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Karthus build

Jungle · patch 26.20

Karthus is currently a off-meta Jungle pick on patch 26.20, holding a 48.3% win rate across 22,061 games (1.4% pick rate, 0.8% ban rate). It scales well, its win rate climbs to 52.8% in games past 40 minutes, so playing for the late game pays off. The setup below is the highest-win-rate build from real games this patch, not theorycraft.

Win rate

48.3%

Pick

1.4%

Ban

0.8%

Games

22,061

Region
GlobalTREUWEUNENAKRBRLANLASOCERUJP

Summoner Spells

Summoner spellSummoner spell
// The build · 51.9% win ratevs 48.3% for the championHighest win rate path this patch
Start48.5%+0.2
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

First back

Core · in order51.9%+3.6
Blackfire TorchShadowflameRabadon's Deathcap

The whole build

Boots48.7%+0.4
Sorcerer's Shoes

Situational swap

Late options-
Blackfire TorchShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

Pick one, not all

Runes

45.6% win rate
Domination
Dark Harvest
Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health Scaling

Skill Order

Max order: Q · Lay WasteQ→E · DefileE→W · Wall of PainW
123456789101112131415161718Lay Waste
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Wall of Pain
W
W
W
W
W
Defile
E
E
E
E
E
Requiem
R
R
R

Win Rate by Game Length

How the champion performs as games go longer.

< 25 min49.7%
25-30 min46.8%
30-35 min47.6%
35-40 min48.8%
40+ min52.8%
44%50%56%

Win Rate Trend

26.1126.1226.1326.1426.1526.1626.1726.1826.1926.20
// Matchups · who beats KarthusAll matchups →
BelvethBel'Veth38.8%EvelynnEvelynn39.5%ShyvanaShyvana40.9%NidaleeNidalee41.5%TalonTalon43.9%FiddlesticksFiddlesticks44.2%EkkoEkko46.1%EliseElise46.7%
// The short version

Start Scorchclaw Pup and Health Potion and rush Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap; this core wins 51.9% of Jungle games; Dark Harvest is the keystone of choice; most players max Q → E → W.

// Sample
Games analyzed
15,639,911
Rank band
Emerald+
Patch
26.20
Data Dragon
16.20
Updated
4h ago
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