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How to Win Zoe vs Karma Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Zoe

based on 1,334 Zoe vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Karma as Zoe came out of an examination of 1334 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Zoe is forced to battle against Karma in only 2.7% of her rounds.

Zoe vs Karma Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe has done a poor job of countering Karma. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Zoe against Karma rounds, Zoe’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Karma.

Best Zoe vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneHorizon FocusVoid StaffStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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E
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Guide to Countering Karma as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Karma

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Karma Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Karma Image
6.7
< Kills >
2.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
7.1
< Assists >
12
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
0.6
134
< Minions Killed >
63
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,732
< Physical Damage >
1,006
17,867
< Magic Damage >
12,928
3,259
< True Damage >
680
22,859
< Damage Dealt >
14,614
19,079
< Damage Taken >
19,204
11,000
< Gold Earned >
9,171
1.66
< Towers >
1.96
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,312
< Total Healing >
2,906
13,148
< Experience >
11,305
26
< Vision Score >
50
12
< Wards Placed >
22
137
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Karma with Zoe in LoL

The stats provided here show some critical Zoe vs. Karma counter stats that can help you interpret the differences between these two champs. Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Karma. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Zoe typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Karma. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zoe and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Karma

Who is Better, Zoe or Karma?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zoe usually loses when playing against Karma, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Zoe makes a poor counter to Karma.

While Zoe does have a lower winrate compared to Karma, when facing one another, Zoe also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Zoe into Karma.

Furthermore, Zoe also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Karma matchups, Karma is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Zoe is a bad counter to Karma. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zoe against Karma.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.1% 994 GamesNaafiriNaafiri+ 51.4% 251 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 51.5% 171 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 52.7% 146 Games

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Zoe, we analyzed 1,334 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 Zoe 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

Zoe Build Karma Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zoe in order to counter Karma during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe typically accumulates more CS as Karma. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Zoe versus Karma build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Karma than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zoe had an average winrate of 47.2% battling Karma with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Karma as Zoe, Zoe players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Zoe vs Karma fights, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Karma as Zoe are given for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.