How to win lane as Warwick against Karma · 56.5% win rate over 1,023 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Level 1-2 favors you as your bite beats her slow Q poke. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is a skill check before both kits are fully online. |
| Level 3 | Warwick | Level 3 your W-speed engage beats her dashless kiting. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 read even only if she perfectly kites with Q and root. |
| Level 6 | Warwick | At 6 your R suppress denies her mantra root and kills her. |
| First item | Warwick | With first item your P sustain outpaces her single-target poke. |
| Two+ items | Warwick | Late, she has no escape from your engage once her root is used. |
Level 1-2 is yours: Karma's Q is a slow skillshot and your P bite plus stats let you walk her down and win the first CS trades outright.
The full Warwick 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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