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Hecarim vs Karthus
How often does Hecarim beat Karthus in Jungle?
Hecarim into Karthus in Jungle: 50% observed win rate across 483 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Hecarim ahead by 151 gold.
Does Hecarim counter Karthus?
Too close for a counter call: Hecarim sits at 50% over 483 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 Hecarim game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Hecarim at 58% across 265 games. Flip the lead and Hecarim falls to 39% across 217.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 58% | 265 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 39% | 217 |
| First blood | 55% | 332 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 263 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 227 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 131 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 75% | 53 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:10 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:45. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Hecarim's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Karthus specifically, Hecarim finishes Spear of Shojin first most often: 50.0% over 94 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Hecarim core is Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 54.1% across 2,140 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Spear of Shojin (12,849 games).
Skill plan: Hecarim players max Q first and take Q at level 1.