Some questions about Karma

SSShutTheDuckUp··1 votes·459 views

So... as i saw this girl on the free week i tried to give her a shot, played some games with her and found pretty decent success. I'have played her bot-lane support so far, but looking at her ratios and kit she seems to work just fine mid-lane. I had tons of fun playing her, which is the most important thing. A fast glare at her statistics show, that she is barely played, almost never banned, while having reasonable win-rate, Anyways - the questions:

  1. What build would you suggest on her at both mid and supp? I mean items, as well as runes and masteries.
  2. In which matchups is she good, who are her counters and are there any champions what she counters well? Also would love some skill-order/build tips, depending on the matchup. (again both mid and bot). Which champions does she synergies well with?
  3. Some gameplay tips would be very useful as well.

Thank you very much for taking your time to read and answer. Happy holidays!

3 Comments

RogueWill1 votes

He doesn't get played much because she is a poke champion without a real ultimate. Her combos hurt with mantra but only tickles without it. For mid, people would just rather play Xerath over her and for support they would rather sona or nami and will perform the same role as her but considerably better on most scenarios.

For mid people normally build her as heavy ap poke mage, you want item 3020 item 3089 item 3135 and maybe item 3285 item 3174 item 3157 depending if you need more damage, some mana regen or some defensive item.

As support you build her exactly as you build annie support. item 3092 item 2049 item 3165 item 3020 and the last 2 items dependant on what you need, either more ap, maybe a mikaels for extra peel.

coeurloyal1 votes

If you pick her into any team that isn't a poke comp, you're likely to get dumpstered because she doesn't have a ton of safety despite having a decent shield and built-in sustain. It's important that you pick up either item 3174 or item 3165 so that you can continually spam, and rush item 3089 or item 3116 so that you can keep your damage relevant. item 3135 and item 3001 are great picks for reducing enemy MR, but I would grab item 3151 if the enemy team is tank heavy because it procs very frequently.

item 3285 and item 3157 are also good items for finishing out your build. I personally prefer getting item 3020, but some people like item 3158 for the extra spam. I don't think it's necessary, though.

Ionian StarChild1 votes

What RogueWill stated. The lack of a game-changing "ult" or anything "unique" in her kit makes her a bit too "balance" in terms of gameplay. She excels at poking and great at catching up to enemies/escaping from chases, but her tools are at best, slightly above average. Now I don't play her mid so I don't know how she'd fare there, but at bot, she's a lane bully. She can poke for days with most of the time the enemy can't trade back. However, if she or her ally gets caught in threatening situations, that's where you will feel lacking in terms of tools. She can escape well with her ally, but once caught, you'd best hope the mantra-ed shield would somehow allow your ally to survive with just enough health to try and make it through with whatever tools you have left at your disposal.

For support I usually build item 3092 item 3116 item 3020 to add extra utility to her abilities. The extra slows really does help boost her strengths of a kiter/enabler champion. Also, I find that item 3504 is really great on her. The rest I usually go with other support items since, like you said, her base stats are good enough. Windseeker's Blessing (I forgot if this is what its called lol) is a must-have on her if you're thinking primarily of supporting your team (meaning you're almost always going to mantra her shield no matter what). Otherwise, I think you can experiment with any offensive mastery for her. She's a fun champion but I hope Riot is still looking for ways to improve her kit.

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