Karma Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.5%
- Pick rate
- 8.1%
- Ban rate
- 1.9%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Inspiration 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Nimbus Cloak
Celerity
Scorch
Magical Footwear
Cosmic Insight
Summoner spells
48.8%
969 games
Max order
Q
E
W
67.7%
31 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Karma
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Karma wins 48.5% of games as Support on patch 16.16 (1,040 games).
- Most common core: Echoes of Helia → Moonstone Renewer → Redemption — 25% win rate over 8 games.
- Take Summon Aery as keystone: picked in 56% of games with a 48% win rate.
- Best matchup: Morgana (83% over 12 games). Hardest: Shen (31% over 13 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 1% (9) | |
| 63.6% | 5% (55) | |
| 61.2% | 5% (49) | |
| 60.0% | 1% (15) | |
| 59.8% | 20% (209) | |
| 56.7% | 12% (127) | |
| 50.5% | 59% (614) | |
| 50.0% | 4% (40) | |
| 50.0% | 3% (32) | |
| 49.8% | 27% (285) | |
| 49.0% | 61% (637) | |
| 45.5% | 3% (33) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Resolve 
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Gathering Storm
Font of Life
Revitalize
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
48.3%56% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
47.7%40% pick
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Guardian
Guard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.
53.6%3% pick
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Unsealed Spellbook
Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps.
60.0%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Heal
48.8%93% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
41.5%4% pick
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Flash + Ignite
46.4%3% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
Q
W
64.4%59 games
Q
E
W
67.7%31 games
E
W
Q
71.4%7 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (53%), Q → W → E (48%), Q → E → Q (57%).
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PGathering FireKarma's damaging abilities will reduce the cooldown of Mantra.
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QInner 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 catacl...
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WFocused 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 he...
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EInspire
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 t...
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RMantraKarma empowers her next ability to do an additional effect. Mantra is available at level 1 and does not require a skill point.