How to win lane as Karma against Volibear · 28.57% win rate over 21 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | Mantra is up at level 1, so RQ Soulflare chunks him before his Q stun or W heal exists — the only stage you outright own. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | He has Q or W but not both online yet; your max-range Inner Flame still pokes, but his bite heal starts erasing it — genuinely even. |
| Level 3 | Volibear | With Q's empowered run-and-stun plus W's heal-on-recast, he closes the gap and out-sustains your poke — the lane turns here. |
| Levels 4-5 | Volibear | Multiple Q rotations net nothing when his W bite heals them off and his stun-dash punishes every step you take up. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | His Q stun lands before Inspire can shield, and R leaps in for bonus health while disabling your tower escape — his hardest spike. |
| First item | Volibear | Your first AP item sharpens RQ, but his bruiser-tank items and W self-heal shrug it off while he runs you down. |
| Two+ items | Volibear | He scales as a tanky brawler with no counter on your side — one Q stun and he dives you or your backline. |
Level 1 is your one good moment — open with RQ Soulflare for a big delayed-zone chunk while his Q stun-dash and W heal are both still off the table. From level 2 it sours fast: any Q poke you land, his W (Frenzied Maul) heals back on the second cast, and once his Q empowered run is up he just sprints the range gap shut and stuns you on the auto. Don't over-extend to throw a second Inner Flame he can run onto — root him with W only when you can actually back off behind Inspire's speed.
The full Karma vs Volibear 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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