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How to Synergize Gragas with Karma on the Same TeamGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas with Karma

How to Win With Gragas and Karma Paired TogetherGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Gragas and Karma

based on 1,719 Gragas with Karma pairs
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Gragas has gone into battle with Karma in 1719 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data directly from the creators of League, we have complete confidence that we can produce high-quality, accurate builds to help Gragas play with Karma. It is relatively rare for Gragas to play alongside Karma on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 2.6% of rounds with Gragas.

Gragas Karma Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a awful job of playing alongside Karma. On average, he wins a poor 46.0% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Gragas when fighting on the same team as Karma by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gragas vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

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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W
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E
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Gragas and Karma

Tips for Playing as Gragas with 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 Understand How Karma Will Play

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.

Gragas Karma Synergy Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Karma Image
6
< Kills >
5.9
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
6.9
< Assists >
7.2
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
113
< Minions Killed >
109
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,545
< Physical Damage >
1,474
18,949
< Magic Damage >
18,364
638
< True Damage >
641
21,133
< Damage Dealt >
20,480
30,529
< Damage Taken >
29,773
11,442
< Gold Earned >
11,274
1.48
< Towers >
1.47
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
13,126
< Total Healing >
12,331
14,192
< Experience >
14,035
20
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
8
430
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Play with Karma as Gragas in LoL

The Gragas Karma synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Karma, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Gragas sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Karma. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Karma helps Gragas perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Gragas plays on the same team as Karma, he sees a little increase in his total damage dealt. This may indicate that Karma supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Gragas is played alongside Karma on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Karma.

Additionally, when Gragas plays with Karma on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Karma does a poor job of covering Gragas in teamfights.

Synergies between Gragas and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gragas
Karma

Is Gragas better when played alongside Karma?

There is no top synergy for Gragas that will always be his ideal ally. However, Karma is a not very good teammate for Gragas. By locking into the same team as Gragas, she lowers their win rate by -1.9% to 46.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a negative strategic relationship between Gragas and Karma that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Karma has a lower difficulty than Gragas. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Karma comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to work well with you.

When playing alongside, Gragas players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by pairing Gragas and Karma together, you may not be providing your other allies a lot of attack damage. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Karma teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas Karma Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gragas and Karma, we analyzed 1,719 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Gragas with Karma comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Gragas in order to pair well with Karma during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to have in your Gragas and Karma synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three great items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Karma than with many other typical builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 46.0% when playing alongside Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Gragas players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Gragas and Karma collaboration tips and stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using all matches with data with these champs.