EliseVSKarthus
What decides the jungle matchup: Elise vs Karthus in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Elise
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Her level-three gank is elite. Ward river by 2:45 and sidestep the cocoon.
Window: before three minutes
Cocoon plus rappel makes Elise's level-3 gank one of the strongest in the game; river wards at 2:45 buy the dodge window.
Karthus
jungle · Farming scaler
Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six.
Karthus junglers path for farm; lane pressure is nearly free pre-6, then Requiem punishes low-HP trades globally.
Elise vs Karthus: Common Questions
- Who wins Elise vs Karthus?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Elise against Karthus to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Elise: Her level-three gank is elite. Ward river by 2:45 and sidestep the cocoon. Karthus: He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six.
- How do you play the Elise Karthus matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between an early ganker and a farming scaler. Cocoon plus rappel makes Elise's level-3 gank one of the strongest in the game; river wards at 2:45 buy the dodge window. Karthus junglers path for farm; lane pressure is nearly free pre-6, then Requiem punishes low-HP trades globally.
- What should I know about Karthus vs Elise?
- Karthus is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Elise is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Karthus: He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six. Elise: Her level-three gank is elite. Ward river by 2:45 and sidestep the cocoon.
- How do I beat Karthus as Elise?
- Karthus junglers path for farm; lane pressure is nearly free pre-6, then Requiem punishes low-HP trades globally. He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Karthus you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.