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Karthus Matchups

KarthusMatchups

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Patch 15.18
MatchupThreatGamesWRGold @ 15Gold DiffTips
Champion Portrait of JarvanIV
JarvanIV
Easy
14056%+500+1629
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Skill Priority

Karthus Q Icon
Q
Lay Waste
Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.
Karthus E Icon
E
Defile
Karthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own Mana.
Karthus W Icon
W
Wall of Pain
Karthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Move Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period.
57.1% WR
126 Matches

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spell 1Summoner Spell 2
54.5% WR
66 Matches

Skill Order

Karthus Q Icon
Lay Waste
Karthus unleashes a delayed blast at a location, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Deals increased damage to isolated enemies.
1
3
5
7
9
Karthus W Icon
Wall of Pain
Karthus creates a passable screen of leeching energy. Any enemy units that walk through the screen have their Move Speed and Magic Resist reduced for a period.
4
14
15
Karthus E Icon
Defile
Karthus passively steals energy from his victims, gaining Mana on each kill. Alternatively, Karthus can surround himself in the souls of his prey, dealing damage to nearby enemies, but quickly draining his own Mana.
2
8
10
12
13
Karthus R Icon
Requiem
After channeling for 3 seconds, Karthus deals damage to all enemy champions.
6
11

Karthus vs JarvanIV Runes

Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
56.5% WR115 Matches
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Armor
Magic Resist
Health
Armor
Magic Resist

Starting Items

Item 1101Item 3340Item 2003
56.7% WR
30 Matches

Core Items

Item 6653Item 2503Item 3020
41.7% WR
12 Matches

4th Item Options

Item 3089
58.3% WR24 Matches
Item 2503
66.7% WR21 Matches
Item 3175
71.4% WR14 Matches

5th Item Options

Item 3135
64.7% WR17 Matches
Item 3089
66.7% WR15 Matches
Item 3020
16.7% WR6 Matches

6th Item Options

Item 3135
50.0% WR4 Matches
Item 2503
50.0% WR4 Matches
Item 3020
75.0% WR4 Matches

Laning Phase (@15 min)

Karthus Damage
6,839
JarvanIV Damage
4,336
Gold Diff+500
CS Diff+18
XP Diff+780
Ally Ganks1.79
Enemy Ganks2.25

End of Game

Karthus Damage
33,869
JarvanIV Damage
18,119
Total Gold Diff+1,629
Total CS Diff+47

Split Push

Karthus Dmg to Turrets
1,140
JarvanIV Dmg to Turrets
1,531
Champion Portrait of Khazix
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Easy
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Easy
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Easy
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Viego
Easy
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Sylas
Easy
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Champion Portrait of Diana
Diana
Not Favored
8739%+174-234
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