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%).

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.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 1 298

Win rate 51%

Tier D

Karthus

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

Max Kill Spree

14 370

Gold

42.4

Minions Killed

183

Jungle CS

Karthus Jungle Builds

Runes

Domination

Sorcery

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

Skill Priority

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.

Lay Waste
Defile
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.

Lay Waste
Defile
Lay Waste

Win rate: 52.23%
Pick rate: 79.17%
Games: 1 007

Other options

Win rate 43.18%Pick rate 17.30%

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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.

Shaco

53.97%

2.87%

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.

Opponent	Karthus win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Sylas	41.51%	53	+223
Games 53 Gold diff @15 +223
Master Yi	45.90%	61	−385
Games 61 Gold diff @15 −385
Viego	48.00%	50	−249
Games 50 Gold diff @15 −249
Kayn	48.28%	58	−84
Games 58 Gold diff @15 −84
Lee Sin	51.85%	54	−163
Games 54 Gold diff @15 −163
Shaco	53.97%	63	+430
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

Win rate 41.79%

Karthus Middle

Win rate: 53.28%
Pick rate: 0.08%
Games: 137

Skill max order

Win rate 52.42%

Karthus Bottom

Win rate: 52.69%
Pick rate: 0.16%
Games: 279

Core Items

Runes

Deathfire Touch

Skill max order

Win rate 53.44%

Karthus Support

Win rate: 39.71%
Pick rate: 0.04%
Games: 68

Skill max order

Win rate 47.92%

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	5.9%
16–20 min	4.6%
21–25 min	12.8%
26–30 min	29.2%
31–35 min	24%
36–40 min	14.6%
41+ min	8.9%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	52.6%
16–20 min	51.7%
21–25 min	43.4%
26–30 min	49.1%
31–35 min	54.3%
36–40 min	56.3%
41+ min	49.1%

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.

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