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How to Win Kha'Zix vs Karma Counter MatchupKha'Zix is in the a tier of champions

Kha'Zix vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Kha'Zix in LoLKha'Zix is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Kha'Zix

based on 2,886 Kha'Zix vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our data, Kha'Zix battled Karma 2886 times. Including so many matchups for Kha'Zix versus Karma gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to shatter your foe. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Kha'Zix is forced to battle against Karma in only 2.7% of his games.

Kha'Zix vs Karma Matchup Summary

Kha'Zix does a decent job of countering Karma. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Kha'Zix versus Karma rounds, Kha'Zix’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Karma.

Best Kha'Zix vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Kha'Zix Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Optional Items

Axiom ArcOpportunityEdge of NightMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kha'Zix to level upq
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Second ability for Kha'Zix to level upw
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Last skill for Kha'Zix to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kha'Zix's passive ability p
Kha'Zix's q ability q
Kha'Zix's w ability w
Kha'Zix's e ability e
Kha'Zix's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Karma as Kha'Zix

Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Karma

Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.

Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.

Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.

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.

Kha'Zix vs Karma Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Karma with Kha'Zix in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Kha'Zix vs. Karma counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Karma. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Kha'Zix normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Karma. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kha'Zix and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Kha'Zix
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kha'Zix
Karma

Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Karma?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually wins when facing off against Karma, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Kha'Zix makes a good counter to Karma.

While Kha'Zix does have a higher win rate than Karma, when facing one another, Kha'Zix also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Kha'Zix into Karma.

Moreover, Kha'Zix also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, 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 is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Karma matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Kha'Zix is a decent counter for Karma. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kha'Zix against Karma.

Additional Information for Kha'Zix Players

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

For this guide on countering Karma as Kha'Zix, 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 Karma as Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix in order to counter Karma during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kha'Zix typically accumulates less CS relative to Karma. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Kha'Zix versus Karma build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Hubris. When Kha'Zix bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Karma than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average winrate of 51.1% battling Karma with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Karma as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kha'Zix vs Karma clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

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