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How to Win Karma vs Blitzcrank Counter MatchupKarma is in the b tier of champions

Karma vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Karma in LoLKarma is in the s tier of champions
MageSupport
TankFighter

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Karma

based on 3,840 Karma vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Karma came out of an evaluation of 3840 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Karma is forced to battle against Blitzcrank in only 3.8% of her games.

Karma vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karma has done a terrible job of countering Blitzcrank. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.6% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Karma versus Blitzcrank matches, Karma’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood, implying that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Karma vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Karma Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameMorellonomiconStormsurge

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
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Karma

Tips for Playing as Karma against Blitzcrank

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 Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Karma vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Karma Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Blitzcrank Image
3
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
5.9
12.1
< Assists >
13.3
0.63
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
67
< Minions Killed >
28
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.41
995
< Physical Damage >
2,588
14,112
< Magic Damage >
5,690
748
< True Damage >
927
15,855
< Damage Dealt >
9,206
18,770
< Damage Taken >
23,074
9,217
< Gold Earned >
8,396
1.9
< Towers >
1.32
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,597
< Total Healing >
2,443
11,432
< Experience >
10,402
49
< Vision Score >
58
21
< Wards Placed >
26
241
< Time Dealing CC >
303

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Karma in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several important Karma vs. Blitzcrank matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between this set of champions. Karma’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karma may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank..

Karma normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karma and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Karma
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karma
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Karma or Blitzcrank?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Karma usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 46.6% win rate. Thus, Karma makes a bad counter to Blitzcrank.

While Karma does have a lower winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when facing one another, Karma also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Karma into Blitzcrank.

Furthermore, Karma has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Karma vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Karma is a garbage counter to Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karma against Blitzcrank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Karma

Karma Loses Against

BraumBraum44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.6% winrateRakanRakan45% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45% winrate

Karma Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.3% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee54% winrateZoeZoe52.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LeonaLeona+ 52.8% 915 GamesJannaJanna+ 54.2% 625 GamesRenata GlascRenata Glasc+ 54.4% 237 GamesBraumBraum+ 54.8% 294 Games

Additional Information for Karma Players

How We Calculated Our Karma vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Karma, we analyzed 3,840 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 Blitzcrank as Karma 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.

Other Useful Resources

Karma Build Blitzcrank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Karma to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning 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 displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karma often accumulates more CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Karma versus Blitzcrank build consist of Ardent Censer, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Karma incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Blitzcrank than with most other common builds. In fact, Karma had an average win rate of 46.6% battling Blitzcrank with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Blitzcrank as Karma, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Karma vs Blitzcrank counters, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.6% win rate overall.

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