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How to Win Gragas vs Karma Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Gragas

based on 2,039 Gragas vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Karma as Gragas resulted from an examination of 2039 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Gragas has to counter Karma in only 3.1% of his games.

Gragas vs Karma Matchup Summary

Gragas has done a ok job of countering Karma. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs face one another in. In Gragas versus Karma games, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Karma.

Best Gragas vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceRod of AgesHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Karma as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Karma

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Karma Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Karma Image
5.9
< Kills >
3
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
7.2
< Assists >
12.1
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
0.64
114
< Minions Killed >
69
0.56
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,527
< Physical Damage >
1,032
18,545
< Magic Damage >
14,306
586
< True Damage >
721
20,658
< Damage Dealt >
16,060
30,508
< Damage Taken >
19,497
11,364
< Gold Earned >
9,391
1.52
< Towers >
2.05
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,808
< Total Healing >
2,872
14,266
< Experience >
11,651
21
< Vision Score >
52
8
< Wards Placed >
22
423
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Karma with Gragas in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several significant Gragas versus Karma counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma..

Gragas normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Karma. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Karma

Who is Better, Gragas or Karma?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when facing off against Karma, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes an ok counter for Karma.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate compared to Karma, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Karma.

Additionally, Gragas has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Karma matchups, Karma is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter to Karma. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Karma.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Gragas, we analyzed 2,039 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 Gragas 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.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Karma Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gragas in order to counter Karma during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often gets more CS relative to Karma. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Gragas versus Karma build consist of Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Karma than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 49.7% when countering Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Karma as Gragas, Gragas players should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Gragas vs Karma counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Karma as Gragas are given for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.