Who counters Karthus?

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

Karthus Counters

CKarthus · Jungle · patch 26.20

Win rate

48.4%

Pick

1.4%

Ban

0.5%

Games

54,290

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 12h agoPatch 26.2039,689,783 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Karthus

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

Sejuani59.8%572 games 2

Bel'Veth59.1%584 games 3

Skarner57.8%225 games 4

Evelynn57.4%591 games 5

Ivern56.1%253 games 6

Volibear56.0%389 games 7

Rammus55.5%649 games 8

Master Yi55.4%1,775 games

Worst picks against Karthus

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

Zyra44.6%325 games 2

Qiyana47.3%1,358 games 3

Rengar47.4%813 games 4

Shaco47.7%1,474 games 5

Sylas48.7%1,436 games 6

Vi48.7%831 games 7

Jax49.1%275 games 8

Zed49.2%658 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 a situational pick this patch with a 48.4% win rate across 54,290 ranked games at a 1.4% pick rate. The champions that beat Karthus hardest right now are Sejuani, Bel'Veth, Skarner: Sejuani wins 59.8% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Karthus scales: its win rate climbs to 53.6% 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.