How to win lane as Nami against Karma · 51.69% win rate over 8,438 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | Karma's Mantra-Q poke out-ranges and out-damages your level-1 harass. |
| Level 2 | Karma | At 2 her empowered RQ burst beats your all-in threat. |
| Level 3 | Nami | At 3 your Aqua Prison comes online and steadies the trades in your favour. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karma | Levels 4-5 her refreshed Mantra re-spikes the poke and shield war her way. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 it's even - your R engage answers her Mantra disengage. |
| First item | Nami | At first item your all-in kills through her shields before Mantra returns. |
| Two+ items | Nami | With 2+ items Nami's teamfight R and sustain out-scale her Mantra empowers. |
Karma owns the opening levels: her Mantra-empowered Q (RQ) pokes harder and longer than anything you have, and her early access to Mantra means she out-trades you at 1 and 2. Don't force the level-2 all-in here - soak her poke with W's bounce-heal, hug the wave, and wait for her Mantra to go on cooldown before you step up.
The full Nami 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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