How to win lane as Teemo against Karma · 53.77% win rate over 1,272 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | Karma's Q poke hits from outside your auto range and she holds Focused Resolve at full cooldown — she sets the tone before your Blinding Shot matters. |
| Level 2 | Karma | She can fish for a level 2 RQ root and tether you into sustained AP damage before your Q blind has any cooldown advantage; the window is hers. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Both kits are online but neither decisively wins the trade: your Q cancels her autos but not her Q poke, and her E shield eats your poison burst — genuine skill matchup here. |
| Levels 4-5 | Karma | Her cooldowns are short enough that Focused Resolve returns faster than your Q can permanently lock her out; she wins the sustained poke war if she plays safely around your blind timer. |
| Level 6 | Teemo | Noxious Trap seals both jungle entrances and the river bush — Karma cannot roam or take vision without triggering a slow-and-reveal chain, giving you the macro initiative window. |
| First item | Karma | Karma's first-item AP burst (Shadowflame amplifying your poison's magic pen) combined with her E shield makes her the stronger duelist in a straight fight at this item breakpoint. |
| Two+ items | Karma | At full build Karma outpeels and outbursts you in teamfight scenarios — but your split-push pressure in a shroom-warded side lane keeps her reactive and out of position all game. |
Karma outranges you at level 1 — her Q poke lands before your Blinding Shot can punish her autos, and she can fish for a Focused Resolve root with her full cooldown available. Do not walk up to start the poke war; last-hit at the edge of minion range and let the first wave show you her spacing habits. At level 2 your Q goes up and the dynamic shifts slightly: if she walks up to auto you into a Focused Resolve tether, blind her immediately so her autos miss the tether damage window. The problem is she does not need autos to hurt you — her Q alone pokes through the blind, and her E shield absorbs the retaliatory poison burst before it stacks. Accept a slightly losing level 1-2 and focus on not burning flash to escape an RQ all-in.
The full Teemo 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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