Karthus, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.4%
Pick Rate
1.1%
Ban Rate
0.6%

Karthus vs Xin Zhao

Karthus D TierMage
Patch
26.20
Games
859
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 11, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Karthus vs Xin Zhao is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Karthus wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Xin Zhao based on 8 games. Karthus holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Karthus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Karthus vs Xin Zhao matchup.

Karthus Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Karthus 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.

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Karthus
50.0%
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Xin Zhao
50.0%
Xin Zhao

Who wins Karthus vs Xin Zhao?

Too few games to callInsufficient data

Karthus wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 21.5% and 78.5% (95% range).

Expected
53.3%
From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
Matchup effect
−3.3 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
8 games
Lane: Jungle
vs patch 26.19
—
Not enough games on both patches

Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10

Key takeaways

  • Only 8 Karthus vs Xin Zhao games were recorded in the Jungle role on patch 26.20 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.
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 Karthus and Xin Zhao 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 Karthus'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.

Karthus vs Xin Zhao Laning Stats

KarthusXin Zhao

Only 8 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.

Whole-game averages

1.5
CS / min
1.3
1,147
DMG / min
653
16,466
Gold / game
14,938
324
Heal / min
705
533
DMG Mitigated / min
1,085
0.7
CC / min
0.7

Karthus vs Xin Zhao Win Rate by Game Length

Karthus's win rate against Xin Zhao 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
0 games
Too few games
20–25 min
0 games
Too few games
25–30 min
2 games
Too few games
30–35 min
2 games
Too few games
35+ min
4 games
Karthus vs Xin Zhao95% rangeKarthus usual (Jungle)

No game length stands out: Karthus's results against Xin Zhao in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Karthus vs Xin Zhao 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
  2. First itemInsufficient data
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Karthus Changes Against Xin Zhao

Only 8 games so far — too few to compare what Karthus players do in this matchup with their usual choices (needs 20).

Best Karthus Build vs Xin Zhao

Usual Karthus build (Jungle)

75.0% win rate · 16 games

Against Xin Zhao

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 0 of 8 Karthus games against Xin Zhao carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Karthus's standard build instead.

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 Karthus Runes vs Xin Zhao

Usual Karthus runes (Jungle)

Dark HarvestDark Harvest
Domination
Cheap ShotGrisly MementosUltimate Hunter
Sorcery
Axiom ArcanistGathering Storm
Adaptive Force (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

56.5% win rate · 191 games

Against Xin Zhao

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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Karthus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Karthus'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 Karthus build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

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Karthus vs Xin Zhao FAQ - Patch 26.20

Who wins Karthus vs Xin Zhao?

Only 8 Karthus vs Xin Zhao games were recorded in the Jungle role on patch 26.20 — too few to say who is favored. Treat the numbers below as provisional.

What is Karthus's win rate against Xin Zhao?

Karthus wins 50.0% of 8 Jungle games against Xin Zhao on patch 26.20 (95% range 21.5–78.5%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 53.3% would be expected.

Does Karthus counter Xin Zhao?

There are only 8 Karthus vs Xin Zhao games in this lane on patch 26.20 — too few to answer reliably yet.

Who wins lane, Karthus or Xin Zhao?

There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (8) to say who wins lane.

Does Karthus outscale Xin Zhao?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Xin Zhao strongest against Karthus?

On current data there is no stage of the game where Xin Zhao is ahead of Karthus beyond the margin of error.

What should Karthus build against Xin Zhao?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Karthus's usual Jungle core: Shadowflame, Void Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap.

What runes should Karthus use against Xin Zhao?

Use Karthus's usual Dark Harvest page (Domination + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page.