Karthus Counters
Win rate
49.0%
Pick
1.5%
Ban
1.3%
Games
9,813
Best picks against Karthus
How often these champions beat Karthus. Pick one of these into it.
Worst picks against Karthus
How often these champions beat Karthus: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.
How to play against Karthus
To beat Karthus in Jungle on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Karthus is a situational pick this patch with a 49.0% win rate across 9,813 ranked games at a 1.5% pick rate. The champions that beat Karthus hardest right now are 
Lillia, 
Talon, 
Jarvan IV: Lillia wins 56.4% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Karthus performs consistently across game lengths, so there is no single window to wait for, win lane on fundamentals. 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.
Win Rate by Game Length
How the champion performs as games go longer.
