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Karthus 25.08 Build 
Jungle LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: AWin52.14%Role69.62%Pick2.31%Ban6.94%Games: 3262KDA: 2.55Score: 52.65

Karthus Jungle is ranked A Tier and has a 52.14% win rate in LoL Patch 25.08. We've analyzed 3262 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 Udyr, Gragas, and Rek'Sai. Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Zyra, Zac, and Qiyana.

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Karthus Summoner Spells

Smite
Flash
Win %
Pick %
50%
100%
51%
48%
Exhaust
48%
49%
Teleport
52%
1%
Ignite
42%
1%
Ghost
35%
1%

Karthus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
52%
76%
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
42%
12%

Karthus Runes

Win %
Pick %
52%
49%
46%
33%
42%
6%
45%
1%

Karthus Items

Blackfire Torch
51%
Sorcerer's Shoes
52%
Malignance
48%
Liandry's Torment
53%
Shadowflame
53%
Rabadon's Deathcap
58%
Stealth Ward
50%
Elixir of Sorcery
61%

Karthus Skill Order

Death Defied
123456789101112131415161718
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
Lost Chapter
Blasting Wand
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
50%
79%
Oracle Lens
51%
77%
Farsight Alteration
53%
8%

Karthus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
52%
89%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
36%
3%
Mercury's Treads
80%
0%
Symbiotic Soles
30%
0%
Boots of Swiftness
20%
0%
Plated Steelcaps
0%
0%

Karthus Jungle Items

Win %
Buy %
Scorchclaw Pup
51%
86%
Gustwalker Hatchling
41%
17%
Mosstomper Seedling
37%
1%

Best Bans for Karthus Jungle

Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
S+
Zac, the Secret Weapon
S
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
S
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
S
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
S
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
S
Sejuani, Fury of the North
A
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
A
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
A
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
A
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
A
Ivern, the Green Father
A
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
A
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
A
Viego, The Ruined King
A
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
A
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
A
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
A
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
A
Graves, the Outlaw
A
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
A

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

Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+20.4
Annie, the Dark Child
+15.7
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
+15.7
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+13.7
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+13.0
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
+12.3
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+11.5
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+11.2
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+9.8
Hwei, the Visionary
+8.6
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+6.1
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+4.6
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+4.6
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
+3.9
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+3.5
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+3.2
Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
+2.8
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+2.8
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+2.6
Katarina, the Sinister Blade
+2.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
+2.3
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+1.4
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
+0.8
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
+0.6

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

Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Galio, the Colossus
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
Kassadin, the Void Walker
Ryze, the Rune Mage
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
Diana, Scorn of the Moon

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

Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-1.4
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-1.9
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-2.3
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-2.8
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-3.1
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
-3.7
Yone, the Unforgotten
-3.7
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
-4.9
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
-5.1
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-5.2
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-6.1
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-6.1
Sylas, the Unshackled
-6.9
Vex, the Gloomist
-7.1
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
-7.5
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
-8.5
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-9.0
Corki, the Daring Bombardier
-9.0
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-9.0
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
-10.4
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
-11.5
Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert
-11.5
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-15.7
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-15.7
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-20.4

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

Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+20.4
Trundle, the Troll King
+14.4
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+13.3
Olaf, the Berserker
+13.0
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+11.2
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+9.7
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+8.5
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+8.4
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
+6.1
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+6.1
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+5.0
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+4.6
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+3.5
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+3.0
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
+2.8
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+2.3
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+2.2
Tahm Kench, The River King
+1.9
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+1.5
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+1.2
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+0.8
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+0.7
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+0.3
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+0.3
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+0.2

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

Teemo, the Swift Scout
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
Camille, the Steel Shadow
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Wukong, the Monkey King

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

Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-0.4
Riven, the Exile
-0.4
Kayle, the Righteous
-0.9
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-1.0
Sett, the Boss
-1.0
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-1.5
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-1.5
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-1.8
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-1.9
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-1.9
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-2.2
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-2.6
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-4.0
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-4.6
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-4.8
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-6.1
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-8.1
Yone, the Unforgotten
-9.0
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-9.4
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-10.9
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-11.1
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-14.5
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-15.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-15.7
Gnar, the Missing Link
-16.7

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

Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-19.6
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-14.9
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-12.6
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-11.0
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-9.6
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-8.9
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-6.8
Ivern, the Green Father
-5.7
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-5.2
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-4.2
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-4.2
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-3.8
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-3.5
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-3.3
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-2.6
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-2.4
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-1.7
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-1.6
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-1.3
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-1.2
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-0.4
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-0.4

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

Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+20.4
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+19.0
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+15.7
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+12.6
Wukong, the Monkey King
+10.5
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+9.9
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+7.7
Rammus, the Armordillo
+7.1
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+6.4
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+5.2
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+5.2
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
+4.8
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+4.6
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+4.3
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+4.0
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+3.2
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+3.2
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+2.3
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+2.2
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+2.1
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+1.8
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
+1.6
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+1.2
Graves, the Outlaw
+1.0
Viego, The Ruined King
+0.2
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+0.2

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

Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
Elise, the Spider Queen
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
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