Matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy shieldingHeavy pokeHeavy CC

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Karma

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Spirit Visage
1vs AP
Thornmail
2vs Hybride
Warmog's Armor
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Heartsteel
5Survival

Summoner spells

61253%
41226%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

DPS

Titanic Hydra
Bruiser

Other options

Heartsteel
Survival
Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Approach VelocityApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
DrMundoDr. Mundo
KarmaKarma
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Karma's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Gathering Fire (P)

Karma's damaging abilities will reduce the cooldown of Mantra.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s12s10s
67s12s10s40s
95s12s10s40s
115s12s10s38s
165s12s9s36s
185s12s8s36s

Playing against Karma

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Karma is strong early but scales poorly — she falls off in effectiveness compared to other supports/mages in the late game.

2

Her RQ is her only real burst: dodge it and she has no offensive threat left.

3

W roots after 2s: break the connection by moving away before it triggers.

4

Focus her in teamfights to prevent her from shielding her entire team with RE.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026