Karthus Build for Jungle, Platinum+
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The Karthus build for Jungle is Liandry's Anguish and First Strike. This LoL Karthus guide for Jungle at Platinum+ on 13.18 includes runes, items, skill order, and counters.
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Playstyle: Karthus Builds
Execute & Burn
19,453 Games
52%
Adaptive & Burn
6,930 Games
51%
Pro Karthus Builds
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Kituruken
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Kituruken
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Markoon
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Core Karthus Item Build Order
Starting
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Starting
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Core Karthus Item Build Path
Situational
Summoner Spells
Damage Breakdown
91% AP
Karthus Runes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
E
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E
E
E
R
R
R
Karthus Skill Order
Q
E
W
Karthus's Matchups
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Karthus vs Poppy
vs
2.5
KDA
2.8
51.3%
Win Rate
51.9%
0%
Pick Rate
0%
31,804
Damage Dealt
16,138
3.32%
Ban Rate
3.67%
Karthus's Trends
Win Rate
51.3%
(-0.4%)
vs last patch
Pick Rate
2.6%
(+0.3%)
vs last patch
Ban Rate
3.3%
(+0.1%)
vs last patch
Karthus Guide
Key Insights
If
Q
only hits one enemy, it deals double damage.
Q
and
W
reveal their affected areas.
E
deals an extra tick of damage when Karthus recasts it.
R
damages all targetable enemy champions.
Strengths
Even if Karthus is killed first, he continues fighting with
P
, giving his team an advantage in fights since enemy resources were used on him.
Forces enemies to play with a "lower HP bar" since he can cast
R
at any point to finish them off.
Synergizes well with
,
,
,
,
, and
. Can opt for
or
for more burst.
Weaknesses
Completely immobile, leaving him vulnerable to ganks.
When fighting, if Karthus misses a single
Q
, it becomes much harder to land one.
Buying
/
as an AD champion,
as a mage, or
as a support/tank will aid in negating
R
's damage.