MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Elise vs Karthus
How often does Elise beat Karthus in Jungle?
Elise into Karthus in Jungle: 52% observed win rate across 315 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Elise behind by 454 gold.
Elise at 15:00
- Gold: -454
- CS: -26
- XP: -963
Typical gap to Karthus, from 313 games that reached 15:00.
Does Elise counter Karthus?
No counter here: Elise sits at 52% over 315 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Karthus: the Elise game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Elise at 61% across 150 games. Flip the lead and Elise falls to 44% across 165.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 150 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 165 |
| First blood | 56% | 227 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 177 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 68% | 102 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 81% | 48 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:56 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Elise's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Karthus specifically, Elise finishes Stormsurge first most often: 56.6% over 76 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Elise core is Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 52.6% across 2,296 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stormsurge (9,092 games).
Skill plan: Elise players max Q first and take W at level 1.