How to win lane as Karthus against Jhin · 55.48% win rate over 1,177 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Jhin | Jhin's auto range and Dancing Grenade out-poke your Lay Waste at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Jhin | At level 2 his fourth-shot crit punishes every walk-up you make to farm. |
| Level 3 | Jhin | Level 3 Deadly Flourish roots let him convert his poke lead into all-ins. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karthus | At levels 4-5 his lane pressure still forces you to farm passively. |
| Level 6 | Karthus | Level 6 Requiem's global snipe answers his stationary Curtain Call and swings tempo to you. |
| First item | Karthus | Your first AP item lets Lay Waste out-DPS his reload windows. |
| Two+ items | Karthus | With two items your AoE Requiem and Defile out-scale his single-target burst in fights. |
Levels 1-2 favor Jhin: his auto range and Dancing Grenade bounce out-poke your Lay Waste cadence, and stepping up to farm eats his fourth-shot crit.
The full Karthus vs Jhin report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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