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How to Win Ahri vs Karma Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Ahri

based on 2,897 Ahri vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Karma as Ahri came out of an evaluation of 2897 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Ahri fights Karma in only 2.6% of her games.

Ahri vs Karma Matchup Summary

Ahri has done a decent job of beating Karma. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Ahri against Karma matches, Ahri’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood against Karma.

Best Ahri vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneRabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Karma as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Karma

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

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.

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.

Ahri vs Karma Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Karma Image
6.1
< Kills >
3
5.3
< Deaths >
5.7
7.4
< Assists >
11.4
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.63
167
< Minions Killed >
69
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,506
< Physical Damage >
911
14,443
< Magic Damage >
14,119
4,841
< True Damage >
734
20,791
< Damage Dealt >
15,765
20,298
< Damage Taken >
18,994
11,191
< Gold Earned >
9,250
1.96
< Towers >
1.98
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,000
< Total Healing >
2,780
14,146
< Experience >
11,482
20
< Vision Score >
49
10
< Wards Placed >
21
72
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Counter Karma with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Ahri versus Karma counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Ahri normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Karma. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Karma

Who is Better, Ahri or Karma?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually wins when trying to fight Karma, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Ahri makes a good counter to Karma.

While Ahri does have a higher winrate compared to Karma, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ahri into Karma.

Furthermore, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Karma matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ahri is a decent counter for Karma. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Karma.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Ahri, we analyzed 2,897 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Karma as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ahri in order to counter Karma during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri usually accumulates more CS compared to Karma. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ahri versus Karma build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Karma than with many other common builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average winrate of 51.1% when countering Karma with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Karma as Ahri, Ahri players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Ahri vs Karma counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

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