MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Karma vs Skarner
How often does Karma beat Skarner in Support?
Karma into Skarner in Support: 54% observed win rate across 133 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 150 gold.
Karma at 15:00
- Gold: -150
- CS: +1
- XP: +181
Typical gap to Skarner, from 133 games that reached 15:00.
Does Karma counter Skarner?
No counter here: Karma sits at 54% over 133 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 Skarner: the Karma game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Karma at 57% across 54 games. Flip the lead and Karma falls to 51% across 78.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 54 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 51% | 78 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 46% | 65 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:31 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Karma's Support build, with receipts
Into Skarner specifically, Karma finishes Echoes of Helia first most often: 65.0% over 40 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.