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. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Elise behind by 454 gold.
Does Elise counter Karthus?
Too close for a counter call: Elise sits at 52% over 315 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Karthus: the Elise game plan
A 300-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 61% | 150 |
| 300 gold down 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 16.1-16.12.
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.