How to win lane as Karma against Urgot · 29.41% win rate over 17 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Mantra is up from level 1 thanks to Gathering Fire, so an RQ Soulflare zone matches his opening, but his Q is short-range corrosive charge and neither of you owns the first trade outright. |
| Level 2 | Urgot | His W shotgun legs start chunking you for percent-max-HP that your Inspire shield can't fully absorb once he levels Purge around 3. |
| Level 3 | Urgot | Purge is online — he walks you down and out-DPSes any tether or Q trade you try, so the lane tilts hard to him. |
| Levels 4-5 | Urgot | Your bullying peak does nothing here: his sustain and W shred beat your poke and his E flip punishes any over-step. |
| Level 6 | Urgot | His R executes you under the HP threshold and the suppression locks you in place, so your Inspire speed can't carry you out. |
| First item | Urgot | His Cleaver/Bami's spike plus E flip walks through your kite — one flip into W shotgun and R kills you before Mantra resets. |
| Two+ items | Urgot | He out-scales you completely: percent-HP shotguns and the R execute end any duel, and you have no late power spike of your own. |
Urgot out-trades you in melee range: his W (Purge) shotgun legs hit you for percent-max-HP the moment he levels them around level 3, and your Inspire shield barely sponges a single volley before he reloads. Don't be fooled by your range — his Q is a short-range corrosive charge, not a long poke, but if you walk in to land your Focused Resolve tether he simply out-DPSes you with shotgun autos. Your only honest play is to land Inner Flame or an opening RQ Soulflare zone from absolute max range, then immediately step back. Last-hit at the edge of your Q and accept you are not killing this lane early.
The full Karma vs Urgot 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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