League of Legends
The Ultimate Karma Support Guide (Latest Patch) - Harness the Mantra, Master the Match, and Ascend the Ranks!
With this divine Karma support guide (latest patch), you'll be weaving more than just mantras – you'll be weaving victory!
Karma Summoner Spells:
- Flash: Essential for escaping, engaging, or repositioning.
- Ignite: Provides kill pressure in lane and reduces healing.
Karma Support Runes:
Primary (Sorcery):
- Arcane Comet: For poke and additional damage.
- Nimbus Cloak: Grants bonus movement speed after casting a summoner spell.
- Celerity: Enhances movement speed bonuses.
- Scorch: Adds extra damage to your poke.
Secondary (Domination):
- Zombie Ward: Provides vision control.
- Relentless Hunter: Grants out-of-combat movement speed.
Stat Shards:
+8 ability haste
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
Karma Full Item guide:
Standard Start:
- Spellthief's Edge
- Health Potion (x2)
- Stealth Ward
Core Items:
- Shurelya's Battlesong or
- Moonstone Renewer
Karma Full Build:
- Shard of True Ice
- Ionian Boots of Lucidity
- Shurelya's Battlesong
- Chemtech Putrifier
- Staff of Flowing Water
- Vigilant Wardstone
Karma - Ability Skill Order:
- Q (Inner Flame): Levels 1, 4, 5, 7, 9
- W (Focused Resolve): Levels 2, 8, 10, 12, 13
- E (Inspire): Levels 3, 14, 15, 17, 18
- R (Mantra): Levels 6, 11, 16
Karma General Playstyle:
- Laning Phase: Karma excels in the early game with her poke and utility. Use your Q to poke and zone enemies. Combine it with your R for enhanced damage and a slow. Use W to root aggressive enemies or to peel for your ADC. E provides a shield and movement speed, making it great for trades or escapes.
- Mid Game: Roam with your jungler or mid laner to secure objectives and vision. Your R+E combo can provide a team-wide shield and speed boost, making it great for engaging or disengaging.
- Late Game: Stick with your team. Your primary role is to provide utility with your shields, roots, and poke. In teamfights, use R+E for AoE shields or R+Q for AoE damage.
Farming:
As a support, you shouldn't be farming minions. Instead, focus on poking the enemy and securing vision. However, if your ADC is absent, you can last-hit minions to ensure they don't go to waste.
Teamfights:
Stay in the backline, shielding allies and using your W to peel for your carries. Use R+Q for AoE damage or R+E for a team-wide shield.
Objectives:
- Dragon: Secure vision around the dragon pit. Use your poke to zone enemies and your shields to protect allies.
- Baron: Similar to Dragon, but be more cautious as fights around Baron can be game-deciding.
Karma Matchups:
- Bad Matchup:
- Yuumi: Extremely challenging. Yuumi can play aggressively without much punishment. When using Focused Resolve, target the enemy carry, not Yuumi. Consider building Chemtech Putrifier first. If Yuumi has a synergistic comp (e.g., Hecarim, Viego, Kayn), it's tough to win.
- Good Synergy:
- Caitlyn: Caitlyn's long-range and poke combined with Karma's abilities can dominate the laning phase. Both can set up crowd control combos effectively.
This was Karma’s ultimate mid guide for patch.