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. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Fiddlesticks behind by 609 gold.
Does Fiddlesticks counter Karthus?
Too close for a counter call: Fiddlesticks sits at 51% over 351 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 Fiddlesticks game plan
A 300-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 60% | 121 |
| 300 gold down 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 16.1-16.12.
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.