LoL Champion Build Guides: Karma

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Karma Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Karma we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Karma, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Karma this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 11.20. However, if you are a new Karma player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Karma!

Patch 11.20: 345337 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

56%

Win Rate 192 Games

Sorcery

Resolve

Third Best

56%

Win Rate 126 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

More Karma Runes

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 5015 Games

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 527 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 265 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 89 Games

Third Best

39%

Win Rate 556 Games

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Passive Ability

Patch 11.20: 345341 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

Win Rate Games

Third Best

Win Rate Games

More Karma Runes

Second Best

54%

Win Rate 322 Games

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 550 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 418 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 383 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 651 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 372 Games

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! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Passive Ability

Second Best

31%

Win Rate 16 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

67%

Win Rate 3 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.20: 345349 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 32 Games

Resolve

Sorcery

Third Best

56%

Win Rate 25 Games

Sorcery

Resolve

More Karma Runes

Second Best

45%

Win Rate 176 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 329 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 51 Games

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 226 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 658 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

60%

Win Rate 10 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

71%

Win Rate 7 Games

Passive Ability

Karma Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Karma guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Karma Support in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Karma. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Karma Skins

Find Karma's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Karma skins and chromas on Karma's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Ruined Karma

January 21, 2021

+ Wishlist

Odyssey Karma

October 15, 2020

+ Wishlist

Dawnbringer Karma

December 12, 2019

+ Wishlist

Dark Star Karma

June 13, 2019

+ Wishlist

Conqueror Karma

Special Events

April 24, 2017

+ Wishlist

975

Winter Wonder Karma

Special Events

December 14, 2016

+ Wishlist

Warden Karma

October 1, 2015

+ Wishlist

750

Order of the Lotus Karma

October 2, 2014

+ Wishlist

975

Traditional Karma

Legacy

March 29, 2013

+ Wishlist

Sun Goddess Karma

Legacy

February 1, 2011

+ Wishlist

750

Sakura Karma

February 1, 2011

+ Wishlist

520

Classic Karma

Original

Wishlist

Karma's Abilities

Gathering Fire Karma's Passive

Self

Karma reduces Mantra's current cooldown by 5 seconds for every enemy champion she damages with an ability.

Inner Flame Karma's Q Ability

950

9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5

Karma fires a blast of energy that explodes on enemy contact, dealing 70 / 120 / 170 / 220 / 270 (+40% of ability power) magic damage to enemies in the area and slowing them by 35% for 1.25 seconds.

Mantra Bonus - Soulflare: Inner Flame deals 40 / 100 / 160 / 220 (+30% of ability power) extra magic damage and leaves a circle of flame at the impact area or upon reaching maximum range, slowing enemies for 50%. After 1.5 seconds, the circle erupts, dealing 50 / 150 / 250 / 350 (+60% of ability power) magic damage to enemies in the area.

Focused Resolve Karma's W Ability

650

Karma forms a tether to target enemy champion, revealing and damaging the target for 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 (+45% of ability power) magic damage over 2 seconds which goes up to a total of 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+90% of ability power) magic damage in total (one tick at the start of the cast and one at the end). Gathering Fire is applied every time this ability damages. If the tether is not broken after the 2 seconds, the target is revealed and rooted for 1.4 / 1.55 / 1.7 / 1.85 / 2 seconds.

Mantra Bonus - Renewal: Focused Resolve increases the duration of the reveal and root by 0.5 / 0.75 / 1 / 1.25 seconds and heals Karma for 20% (+1% per 100 ability power) of her missing health immediately plus another 20% (+1% per 100 ability power) of her missing health if the tether remains unbroken.

Inspire Karma's E Ability

800

Karma shields target ally, which absorbs 90 / 135 / 180 / 225 / 270 (+50% of ability power) damage for 2.5 seconds and grants the target 40% bonus movement speed for 1.5 seconds.

Mantra Bonus - Defiance: Inspire's shield overflows with energy, increasing the target's shield amount by 25 / 80 / 135 / 190 (+50% of ability power). Allied champions gain 30% of that amount as a shield, and are also hasted by 30%.

10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8

Mantra Karma's Ultimate (R) Ability

Self

40 / 38 / 36 / 34 / 34

Karma empowers her next ability cast within the next 8 seconds, adding an additional effect. Empowered abilities share the same cooldown as their basic form.

Karma begins with one rank in Mantra and can increase it at levels 6, 11, and 16. Ranks in Mantra improve the additional effects of empowered abilities.

Soulflare Karma's Q Ability

950

Inner Flame deals 40 / 100 / 160 / 220 (+30% of ability power) extra magic damage and leaves a circle of flame at the impact area or upon reaching maximum range, slowing enemies for 50%. After 1.5 seconds, the circle erupts, dealing 35 / 140 / 245 / 350 (+60% of ability power) magic damage to enemies in the area.

7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5

Renewal Karma's W Ability

Self

Focused Resolve increases the duration of the reveal and root by 0.5 / 0.75 / 1 / 1.25 seconds and heals Karma for 20% (+1% per 100 ability power) of her missing health immediately plus another 20% (+1% per 100 ability power) of her missing health if the tether remains unbroken.

16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12

Defiance Karma's E Ability

800

Inspire's shield overflows with energy, increasing the target's shield amount by 25 / 80 / 135 / 190 (+50% of ability power) and the movement speed duration to 2.5 seconds. Allied champions gain 30% of that amount as a shield, and are also hasted by 60%.

10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8

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