KarthusJungle build

30th of 50 Jungle

Jungle78%Bot11%Top4%Mid3%
Win
49.3%
▼0.7 vs Jungle
LP a game
+1.90
±0.99
Games
1,772
a win +21.8 · a loss −18.0
Pick · Ban
1.8 · 1.1%
as Jungle · any role

How we measure

Karthus Jungle on JP, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 1,772 games).

Build

Most played of 1,772 games

Start

Sp

49% · 48.8% won

Spells

ExSm

61% · 48.4% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

78% · 49.2% won

Items 22.2% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Vs59.6% won31% pick
  • Rd55.5% won29% pick
  • Zh51.4% won15% pick
5th
  • Vs58.3% won25% pick
  • Rd62.1% won20% pick
  • Zh61.0% won14% pick

59.1% won (53.1–64.8) · 269 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes83% · 50.0% won

Skill path 81% of games · 51.0% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap269 gamesMost played22%59.1%53% to 65%
  2. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass213 games18%51.2%45% to 58%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame82 gamesFew games6.8%51.2%41% to 62%
  4. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment77 gamesFew games6.4%48.1%37% to 59%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass69 gamesFew games5.7%50.7%39% to 62%
  6. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap61 gamesFew games5.0%62.3%50% to 73%
  7. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rabadon's Deathcap39 gamesFew games3.2%48.7%34% to 64%
  8. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame39 gamesFew games3.2%51.3%36% to 66%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E Q78%49.2%1,363
  2. starts Q E W9.5%47.9%165
  3. starts Q E Q7.2%53.2%126
  4. starts Q E WFew games1.4%37.5%24
  5. starts Q W EFew games1.3%39.1%23

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup49% · 48.8% won · 862 games
  • Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion 36%52.0% won
  • Gustwalker Hatchling 7.9%43.9% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes83% · 50.0% won · 1,465 games
  • No boots 15%47.6% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity Few games1.9%30.3% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Smite61% · 48.4% won · 1,085 games
  • Flash + Smite 31%49.9% won
  • Smite + Ignite 6.7%57.6% won
Every option as a table45 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap22%59.1%53.1%–64.8%269
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass18%51.2%44.5%–57.8%213
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games6.8%51.2%40.6%–61.7%82
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Liandry's TormentFew games6.4%48.1%37.3%–59.0%77
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's HourglassFew games5.7%50.7%39.2%–62.2%69
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games5.0%62.3%49.8%–73.4%61
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games3.2%48.7%33.9%–63.8%39
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › ShadowflameFew games3.2%51.3%36.2%–66.1%39
4th item, of 697 games that reached it
Void Staff31%59.6%52.9%–66.0%213
Rabadon's Deathcap29%55.5%48.6%–62.1%202
Zhonya's Hourglass15%51.4%42.1%–60.7%107
ShadowflameFew games7.8%57.4%44.2%–69.7%54
Liandry's TormentFew games5.3%70.3%54.2%–82.5%37
StormsurgeFew games2.9%50.0%29.9%–70.1%20
5th item, of 283 games that reached it
Void StaffFew games25%58.3%46.8%–69.0%72
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games20%62.1%49.2%–73.4%58
Zhonya's HourglassFew games14%61.0%45.7%–74.3%41
StormsurgeFew games9.2%50.0%32.1%–67.9%26
MorellonomiconFew games8.5%45.8%27.9%–64.9%24
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes83%50.0%47.4%–52.5%1,465
No boots15%47.6%41.7%–53.5%269
Ionian Boots of LucidityFew games1.9%30.3%17.4%–47.3%33
Starting items
Scorchclaw Pup49%48.8%45.5%–52.2%862
Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion36%52.0%48.1%–55.8%639
Gustwalker Hatchling7.9%43.9%35.9%–52.2%139
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health PotionFew games4.3%41.3%30.9%–52.6%75
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Smite61%48.4%45.4%–51.4%1,085
Flash + Smite31%49.9%45.8%–54.1%553
Smite + Ignite6.7%57.6%48.6%–66.2%118
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q78%49.2%46.6%–51.9%1,363
Max Q E W · starts Q E W9.5%47.9%40.4%–55.5%165
Max Q W E · starts Q E Q7.2%53.2%44.5%–61.7%126
Max Q W E · starts Q E WFew games1.4%37.5%21.2%–57.3%24
Max Q E W · starts Q W EFew games1.3%39.1%22.2%–59.2%23
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R81%51.0%48.3%–53.6%1,346
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R8.5%48.6%40.4%–56.8%140
Finished items
Liandry's Torment29%50.0%45.7%–54.3%512
Zhonya's Hourglass29%53.8%49.4%–58.1%506
Malignance27%46.8%42.3%–51.2%477
Void Staff19%56.6%51.3%–61.8%339
Stormsurge8.4%55.4%47.4%–63.2%148
Mejai's Soulstealer6.6%77.6%69.2%–84.2%116
Horizon FocusFew games3.9%49.3%37.8%–60.8%69
MorellonomiconFew games2.4%59.5%44.5%–73.0%42
CryptbloomFew games2.3%52.5%37.5%–67.1%40

Questions

What do Karthus Jungle players build first on JP?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 15% of 1,772 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 59.1% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Jungle players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 78% of 1,738 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 49.2% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Jungle players take?

Exhaust and Smite, in 61% of 1,772 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 48.4% win rate.