Support Matchup

Karma vs Soraka

Patch: 15.16 (25.16)
League: Platinum+
Karma

Karma

the Enlightened One
Support
Karma Support Overall Win Rate
50.67%

Matchup Win Rate

47.8%
Karma vs Soraka Wins
52.2%
Soraka vs Karma Wins
Soraka

Soraka

the Starchild
Support
Soraka Support Overall Win Rate
52.04%

Karma vs Soraka - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.16 (25.16)

Karma Support vs Soraka Support - Who is stronger?

Karma Support has trouble against Soraka (47.8% win rate) based on 1361 games. This is a tough matchup for Karma players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Karma Support vs Soraka Support in patch 15.16 (25.16), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Karma (8.1% pick rate, 6th most popular out of 53 Support champions) versus Soraka (5.1%, 15th place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Summon Aery + Manaflow Band combination (50.0% win rate) plus optimal itemization Moonstone Renewer, Ardent Censer, Shurelya's Battlesong, and Ionian Boots of Lucidity boosts your chances from 47.8% to 70%+ - potentially game-changing.

Vision advantage: Despite losing the direct matchup, Karma's superior warding (0.91 wards/min, 20th among supports) can swing team fights and objectives in your favor. Damage doesn't equal wins: Karma outputs more damage (432 vs 209/min, 2nd place) but still loses the matchup. The issue likely lies in survivability, mobility, or damage timing rather than raw output. Complete dominance by Soraka: leads in both matchup win rate (52.2%) and KDA (2.90 vs 2.80, 10th vs 13th place). Karma players need exceptional preparation to overcome this counter-pick.

Karma vs Soraka - Support Stats Comparison

Karma Support
Karma Support
Versus
Soraka Support
Soraka Support
A+TierS
47.8%Matchup Winrate52.2%
50.67%Role Winrate52.04%
#23Winrate Rank#6
8.1%Pickrate5.1%
2.8Average KDA2.9
283Gold per Minute285
0.91Wards per Minute0.82
432Damage per Minute209

How to Beat Soraka as Karma (Support)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

The magic damage that Karma deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Soraka deals primarily magic damage (79.64%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Karma is superior vision control (ranked 20th among supports) (versus 43rd for Soraka), which provides better map control and safety for the team in important map areas. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.9 versus 2.8) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Karma Support versus Soraka Support matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Karma player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Soraka player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Karma vs Soraka: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
44.2% Win Rate45.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
66.2% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate

Karma vs Soraka: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Secondary Path
Resolve
Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

50.0% Win Rate59.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Secondary Path
Resolve
Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

50.0% Win Rate59.6% Pick Rate

Karma vs Soraka: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
48.6% Win Rate87.0% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
49.2% Win Rate83.8% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed

38.9% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
44.6% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bandleglass Mirror
Bandleglass Mirror (900 gold) 20 Ability Power
100% Base Mana Regen
10 Ability Haste

->
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen

Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
Redemption
Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
15 Ability Haste
100% Base Mana Regen
10% Heal and Shield Power

Intervention
Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
Dawncore
Dawncore (2500 gold) 45 Ability Power
16% Heal and Shield Power
100% Base Mana Regen

First Light
Gain 2% Heal and Shield Power and 10 Ability Power per 100% Base Mana Regen.
78.3% Win Rate4.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Mikael's Blessing
Mikael's Blessing (2300 gold) 250 Health
100% Base Mana Regen
12% Heal and Shield Power
15 Ability Haste

Purify
Remove all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne and Suppression) from an ally champion and restore 100 - 250 Health.
0.0% Win Rate33.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
52.6% Win Rate9.0% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed

Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
49.2% Win Rate83.8% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
44.6% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed

38.9% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Bandleglass Mirror
Bandleglass Mirror (900 gold) 20 Ability Power
100% Base Mana Regen
10 Ability Haste

->
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen

Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
Ardent Censer
Ardent Censer (2200 gold) 45 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
4% Move Speed

Sanctify
Healing or Shielding an ally enhances you both for 6 seconds, granting 25% Attack Speed and 20 magic damageOn-Hit.
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen

Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
100.0% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate
Final Build
Redemption
Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
15 Ability Haste
100% Base Mana Regen
10% Heal and Shield Power

Intervention
Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
98.6% Win Rate33.0% Pick Rate
Other Items
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed

Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
0.0% Win Rate33.1% Pick Rate

Karma vs Soraka: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Inner Flame Karma sends forth a ball of spirit energy that explodes and deals damage upon hitting an enemy unit.

Mantra Bonus: In addition to the explosion, Mantra increases the destructive power of her Inner Flame, creating a cataclysm which deals damage after a short delay.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Focused Resolve Karma creates a tether between herself and a targeted enemy, dealing damage and revealing them. If the tether is not broken, the enemy will be rooted and damaged again.

Mantra Bonus: Karma strengthens the link, healing herself and extending the root duration.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Inspire Karma summons a protective shield that absorbs incoming damage and increases the Move Speed of the protected ally.

Mantra Bonus: Energy radiates out from her target, strengthening the initial shield and applying Inspire to nearby allied champions.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Mantra Karma empowers her next ability to do an additional effect. Mantra is available at level 1 and does not require a skill point.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
44.6% Win Rate50.1% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Inner Flame Karma sends forth a ball of spirit energy that explodes and deals damage upon hitting an enemy unit.

Mantra Bonus: In addition to the explosion, Mantra increases the destructive power of her Inner Flame, creating a cataclysm which deals damage after a short delay.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Focused Resolve Karma creates a tether between herself and a targeted enemy, dealing damage and revealing them. If the tether is not broken, the enemy will be rooted and damaged again.

Mantra Bonus: Karma strengthens the link, healing herself and extending the root duration.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Inspire Karma summons a protective shield that absorbs incoming damage and increases the Move Speed of the protected ally.

Mantra Bonus: Energy radiates out from her target, strengthening the initial shield and applying Inspire to nearby allied champions.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Mantra Karma empowers her next ability to do an additional effect. Mantra is available at level 1 and does not require a skill point.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
71.0% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate

Karma tips:

  • 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.
  • Don't be too conservative with Mantra. Gathering Fire is strongest in teamfights, making it easy to recharge Mantra multiple times.

Playing Against Soraka

  • Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
  • Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
  • It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.