KarthusJungle build

27th of 40 Jungle

Jungle77%Mid10%Bot6%Support5%
Win
49.9%
▼0.2 vs Jungle
LP a game
+1.00
±0.52
Games
5,813
a win +20.2 · a loss −18.4
Pick · Ban
1.2 · 0.33%
as Jungle · any role

How we measure

Karthus Jungle on VN, patch 26.20: Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap; Dark Harvest + Sorcery; skill order Q > E > W (each the most played of 5,813 games).

Build

Most played of 5,813 games

Start

SpHp

52% · 50.0% won

Spells

ExSm

47% · 49.2% won

Skills

starts Q E Q

62% · 51.7% won

Items 9.4% of games with a core

  1. Blackfire Torch
  2. Shadowflame
  3. Rabadon's Deathcap
4th
  • Rd57.6% won29% pick
  • Vs55.4% won22% pick
  • Zh57.6% won18% pick
5th
  • Vs60.3% won27% pick
  • Rd62.2% won24% pick
  • Zh53.8% won14% pick

57.4% won (52.7–62.0) · 430 games

BootsSorcerer's Shoes72% · 49.3% won

Skill path 59% of games · 53.1% 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 Deathcap430 gamesMost played9.4%57.4%53% to 62%
  2. Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap427 games9.3%58.6%54% to 63%
  3. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame385 games8.4%55.3%50% to 60%
  4. Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame334 games7.3%53.9%49% to 59%
  5. Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass298 games6.5%50.0%44% to 56%
  6. Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass247 games5.4%48.6%42% to 55%
  7. Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment233 games5.1%48.9%43% to 55%
  8. Malignance › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass164 games3.6%46.9%39% to 55%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts Q E Q62%51.7%3,536
  2. starts Q E W22%47.5%1,271
  3. starts Q E Q5.9%50.0%338
  4. starts Q E W4.0%49.1%230
  5. starts Q W E2.6%41.9%148

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion52% · 50.0% won · 2,997 games
  • Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion 21%45.5% won
  • Scorchclaw Pup 16%54.2% won

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes72% · 49.3% won · 4,161 games
  • No boots Highest win22%54.6% won
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity 5.7%39.3% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Smite47% · 49.2% won · 2,752 games
  • Flash + Smite 47%50.3% won
  • Ghost + Smite 2.0%50.8% won
Every option as a table52 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap9.4%57.4%52.7%–62.0%430
Malignance › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap9.3%58.6%53.8%–63.1%427
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame8.4%55.3%50.3%–60.2%385
Malignance › Liandry's Torment › Shadowflame7.3%53.9%48.5%–59.2%334
Blackfire Torch › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass6.5%50.0%44.4%–55.6%298
Blackfire Torch › Liandry's Torment › Zhonya's Hourglass5.4%48.6%42.4%–54.8%247
Malignance › Shadowflame › Liandry's Torment5.1%48.9%42.6%–55.3%233
Malignance › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass3.6%46.9%39.5%–54.6%164
4th item, of 2,956 games that reached it
Rabadon's Deathcap29%57.6%54.3%–60.9%868
Void Staff22%55.4%51.5%–59.2%650
Zhonya's Hourglass18%57.6%53.4%–61.8%524
Shadowflame9.5%57.7%51.8%–63.3%281
Stormsurge6.6%59.8%52.8%–66.4%194
Liandry's Torment4.5%48.1%39.8%–56.5%133
5th item, of 1,423 games that reached it
Void Staff27%60.3%55.4%–65.1%388
Rabadon's Deathcap24%62.2%57.0%–67.2%344
Zhonya's Hourglass14%53.8%46.8%–60.6%199
Stormsurge8.8%64.8%56.1%–72.6%125
ShadowflameFew games6.6%66.0%55.9%–74.7%94
CryptbloomFew games3.7%58.5%45.1%–70.7%53
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes72%49.3%47.8%–50.9%4,161
No boots22%54.6%51.8%–57.2%1,298
Ionian Boots of Lucidity5.7%39.3%34.2%–44.6%331
Starting items
Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion52%50.0%48.2%–51.8%2,997
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion21%45.5%42.8%–48.3%1,244
Scorchclaw Pup16%54.2%51.0%–57.4%931
Gustwalker Hatchling5.8%47.8%42.5%–53.1%337
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Smite47%49.2%47.3%–51.0%2,752
Flash + Smite47%50.3%48.4%–52.1%2,728
Ghost + Smite2.0%50.8%41.9%–59.7%118
Smite + Teleport1.9%57.1%47.9%–65.9%112
Skill order
Max Q E W · starts Q E Q62%51.7%50.1%–53.3%3,536
Max Q E W · starts Q E W22%47.5%44.8%–50.3%1,271
Max Q W E · starts Q E Q5.9%50.0%44.7%–55.3%338
Max Q W E · starts Q E W4.0%49.1%42.7%–55.6%230
Max Q E W · starts Q W E2.6%41.9%34.3%–50.0%148
First 11 skill points
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q E R59%53.1%51.4%–54.8%3,281
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R21%49.0%46.1%–51.8%1,152
Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R2.2%45.5%37.0%–54.3%123
Q E Q E W R Q Q Q E RFew games1.3%52.1%40.8%–63.1%73
Q E Q W Q R Q W Q W RFew games1.3%43.7%32.8%–55.2%71
Q E Q W Q R Q E Q W RFew games1.2%38.2%27.6%–50.1%68
Finished items
Malignance57%48.4%46.7%–50.1%3,327
Liandry's Torment42%50.7%48.7%–52.7%2,457
Zhonya's Hourglass30%52.3%50.0%–54.6%1,742
Void Staff22%56.6%53.9%–59.3%1,263
Stormsurge14%57.5%54.2%–60.9%829
Mejai's Soulstealer11%80.6%77.3%–83.5%613
Cryptbloom4.9%53.0%47.2%–58.7%283
Horizon Focus4.8%55.2%49.3%–60.9%279
Morellonomicon2.5%46.9%38.9%–55.0%143
Rylai's Crystal ScepterFew games1.5%53.4%43.1%–63.5%88

Questions

What do Karthus Jungle players build first on VN?

The most played core is Blackfire Torch, then Shadowflame, then Rabadon's Deathcap: 7% of 5,813 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 57.4% win rate.

What skill order do Karthus Jungle players use?

Most often they max Q, E, W and start Q, E, Q: 62% of 5,730 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.20, 51.7% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Karthus Jungle players take?

Exhaust and Smite, in 47% of 5,813 games in all ranks, patch 26.20, 49.2% win rate.