Tier: SWin50.84%Role81.34%Pick4.43%Ban21.03%Games: 3317KDA: 2.43Score: 57.68
Karthus Jungle is ranked S Tier and has a 50.84% win rate in LoL Patch 14.12. We've analyzed 3317 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 Gustwalker Hatchling and Stealth Ward. Karthus's Best Jungle matchups include Rammus, Zyra, and Rumble. Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Qiyana, Sion, and Pantheon.
Sponsored Content
Advertisement
Karthus Summoner Spells
![Smite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerSmite.png)
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
Win %
Pick %
51%
100%
51%
51%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
50%
45%
![Ignite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerDot.png)
61%
2%
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
64%
1%
![Teleport](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerTeleport.png)
57%
1%
Karthus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Gustwalker Hatchling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1102.png)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
59%
7%
![Scorchclaw Pup](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1101.png)
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
57%
4%
Karthus Runes
Win %
Pick %
52%
54%
51%
14%
49%
14%
56%
2%
Karthus Items
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2503.png)
52%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3020.png)
52%
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3118.png)
49%
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6653.png)
53%
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/4645.png)
58%
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3089.png)
59%
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
52%
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2139.png)
58%
Karthus 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 | |||||||||||||
![]() | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
![]() | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Item Purchase Order
![Gustwalker Hatchling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1102.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Blackfire Torch](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2503.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3020.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Lost Chapter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3802.png)
![Fiendish Codex](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3108.png)
![Malignance](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3118.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Fated Ashes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2508.png)
![Haunting Guise](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3147.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6653.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Hextech Alternator](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3145.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Shadowflame](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/4645.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Needlessly Large Rod](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1058.png)
![Rabadon's Deathcap](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3089.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
Karthus Trinkets
Win %
Buy %
![Stealth Ward](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3340.png)
52%
78%
![Oracle Lens](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3364.png)
52%
66%
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3363.png)
52%
7%
Karthus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3020.png)
52%
94%
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3158.png)
60%
1%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3111.png)
38%
0%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3009.png)
29%
0%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3047.png)
50%
0%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3006.png)
0%
0%
Karthus Jungle Items
Win %
Buy %
![Scorchclaw Pup](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1101.png)
51%
74%
![Gustwalker Hatchling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1102.png)
51%
28%
![Mosstomper Seedling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1103.png)
52%
2%