Karma Mid Build

Karma Champion Guide

Role: Mage

Lane: Midlane

Karma Mid performs best with a build featuring Malignance, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Horizon Focus, Cosmic Drive, and Rabadon's Deathcap. The most effective rune setup for Karma Mid includes Arcane Comet, Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree, paired with Cheap Shot and Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree.

Karma Champion Abilities

Gathering Fire

Karma reduces Mantra's current cooldown by 4 seconds for every enemy champion she damages with an ability. P

Inner Flame

Karma fires a blast of energy, dealing 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 (+70% of ability power) magic damage to the first target hit and surrounding enemies, and slowing them by 40% for 1.5 seconds.

Mantra Bonus: Deals an additional 40 / 100 / 160 / 220 (+30% of ability power) magic damage and leaves behind a circle of flame, slowing enemies and dealing an additional 40 / 130 / 220 / 310 (+50% of ability power) damage. Q

Focused Resolve

Karma tethers herself to a champion or jungle monster, dealing 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 (+45% of ability power) magic damage and revealing them for 2 seconds. If the tether remains unbroken, the target takes the same amount of damage again and is rooted for 1.6 / 1.7 / 1.8 / 1.9 / 2 seconds.

Mantra Bonus: Karma will restore 17% (+1% per 100 ability power) of her missing health at the beginning and end of the tether, and root for 0.5 / 0.75 / 1 / 1.25 seconds longer. W

Inspire

Karma grants an allied champion 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+60% of ability power) for 2.5 seconds and 40% movement speed for 2 seconds.

Karma shields her target for 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 (+45% of ability power), and also shields allies near her target, granting a 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+50 / 100 / 150 / 200) (+105% of ability power) shield and 15% movement speed value. E

Mantra

Karma empowers her next ability used within 8 seconds.

Inner Flame: Deals an additional 40 / 100 / 160 / 220 (+30% of ability power) magic damage and leaves behind a circle of flame, slowing enemies and dealing an additional 40 / 130 / 220 / 310 (+50% of ability power) damage.

Focused Resolve: Karma will restore 20% (+1% per 100 ability power) of her missing health at the beginning and end of the tether, and root for 0.5 / 0.75 / 1 / 1.25 seconds longer.

Inspire: Karma shields her target for 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 (+45% of ability power), and also shields allies near her target, granting a 37.5% shield and 15% movement speed. R

Karma Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Teleport

Teleport is a unit-targeted summoner spell that blinks your champion to the target allied unit after a few seconds of channeling.

Teleport transforms into Unleashed Teleport after 10:00.

Karma Runes

Karma Items

Karma Ability Order

Karma Matchups Overview

Strong against

Jayce

Corki

Zed

Diana

Twisted Fate

Vladimir

Weak against

Anivia

Annie

Aurelion Sol

Taliyah

Veigar

Zoe

Karma Tips and Tricks

Aim your Q so it hits both the enemy and the minion wave to push the wave while poking your opponent at the same time. In team fights, prioritize using your empowered E instead of your empowered Q, as the shield provides more value for your team. During the early game, poke as much as possible with Q and take advantage of your level 1 strength to apply pressure.

Karma Best Build, Runes, Items for Mid

Most Popular

For the best Karma Mid build, take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Use Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, take Cheap Shot and Ultimate Hunter. Rune shards should be Ability Haste for offense, Adaptive Force for flex, and Health for defense, depending on the matchup. Build Malignance first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Horizon Focus. Complete the build with Cosmic Drive, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. Max your abilities in the order of Q - E - W.

Optional

Another strong option is taking Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Use Summon Aery as your keystone, paired with Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree, with Cheap Shot and Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health. Start with Malignance, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Horizon Focus. Finish the build with Cosmic Drive, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Frozen Heart. Max abilities in the order of Q - E - W.

Alternative

A different approach involves using Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with Summon Aery as the keystone, paired with Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, take Font of Life and Revitalize. Rune shards should be Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health. Start with Malignance, then build Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Cosmic Drive. Finish with Horizon Focus, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Shadowflame. Max abilities in the order of Q - E - W.

Situational Karma Runes and Items

Adjust your build based on your matchup, the enemy team composition, and the game state. Consider taking Armor or Magic Resist rune shards depending on your lane opponent. Certain item choices can provide better survivability or utility based on what your team needs.