KarthusVSZac
What decides the jungle matchup: Karthus vs Zac 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.
Zac
jungle · Early ganker
Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth.
Window: before four minutes
Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards.
Karthus vs Zac: Common Questions
- Who wins Karthus vs Zac?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Karthus against Zac 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. Zac: His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth.
- How do you play the Karthus Zac 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. Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards.
- What should I know about Zac vs Karthus?
- Zac 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. Zac: His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth. Karthus: He full-clears and barely ganks. Trade aggressively early, but track his ult from six.
- How do I beat Zac as Karthus?
- Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards. His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Zac 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.