Mage

Karma

The Enlightened One

No mortal exemplifies the spiritual traditions of Ionia more than Karma. She is the living embodiment of an ancient soul reincarnated countless times, carrying all her accumulated memories into each new life, and blessed with power that few can comprehend.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Gathering Fire
Q
Inner Flame
W
Focused Resolve
E
Inspire
R
Mantra

Karma

Overview

On patch 16.21, Karma is rated C tier in the support role, winning 48.1% of 4,535 ranked games with a 4.7% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Arcane Comet with Flash and Heal and builds Moonstone Renewer, Echoes of Helia, Malignance, and Ionian Boots of Lucidity.

Karma struggles most against Taric (35%), Janna (37.1%), and Ashe (37.5%) and does best against Shaco (70.2%), Xerath (57.7%), and Malphite (57.7%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 4,535 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

48.1%

Win rate

4.7%

Pick rate

4.5K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Karma

Gathering Fire rewards aggressive play. Look to land abilities and basic attacks on your opponent to lower Mantra's cooldown and stay on the offensive.
When using Focused Resolve, slow your opponents with Inner Flame or speed yourself up with Inspire if you're having trouble sticking to a target.
Don't be too conservative with Mantra. Gathering Fire is strongest in teamfights, making it easy to recharge Mantra multiple times.

Playing against Karma

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.
Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.
Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

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Matchups

All Karma matchups

Strong against

Shaco70.2%47
Xerath57.7%78
Malphite57.7%26
Alistar55.2%58
Camille55.0%20

Weak against

Taric35.0%20
Janna37.1%105
Ashe37.5%24
Nami41.4%140
Zilean42.2%64

Abilities

P
Gathering Fire
Karma's damaging abilities will reduce the cooldown of Mantra.
Q
Inner Flame
Karma sends forth a ball of spirit energy that explodes and deals damage upon hitting an enemy unit. Mantra Bonus: In addition to the explosion, Mantra increases the destructive power of her Inner Flame, creating a cataclysm which deals damage after a short delay.
Cooldown: 9/8/7/6/5Cost: 40/50/60/70/80Range: 950
W
Focused Resolve
Karma creates a tether between herself and a targeted enemy, dealing damage and revealing them. If the tether is not broken, the enemy will be rooted and damaged again. Mantra Bonus: Karma strengthens the link, healing herself and extending the root duration.
Cooldown: 12Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 675
E
Inspire
Karma summons a protective shield that absorbs incoming damage and increases the Move Speed of the protected ally. Mantra Bonus: Energy radiates out from her target, strengthening the initial shield and applying Inspire to nearby allied champions.
Cooldown: 10/9.5/9/8.5/8Cost: 60/65/70/75/80Range: 800
R
Mantra
Karma empowers her next ability to do an additional effect. Mantra is available at level 1 and does not require a skill point.
Cooldown: 40/38/36/34Cost: 0Range: 1100