How to win lane as Volibear against Karma · 52.88% win rate over 1,929 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — Karma's Mantra-Q poke trades with your raw autos. |
| Level 2 | Volibear | At 2 your Q dash threat starts to pin down the immobile mage. |
| Level 3 | Volibear | Level 3 you have full combo and Karma can't escape your all-in. |
| Levels 4-5 | Volibear | Levels 4-5 your sustained W damage overwhelms her fragile frame. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | Level 6 R Stormbringer makes you unkillable diving her. |
| First item | Volibear | At first item your bruiser spike runs her down through her shields. |
| Two+ items | Volibear | With two items your durability ignores her poke and wins cleanly. |
Levels 1-2 are even — Karma's early RQ poke can chunk you but you have no combo up yet either.
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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