MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Karma vs Shen
How often does Karma beat Shen in Support?
Karma into Shen in Support: 53% observed win rate across 287 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 ahead by 87 gold.
Karma at 15:00
- Gold: +87
- CS: -5
- XP: +55
Typical gap to Shen, from 287 games that reached 15:00.
Does Karma counter Shen?
No counter here: Karma sits at 53% over 287 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 Shen: the Karma game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Karma at 56% across 151 games. Flip the lead and Karma falls to 51% across 136.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 151 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 51% | 136 |
| First blood | 56% | 94 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 70 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 68 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 82 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:48 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:37. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Karma's Support build, with receipts
Into Shen specifically, Karma finishes Moonstone Renewer first most often: 44.4% over 54 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.