Karthus Build for Jungle, Platinum+
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The Karthus build for Jungle is Liandry's Anguish and Dark Harvest. This LoL Karthus guide for Jungle at Platinum+ on 13.10 includes runes, items, skill order, and counters.
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Playstyle: Karthus Builds
Execute & Burn
11,610 Games
51%
Adaptive & Burn
2,531 Games
50%
Pro Karthus Builds
Clid
vs
Kirei
vs
CarioK
vs
Kituruken
vs
Rabble
vs
Rabble
vs
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
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
Karthus Skill Order
Q
E
W
Karthus Counters
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Karthus vs Tristana
vs
2.4
KDA
2.3
50.1%
Win Rate
49.6%
0%
Pick Rate
0%
30,816
Damage Dealt
19,570
3.66%
Ban Rate
1.12%
Karthus's Trends
Win Rate
49.4%
(-0.2%)
vs last patch
Pick Rate
2.3%
(+0.1%)
vs last patch
Ban Rate
4.4%
(+1.1%)
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.