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What decides the jungle matchup: Karthus vs Lee Sin 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.
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.
Lee Sin
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He ganks straight off his first clear. Ward river at 2:45 and keep the wave middle.
Window: before three minutes
Lee Sin's red-buff level-3 gank arrives around 3:00; a frozen or centered wave denies the ward-hop angle behind you.
Karthus vs Lee Sin: Common Questions
- Who wins Karthus vs Lee Sin?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Karthus against Lee Sin to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Karthus: He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six. Lee Sin: He ganks straight off his first clear. Ward river at 2:45 and keep the wave middle.
- How do you play the Karthus Lee Sin matchup?
- It is a jungle matchup between a farming scaler and an early ganker. Karthus junglers path for farm; lane pressure is nearly free pre-6, then Requiem punishes low-HP trades globally. Lee Sin's red-buff level-3 gank arrives around 3:00; a frozen or centered wave denies the ward-hop angle behind you.
- What should I know about Lee Sin vs Karthus?
- Lee Sin is an early ganker: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Karthus is a farming scaler: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Lee Sin: He ganks straight off his first clear. Ward river at 2:45 and keep the wave middle. Karthus: He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six.
- How do I beat Lee Sin as Karthus?
- Lee Sin's red-buff level-3 gank arrives around 3:00; a frozen or centered wave denies the ward-hop angle behind you. He ganks straight off his first clear. Ward river at 2:45 and keep the wave middle. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Lee Sin 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.