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How to Win Draven vs Karma Counter MatchupDraven is in the s tier of champions

Draven vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Draven in LoLDraven is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Draven

based on 3,385 Draven vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Karma as Draven resulted from an examination of 3385 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Draven has to counter Karma in only 2.8% of his matches.

Draven vs Karma Matchup Summary

Draven has done a decent job of countering Karma. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Draven vs Karma games, Draven’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Karma.

Best Draven vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeHubrisOpportunity

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerboost summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
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Second ability for Draven to level upw
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Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Karma as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Karma

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

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.

Draven vs Karma Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Karma Image
8.2
< Kills >
3.1
6.6
< Deaths >
5.5
5.4
< Assists >
12.3
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
0.65
174
< Minions Killed >
65
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
21,772
< Physical Damage >
995
128
< Magic Damage >
14,134
469
< True Damage >
692
22,370
< Damage Dealt >
15,821
23,125
< Damage Taken >
18,452
13,653
< Gold Earned >
9,175
2.36
< Towers >
2.01
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,255
< Total Healing >
2,666
12,313
< Experience >
11,259
15
< Vision Score >
50
7
< Wards Placed >
22
85
< Time Dealing CC >
235

How to Counter Karma with Draven in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Draven vs. Karma counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karma’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karma. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Draven often has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Karma. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Draven and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Karma

Who is Better, Draven or Karma?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Draven usually wins when trying to fight Karma, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes a good counter to Karma.

While Draven does have a higher winrate compared to Karma, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Karmaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Draven has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This 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 in League of Legends, in Draven vs Karma matchups, Draven is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Draven is a decent counter for Karma. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Draven against Karma.

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Draven, we analyzed 3,385 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 Draven 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Draven to counter Karma during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven most often gets more CS compared to Karma. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Draven versus Karma build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Draven used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Karma than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Draven had an average win rate of 51.0% battling Karma with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Karma as Draven, Draven players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Bloodline runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Draven vs Karma counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% win rate overall.

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