How to win lane as Karma against Neeko · 52.95% win rate over 2,017 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | Level 1 Karma's Q out-ranges Neeko's poke, owning the early war. |
| Level 2 | Karma | Level 2 continued safe Q chip while dodging Neeko's E root. |
| Level 3 | Karma | Level 3 RQ out-trades Neeko before her burst combo assembles. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karma | Level 4-5 Karma's poke and RQ zoning keep the lane lead. |
| Level 6 | Neeko | Level 6 Neeko's R stun into E burst can kill through one shield. |
| First item | Karma | Post-6 Karma's poke re-establishes control once Neeko's combo is on cooldown. |
| Two+ items | Karma | Full build Karma's sustained poke and RE peel outvalue Neeko's cooldown-reliant burst. |
Karma wins the early poke war: her Q out-ranges and out-tempos Neeko's Q, and she can chip freely as long as she dodges Neeko's E root. Keep the range advantage and don't get greedy walking into E range. RQ at level 3 lets Karma out-trade Neeko before her burst combo comes together.
The full Karma vs Neeko 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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