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How to Win Azir vs Karma Counter MatchupAzir is in the s tier of champions

Azir vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Azir in LoLAzir is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Azir

based on 2,038 Azir vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our dataset, Azir faced off against Karma in 2038 games. Using so many matchups for Azir versus Karma gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a pro build to obliterate your enemy. This pairing is somewhat rare. Azir fights Karma in only 3.2% of his rounds.

Azir vs Karma Matchup Summary

Azir has done a good job of beating Karma. On average, he wins a whopping 52.1% of games the champs battle one another in. In Azir vs Karma rounds, Azir’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Karma.

Best Azir vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Azir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffRylai's Crystal Scepter

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Azir's passive ability p
Azir's q ability q
Azir's w ability w
Azir's e ability e
Azir's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Karma as Azir

Tips for Playing as Azir against Karma

Be a bird!

In the lane, try to position your soldiers between the enemy's minions and the enemy champion. This way you can use them both to last hit and to project threat onto your lane opponent.

Be careful about putting down both of the soldiers stored by Arise! Unless you're going all-in, always have a soldier in your back pocket if you need to escape over a wall or if you misposition your other soldier and need damage now.

Think of Emperor's Divide as a defensive ability first and foremost. Use it when the enemy engages on you or your allies. Remember that your team can walk through the soldiers summoned by Emperor's Divide and use this to your advantage when enemy melee champions engage on you.

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.

Azir vs Karma Counter Stats

Azir Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Karma Image
6.1
< Kills >
3.1
5.5
< Deaths >
5.4
5.9
< Assists >
12.2
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
0.64
196
< Minions Killed >
69
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.51
642
< Physical Damage >
956
22,304
< Magic Damage >
14,344
481
< True Damage >
756
23,428
< Damage Dealt >
16,057
21,675
< Damage Taken >
18,715
12,174
< Gold Earned >
9,319
2.39
< Towers >
2.59
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,249
< Total Healing >
2,751
15,071
< Experience >
11,518
18
< Vision Score >
52
9
< Wards Placed >
22
172
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Karma with Azir in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Azir versus Karma counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Azir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karma’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Azir may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma..

Azir often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Karma. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Azir and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Azir
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Azir
Karma

Who is Better, Azir or Karma?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Azir usually wins when taking on Karma, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Azir makes a good counter to Karma.

While Azir does have a higher win rate than Karma, when they face off with one another, Azir also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Azir into Karmaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Azir has some 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 lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Azir vs Karma matchups, Azir is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Azir is an above average counter for Karma. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Azir against Karma.

Additional Information for Azir Players

How We Calculated Our Azir vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Azir, we analyzed 2,038 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 Azir 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Azir to counter Karma during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Azir typically accumulates more CS relative to Karma. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Azir versus Karma build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Azir bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Karma than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Azir boasted an average winrate of 52.1% when countering Karma with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Karma as Azir, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Azir vs Karma matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.1% win rate overall.

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