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

Karma vs Lulu

How to Beat Lulu as Karma in LoLKarma is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lulu as Karma

based on 1,726 Karma vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.85
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Lulu as Karma came out of an examination of 1726 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Karma fights Lulu in only 1.7% of her games.

Karma vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Karma does a good job of countering Lulu. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.3% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Karma vs Lulu rounds, Karma’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Karma vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Karma Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Moonstone RenewerCosmic DriveEchoes of HeliaRedemption

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Lulu as Karma

Tips for Playing as Karma against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Karma vs Lulu Counter Stats

Karma Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Lulu Image
2.8
< Kills >
1.4
5.2
< Deaths >
5.1
12
< Assists >
13.9
0.6
< Killing Sprees >
0.22
63
< Minions Killed >
28
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.52
937
< Physical Damage >
967
13,118
< Magic Damage >
5,235
711
< True Damage >
496
14,766
< Damage Dealt >
6,699
18,105
< Damage Taken >
16,504
9,192
< Gold Earned >
8,240
2.27
< Towers >
2.08
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,670
< Total Healing >
2,347
11,259
< Experience >
10,554
53
< Vision Score >
59
23
< Wards Placed >
26
231
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Lulu with Karma in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some significant Karma vs. Lulu matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Karma’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lulu’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Karma may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Lulu..

Karma usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Lulu. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karma and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Karma
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karma
Lulu

Who is Better, Karma or Lulu?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Karma usually wins when trying to fight Lulu, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Karma makes a good counter to Lulu.

While Karma does have a higher win rate compared to Lulu, when they face off with one another, Karma also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Karma into Lulu.

Furthermore, Karma has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lulu. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Karma vs Lulu matchups, Karma is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Karma is a good counter to Lulu. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Karma against Lulu.

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 Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Karma, we analyzed 1,726 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 Lulu 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 Lulu Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Karma in order to counter Lulu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karma often racks up more CS as Lulu. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Karma versus Lulu build include Ardent Censer, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Karma included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Lulu than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Karma boasted an average winrate of 52.3% battling Lulu with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Lulu as Karma, Karma players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Karma vs Lulu counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.3% win rate overall.

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