How to win lane as Karma against Nami · 50.33% win rate over 8,588 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | Level 1 Karma's Q out-ranges Nami's bubble, owning the poke exchange. |
| Level 2 | Karma | Level 2 continued safe Q poke while Nami risks a whiffed bubble. |
| Level 3 | Karma | Level 3 RQ burst chunks Nami before her E trades come online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karma | Mid-lane Karma punishes every Nami step-up to E her ADC. |
| Level 6 | Karma | Level 6 Nami's ult exists but Karma's poke lead still controls lane tempo. |
| First item | Karma | Two-item Karma's RE disengage still outpaces Nami's mid-game all-in. |
| Two+ items | Nami | Full build Nami's game-swinging ult and stacked heals out-scale Karma's utility. |
Karma out-ranges Nami at levels 1-2 and pokes freely while staying outside bubble range. The whole matchup hinges on dodging Nami's Aqua Prison; if it never lands, Nami has no way to answer the Q poke. Play around minions and keep the range advantage.
The full Karma vs Nami 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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