Karma·Mid Build
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W
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R| Win rate | 47.5% |
| Pick rate | 0.2% |
| Ban rate | 3.0% |
| Matches | 5 356- |
Karma Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 52.0% based on 714 matches
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Most Popular
52.0%

2nd Most Popular
52.5%

Alternative
54.4%

Off-Meta
56.2%Top Players ALL
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71.4%Yamato Damashii #EUNE OTP
58.3%Ejele OTP
44.4%runes






















spells

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items
Starter Items
Time Target


@ 9 sec
Early Items


@ 5 min
Core Items


@ 20 min
Full Build




ability order
Q
E
W
Skills





situational items






Karma Matchups Overview
Karma General information
Karma tips and tricks
Aim your
Q so it hits the enemy and the minion wave together so it pushes the minion wave and pokes the enemy at the same time.
In team fights, use your empowered
E rather than your empowered
Q as the shield is more valuable in a team fight.
Try and poke the enemy down as much as possible with your
Q in the early game. Use your level 1 ability advantage to get a lot of damage down early.
Karma combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Karma Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Karma Mid build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Sixth Sense and Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Ability Haste in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Malignance as your first item, followed by Horizon Focus and . For your last 3 items, you should build Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and finish with . For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 52.0% winrate over 714 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Karma Mid build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Summon Aery as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, and Font of Life with Revitalize in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Ability Haste in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense. The items for the build are Malignance, which you should build first, followed by Horizon Focus as your second item and as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Cosmic Drive, Zhonya's Hourglass and Cryptbloom. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 52.5% win rate over 141 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, and Sixth Sense with Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree, as well as Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Luden's Echo as your first item, then Malignance as a second item and as a third item. You want to finish the build with Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Zhonya's Hourglass. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 54.4% win rate across 125 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Karma Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Deathfire Touch, Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence and Gathering Storm as your primary rune tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Malignance as your first item, then finish Liandry's Torment as your second item, and as third item. The last 3 options are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Banshee's Veil. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 56.2% win rate over 89 matches played.
Situational Karma Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Karma build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Karma runes page.

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In-depth Build Stats
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Karma Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 26.17 the best possible matchups for Karma Mid are:
- vs. Annie - 59.5% win rate over 42 games.
- vs. Kassadin - 57.1% win rate over 70 games.
- vs. Sylas - 56.9% win rate over 181 games.
- vs. Mel - 54.7% win rate over 64 games.
- vs. Swain - 54.5% win rate over 22 games.
Consider picking Karma into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid matchups that currently are in favor of Karma.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Karma in the current patch into the following Mid matchups:
- vs. Brand - 33.3% win rate over 21 games.
- vs. Cassiopeia - 35.8% win rate over 53 games.
- vs. Twisted Fate - 36.4% win rate over 118 games.
- vs. Naafiri - 37.8% win rate over 37 games.
- vs. Zoe - 38.7% win rate over 80 games.
These champions are considered as Karma counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Karma counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.