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How to Win Jayce vs Karma Counter MatchupJayce is in the b tier of champions

Jayce vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Jayce in LoLJayce is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Jayce

based on 1,529 Jayce vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our database, Jayce fought Karma in 1529 rounds. With so many games with Jayce versus Karma gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a solid build to counter Karma. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Jayce has to counter Karma in only 3.0% of his games.

Jayce vs Karma Matchup Summary

Jayce does a ok job of countering Karma. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of matches the champs face each other in. In Jayce vs Karma rounds, Jayce’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Karma.

Best Jayce vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessSerrated Dirk

Core Jayce Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

OpportunityMaw of MalmortiusVoltaic CycloswordHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Jayce's passive ability p
Jayce's q ability q
Jayce's w ability w
Jayce's e ability e
Jayce's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Karma as Jayce

Tips for Playing as Jayce against Karma

For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.

If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.

Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.

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.

Jayce vs Karma Counter Stats

Jayce Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Karma Image
6.5
< Kills >
3
6.3
< Deaths >
5.5
6.1
< Assists >
11.7
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.65
188
< Minions Killed >
69
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.48
20,039
< Physical Damage >
956
4,229
< Magic Damage >
13,365
572
< True Damage >
665
24,841
< Damage Dealt >
14,987
21,594
< Damage Taken >
19,098
12,407
< Gold Earned >
9,209
2.58
< Towers >
1.98
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,889
< Total Healing >
2,868
14,738
< Experience >
11,360
19
< Vision Score >
50
9
< Wards Placed >
22
134
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Karma with Jayce in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Jayce versus Karma counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karma’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Karma. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Jayce normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Karma. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jayce and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Jayce
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jayce
Karma

Who is Better, Jayce or Karma?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jayce usually fairs equally well when taking on Karma, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Jayce makes an ok counter for Karma.

While Jayce does have a higher winrate than Karma, when they face off with one another, Jayce also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Jayce into Karmaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Jayce has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jayce vs Karma matchups, Jayce is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Jayce is a decent counter to Karma. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jayce against Karma.

Additional Information for Jayce Players

How We Calculated Our Jayce vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Jayce, we analyzed 1,529 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 Jayce 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 Jayce to counter Karma during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jayce on average racks up more CS relative to Karma. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Jayce versus Karma build consist of Muramana, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Karma than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when playing against Karma with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Karma as Jayce, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Jayce vs Karma counters, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.8% winrate overall.

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