Karthus Jungle is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 37.17% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 113 Karthus Jungle games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Enchantment: Runic Echoes, Rod of Ages, Sorcerer's Shoes, Archangel's Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. For runes, the strongest choice is Sorcery (Primary) with Arcane Comet (Keystone), and <pathBonus><pathSorcery>Sorcery</pathSorcery> + <pathInspiration>Inspiration</pathInspiration> </pathBonus> (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Smite and Flash. Starting items should include Health Potion, Hunter's Talisman, Refillable Potion, Doran's Ring, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Jungle matchups include Warwick and Xin Zhao. Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Lee Sin, Rengar, and Wukong.
Karthus Summoner Spells
![Smite](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerSmite.png)
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
Karthus Starting Items
![Health Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/2003.png)
![Hunter's Talisman](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/1039.png)
![Refillable Potion](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/2031.png)
![Doran's Ring](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/1056.png)
![Warding Totem (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3340.png)
Karthus Runes
Karthus Items
![Enchantment: Runic Echoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/1402.png)
![Rod of Ages](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3027.png)
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3020.png)
![Archangel's Staff](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3003.png)
![Zhonya's Hourglass](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3157.png)
![Liandry's Torment](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3151.png)
![Warding Totem (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3340.png)
![Elixir of Sorcery](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/2139.png)
Karthus Skill Order
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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![]() | R | R | R |
Karthus Trinkets
![Warding Totem (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3340.png)
![Oracle Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3364.png)
![Farsight Alteration](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3363.png)
![Sweeping Lens (Trinket)](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3341.png)
Karthus Boots
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3020.png)
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3158.png)
![Ninja Tabi](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3047.png)
![Boots of Mobility](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/7.24.1/img/item/3117.png)