Jungle Karthus

[quote=ThePreserver]I don't know if jungle [[Karthus]] is still a thing, but I've been having a bit of struggle staying alive against the monsters. This is the mastery tree I'm going for: [masteries=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/mastery-tree-planner#&tree1=1-0-4-0-1-0-3-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-3-1-0-3-1-1&tree2=0-2-0-2-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0&tree3=0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0&v=2] Granted I'm only level 26, so not every single one of those are in effect. Also, I'm using these runes, because I don't really have the money to buy another set of greater runes (they're ridiculously expensive, even for someone who doesn't buy very many champions; I only have about 5) These are the ones I'm using in the meantime: [runes=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/rune-page-planner#&rune=388:1-391:1-267:3-309:5-351:8-291:8] I always get [[Hunter's Machete]], [[Health Potion]]x2, and a [[Warding Totem]]. Then I get [[Stalker's Blade]] with [[Enchantment: Magus]]. I mean, I'm good late game and all, and [[Karthus]] does stupidly high amounts of damage, even though his [[Lay Waste]] is impossible to hit, but it's the early game where I feel I'm falling short. Is Karthus still in the jungle? (If it matters, the rest of the build is [[Archangel's Staff]] [[Rabadon's Deathcap]] [[Zhonya's Hourglass]] [[Twin Shadows]] [[Morellonomicon]])[/quote]

[quote=LevasK]If you are jungling you should run 9x [[Greater Seal of Armor]], they will help you survive during your early clears, also there's no reason to take Lifesteal quint(s), imo you should run 3x [[Greater Quintessence of Spell Vamp]] with 9x [[Greater Glyph of Ability Power]].I believe this setup should allow you to clear the jungle as [[Karthus]] relatively easily. As for masteries, you should not take utility masteries and rather try to get 9 points into defense, if you are having trouble jungling. Also, you should replace [[Morellonomicon]] and [[Twin Shadows]] with [[Void Staff]], [[Abyssal Scepter]] or [[Rylai's Crystal Scepter]].[/quote]

[quote=ThePreserver]Thank you, LevasK, I think I'll take your advice. Also, it's a raw AP build. I've been glass cannoning [[Karthus]], which works to great effect late game; but switching around my runes and masteries should give me that extra survivability i've been looking for in the beginning. Thanks![/quote]

[quote=LevasK][[Rylai's Crystal Scepter]] gives you 100 flat AP on top of a passive that makes landing [[Lay Waste]] easier, while also making your ganks stronger and you need a [[Void Staff]] in almost every game, if not it, then [[Abyssal Scepter]] for some magic penetration.[/quote]

[quote=ThePreserver]Switched items, got [[Void Staff]] over [[Abyssal Scepter]], and got some armor runes to boot. This actually gets me more AP than the other build, thanks mate![/quote]