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How to Win Karma vs Kha'Zix Counter MatchupKarma is in the b tier of champions

Karma vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Karma in LoLKarma is in the a tier of champions
MageSupport
Assassin

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Karma

based on 2,886 Karma vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. Within our database, Karma battled Kha'Zix 2886 times. Including so many games with Karma vs Kha'Zix provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a solid build to destroy your rival. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Karma is forced to battle against Kha'Zix in only 2.8% of her rounds.

Karma vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karma does a poor job of countering Kha'Zix. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Karma vs Kha'Zix games, Karma’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Karma vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeFiendish Codex

Core Karma Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentMorellonomiconImperial MandateMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Karma's passive ability p
Karma's q ability q
Karma's w ability w
Karma's e ability e
Karma's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Karma

Tips for Playing as Karma against Kha'Zix

Don't be too conservative with Mantra. Gathering Fire is strongest in teamfights, making it easy to recharge Mantra multiple times.

Gathering Fire rewards aggressive play. Look to land abilities and basic attacks on your opponent to lower Mantra's cooldown and stay on the offensive.

When using Focused Resolve, slow your opponents with Inner Flame or speed yourself up with Inspire if you're having trouble sticking to a target.

Advice to Win Against Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Karma vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Karma Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Kha'Zix Image
2.9
< Kills >
8.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
11.8
< Assists >
6.1
0.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
65
< Minions Killed >
27
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.7
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.36
958
< Physical Damage >
18,182
13,288
< Magic Damage >
1,095
696
< True Damage >
986
14,943
< Damage Dealt >
20,264
19,553
< Damage Taken >
33,856
9,263
< Gold Earned >
12,929
2.03
< Towers >
1.05
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
2,734
< Total Healing >
16,815
11,551
< Experience >
14,079
53
< Vision Score >
24
23
< Wards Placed >
6
231
< Time Dealing CC >
225

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Karma in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some significant Karma against Kha'Zix counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Karma’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karma may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Kha'Zix. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Karma normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Kha'Zix. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karma and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Karma
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karma
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Karma or Kha'Zix?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Karma usually loses when trying to fight Kha'Zix, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Karma makes a poor counter to Kha'Zix.

While Karma does have a lower winrate than Kha'Zix, when on opposite teams, Karma also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Karma into Kha'Zix.

Moreover, Karma has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Karma vs Kha'Zix matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Karma is a somewhat poor counter for Kha'Zix. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Karma against Kha'Zix.

Additional Information for Karma Players

How We Calculated Our Karma vs Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Karma, we analyzed 2,886 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 Kha'Zix as Karma 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 Karma in order to counter Kha'Zix during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karma typically picks up more CS relative to Kha'Zix. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Karma versus Kha'Zix build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Karma used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Kha'Zix than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Karma had an average winrate of 48.9% battling Kha'Zix with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Kha'Zix as Karma, Karma players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Karma vs Kha'Zix face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.

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