How to win lane as Renekton against Karma · 51.26% win rate over 4,413 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Neither kit has a decisive level-1 edge — farm safely and build Fury without giving a free Q trade into her range advantage. |
| Level 2 | Renekton | E-in, empowered W-stun, Q-heal lands before she can re-cast E shield at level 2 — her mana cannot absorb the burst and she has no dash out. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Full kit online on both sides and her E shield move-speed now makes your second E dash a losing chase — the edge disappears. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karma | Mantra-stacked RQ slow-fields your farming spot every wave and the W tether punishes any E-in with a root you cannot escape. |
| Level 6 | Renekton | Dominus absorbs the poke deficit and generates Fury for back-to-back empowered W-stuns — pick the Mantra-down window and run the full all-in. |
| First item | Karma | Her AP item spike doubles RQ burst and makes any step-up on E-cooldown a half-HP trade she wins by default. |
| Two+ items | Karma | Full AP Karma kites endlessly with E speed and RQ nukes — rotate to objectives and teamfight rather than chasing a 1v1 she controls. |
At level 1 neither kit has the edge — she pokes Q on your last-hits but your passive Fury autos let you match pressure; take the first wave passively and stack Fury without gifting a free Q trade. Level 2 is your window: E through her, W-stun before she re-casts E, Q to heal it back — her level-2 mana pool cannot sustain that exchange and she has no instant escape. Level 3 evens out because she now has all three abilities online and her E shield's move-speed turns your second E-dash into a chase you lose; respect the tether threat and do not burn both E charges fishing for a trade she can just shield-speed away from.
The full Renekton 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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