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How to Win Ezreal vs Karma Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Ezreal

based on 7,246 Ezreal vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Karma as Ezreal came out of an analysis of 7246 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Ezreal fights Karma in only 3.2% of his games.

Ezreal vs Karma Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a dismal job of beating Karma. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of games the champions face each other in. In Ezreal against Karma rounds, Ezreal’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Karma.

Best Ezreal vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaMaw of MalmortiusEssence Reaver

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordSpear of ShojinManamuneNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karma as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Karma

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Karma Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Karma Image
6.5
< Kills >
3
5.5
< Deaths >
5.4
6.8
< Assists >
11.8
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.64
177
< Minions Killed >
71
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.5
15,856
< Physical Damage >
964
7,414
< Magic Damage >
14,294
572
< True Damage >
744
23,843
< Damage Dealt >
16,003
20,525
< Damage Taken >
19,533
11,886
< Gold Earned >
9,297
2.29
< Towers >
1.96
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,716
< Total Healing >
3,025
12,766
< Experience >
11,646
17
< Vision Score >
50
8
< Wards Placed >
22
89
< Time Dealing CC >
237

How to Counter Karma with Ezreal in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some significant Ezreal versus Karma matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Ezreal often has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Karma. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Karma

Who is Better, Ezreal or Karma?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually fairs equally well when playing against Karma, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes an ok counter for Karma.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate compared to Karma, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Ezreal into Karmaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ezreal also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Karma matchups, Karma is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter for Karma. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Karma.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Ezreal, we analyzed 7,246 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal in order to counter Karma during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal on average racks up more CS as Karma. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Ezreal versus Karma build include Muramana, Maw of Malmortius, and Essence Reaver. When Ezreal used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Karma than with many other common builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average winrate of 49.1% when playing against Karma with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Karma as Ezreal, Ezreal players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Ezreal vs Karma face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.1% winrate overall.

If you want to get Ezreal x Karma tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match played with both champions.