5
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-3.5
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-4.6
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-4.6
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-5.4
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-6.9
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-7.1
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-7.3
Wukong, the Monkey King
-7.3
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-9.0
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-9.0
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-10.0
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-11.5
Riven, the Exile
-12.5
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-12.6
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-13.3
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
-15.7
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-15.7
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-15.7
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-19.0
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-21.7
Gnar, the Missing Link
-22.7

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

Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-15.7
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-12.2
Graves, the Outlaw
-11.9
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-11.5
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-11.0
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-10.8
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-9.0
Ivern, the Green Father
-9.0
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-9.0
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-9.0
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-9.0
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-7.3
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-7.3
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-6.1
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-5.3
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-4.8
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-4.6
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-4.5
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-4.2
Viego, The Ruined King
-4.1
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-3.8
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-3.5
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-3.5
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-3.5
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-1.9
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-1.9
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-1.3

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

Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+15.7
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+15.7
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+15.7
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+14.5
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+13.7
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+13.3
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+11.5
Sylas, the Unshackled
+11.5
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+10.4
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+10.1
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+10.0
Elise, the Spider Queen
+9.9
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+9.0
Morgana, the Fallen
+9.0
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+5.7
Wukong, the Monkey King
+5.2
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+5.1
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+4.6
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+4.2
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+4.2
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+4.0
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+3.5
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+3.5
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+2.9
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+2.1
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+1.8
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
+1.4
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
+1.1
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+0.9
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+0.2

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

Ambessa, Matriarch of War
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
Trundle, the Troll King
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
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