How to win lane as Illaoi against Karma · 52.16% win rate over 1,783 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | Karma out-ranges and out-pokes you at level 1 with Q Inner Flame and her early Mantra. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is a skill standoff as you get tools but she still has range advantage. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | At level 3 W Harsh Lesson lets you punish her Q cooldowns and take over. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Levels 4-5 your tentacle DPS punishes any all-in she can't shield through. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 evens out — her Mantra shield-speed disengages your R, so it comes down to landing E first. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item stays even: your all-in is lethal but her Mantra windows let her dodge it. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | At 2+ items it's a skill matchup — she pivots to team utility while you look to have already snowballed. |
Level 1 favors Karma — her Q Inner Flame out-ranges you and her level-1 Mantra empowered Q roots and pokes while you have no gap-closer yet.
The full Illaoi 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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