Karthus Jungle build and counters

Karthus Jungle has a 51% win rate with 0.74% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier D. Based on our analysis of 1 298 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Karthus on Jungle.

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Games 1 298

Win rate 51%

Tier D

Karthus

Karthus Jungle

Karthus

Karthus

D
  • Death DefiedP
  • Lay WasteQ
  • Wall of PainW
  • DefileE
  • RequiemR

Jungle · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games
1 298
Wins
662
Win rate
51%
Pick rate
0.74%
Ban rate
0.6%
Difficulty
Medium

Karthus Jungle stats

222
Physical Damage
33 087
Magic Damage
2 950
True Damage
36 259
Total Damage
29 299
Damage Taken
8 980
Healing
8.2
Kills
7.4
Deaths
9.9
Assists
3
Max Kill Spree
14 370
Gold
42.4
Minions Killed
183
Jungle CS

Karthus Jungle Builds

Karthus

Runes

Domination

Domination

  • ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
  • Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
  • Sixth SenseGrisly MementosDeep Ward
  • Relentless HunterUltimate HunterTreasure Hunter
Sorcery

Sorcery

  • Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
  • TranscendenceAbsolute FocusCelerity
  • WaterwalkingGathering StormScorch

Stat Shards

  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling

Summoner Spells

  • Exhaust
  • Smite

Starting Items

  • Scorchclaw Pup
  • Health Potion

Core Items

  • Blackfire Torch
  • Sorcerer's Shoes
  • Shadowflame

Item 4

  • Rabadon's Deathcap93%
  • Zhonya's Hourglass7%

Item 5

  • Void Staff83%
  • Malignance17%

Item 6

  • Stormsurge60%
  • Zhonya's Hourglass40%

Item 7

  • Liandry's Torment50%
  • Zhonya's Hourglass50%

Skill Priority

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
WW
WW
E
E
E
E
EE
R
R
R
R
Popularity1.54%Win rate45%
Popularity1.46%Win rate47.37%
Popularity0.62%Win rate62.5%
Popularity0.46%Win rate83.33%
Popularity0.46%Win rate50%
Popularity0.46%Win rate33.33%
Popularity0.46%Win rate16.67%

Karthus Jungle skill order

On patch 26.19 Karthus Jungle most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 97.63% of games with a 51.30% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, Q.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

  1. Lay Waste
  2. Defile
  3. Wall of Pain
Win rate
51.30%
Pick rate
97.63%
Games
1 195

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

  1. Lay Waste
  2. Defile
  3. Lay Waste
Win rate
52.23%
Pick rate
79.17%
Games
1 007

Other options

    1. Lay Waste
    2. Defile
    3. Wall of Pain
    Win rate 43.18%Pick rate 17.30%

Karthus Jungle counters

Karthus Jungle struggles most against Sylas (41.51%), Master Yi (45.90%), Kayn (48.28%) and has the easiest time against Shaco (53.97%). Percentages are Karthus's win rate in each matchup, based on 1 298 ranked solo games of Karthus in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Karthus

Lowest Karthus win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Karthus's win rate.

Champions Karthus counters

Highest Karthus win rate in the lane matchup.

All Karthus Jungle matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Karthus's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

OpponentKarthus win rate
Sylas41.51%
Games
53
Gold diff @15
+223
Master Yi45.90%
Games
61
Gold diff @15
−385
Viego48.00%
Games
50
Gold diff @15
−249
Kayn48.28%
Games
58
Gold diff @15
−84
Lee Sin51.85%
Games
54
Gold diff @15
−163
Shaco53.97%
Games
63
Gold diff @15
+430

Karthus in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Karthus outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Karthus Top

Win rate
41.67%
Pick rate
0.05%
Games
84

Skill max order

  1. Lay Waste
  2. Defile
  3. Wall of Pain
Win rate 41.79%

Karthus Middle

Tier D
Win rate
53.28%
Pick rate
0.08%
Games
137

Skill max order

  1. Lay Waste
  2. Defile
  3. Wall of Pain
Win rate 52.42%

Karthus Bottom

Tier D
Win rate
52.69%
Pick rate
0.16%
Games
279

Core Items

Blackfire TorchSorcerer's ShoesShadowflame

Runes

Deathfire TouchSorceryPrecision

Skill max order

  1. Lay Waste
  2. Defile
  3. Wall of Pain
Win rate 53.44%

Karthus Support

Win rate
39.71%
Pick rate
0.04%
Games
68

Skill max order

  1. Lay Waste
  2. Defile
  3. Wall of Pain
Win rate 47.92%

Game duration popularity

Game lengthShare of games
0–15 min5.9%
16–20 min4.6%
21–25 min12.8%
26–30 min29.2%
31–35 min24%
36–40 min14.6%
41+ min8.9%

Win rate by game duration

Game lengthWin rate
0–15 min52.6%
16–20 min51.7%
21–25 min43.4%
26–30 min49.1%
31–35 min54.3%
36–40 min56.3%
41+ min49.1%

Win rate by objective secured

  • First Blood secured55.5%
  • First Dragon secured62.9%
  • First Tower secured67.2%
  • First Herald secured69.4%
  • First Baron secured85.5%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Karthus Jungle?
On patch 26.19 the hardest Jungle matchups for Karthus are Sylas (41.51%), Master Yi (45.90%), Kayn (48.28%). The percentage is Karthus's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Karthus Jungle counter?
On patch 26.19 Karthus does best against Shaco (53.97%).
What is the best Karthus Jungle skill order?
On patch 26.19 Karthus Jungle most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 97.63% of games with a 51.30% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, E, Q.

How the Karthus Jungle page is built

Where the data comes from

This Karthus Jungle page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Karthus in Jungle is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Karthus performs in Jungle, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Karthus in Jungle.

This Karthus Jungle data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.