Karthus Jungle: build, runes and counters

01

Runes

Sorcery

Inspiration

Runes +

47.2% WR · 48.5% PR · 2.3K

Rune page split

Arcane Comet48.5%47.2%
Summon Aery31.4%49.7%
Stormraider's Surge11.1%47.8%
Hail of Blades5.2%44.9%
Hail of Blades2.7%46.7%
Dark Harvest0.9%45.6%

02

Build

Build path over time: each item appears at the minute the average player of this rank completes it, based on accumulated gold.

1Scorchclaw Pupmin 1.0 · p75 1.0
2Health Potionmin 1.0 · p75 1.0
3Sorcerer's Shoesmin 5.2 · p75 4.8
4Cryptbloommin 13.6 · p75 12.7
5Bloodletter's Cursemin 20.0 · p75 18.9
6Blackfire Torchmin 25.4 · p75 24.0

p75: the minute the top 25% by gold complete it.

Core build

50.1% WR · 60.6% PR · 2.8K
49.2% WR · 29.4% PR · 1.4K
46.6% WR · 8.0% PR · 373

Summoner spells

52.0% WR · 62.0% PR · 2.9K
51.4% WR · 30.4% PR · 1.4K

Starting items

50.9% WR · 52.4% PR · 2.5K
50.6% WR · 38.1% PR · 1.8K

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes74.8%48.4%
Spellslinger's Shoes13.9%46.8%
Crimson Lucidity9.1%48.8%

Situational

Luden's Echo48.8%3.5K
Shurelya's Battlesong46.7%632
Echoes of Helia48.2%343
Void Staff45.8%129
Imperial Mandate50.0%49
Moonstone Renewer46.3%17

03

Skill order

49.7% WR · 71.7% PR · 3.4K

Wall of Pain
Lay Waste
Defile

Skill order
Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	Q	—	Q	—	Q	Q	—	—	—	—	—
W	W	—	—	W	W	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
E	—	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E	E	—	E	E
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—

Skill order split

W › Q › E71.7%49.7%
Q › E › W22.6%51.0%

04

Matchups

Lane opponents Karthus struggles against (red bank) and beats (blue bank). Open any of them to see the matchup.

Struggles against

Beats

05

Top players

The highest-LP Jungle players with enough Karthus games this patch, and what they build.

Premium

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The top player ranking and their one-trick builds are part of ULTY Premium.

Top players

06

Farming per minute

Average CS of Karthus Jungle players and what the top 25 % achieve, minute by minute.

Sample dataThe stats pipeline isn't running yet: these numbers are test data and don't reflect real games.

0150300

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CS, gold and level at minutes 10, 15, 20 and 30
Min	CS	p75	Gold	Level
10	52.0	58.7	3,220	8.6
15	85.1	96.2	5,200	11.0
20	120.1	135.7	7,490	12.8
30	190.3	215.0	12,885	15.1

Farming per minute

07

Patch	Win rate	Pick rate	Ban rate
26.15	48.9%	0.7%	0.9%
26.16	49.4%	0.7%	1.9%
26.17	49.3%	0.7%	0.4%
26.18	49.3%	0.7%	1.9%
26.19	49.1%	0.7%	1.8%
26.20	48.9%	0.7%	1.6%
26.21	48.3%	0.7%	1.3%
26.22	48.6%	0.7%	1.1%

Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	Q	—	Q	—	Q	Q	—	—	—	—	—
W	W	—	—	W	W	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
E	—	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E	E	—	E	E
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—

Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	Q	—	Q	—	Q	Q	—	—	—	—	—
W	W	—	—	W	W	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
E	—	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E	E	—	E	E
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—

Abilities	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18
Q	—	Q	—	—	—	—	—	Q	—	Q	—	Q	Q	—	—	—	—	—
W	W	—	—	W	W	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
E	—	—	E	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E	E	—	E	E
R	—	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—	—	—	R	—	—