Lillia vs Karthus JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Lillia vs Karthus

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Lillia's superior clear speed and mobility to out-tempo Karthus and control early jungle tempo.
Prioritize contesting river control and objectives before Karthus hits level 6 and gains global pressure.

Jungle Plan

Path for full clears that enable early tempo resets and invade Karthus's jungle before his first clear completes.
Contest Scuttle Crab and river vision aggressively when lanes can assist to deny Karthus safe objective access.
Use (E) sleep setup combined with lanes that have CC to secure early ganks and counter-ganks around dragon and Rift Herald.

Danger windows

Beware early invade windows before your movement speed stacks are active when Karthus can punish low-health clears.
Avoid isolated river fights where Karthus can force smite contests or punish you with repeated (Q) damage.
Respect Karthus's scaling window post-first AP item and level 6 when his objective damage and global presence spike.

Early game

Full clear quickly and reset on tempo to reach AP spikes before Karthus can leverage his global (R).
Fight for first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to avoid getting collapsed on.
Avoid early isolated river fights where Karthus's lack of mobility and your low-health clears can be punished.

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) sleep setup to initiate grouped objective fights and punish Karthus before he can safely use his global damage.
Exploit your first AP item spike by cycling camps faster and arriving early to objectives to force fights on your terms.
Respect Karthus's level 6 (R) global damage by avoiding extended low-health skirmishes across the map.

Win conditions

Convert faster clear speed and mobility into early jungle tempo to invade and deny Karthus camps before he scales.
Use (E) and (R) crowd control to setup and win objective fights, especially dragon and Rift Herald.
Leverage your AP scaling and sleep engage to control teamfights, denying Karthus safe positioning and punishing his lack of mobility.