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Karthus vs Talon

Watch how pro and Challenger players actually play Karthus into Talon in real ranked games, not a guide. Every VOD carries the build, the runes and a timeline you can jump through.

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Karthus vs Talon at a glance

Ranked record In line

Across 374 NA and EUW ranked games in jungle, Karthus wins 47.3% against Talon, in line with the 49.1% Karthus wins in that role overall.

VOD library Favoured

In our library of 17 high-elo VODs (latest patch 26.18), Karthus won 59% against Talon and averaged 5.8/6.6/7.9.

Pro build

The most played Karthus setup into Talon takes Deathfire Touch (Sorcery and Domination) and builds Blackfire Torch. It shows up in 14 of 17 games with a 50% win rate. The main alternative is Dark Harvest (1 game).

Solo kills by level

A solo kill is a kill on the lane opponent with no assist. The bars over each champion above count them by champion level, from 374 NA and EUW ranked games in jungle; the amber marks are where that champion's kills usually fall.

Karthus's solo kills on Talon

Karthus gets 0.5 solo kills per game against Talon, in line with the 0.4 Karthus averages in jungle, and 25% of them come before level 6, about the usual 22%.

How they built Karthus into Talon

Taken from the 17 VODs on this page, patch 26.16–26.18.

Most played setup

14 of 17 games · 50% win rate
Runes
Deathfire TouchDeathfire TouchAxiom ArcanistAxiom ArcanistAbsolute FocusAbsolute FocusGathering StormGathering StormCheap ShotCheap ShotUltimate HunterUltimate Hunter Sorcery / Domination
Core items
Blackfire TorchBlackfire Torch

One-off setup

1 of 17 games
Runes
Dark HarvestDark HarvestCheap ShotCheap ShotUltimate HunterUltimate HunterAbsolute FocusAbsolute FocusGathering StormGathering Storm Domination / Sorcery
Core items
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchLiandry's TormentLiandry's Torment

Streamers who play Karthus

Every streamer in the library with ranked Karthus games, most games first. Each links to their VODs on MID.GG.

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Common questions about Karthus vs Talon

Who wins Karthus vs Talon?

Karthus wins 47.3% of 374 NA and EUW ranked games against Talon in jungle, against 49.1% in that role overall. In the 17 high-elo VODs on MID.GG, Karthus won 59%.

What should Karthus build against Talon?

The most-played setup is the Deathfire Touch rune page, taken in 14 of the 17 high-elo VODs on MID.GG, with Blackfire Torch as its most common core items.

Latest Karthus vs Talon games

The most recent games in this matchup, newest first.

17 VODs
  • Victory Karhus Diamond III Karthusvs Talon21/12/15K / D / A Patch 26.18 JungleWatch in the app
  • Defeat lolmalice Challenger Karthusvs Talon3/6/4K / D / A Patch 26.17 JungleWatch in the app
  • Defeat lolmalice Master Karthusvs Talon0/7/2K / D / A Patch 26.17 JungleWatch in the app
  • Victory lolmalice Grandmaster Karthusvs Talon8/4/9K / D / A Patch 26.17 JungleWatch in the app
  • Defeat lolmalice Grandmaster Karthusvs Talon2/9/0K / D / A Patch 26.16 JungleWatch in the app
  • Victory Karhus Master Karthusvs Talon9/7/18K / D / A Patch 26.16 JungleWatch in the app
  • Victory lolmalice Grandmaster Karthusvs Talon4/6/14K / D / A Patch 26.16 JungleWatch in the app
  • Victory lolmalice Grandmaster Karthusvs Talon6/6/11K / D / A Patch 26.16 JungleWatch in the app
  • Defeat lolmalice Grandmaster Karthusvs Talon8/9/15K / D / A Patch 26.16 JungleWatch in the app
  • Victory lolmalice Grandmaster Karthusvs Talon11/1/11K / D / A Patch 26.16 JungleWatch in the app

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