KarthusVSXin Zhao
What decides the jungle matchup: Karthus vs Xin Zhao 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.
Xin Zhao
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early.
Window: before four minutes
Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths.
Karthus vs Xin Zhao: Common Questions
- Who wins Karthus vs Xin Zhao?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Karthus against Xin Zhao 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. Xin Zhao: He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early.
- How do you play the Karthus Xin Zhao 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. Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths.
- What should I know about Xin Zhao vs Karthus?
- Xin Zhao 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. Xin Zhao: He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early. Karthus: He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six.
- How do I beat Xin Zhao as Karthus?
- Xin Zhao's three-hit knock-up plus W slow wins any early skirmish he reaches; escapes spent before he arrives are deaths. He all-ins hard at level three. Hold your dash for his charge and ward river early. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Xin Zhao 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.