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Karma·Top Build

Gathering FireP
Inner FlameQ
Focused ResolveW
InspireE
MantraR
Win rate48.7%-
Pick rate0.4%-
Ban rate7.3%-
Matches6 223-
Karma Top has a 48.7% win rate with 0.4% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 6 223 matches in patch 14.8 the best build for Karma is Malignance, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Cosmic Drive, Horizon Focus, and Cryptbloom. Most picked runes for Karma Top are Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm for primary tree, as well as Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter for secondary tree.
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Karma Build

Top Top ∙ Patch 14.8

Most Popular

Win Rate 55.1% based on 942 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Arcane CometDomination
Malignance

Most Popular

55.1%
Summon AeryResolve
Malignance

2nd Most Popular

52.0%
Arcane CometInspiration
Malignance

Alternative

48.1%
Grasp of the UndyingSorcery
Malignance

Off-Meta

51.7%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
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is Fox ya OTP

58.3%
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Embrasse moi OTP

50.0%
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ClaudioÉoqRxTrab OTP

40.0%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

Darius

60.8%

Mordekaiser

47.1%

runes

Sorcery
Sorcery
Summon AeryArcane CometPhase Rush
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Domination
Domination
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Zombie Ward
Ghost Poro
Eyeball Collection
Treasure Hunter
Ingenious Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

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SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward

@ 12 sec

Early Items

Lost Chapter
Boots

@ 6 min

Core Items

Malignance
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Cosmic Drive

@ 21 min

Full Build

Malignance
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Cosmic Drive
Horizon Focus
Cryptbloom
Rabadon's Deathcap

ability order

Max:

Q

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E

right arrow

W

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Skills

Gathering Fire
Inner Flame
Focused Resolve
Inspire
Mantra
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W

situational items

Morellonomicon
Liandry's Torment
Frozen Heart
Zhonya's Hourglass
Spirit Visage
Banshee's Veil

Karma Matchups Overview

Karma General information

Karma tips and tricks

Aim your Inner FlameQ 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 InspireE rather than your empowered Inner FlameQ as the shield is more valuable in a team fight.

Try and poke the enemy down as much as possible with your Inner FlameQ in the early game. Use your level 1 ability advantage to get a lot of damage down early.

Karma combos

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The Best Karma Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Karma Top 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, Transcendence and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, as well as Cheap Shot and Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Ability Haste in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Malignance as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Cosmic Drive. For your last 3 items, you should build Horizon Focus, Cryptbloom and finish with Rabadon's Deathcap. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 55.1% winrate over 942 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Karma Top 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 Scorch in the primary tree, and Bone Plating with Revitalize in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Malignance, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Cosmic Drive as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Horizon Focus, Morellonomicon and Rabadon's Deathcap. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 52.0% win rate over 281 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, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Malignance as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Liandry's Torment as a third item. You want to finish the build with Morellonomicon, Cryptbloom and Rabadon's Deathcap. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 48.1% win rate across 262 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Karma Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind and Revitalize as your primary rune tree, and Manaflow Band with Transcendence 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 Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Cosmic Drive as third item. The last 3 options are Horizon Focus, Morellonomicon and Zhonya's Hourglass. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 51.7% 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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Karma Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.8 the best possible matchups for Karma Top are:

Consider picking Karma into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Karma.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Karma in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

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.