MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Karthus vs Twitch
How often does Karthus beat Twitch in Jungle?
Karthus into Twitch in Jungle: 60% observed win rate across 35 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 Karthus ahead by 836 gold.
Karthus at 15:00
- Gold: +836
- CS: +38
- XP: +1,499
Typical gap to Twitch, from 35 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Twitch: the Karthus game plan
Someone usually dies here around 5:37 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:56. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Karthus's Jungle build, with receipts
The most-finished Karthus core is Blackfire Torch, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap: 53.6% across 1,882 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blackfire Torch (8,818 games).
Skill plan: Karthus players max Q first and take Q at level 1.