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What decides the jungle matchup: Karthus vs Master Yi 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.
Both are farming scaler champions in this lane: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six.
Karthus
jungle · Farming scaler
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.
Master Yi
jungle · Farming scaler
He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later.
Master Yi ganks poorly and farms toward two items; punish the map early, and stacked CC, not damage, answers his ult.
Karthus vs Master Yi: Common Questions
- Who wins Karthus vs Master Yi?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Karthus against Master Yi 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. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later.
- How do you play the Karthus Master Yi matchup?
- Karthus and Master Yi are both farming scaler champions in the jungle matchup: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. Karthus junglers path for farm; lane pressure is nearly free pre-6, then Requiem punishes low-HP trades globally. Master Yi ganks poorly and farms toward two items; punish the map early, and stacked CC, not damage, answers his ult.
- What should I know about Master Yi vs Karthus?
- Master Yi and Karthus are both farming scaler champions: Clears camps rather than ganking early, which leaves the lanes free to play forward before six. What separates them is what each one does with it. Master Yi: He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later. Karthus: He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six.
- How do I beat Master Yi as Karthus?
- Master Yi ganks poorly and farms toward two items; punish the map early, and stacked CC, not damage, answers his ult. He full-clears and scales. Pressure lanes early, and save hard CC for his Highlander later. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Master Yi 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.