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How to Synergize Karma with Galio on the Same TeamKarma is in the b tier of champions

Karma with Galio

How to Win With Karma and Galio Paired TogetherKarma is in the a tier of champions
MageSupport
TankMage

How to Synergize Karma and Galio

based on 1,907 Karma with Galio pairs
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Karma has fought alongside Galio in 1907 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much complete data from the hosts of LoL, we feel confident that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Karma play with Galio. It is relatively rare for Karma to play alongside Galio as allies. This has only happened in approx. 1.9% of games with Karma.

Karma Galio Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karma does a poor job of synergizing with Galio. Normally, she wins a poor 47.4% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Karma when fighting on the same team as Galio by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karma vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Karma Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionStormsurgeImperial MandateMorellonomicon

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karma and Galio

Tips for Playing as Karma with Galio

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 Understand How Galio Will Play

You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.

You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.

You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.

Karma Galio Synergy Stats

Karma Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Galio Image
2.8
< Kills >
3
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
12.7
< Assists >
11.9
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.63
53
< Minions Killed >
66
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
984
< Physical Damage >
984
13,147
< Magic Damage >
13,958
711
< True Damage >
744
14,843
< Damage Dealt >
15,687
19,041
< Damage Taken >
19,133
9,050
< Gold Earned >
9,240
2.02
< Towers >
1.95
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,872
< Total Healing >
2,813
10,999
< Experience >
11,492
55
< Vision Score >
50
24
< Wards Placed >
22
228
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Play with Galio as Karma in LoL

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

Overall, Karma sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Galio. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Galio helps Karma perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Karma is paired with Galio, she observes a little decrease in her total damage output. This could demonstrate that Galio does not support by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Karma is played with Galio on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Galio. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Galio.

Additionally, when Karma plays with Galio on the same team, she on average takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Galio does a decent job of covering Karma during teamfights.

Synergies between Karma and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Karma
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karma
Galio

Is Karma better when played alongside Galio?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Karma that will no matter what be her best synergy. However, Galio is a very typical ally for Karma. By playing on the same side as Karma, he lowers their win rate by -0.9% to 47.4%. This proves that there is only a small strategic relationship between Karma and Galio that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Galio has a lower difficulty than Karma. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Galio allies to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, Karma players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Although, by grouping Karma and Galio together, you will not be giving your other teammates enough AD. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Galio ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karma Players

How We Calculated Our Karma Galio Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karma and Galio, we analyzed 1,907 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 Karma with Galio 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 Karma to synergize with Galio during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Karma and Galio synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Ardent Censer, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Karma used at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Galio than with most other common item sets. In fact, Karma boasted an average winrate of 47.4% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Galio with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, Karma players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Karma and Galio pairings, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Galio with Karma are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.