How to win lane as Karma against Soraka · 49.82% win rate over 4,187 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | You win level 1: Q out-ranges Starcall and every Soraka heal-cast slows her into your trade. |
| Level 2 | Karma | You win level 2 first: reaching 2 off Q lets you Q-E all-in before her sustain matters. |
| Level 3 | Karma | You lead level 3: RQ poke out-damages her Starcall self-heal and she has no engage to answer. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karma | You stay ahead 4-5: her W self-tax plus your repeatable poke keeps her permanently low. |
| Level 6 | Karma | You win level 6: Mantra burst out-paces Astral Infusion and Soraka can't defend an all-in. |
| First item | Karma | You hold the first item: Lost Chapter keeps RQ spammable and wins the mana war outright. |
| Two+ items | Karma | You win 2+ items: your W root and poke burst targets faster than her single-target heals recover. |
You control levels 1-2: your Q out-ranges Soraka's Starcall and every heal-cast she makes slows herself into your follow-up Inspire. Hit 2 first and threaten the Q-E all-in, since her early sustain can't cover a committed trade and Gathering Fire refunds your cooldowns.
The full Karma vs Soraka 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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