How to win lane as Janna against Karma · 53.07% win rate over 3,369 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Janna | You win level 1 because Karma's only tool is a slow QE poke while your shield and Zephyr speed control the walk-up. |
| Level 2 | Janna | You win level 2 because your E shield negates her bound-poke and your move speed sets up a favourable all-in. |
| Level 3 | Janna | You hold level 3 since her Mantra is still on a long cooldown and can't yet answer your dash-Q trades. |
| Levels 4-5 | Janna | You keep levels 4-5 because her mana can't sustain spam yet and your short trades still beat her single-target poke. |
| Level 6 | Karma | Karma takes level 6 as her Mantra uptime and points let her spam empowered RE/RQ that match your disengage and add poke. |
| First item | Karma | Karma stays ahead at first item because Imperial Mandate turns her RQ roots into kill threats and out-heals your trades. |
| Two+ items | Karma | Karma owns 2+ items since her AoE Mantra-E out-peels your single shield and her zoning outlasts your lone Monsoon. |
Levels 1-4 are yours: Karma leans on a slow QE poke and a long Mantra cooldown early, so your Zephyr move speed dodges her tether and your E shield lets you win every short trade and level-2 all-in.
The full Janna 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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