Locke vs Karthus JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Overview

Prioritize disrupting Karthus's full clear to deny his fast tempo and scaling.
Use your mobility and reset potential from to punish his low early duel strength.
Focus on early river control and scuttle contests to limit Karthus's safe farming paths.

Clear camps efficiently but prioritize invading Karthus's jungle before he completes his first full clear.
Contest river vision and Scuttle crabs when lanes can respond to your plays.
Use to mark targets and resets to chain kills and deny Karthus's scaling.

Avoid fighting Karthus alone early before level 3 when he can kite with damage.
Beware isolated river fights where Karthus can punish extended presence with repeated and damage.
Respect Karthus's level 6 global to avoid low-health skirmishes across the map.

Start on the opposite side of Karthus's first clear to avoid early confrontation.
Look to invade or counter-invade around level 3 when you have , , and for strong skirmishes.
Secure early Scuttle only if your nearby lanes have priority to avoid isolated fights against Karthus.

Level 3 unlocks your full combo with , , and enabling strong early dueling.
First completed AP item amplifies your execute potential and reset chains against isolated targets.
Level 6 lets you finish low-health enemies from range and snowball skirmishes.

Convert early jungle pressure into dragon control by forcing Karthus off camps and vision.
Use your resets to chain kills and snowball lanes with priority.
Deny Karthus's scaling by invading post-level 6 and forcing fights before he can leverage global damage.

Tactical tip

For Locke vs Karthus, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.