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

Karma with Naafiri

How to Win With Karma and Naafiri Paired TogetherKarma is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karma and Naafiri

based on 1,218 Karma with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.7
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Karma has gone into battle with Naafiri in 1218 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data straight from the hosts of League of Legends, we are sure that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Karma play with Naafiri. It is very rare for Karma to play alongside Naafiri as allies. This pairing has only happened in about 1.2% of games with Karma.

Karma Naafiri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karma has done a below average job of synergizing with Naafiri. On average, she wins an acceptable 48.8% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to play better as Karma when fighting on the same team as Naafiri by learning how to better synergize your tactics with them, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karma vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Karma Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeImperial MandateStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

StormsurgeRedemptionMorellonomiconDream Maker

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

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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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Guide to Synergizing Karma and Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Karma with Naafiri

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 Naafiri Will Play

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Karma Naafiri Synergy Stats

Karma Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Naafiri Image
2.7
< Kills >
3
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
12.4
< Assists >
11.9
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.63
55
< Minions Killed >
66
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
940
< Physical Damage >
984
13,413
< Magic Damage >
13,958
749
< True Damage >
744
15,102
< Damage Dealt >
15,687
18,943
< Damage Taken >
19,133
9,111
< Gold Earned >
9,240
2
< Towers >
1.95
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,776
< Total Healing >
2,813
11,297
< Experience >
11,492
54
< Vision Score >
50
23
< Wards Placed >
22
229
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Play with Naafiri as Karma in LoL

The Karma Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Naafiri. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Naafiri helps Karma perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Karma is paired with Naafiri, she sees a little drop in her total damage output. This change may signal that Naafiri does not provide protection for her to deal more damage or that their allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Karma is played together with Naafiri on the same team, 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 synergisticly with Naafiri.

Moreover, when Karma plays with Naafiri on the same side, she on average receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Naafiri does a decent job of covering Karma in teamfights.

Synergies between Karma and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Karma
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karma
Naafiri

Is Karma better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no top ally for Karma that will no matter what be her best synergy. Yet, Naafiri is a very typical ally for Karma. By locking into the same side as Karma, they raises their win rate by 0.5% to 48.8%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Karma and Naafiri that results in them performing better together than alone.

Naafiri has a much lower diffuclty than Karma. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Naafiri allies to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working together, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Although, by pairing Karma and Naafiri together, you probably will not be granting your side very much AP. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Naafiri ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karma Players

How We Calculated Our Karma Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karma and Naafiri, we analyzed 1,218 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 Naafiri 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

If you would like to truly master Karma to pair well with Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to prioritize in your Karma and Naafiri synergy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Imperial Mandate, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Karma used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Naafiri than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Karma had an average winrate of 48.8% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Naafiri with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing your oponents, Karma players should take 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 combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.

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