Bard vs Karma


An even matchup
51.0%2,405 games across 3 sites, up to 2.2 points apart
How to play it
Although Karma cannot initiate combat, she can contest lane well. Manage lane well and be prepared to engage when Karma overextends to use Focused Resolve (W).
Lane tip from this patch's games, play evenAgainst your usual Bard
Same as usual: keystone, spells, start, boots, core, max order
Full build into Karma
Support lane, this patch's gamesStart
52.1% win97% pick
Spells
50.6% win50% pick
Runes
57.3% win18% pick
Boots
51.2% win77% pick
Core
47.1% win7% pick
Skills
FirstQWE
MaxQWE
Bard's easiest lanes
Bard's win rate. Rare opponents rank lower.
Yuumi1,439 games52.5%
Xerath593 games53.0%
Pyke1,371 games51.6%
Karma2,405 games51.0%
Lux1,308 games51.5%
Bard's hardest lanes
Bard's win rate. Rare opponents rank lower.
Janna1,180 games43.9%
Vel'Koz670 games43.3%
Zyra617 games43.5%
Sona610 games43.7%
Senna1,307 games45.2%
Who beats Karma
Their win rate into Karma. Rare opponents rank lower.
Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.