Karthus build for Jungle, Emerald+

the Deathsinger · Mage · Patch 16.17

Ranked Arena

TierB

Win rate51.0%

Pick rate1.6%

Ban rate3.2%

Matches143

Runes

Sorcery

Precision

Shards

Summoner spells

52.1% 96 Matches

50.0% 44 Matches

50.0% 2 Matches

Item path

Starting

61.2% 49 Matches

Best for most matchups

Boots

50.4% 125 Matches

First item

51.6% 124 Matches

Core build

›

54.5% 33 Matches

Build this every game

4th item

68.4% 19 Matches

38.9% 18 Matches

35.7% 14 Matches

5th item

66.7% 9 Matches

33.3% 6 Matches

40.0% 5 Matches

Full builds

Most played

50.0% 30 Matches

– 18 Matches

– 13 Matches

Build order

›

75.0% 8 Matches

›

40.0% 5 Matches

›

20.0% 5 Matches

Situational

36.0% 25 Matches

62.5% 24 Matches

47.8% 23 Matches

28.6% 7 Matches

57.1% 7 Matches

60.0% 5 Matches

Matchups

Minimum 5 games per pairing

Struggles against

Good against

Skill order

49 games

Max priority

Q›

E›

Level path

123456789101112131415161718

Lay Waste13579

Wall of Pain414151718

Defile28101213

Requiem61116

Abilities

Resource: Mana

Death DefiedPassive

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

Lay WasteNo cooldown

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

Wall of PainCooldown 15s

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.

Karthus build for Jungle, Emerald+

the Deathsinger · Mage · Patch 16.17

Ranked Arena

TierB

Win rate51.0%

Pick rate1.6%

Ban rate3.2%

Matches143

Runes

Sorcery

Precision

Shards

Summoner spells

52.1% 96 Matches

50.0% 44 Matches

50.0% 2 Matches

Item path

Starting

61.2% 49 Matches

Best for most matchups

Boots

50.4% 125 Matches

First item

51.6% 124 Matches

Core build

›

54.5% 33 Matches

Build this every game

4th item

68.4% 19 Matches

38.9% 18 Matches

35.7% 14 Matches

5th item

66.7% 9 Matches

33.3% 6 Matches

40.0% 5 Matches

Full builds

Most played

50.0% 30 Matches

– 18 Matches

– 13 Matches

Build order

›

75.0% 8 Matches

›

40.0% 5 Matches

›

20.0% 5 Matches

Situational

36.0% 25 Matches

62.5% 24 Matches

47.8% 23 Matches

28.6% 7 Matches

57.1% 7 Matches

60.0% 5 Matches

Matchups

Minimum 5 games per pairing

Struggles against

Good against

Skill order

49 games

Max priority

Q›

E›

Level path

123456789101112131415161718

Lay Waste13579

Wall of Pain414151718

Defile28101213

Requiem61116

Abilities

Resource: Mana

Death DefiedPassive

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

Lay WasteNo cooldown

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

Wall of PainCooldown 15s

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.

DefileCooldown 0.5s

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.

RequiemCooldown 200/180/160s

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