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How to Win Yone vs Karma Counter MatchupYone is in the b tier of champions

Yone vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Yone in LoLYone is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Yone

based on 6,262 Yone vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. In our database, Yone engaged Karma in 6262 rounds. Using so many matchups for Yone vs Karma gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a recommended build to crush Karma. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Yone fights Karma in only 2.6% of his matches.

Yone vs Karma Matchup Summary

Yone has done a decent job of countering Karma. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Yone versus Karma rounds, Yone’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Karma.

Best Yone vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yone Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Death's DanceIceborn GauntletBloodthirsterJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Yone's passive ability p
Yone's q ability q
Yone's w ability w
Yone's e ability e
Yone's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karma as Yone

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.

Yone vs Karma Counter Stats

Yone Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Karma Image
6.7
< Kills >
3
6.6
< Deaths >
5.6
4.9
< Assists >
11.8
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.63
183
< Minions Killed >
67
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.49
15,925
< Physical Damage >
973
4,812
< Magic Damage >
13,647
2,759
< True Damage >
735
23,497
< Damage Dealt >
15,356
26,272
< Damage Taken >
19,089
12,375
< Gold Earned >
9,189
2.14
< Towers >
1.95
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,339
< Total Healing >
2,775
15,071
< Experience >
11,533
17
< Vision Score >
49
8
< Wards Placed >
21
211
< Time Dealing CC >
242

How to Counter Karma with Yone in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several strategic Yone against Karma matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Yone’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karma’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yone may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Yone normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Karma. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yone and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Yone
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yone
Karma

Who is Better, Yone or Karma?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yone usually wins when facing off against Karma, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Yone makes a good counter for Karma.

While Yone does have a higher win rate compared to Karma, when they face off with one another, Yone also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Yone into Karmaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yone also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karma. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Yone is a decent counter to Karma. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yone against Karma.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yone

Yone Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateNilahNilah45.4% winrateTaricTaric45.8% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.9% winrate

Yone Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani53.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Yone Players

How We Calculated Our Yone vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Yone, we analyzed 6,262 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 Yone 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

Yone Build Karma Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Yone to counter Karma during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yone often gets more CS relative to Karma. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Yone versus Karma build include Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yone used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Karma than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Yone had an average winrate of 51.0% battling Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Karma as Yone, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Yone vs Karma face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

If you need to see Yone versus Karma tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all matches played with these champions.