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Karthus

Karthus Rune for Jungle, Platinum +
Patch 12.12

Karthus's Passive: Death Defied
P
Karthus's Q: Lay Waste
Q
Karthus's W: Wall of Pain
W
Karthus's E: Defile
E
Karthus's R: Requiem
R
Let the data do the talking: these are the best runes by win rate for Karthus Jungle vs All Champions. U.GG takes the guesswork out of Karthus runes. LoL Patch 12.12
Let the data do the talking: these are the best runes by win rate for Karthus Jungle vs All Champions. U.GG takes the guesswork out of Karthus runes. LoL Patch 12.12
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Platinum +Platinum +
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All Champions
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Jungle
Platinum +Platinum +
VS.
All Champions
Ranked Solo
For even better runes, select a matchup.
Best Karthus Runes
49.75% WR (2,206 Matches)
The Rune Tree Domination
Domination
The Keystone Electrocute
The Keystone Predator
The Keystone Dark Harvest
The Keystone Hail of Blades
The Rune Cheap Shot
The Rune Taste of Blood
The Rune Sudden Impact
The Rune Zombie Ward
The Rune Ghost Poro
The Rune Eyeball Collection
The Rune Treasure Hunter
The Rune Ingenious Hunter
The Rune Relentless Hunter
The Rune Ultimate Hunter
The Rune Tree Precision
Precision
The Rune Overheal
The Rune Triumph
The Rune Presence of Mind
The Rune Legend: Alacrity
The Rune Legend: Tenacity
The Rune Legend: Bloodline
The Rune Coup de Grace
The Rune Cut Down
The Rune Last Stand
The Adaptive Force Shard
The Attack Speed Shard
The Scaling CDR Shard
The Adaptive Force Shard
The Armor Shard
The Magic Resist Shard
The Scaling Bonus Health Shard
The Armor Shard
The Magic Resist Shard
The Rune Tree Domination
Domination
The Keystone Electrocute
The Keystone Predator
The Keystone Dark Harvest
The Keystone Hail of Blades
The Rune Cheap Shot
The Rune Taste of Blood
The Rune Sudden Impact
The Rune Zombie Ward
The Rune Ghost Poro
The Rune Eyeball Collection
The Rune Treasure Hunter
The Rune Ingenious Hunter
The Rune Relentless Hunter
The Rune Ultimate Hunter
The Rune Tree Precision
Precision
The Rune Overheal
The Rune Triumph
The Rune Presence of Mind
The Rune Legend: Alacrity
The Rune Legend: Tenacity
The Rune Legend: Bloodline
The Rune Coup de Grace
The Rune Cut Down
The Rune Last Stand
The Adaptive Force Shard
The Attack Speed Shard
The Scaling CDR Shard
The Adaptive Force Shard
The Armor Shard
The Magic Resist Shard
The Scaling Bonus Health Shard
The Armor Shard
The Magic Resist Shard
At 49.75% winrate over 2,206 matches, this specific Jungle Karthus rune page has worked the best for most players in Platinum + vs
All Champions
.
Domination
Domination: Primary
Take
Dark Harvest
on Karthus Jungle to surprise low HP enemies with instant execute damage.
Cheap Shot
is a strong Karthus rune because of the CC in Karthus's kit.
Treasure Hunter
provides ability healing, a unique sustain option for Karthus.
Karthus benefits from the stacking damage stats from
Eyeball Collection
.
Precision
Precision: Secondary
Presence of Mind
is a great Karthus rune given the champion's mana dependency.
Take
Coup de Grace
to improve your kill pressure on low health targets.
Stat Shards
Take
Adaptive Force (1)
,
Adaptive Force (2)
, and
Armor (3)
on Karthus Jungle vs All Champions. Shards should be based on matchup.
1. Take
Adaptive Force
rune shard first on junglers like Karthus, whose clear is not dependent on auto attacks.
2. Taking
Adaptive Force
second gives extra damage for early jungle clearing and skirmishes.
3.
Armor
third is standard for junglers, as it reduces jungle monster damage.