MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Karma vs Poppy
How often does Karma beat Poppy in Support?
Karma into Poppy in Support: 50% observed win rate across 922 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Karma behind by 157 gold.
Karma at 15:00
- Gold: -157
- CS: -1
- XP: +228
Typical gap to Poppy, from 915 games that reached 15:00.
Does Karma counter Poppy?
No counter here: Karma sits at 50% over 922 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Poppy: the Karma game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Karma at 56% across 436 games. Flip the lead and Karma falls to 43% across 484.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 436 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 484 |
| First blood | 52% | 298 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 53% | 232 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 49% | 377 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 55% | 245 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 62% | 89 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:43 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:45. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Karma's Support build, with receipts
Into Poppy specifically, Karma finishes Echoes of Helia first most often: 57.4% over 122 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Karma core is Echoes of Helia, Moonstone Renewer, Redemption: 57.2% across 2,834 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Moonstone Renewer (25,890 games).
Skill plan: Karma players max Q first and take Q at level 1.