MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Graves vs Karthus
How often does Graves beat Karthus in Jungle?
Graves into Karthus in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 1,255 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Graves behind by 5 gold.
Does Graves counter Karthus?
Too close for a counter call: Graves sits at 51% over 1,255 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 Graves game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Graves at 63% across 652 games. Flip the lead and Graves falls to 38% across 603.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 63% | 652 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 38% | 603 |
| First blood | 58% | 858 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 581 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 64% | 434 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 359 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 72% | 152 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:39 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:08. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Graves's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Karthus specifically, Graves finishes Hubris first most often: 50.8% over 374 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards: 47.7% across 153 games.
The most-finished Graves core is Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards: 56.8% across 21,800 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 Hubris (51,316 games).
Skill plan: Graves players max Q first and take E at level 1.