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How to Win Maokai vs Karma Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karma as Maokai

based on 4,875 Maokai vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
2.73
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Karma as Maokai came out of an examination of 4875 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Maokai encounters Karma in only 3.1% of his matches.

Maokai vs Karma Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a great job of countering Karma. On average, he wins a terrific 54.0% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Maokai against Karma games, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Karma.

Best Maokai vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerThornmailLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Knight's VowKaenic RookernSolstice SleighSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Karma as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Karma

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

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.

Maokai vs Karma Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Karma Image
2.6
< Kills >
3.1
5.6
< Deaths >
5.8
12.7
< Assists >
11.8
0.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.64
47
< Minions Killed >
69
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,584
< Physical Damage >
1,095
10,605
< Magic Damage >
14,720
922
< True Damage >
795
13,111
< Damage Dealt >
16,611
28,591
< Damage Taken >
19,310
9,110
< Gold Earned >
9,200
1.47
< Towers >
1.85
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,926
< Total Healing >
2,793
11,174
< Experience >
11,373
50
< Vision Score >
49
20
< Wards Placed >
21
410
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Karma with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some important Maokai versus Karma counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karma’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Karma..

Maokai usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Karma. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Karma

Who is Better, Maokai or Karma?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when facing off against Karma, with a 54.0% win rate. Thus, Maokai makes a great counter to Karma.

While Maokai does have a much higher win rate compared to Karma, when facing one another, Maokai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Maokai into Karma.

Furthermore, Maokai also has a great amount of CC and other utility, 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Karma matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Maokai is a great counter to Karma. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Karma.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Maokai, we analyzed 4,875 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 Maokai 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

Maokai Build Karma Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Karma. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Maokai versus Karma build include Trailblazer, Thornmail, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Maokai combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Karma than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 54.0% when countering Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Karma as Maokai, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Zombie Ward, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Maokai vs Karma clashes, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Karma as Maokai are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.