How to win lane as Akali against Karma · 51.88% win rate over 4,917 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Akali | Even-favoured start: neither combo is online, trades are cautious pokes. |
| Level 2 | Akali | You favoured: full 3-ability combo outpaces her single slow root before Mantra charges regen. |
| Level 3 | Karma | Them favoured: two Mantra charges up let her shield/root your all-in attempts cleanly. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karma | Them favoured: same defensive tempo continues until your ultimate arrives. |
| Level 6 | Akali | You favoured: R execute burns through one shield cycle, breaking her defensive window. |
| First item | Akali | You favoured: item power lets your combo beat even a full-charge Mantra block. |
| Two+ items | Akali | You favoured: she lacks personal escape, so your dive punishes her in late skirmishes. |
Levels 1-2 are close pre-combo, but from level 3 you have Q-W-E online and Karma still leans on a slow Mantra-Q root to keep you out — if she's on cooldown from wave clear you can flip in and punish safely with Shroud vision-block covering your engage.
The full Akali vs Karma report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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