Enchanter · Enchanter · Support, Mid
Prepare for battle with Karma — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts.
Playstyle Profile
Karma is a protector — defends carries by neutralizing incoming threats
- Teamfight Role
- Backline Protector
- Power Spike
- Mid game
- Split Threat
- None
- Backline Access
- Low
Karma's Strengths
- Keeps carries alive through burst — Karma's peel makes hyper-carries nearly unkillable in teamfights
How to Play Karma
Champion-specific pre-match tips
Lane Phase
Target the caster minions with ult+Q when the enemy stands behind them to poke using the splash explosion.
Lane Phase
Cast ult+Q frequently on cooldown rather than holding it for perfect setup, then land standard Qs to reset your ult timer via your passive.
Lane Phase
Cast W when the enemy steps up for a cannon minion, then use E to absorb their retaliation damage and match their movement to secure the root.
Mid Game
Cast ult+E to accelerate your team's rotation when moving through the river to force a fight at a neutral objective.
Mid Game
Fire Q into contested brushes before stepping up for vision control; the projectile stops on contact, giving you a clear visual cue if an enemy is hiding.
Late Game
Prioritise ult+E over your other empowered abilities during clustered 5v5 fights to negate incoming AoE burst damage across your entire team.
Late Game
Cast Q on the nearest enemy frontline target while retreating to rapidly reset your ult cooldown for an additional team-wide shield.
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Core Build
Ranked from real ranked-match itemization
We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher.
- Malignance — 2,700
- Ionian Boots of Lucidity (Boots) — 900
- Void Staff — 3,000
- Stormsurge — 2,800
- Luden's Echo — 2,750
- Archangel's Staff — 2,900
total: 15,050
How to Counter Karma
Counter strategies and draft context
apply grievous wounds, dive past the frontline, or burst through their shields before they stack
- Struggles against multi-angle pressure — Karma can't peel multiple threats at once
- All-in engage supports that outpressure in lane
- Champions with anti-heal in their kit or builds
- Assassins that delete carries before shields apply
Karma's Weaknesses
- Multiple dive threats at once — Karma can only peel one target, and coordinated dives overwhelm the backline
Best Synergies with Karma
Team synergies and draft context
- Hyper-carry ADCs that thrive behind Karma's protection — the longer fights last, the more value you get
- Hyper-carry ADCs that scale with your shields and heals
- Bruisers and fighters that become unkillable with your buffs
- Late-game compositions that benefit from your scaling support
Draft Context
- Drafts only squishies — Karma can peel, but there's nothing to absorb damage in the frontline
Learning Curve
Based on 1.2M+ matches across all ranked elos, showing how Karma's win rate changes with mastery level
Karma rewards dedicated play — meaningful improvement continues well beyond the basics, but getting results requires significant dedication. Expect lower win rates for an extended period before deeper mechanics click into place.
- Skill Cap
- High
- Cost of Learning
- Very High
| Mastery Level | Win Rate |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | 36.0% |
| 3-4 | 46.1% |
| 5-6 | 49.7% |
| 7-8 * | 51.4% |
| 9-12 | 51.4% |
| 13-16 | 51.4% |
| 17+ | 51.4% |
