Karthus Jungle is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 34.35% win rate in LoL Patch 7.24. We've analyzed 58 Karthus Jungle games to compile our statistical Karthus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Enchantment: Runic Echoes, Sorcerer's Shoes, Morellonomicon, Archangel's Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. For runes, the strongest choice is Sorcery (Primary) with Arcane Comet (Keystone), and <pathBonus><pathSorcery>Sorcery</pathSorcery> + <pathPrecision>Precision</pathPrecision> </pathBonus> (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Smite. Starting items should include Health Potion, Hunter's Talisman, Refillable Potion, Doran's Ring, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Karthus's Best Jungle counters are Jarvan IV and Warwick.
Karthus Summoner Spells


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Karthus Runes
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Karthus Skill Order
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Karthus Trinkets




Karthus Boots

