Karthus Splash Art
Karthus

Karthus Jungle

the Deathsinger
Champion Win Rate: 49.6%
Pick Rate: 2.4%
Ban Rate: 2.0%
Analyzed: 2683 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Path: 15.8.1
Jungle ARAM

Karthus Roles

Karthus

  • Jungle
    (Jungle - 77.0%) 2066 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 7801 ARAM games

Karthus Jungle Stats

49.1%
Win Rate (Role)
77.0%
Jungle (Role Rate)
2.0%
Ban Rate
0.0010
Penta/Game
7.6
Kills/Game
7.0
Deaths/Game
9.2
Assists/Game
0.20
Wards/Min
7.82
CS/Min
460
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 0.8%
Magic: 92.0%
True: 7.23%

Overall Champion Matrix

Karthus Jungle Summoners

Most Popular
Exhaust
Exhaust
48.8% Win Rate 46.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate
Ignite
Ignite
61.6% Win Rate 1.6% Pick Rate

Karthus Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold)
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup (450 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold)
49.1% Win Rate 64.6% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold)
49.9% Win Rate 88.9% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold)
43.5% Win Rate 1.4% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold)
50.2% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate
Core Build
Fated Ashes
Fated Ashes (900 gold)
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch (2800 gold)
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold)
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold)
51.8% Win Rate 13.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold)
57.1% Win Rate 34.9% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold)
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold)
99.9% Win Rate 0.0% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold)
50.2% Win Rate 0.1% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold)
49.9% Win Rate 88.9% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold)
43.5% Win Rate 1.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold)
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch (2800 gold)
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment (3000 gold)
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold)
59.7% Win Rate 5.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold)
74.1% Win Rate 9.1% Pick Rate
Other Items
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold)
63.0% Win Rate 27.6% Pick Rate
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold)
51.2% Win Rate 20.2% Pick Rate
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold)
74.1% Win Rate 9.1% Pick Rate
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold)
68.8% Win Rate 7.3% Pick Rate
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold)
68.4% Win Rate 7.1% Pick Rate
Malignance
Malignance (2700 gold)
63.7% Win Rate 7.1% Pick Rate
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus (2700 gold)
71.6% Win Rate 2.7% Pick Rate

Karthus Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, perma…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

51.3% Win Rate 57.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, perma…

Cheap Shot
Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot

Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true d…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

51.3% Win Rate 57.4% Pick Rate

Karthus best with

Urgot Synergy Champion
+8.5%
Urgot
Urgot
Milio Synergy Champion
+6.9%
Milio
Milio

Karthus Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
50.1% Win Rate 73.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
56.2% Win Rate 0.4% Pick Rate

Countered by Karthus

Amumu - countered by Karthus
+11.6%
Amumu
Amumu
Shaco - countered by Karthus
+6.1%
Shaco
Shaco
Diana - countered by Karthus
+3.2%
Diana
Diana
Vi - countered by Karthus
+2.7%
Vi
Vi
Warwick - countered by Karthus
+2.7%
Warwick
Warwick
Zac - countered by Karthus
+2.5%
Zac
Zac
Graves - countered by Karthus
+1.1%
Graves
Graves
Fiddlesticks - countered by Karthus
+1.1%
Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks
Lee Sin - countered by Karthus
+1.1%
Lee Sin
Lee Sin

Karthus Counterpicks

Master Yi - effective counter againstKarthus
-8.8%
Master Yi
Master Yi
Naafiri - effective counter againstKarthus
-5.9%
Naafiri
Naafiri
Volibear - effective counter againstKarthus
-5.0%
Volibear
Volibear
Kindred - effective counter againstKarthus
-3.2%
Kindred
Kindred
Nocturne - effective counter againstKarthus
-2.6%
Nocturne
Nocturne
Kayn - effective counter againstKarthus
-1.9%
Kayn
Kayn
Ekko - effective counter againstKarthus
-1.6%
Ekko
Ekko
Elise - effective counter againstKarthus
-1.0%
Elise
Elise

Karthus lore:

The harbinger of oblivion, Karthus is an undying spirit whose haunting songs are a prelude to the horror of his nightmarish appearance. The living fear the eternity of undeath, but Karthus sees only beauty and purity in its embrace, a perfect union of life and death. When Karthus emerges from the Shadow Isles, it is to bring the joy of death to mortals, an apostle of the unliving.

Karthus tips:

  • Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.
  • Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.

Playing Against Karthus

  • Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
  • Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Karthus abilities description:

Death Defied
P
Death Defied (passive)
Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.
Lay Waste
Q
Lay Waste (Q)
Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.
Wall of Pain
W
Wall of Pain (W)
Karthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Move Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period.
Defile
E
Defile (E)
Karthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own Mana.
Requiem
R
Requiem (R)
After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.