Volibear vs Karma — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Volibear against Karma · 52.88% win rate over 1,929 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Volibear is favoured — Volibear owns 6 of the 7 game windows. Volibear wins 52.88% of games vs Karma in top lane (1,929 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even — Karma's Mantra-Q poke trades with your raw autos.
Level 2VolibearAt 2 your Q dash threat starts to pin down the immobile mage.
Level 3VolibearLevel 3 you have full combo and Karma can't escape your all-in.
Levels 4-5VolibearLevels 4-5 your sustained W damage overwhelms her fragile frame.
Level 6VolibearLevel 6 R Stormbringer makes you unkillable diving her.
First itemVolibearAt first item your bruiser spike runs her down through her shields.
Two+ itemsVolibearWith two items your durability ignores her poke and wins cleanly.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are even — Karma's early RQ poke can chunk you but you have no combo up yet either.

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The full Volibear 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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