Evelynn or Karthus: which one to play in LoL?

Evelynn and Karthus on a single page: the data from their champion pages, side by side, to help you choose.

	Evelynn	Karthus
Role	Jungle	Mid · Jungle
Class	Mage · Assassin	Mage
Playstyle	Aggressive · Carry	Aggressive · Carry
Region	Runeterra	Shadow Isles
Difficulty	★★★☆☆ Intermediate difficulty: master the basics before optimizing.	★★☆☆☆ Easy to pick up, a few hours are enough to be effective.

In short

Evelynn and Karthus meet in Jungle, but Evelynn is played in Jungle and Karthus in Mid / Jungle.
Karthus is easier to pick up (2/5 against 3/5 for Evelynn).
Both are Mage champions.
Evelynn comes from Runeterra, Karthus from Shadow Isles.

If you want the simplest one to pick up, start with Karthus.

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