Gravesvs Karthus
Graves vs Karthus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Karthus wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Graves based on 18 games. Graves wins the early laning phase while Karthus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Karthus matchup.
Graves Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Graves 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.
Who wins Graves vs Karthus?
Graves wins 47.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 32.0% and 63.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.7% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −3.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 36 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Karthus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Graves wins 47.2% of 36 games (95% range 32.0–63.0%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 50.7% for Graves; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 221, within the margin of error (36 games).
- Graves players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Karthus: 43.1% of their other Jungle games, 16.7% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Graves and Karthus played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Graves's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Graves vs Karthus Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Graves vs Karthus Win Rate by Game Length
Graves's win rate against Karthus by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Graves's results against Karthus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Graves vs Karthus Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenGraves gold at 15: +221
- First itemEvenGraves: 0.1 min · Karthus: 0.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Graves Changes Against Karthus
Choices Graves players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually43.1%vs Karthus16.7%−26.5 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually29.4%vs Karthus52.8%+23.4 pts
Usually3.9%vs Karthus25.0%+21.1 pts
BloodthirsterItemUsually5.3%vs Karthus13.9%+8.6 pts
Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsually2.8%vs Karthus8.3%+5.6 pts
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Karthus5.6%+5.6 pts
Axiom ArcanistRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Karthus5.6%+5.6 pts
SorcerySecondary treeUsually0.9%vs Karthus5.6%+4.7 pts
Best Graves Build vs Karthus
Usual Graves build (Jungle)
61.9% win rate · 740 games
Against Karthus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 27 Graves games against Karthus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Graves's standard build instead.
- Graves usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.1 min (median of 30 games).
- Karthus usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.1 min (median of 23 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Graves Runes vs Karthus
Usual Graves runes (Jungle)
Dark Harvest
48.5% win rate · 1,834 games
Against Karthus
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Graves draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Graves'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 Graves build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Graves Matchups
Hardest for Graves
Easiest for Graves
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Graves vs Karthus FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Graves vs Karthus?
Current data slightly favors Karthus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Graves wins 47.2% of 36 games (95% range 32.0–63.0%).
What is Graves's win rate against Karthus?
Graves wins 47.2% of 36 Jungle games against Karthus on patch 26.19 (95% range 32.0–63.0%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 50.7% would be expected.
Does Graves counter Karthus?
Not clearly. Graves wins 47.2% of 36 games against Karthus, and the 95% range (32.0–63.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Graves or Karthus?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 221, within the margin of error (36 games).
Does Graves outscale Karthus?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Karthus strongest against Graves?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Karthus is ahead of Graves beyond the margin of error.
What should Graves build against Karthus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Graves's usual Jungle core: Hubris, The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow. The biggest change against Karthus: Plated Steelcaps (43.1% usually, 16.7% here).
What runes should Graves use against Karthus?
Use Graves's usual Dark Harvest page (Domination + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Karthus: Axiom Arcanist (under 0.5% usually, 5.6% here).