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What decides the jungle matchup: Karthus vs Vi 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.
Vi
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it.
Window: before four minutes
Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death.
Karthus vs Vi: Common Questions
- Who wins Karthus vs Vi?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Karthus against Vi 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. Vi: Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it.
- How do you play the Karthus Vi 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. Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death.
- What should I know about Vi vs Karthus?
- Vi 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. Vi: Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it. Karthus: He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six.
- How do I beat Vi as Karthus?
- Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death. Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Vi 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.