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How to Synergize Karma with Akali on the Same TeamKarma is in the b tier of champions

Karma with Akali

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How to Synergize Karma and Akali

based on 4,898 Karma with Akali pairs
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Karma has been on the same team as Akali in 4898 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can present to you high-quality, accurate builds to help Karma synergize with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Karma to play with Akali on the same team. This has only occurred in approximately 4.8% of games with Karma.

Karma Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karma has done a pathetic job of teaming up with Akali. Normally, she wins a poor 46.3% of games the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Karma when playing alongside Akali by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karma vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Karma Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentShadowflameArdent CenserCosmic Drive

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
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth
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
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karma and Akali

Tips for Playing as Karma with Akali

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 Understand How Akali Will Play

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Karma Akali Synergy Stats

Karma Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Akali Image
2.5
< Kills >
3
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
12.6
< Assists >
11.9
0.52
< Killing Sprees >
0.63
49
< Minions Killed >
66
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
911
< Physical Damage >
984
12,889
< Magic Damage >
13,958
733
< True Damage >
744
14,533
< Damage Dealt >
15,687
18,983
< Damage Taken >
19,133
9,009
< Gold Earned >
9,240
1.93
< Towers >
1.95
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,771
< Total Healing >
2,813
11,054
< Experience >
11,492
57
< Vision Score >
50
24
< Wards Placed >
22
224
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Play with Akali as Karma in LoL

The Karma Akali synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akali, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Karma sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Akali helps Karma perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Karma is an ally to Akali, she sees a measurable drop in her complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Akali does not help cover for her to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Karma is played alongside Akali on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Akali.

Additionally, when Karma plays with Akali on the same team, she usually takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Akali does a decent job of covering Karma in team fights.

Synergies between Karma and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Karma
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karma
Akali

Is Karma better when played alongside Akali?

There is no ideal synergy for Karma that will always be her top teammate. Yet, overall, Akali is a not very good ally for Karma. By locking into the same side as Karma, she lowers their win rate by -2.0% to 46.3%. This signals that there is a negative strategic relationship between Karma and Akali that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Akali has a greater difficulty than Karma. That means Karma players need to be very careful when arranging Akali teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by grouping Karma and Akali together, you will not be granting your team a great deal of anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Akali ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karma Players

How We Calculated Our Karma Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karma and Akali, we analyzed 4,898 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Karma with Akali comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Karma in order to pair well with Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to prioritize in your Karma and Akali synergy build consist of Malignance, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Karma used at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Akali than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Karma boasted an average winrate of 46.3% when playing alongside Akali with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating your oponents, Karma players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.3% winrate overall.

If you need to see Karma with Akali collaboration tips and builds for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions displayed are computed using all games finished with both champs.