Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.
Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.
Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.
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.
The stat comparisons shown here feature several strategic Corki vs. Karma matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Corki often has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Karma. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Corki usually fairs equally well when playing against Karma, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Corki makes an ok counter for Karma.
While Corki does have a lower winrate than Karma, when facing one another, Corki also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Corki into Karma.
Moreover, Corki also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karma. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Corki vs Karma matchups, Karma is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Corki is a somewhat poor counter for Karma. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Corki against Karma.
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Corki to counter Karma during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Corki often racks up more CS as Karma. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Corki versus Karma build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and Eclipse. When Corki used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Karma than with many other typical builds. In fact, Corki had an average win rate of 49.9% when playing against Karma with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Karma as Corki, Corki players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Corki vs Karma counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Karma as Corki are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.