Jungle Matchup

Kha'Zix vs Karthus

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Kha'Zix

Kha'Zix

the Voidreaver
Jungle
Kha'Zix Jungle Overall Win Rate
50.61%

Matchup Win Rate

51.4%
Kha'Zix vs Karthus Wins
⚔
48.6%
Karthus vs Kha'Zix Wins
Karthus

Karthus

the Deathsinger
Jungle
Karthus Jungle Overall Win Rate
47.45%

Kha'Zix vs Karthus - Jungle Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Kha'Zix Jungle vs Karthus Jungle - Who is stronger?

Kha'Zix Jungle has a slight edge over Karthus (51.4% win rate) based on 463 games. The matchup slightly favors Kha'Zix.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Kha'Zix Jungle vs Karthus Jungle in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 59.6% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Meta staple Kha'Zix (6.1% pick rate, 9th most popular out of 54 Jungle champions) rarely faces off-meta Karthus (1.5% pick rate). However, even uncommon picks can cheese unprepared players, so basic matchup knowledge provides valuable insurance. Meta strength confirmed: Kha'Zix's superior tier rating (A+ vs D) translates into a solid 51.4% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Kha'Zix ranks 17th in win rate among Jungle champions. Optimize for consistency: Dark Harvest paired with Sudden Impact (52.1% win rate, 47.5% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Youmuu's Ghostblade > Hubris > Serylda's Grudge with Ionian Boots of Lucidity delivers 59.6% win rate against Karthus.

Win through macro: Kha'Zix takes the matchup (51.43%) despite falling behind in CS (5.51 vs 6.47/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Complete superiority: Kha'Zix dominates both win rate (51.4%) and damage output (793 vs 1/min, 2nd among Jungle). The 792 damage/min difference creates massive snowball potential. Statistical dominance: Kha'Zix leads in both matchup win rate (51.4%) and KDA (2.60 vs 2.40) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Kha'Zix vs Karthus - Jungle Stats Comparison

Kha'Zix Jungle
Kha'Zix Jungle		Versus
Karthus Jungle
Karthus Jungle
A+TierD
51.4%Matchup Winrate48.6%
50.61%Role Winrate47.45%
#17Winrate Rank#51
6.1%Pickrate1.5%
2.6Average KDA2.4
446Gold per Minute476
5.51CS/Min6.47
0.17Wards per Minute0.20
793Damage per Minute1

How to Beat Karthus as Kha'Zix (Jungle)

While statistically Kha'Zix is slightly stronger than Karthus in the jungle, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Kha'Zix deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Meanwhile, Karthus deals primarily magic damage (89.37%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Karthus, ranking 16th (versus 40th for Kha'Zix) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.4 versus 2.6) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Kha'Zix Jungle versus Karthus Jungle matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Kha'Zix player to maintain constant pressure on Karthus, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Kha'Zix vs Karthus: Jungle Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
47.1% Win Rate80.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Smite Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
66.6% Win Rate0.8% Pick Rate

Kha'Zix vs Karthus: Jungle Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, permanently increasing Dark Harvest's damage by 11.

Dark Harvest damage: 30 (+11 damage per soul) (+0.1 bonus AD) (+0.05 AP)
Cooldown: 35s (resets to 1.0s on takedown)

Dark Harvest

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

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

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

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

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

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Absolute Focus
Absolute Focus While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 …

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

Scaling Health

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

52.1% Win Rate47.5% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, permanently increasing Dark Harvest's damage by 11.

Dark Harvest damage: 30 (+11 damage per soul) (+0.1 bonus AD) (+0.05 AP)
Cooldown: 35s (resets to 1.0s on takedown)

Dark Harvest

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

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

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

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

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

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Absolute Focus
Absolute Focus While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 Ability Power (based on level).

Grants 1.8 Attack Damage or 3 Ability Power at level 1.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain an adaptive bonus of up to 18 Attack Damage or 30 …

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

Scaling Health

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

52.1% Win Rate47.5% Pick Rate

Kha'Zix vs Karthus: Jungle Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
Gustwalker's Gait
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.4% Win Rate48.9% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
52.5% Win Rate63.6% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.8% Win Rate11.4% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
49.9% Win Rate9.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Preparation
After being out of combat with Champions for 8 seconds gain Lethality. This Lethality lasts for 3 seconds after dealing damage to champions.
Extraction
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 200 decaying Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
55.2% Win Rate18.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
62.7% Win Rate19.2% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup (450 gold) Jungle Companions
Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
Scorchclaw's Slash
The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
58.2% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
58.2% Win Rate2.4% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
55.9% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
52.5% Win Rate63.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
Hubris
Hubris (3000 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Eminence
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 15 Attack Damage plus 2 per champion killed for 90 seconds.
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Bitter Cold
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
59.6% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
62.9% Win Rate11.7% Pick Rate
Other Items
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Bitter Cold
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
65.5% Win Rate13.4% Pick Rate
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Shield Reaver
Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
57.9% Win Rate13.1% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
59.3% Win Rate7.6% Pick Rate
Profane Hydra
Profane Hydra (3200 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Heretical Cleave
Deal physical damage around you.
61.0% Win Rate6.2% Pick Rate
Hubris
Hubris (3000 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Eminence
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 15 Attack Damage plus 2 per champion killed for 90 seconds.
66.1% Win Rate3.4% Pick Rate
Voltaic Cyclosword
Voltaic Cyclosword (3000 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Galvanize
Dashes and Stealth stack Energized 75% faster.
Firmament
Your Energized Attack deals bonus physical damage and Slows for 0.75 seconds.
61.8% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate

Kha'Zix vs Karthus: Jungle Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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3
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5
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9
10
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12
13
14
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18
Q
Q
Taste Their Fear Deals physical damage to the target. Damage increased on Isolated targets. If he chooses to Evolve Reaper Claws, this refunds a percent of it's cooldown against Isolated targets. Kha'Zix also gains increased range on his basic attacks and Taste Their Fear.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Void Spike Kha'Zix fires exploding spikes that deal physical damage to enemies hit. Kha'Zix is healed if he is also within the explosion radius. If he chooses to Evolve Spike Racks, Void Spike now fires three spikes in a cone, slow enemies hit, and reveals enemy champions hit for 2 seconds. Isolated targets are slowed for extra.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Leap Kha'Zix leaps to an area, dealing physical damage upon landing. If he chooses to Evolve Wings, Leap's range increases by 200 and the cooldown resets on champion kill or assist.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Void Assault Each rank allows Kha'Zix to evolve one of his abilities, giving it a unique additional effect. When activated, Kha'Zix becomes Invisible, triggering Unseen Threat and increasing Move Speed. If he chooses to Evolve Adaptive Cloaking, Void Assault gains increased Invisibility duration, and an additional use.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
49.6% Win Rate71.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
R
Q
Taste Their Fear Deals physical damage to the target. Damage increased on Isolated targets. If he chooses to Evolve Reaper Claws, this refunds a percent of it's cooldown against Isolated targets. Kha'Zix also gains increased range on his basic attacks and Taste Their Fear.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Void Spike Kha'Zix fires exploding spikes that deal physical damage to enemies hit. Kha'Zix is healed if he is also within the explosion radius. If he chooses to Evolve Spike Racks, Void Spike now fires three spikes in a cone, slow enemies hit, and reveals enemy champions hit for 2 seconds. Isolated targets are slowed for extra.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Leap Kha'Zix leaps to an area, dealing physical damage upon landing. If he chooses to Evolve Wings, Leap's range increases by 200 and the cooldown resets on champion kill or assist.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Void Assault Each rank allows Kha'Zix to evolve one of his abilities, giving it a unique additional effect. When activated, Kha'Zix becomes Invisible, triggering Unseen Threat and increasing Move Speed. If he chooses to Evolve Adaptive Cloaking, Void Assault gains increased Invisibility duration, and an additional use.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
70.1% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate

Kha'Zix tips:

  • Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.
  • Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.
  • Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix Jungle other Matchups

Kha'Zix
+6.8%
Zac

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Kha'Zix
+5.6%
Evelynn

Kha'Zix vs Evelynn

Kha'Zix
+4.8%
Vi

Kha'Zix vs Vi

Kha'Zix
+4.0%
Graves

Kha'Zix vs Graves

Kha'Zix
+3.9%
Elise

Kha'Zix vs Elise

Kha'Zix
+2.5%
Zed

Kha'Zix vs Zed

Kha'Zix
+2.5%
Bel'Veth

Kha'Zix vs Bel'Veth

Kha'Zix
+2.4%
Trundle

Kha'Zix vs Trundle

Kha'Zix
+2.3%
Kayn

Kha'Zix vs Kayn

Kha'Zix
+2.1%
Kindred

Kha'Zix vs Kindred

Kha'Zix
+2.0%
Pantheon

Kha'Zix vs Pantheon

Kha'Zix
+1.9%
Nidalee

Kha'Zix vs Nidalee

Kha'Zix
+1.8%
Fiddlesticks

Kha'Zix vs Fiddlesticks

Kha'Zix
+1.6%
Master Yi

Kha'Zix vs Master Yi

Kha'Zix
+1.5%
Sejuani

Kha'Zix vs Sejuani

Kha'Zix
+1.5%
Xin Zhao

Kha'Zix vs Xin Zhao

Kha'Zix
+1.2%
Viego

Kha'Zix vs Viego

Kha'Zix
+1.2%
Ekko

Kha'Zix vs Ekko

Kha'Zix
+1.1%
Lillia

Kha'Zix vs Lillia

Kha'Zix
+1.1%
Wukong

Kha'Zix vs Wukong

Kha'Zix
+1.0%
Jarvan IV

Kha'Zix vs Jarvan IV

Kha'Zix
-1.0%
Diana

Kha'Zix vs Diana

Kha'Zix
-1.1%
Lee Sin

Kha'Zix vs Lee Sin

Kha'Zix
-1.2%
Shyvana

Kha'Zix vs Shyvana

Kha'Zix
-1.8%
Hecarim

Kha'Zix vs Hecarim

Kha'Zix
-2.0%
Nunu & Willump

Kha'Zix vs Nunu & Willump

Kha'Zix
-2.1%
Udyr

Kha'Zix vs Udyr

Kha'Zix
-2.4%
Briar

Kha'Zix vs Briar

Kha'Zix
-2.4%
Nocturne

Kha'Zix vs Nocturne

Kha'Zix
-2.6%
Talon

Kha'Zix vs Talon

Kha'Zix
-2.6%
Amumu

Kha'Zix vs Amumu

Kha'Zix
-3.3%
Shaco

Kha'Zix vs Shaco

Kha'Zix
-3.5%
Rengar

Kha'Zix vs Rengar

Kha'Zix
-3.7%
Warwick

Kha'Zix vs Warwick

Kha'Zix
-3.8%
Naafiri

Kha'Zix vs Naafiri

Kha'Zix
-4.0%
Volibear

Kha'Zix vs Volibear