Who counters Karthus?

Bel'Veth, Evelynn, Shyvana are among the strongest counters to Karthus this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Karthus Counters

DKarthus · Jungle · patch 26.20

Win rate

48.4%

Pick

1.4%

Ban

0.8%

Games

21,336

Lane

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 5h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Karthus

How often these champions beat Karthus. Pick one of these into it.

Bel'Veth61.2%201 games 2

Evelynn60.5%210 games 3

Shyvana59.1%323 games 4

Nidalee58.5%270 games 5

Talon56.1%540 games 6

Fiddlesticks55.8%208 games 7

Ekko53.9%406 games 8

Elise53.3%274 games

Worst picks against Karthus

How often these champions beat Karthus: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Zed45.3%234 games 2

Kindred46.1%254 games 3

Viego47.1%665 games 4

Sylas47.1%480 games 5

Kha'Zix47.6%702 games 6

Naafiri48.1%206 games 7

Zac48.5%241 games 8

Qiyana48.8%637 games

How to play against Karthus

To beat Karthus in Jungle on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Karthus is an off-meta pick this patch with a 48.4% win rate across 21,336 ranked games at a 1.4% pick rate. The champions that beat Karthus hardest right now are Bel'Veth, Evelynn, Shyvana: Bel'Veth wins 61.2% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Karthus scales: its win rate climbs to 52.3% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe. Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Karthus's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.