How to win lane as Karma against Azir · 55.56% win rate over 18 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | Karma out-trades hard pre-3 with no soldiers to punish her poke. |
| Level 2 | Karma | Soldiers are still weak and slow, Karma keeps winning extended trades. |
| Level 3 | Karma | Karma's all-in burst still outpaces Azir's ramping soldier damage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karma | Karma's Mantra combo remains ahead just before his item spike lands. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Both ultimates are equally game-changing here, making it a true coinflip. |
| First item | Azir | Azir's item spike gives him safe max-range poke Karma can't answer. |
| Two+ items | Azir | Azir's late-game AoE and wall control outscale Karma's utility kit. |
You out-trade Azir badly from level 1 to 5 — he has no soldiers until 3 and even then they're slow and easy to dodge, so your Q/E combo into empowered auto-attacks punishes every extended trade. Shove the wave hard and deny him the CS he needs for his passive shield stacks. Avoid standing in one soldier's zone for long since even one soldier auto stings, but overall this window is yours to bully. Push him under tower repeatedly to delay his first back and item timer.
The full Karma vs Azir 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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