MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Fiddlesticks vs Karthus
How often does Fiddlesticks beat Karthus in Jungle?
Fiddlesticks into Karthus in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 351 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 Fiddlesticks behind by 609 gold.
Fiddlesticks at 15:00
- Gold: -609
- CS: -18
- XP: -883
Typical gap to Karthus, from 350 games that reached 15:00.
Does Fiddlesticks counter Karthus?
No counter here: Fiddlesticks sits at 51% over 351 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 Fiddlesticks game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Fiddlesticks at 60% across 121 games. Flip the lead and Fiddlesticks falls to 46% across 230.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 121 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 230 |
| First blood | 56% | 207 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 113 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 85 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 105 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 78% | 45 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:43 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:07. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Fiddlesticks's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Karthus specifically, Fiddlesticks finishes Malignance first most often: 43.1% over 72 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Fiddlesticks core is Malignance, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass: 51.0% across 1,164 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Malignance (7,991 games).
Skill plan: Fiddlesticks players max W first and take W at level 1.