Darius vs Karma — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Darius against Karma · 52.68% win rate over 4,941 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Darius is favoured — Darius owns 7 of the 7 game windows. Darius wins 52.68% of games vs Karma in top lane (4,941 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1DariusKarma has no early trade tool to beat your Decimate, so level 1 is yours.
Level 2DariusAt level 2 your Q plus Hemorrhage out-damages her Inner Flame poke.
Level 3DariusBy level 3 E Apprehend catches her through her tether for a full trade.
Levels 4-5DariusLevels 4-5 your bleed stacks shred her thin bar while her shield only stalls.
Level 6DariusLevel 6 your R execute has no answer since Karma's ult grants no burst.
First itemDariusAt first item your spike plus stacks kills her inside one all-in.
Two+ itemsDariusLate, a squishy no-escape Karma is deleted by your item-backed chain.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You win from level 1 — Karma has no shove-and-trade tools that beat your Decimate, and her only defence is a Flash, so press her off the wave and deny CS.

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The full Darius 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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