Gragas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.3%
Pick Rate
1.3%

Gragasvs Karthus

FFighterMage
Patch26.10
Matches1,009,027
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Gragas vs Karthus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Gragas wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Karthus based on 5 games. Gragas holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gragas vs Karthus matchup.

Gragas Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gragas performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Karthus - 60.0% win rateKarthus(60.0%)
Gragas - 60.0% win rate in this matchup
Gragas
60.0% WR
VS
Karthus vs Gragas matchup - 40.0% win rate
Karthus
40.0% WR

Who Wins the Gragas vs Karthus Matchup?

Gragas wins the Gragas vs Karthus matchup
Winner
Gragas
Matches: 5
60.0%
Win Rate
40.0%
1.1
CS / min
1.2
859
DMG / min
1,243
14,754
Gold / game
14,337
604
Heal / min
284
886
DMG Mitigated / min
449
1.2
CC / min
0.8
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Gragas vs Karthus Matchup Summary

The Gragas vs Karthus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Gragas wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Karthus's 40.0%, giving Gragas a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Gragas dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Karthus players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Gragas leads by 757 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Gragas players can confidently pick into Karthus and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Karthus away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Gragas vs Karthus Laning Phase Breakdown

Gragas wins the laning phase against Karthus in League of Legends

Gragas is favored during the laning phase against Karthus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Gragas holds advantages in gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.1Gragas
1.2Karthus
Gragas and Karthus farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
859Gragas
1,243Karthus
Karthus heavily out-damages Gragas by 384 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Gragas should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Karthus's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
14,754Gragas
14,337Karthus
Gragas earns 416 more gold per game than Karthus, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Gragas slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.2Gragas
0.8Karthus
Gragas provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Karthus, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Gragas coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,490Gragas
733Karthus
Gragas vastly out-sustains Karthus, healing and mitigating 757 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Gragas can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Karthus is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Karthus, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Gragas Build Against Karthus

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Karthus, providing the mobility and stats Gragas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gragas against Karthus are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge and Shadowflame. This combination gives Gragas an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Karthus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gragas vs Karthus matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Gragas
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Gragas early game win rateGragas100.0%
Karthus early game win rateKarthus0.0%
Late Game
Gragas
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Gragas late game win rateGragas50.0%
Karthus late game win rateKarthus50.0%

Gragas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Karthus. This lopsided early game means Gragas can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Gragas at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Karthus. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Gragas holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Karthus players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Gragas Runes Against Karthus

Sorcery rune tree - Gragas primary runes vs KarthusSorcery
Stormraider's Surge - best Gragas rune vs KarthusManaflow Band - best Gragas rune vs KarthusCelerity - best Gragas rune vs KarthusGathering Storm - best Gragas rune vs Karthus
Domination rune tree - Gragas secondary runes vs KarthusDomination
Sudden Impact - best Gragas rune vs KarthusUltimate Hunter - best Gragas rune vs Karthus
100.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Gragas to press their advantage against Karthus, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Gragas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Gragas's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Gragas matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
44.32%886.174010,86441.7%46.1%
51.19%845.870911,75956.7%48.1%
57.75%716.078711,89060.7%55.8%
55.07%695.774110,15451.5%58.3%
37.50%566.484810,98045.8%31.3%
43.14%515.373510,41650.0%37.0%
48.98%495.874610,94952.6%46.7%
42.86%495.71,04711,38350.0%37.9%
31.82%446.178210,74943.8%25.0%
45.00%405.892311,19853.3%40.0%
47.50%406.082510,25452.6%42.9%
48.72%395.87279,56143.8%52.2%
43.24%376.081511,24441.2%45.0%
37.84%376.383410,42727.8%47.4%
56.76%376.374311,59986.7%36.4%
33.33%365.86639,17126.3%41.2%
42.86%351.678612,68054.5%37.5%
42.86%355.875310,29850.0%36.8%
58.82%343.974510,84161.1%56.3%
45.45%335.886710,73128.6%57.9%
45.45%336.582511,14743.5%50.0%
54.84%315.977810,99538.9%76.9%
61.29%313.57379,41452.9%71.4%
51.61%315.596710,48257.1%47.1%
51.72%292.479513,33860.0%47.4%
57.14%283.661210,24822.2%73.7%
53.57%285.877112,16550.0%57.1%
48.15%276.280012,13266.7%38.9%
40.74%271.477612,21542.9%38.5%
46.15%266.074710,45630.0%56.3%
53.85%265.493711,19471.4%47.4%
46.15%266.386411,67058.3%35.7%
42.31%260.95919,79235.7%50.0%
50.00%266.277911,34138.5%61.5%
32.00%256.280311,72233.3%31.3%
44.00%254.163510,97850.0%36.4%
62.50%245.577112,93166.7%61.1%
56.52%235.471610,09154.5%58.3%
34.78%234.283111,65840.0%30.8%
43.48%235.379110,39655.6%35.7%
31.82%221.364912,25028.6%33.3%
68.18%221.569812,65480.0%58.3%
31.82%225.983710,24118.2%45.5%
28.57%214.76469,45615.4%50.0%
47.62%215.381512,22320.0%56.3%
52.38%216.167010,00850.0%53.9%
42.11%196.16639,10030.8%66.7%
57.89%191.577312,47257.1%58.3%
42.11%195.884712,22842.9%41.7%
52.63%194.373011,37850.0%55.6%
57.89%195.876712,02237.5%72.7%
52.63%195.775510,56562.5%45.5%
27.78%185.982412,28137.5%20.0%
55.56%186.385210,08645.5%71.4%
72.22%183.082111,96971.4%72.7%
61.11%184.375012,46457.1%63.6%
72.22%182.769910,14970.0%75.0%
52.94%175.970610,79050.0%54.5%
58.82%174.897912,44940.0%66.7%
31.25%167.176712,11220.0%36.4%
56.25%161.35878,76128.6%77.8%
43.75%164.190312,59357.1%33.3%
37.50%165.164610,43325.0%50.0%
37.50%161.774012,32025.0%50.0%
33.33%151.176313,28428.6%37.5%
53.33%156.168711,36950.0%53.9%
33.33%153.770511,34028.6%37.5%
73.33%153.381012,86166.7%77.8%
35.71%144.884611,21642.9%28.6%
53.85%136.482911,00971.4%33.3%
61.54%130.868011,70957.1%66.7%
76.92%135.789311,45980.0%75.0%
8.33%121.96458,93316.7%0.0%
41.67%122.080813,47840.0%42.9%
25.00%121.260410,83566.7%11.1%
63.64%112.868911,39640.0%83.3%
36.36%115.985411,47725.0%42.9%
63.64%114.880510,93075.0%57.1%
50.00%104.787011,9370.0%50.0%
70.00%105.393413,5550.0%77.8%
40.00%101.45139,03650.0%33.3%
20.00%102.56328,51620.0%20.0%
50.00%104.869211,42250.0%50.0%
80.00%105.41,02113,805100.0%77.8%
80.00%102.45708,46585.7%66.7%
44.44%91.765411,06642.9%50.0%
33.33%96.664310,95750.0%20.0%
55.56%91.760910,03650.0%60.0%
77.78%94.979210,06566.7%83.3%
33.33%91.655010,48933.3%33.3%
22.22%92.452410,66033.3%16.7%
50.00%87.090210,52960.0%33.3%
62.50%86.487411,72475.0%50.0%
87.50%86.169711,276100.0%80.0%
50.00%81.37409,08760.0%33.3%
50.00%84.393013,50050.0%50.0%
37.50%84.380213,04350.0%33.3%
50.00%85.379911,15760.0%33.3%
62.50%86.383011,71140.0%100.0%
50.00%82.571212,09350.0%50.0%
50.00%85.97449,90666.7%40.0%
37.50%86.371511,905100.0%16.7%
25.00%86.268711,09250.0%16.7%
37.50%85.989810,03933.3%40.0%
42.86%74.274210,08840.0%50.0%
28.57%70.863211,87566.7%0.0%
42.86%75.985913,86650.0%40.0%
57.14%72.45029,80766.7%50.0%
42.86%71.85028,44150.0%40.0%
28.57%74.973611,1140.0%40.0%
71.43%71.571913,21850.0%80.0%
57.14%71.44519,54166.7%50.0%
83.33%65.79778,13380.0%100.0%
33.33%61.473612,31033.3%33.3%
33.33%65.682213,44050.0%25.0%
16.67%65.875710,0720.0%50.0%
33.33%61.177313,33150.0%25.0%
50.00%61.96057,30350.0%0.0%
83.33%62.359710,369100.0%66.7%
66.67%61.651010,783100.0%60.0%
50.00%61.487412,496100.0%25.0%
33.33%60.85799,26820.0%100.0%
50.00%63.070212,01450.0%50.0%
66.67%66.164011,67650.0%75.0%
20.00%51.74388,98533.3%0.0%
60.00%51.185914,754100.0%50.0%
20.00%51.159010,035100.0%0.0%
60.00%56.188310,29875.0%0.0%
60.00%51.53958,58850.0%66.7%
60.00%54.71,02712,54050.0%66.7%
80.00%50.871814,655100.0%66.7%

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Gragas vs Karthus - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Gragas do against Karthus in League of Legends?

Gragas wins the Gragas vs Karthus matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Karthus's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Gragas do against Karthus in the early game?

In the early game, Gragas has the advantage against Karthus with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Gragas players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Gragas do against Karthus in the late game?

In the late game, Gragas takes over the Gragas vs Karthus matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Gragas scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Gragas vs Karthus matchup?

Gragas wins the matchup against Karthus with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Gragas is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Gragas build against Karthus?

The best Gragas build against Karthus includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Gragas runes against Karthus?

The best Gragas runes against Karthus use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gragas vs Karthus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Gragas counter Karthus?

Yes, Gragas has a favorable matchup against Karthus with a 60.0% win rate. Gragas strongly counters Karthus in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Gragas against Karthus?

When playing Gragas against Karthus, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.