How to win lane as Singed against Karma · 51.7% win rate over 2,296 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | Karma's Q poke reaches you from outside Poison Trail range at level 1 and she has no need to step toward you — proxy instead of trading. |
| Level 2 | Karma | Her E speed boost lets her kite every run-at-her attempt before your Fling comes online, keeping the advantage in her hands. |
| Level 3 | Karma | Full kit means you can attempt W-root into Fling, but her Focused Resolve tether and E-kite still shut down your pattern — she leads the window. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karma | She Mantra-charges every few abilities and a Mantra Q at levels 4-5 deletes roughly half your HP; proxy the wave rather than stand in poke range. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Insanity Potion's stat dump gives you the durability to attempt run-past patterns, but her Mantra-R (Soulflare root or Renewal shield) counters both all-in and attrition — call it genuinely even. |
| First item | Karma | Rylai's slow means she can no longer E-kite cleanly out of your cloud, but Karma's Focused Resolve tether still punishes every overcommit — she retains the edge through her lockdown. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Liandry's stacking through repeated poison passes threatens kills she cannot fully Renewal-heal through, and your proxy threat forces resources — split but lean toward Skill overall. |
Karma shuts down your level 1-3 completely. Her Q poke damages you from outside your Poison Trail, her E gives her the movement speed to stay out of Fling range, and Mantra turns any Q into a burst-slow that erases a third of your HP before you can react. Do not run at her — she is faster and out-ranges your cloud. Instead, proxy the first two waves behind the enemy minion line: she cannot follow safely, you deny her CS and plate timing, and you absorb poke you would have taken anyway. Accept that you will lose the laning phase on the scoreboard; your job is to farm 90 CS and not die.
The full Singed 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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