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Karthus Jungle build & stats

Mage – 8 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.0%
Pick rate
0.9%
Ban rate
0.1%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.17 16.16 16.9

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 g
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
2,800 g
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 g
9,500 g
66.7% WR each item separately

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 g
50.0% 8 games

Then, depending on the game

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
33.3% WR
3 games · 38% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos Grisly Mementos
Treasure Hunter Treasure Hunter
Coup de Grace Coup de Grace
Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Shards AF AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Smite 25.0% 4 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Karthus

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 63% of games with a 40% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
50.0% WR
8 games · 100% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 60.0% 63% (5)
Blackfire Torch Blackfire Torch
 57.1% 88% (7)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 33.3% 38% (3)
Malignance Malignance
 33.3% 38% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
33.3% WR
3 games · 38% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos Grisly Mementos
Treasure Hunter Treasure Hunter
Coup de Grace Coup de Grace
Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Shards AF AF HP

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 40.0%63% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 25.0%50% pick
  • Exhaust Smite Exhaust + Smite 75.0%50% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PDeath Defied

    Upon dying, Karthus enters a spirit form that allows him to continue casting spells.

  • QLay Waste

    Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.

  • WWall of Pain

    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.

  • EDefile

    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.

  • RRequiem

    After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.