How to win lane as Warwick against Karma · 56.5% win rate (1,023 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Weather the poke — out-sustain her and fear her Focused Resolve commitment.
Track: Karma's W — Focused Resolve (12s cooldown). Her root tether — breaks if you LoS / outrange it.
Read from Warwick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Karma.
| 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 leap suppresses 1.5s if it lands — bait her root. |
| 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.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Warwick's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Warwick — a 56.5% win rate vs Karma in top lane over 1,023 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Warwick holds a real statistical advantage (56.5% win rate), so Karma is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Warwick counters Karma in top lane, winning 56.5% of 1,023 Emerald+ games.
Warwick takes Conqueror on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Karma.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs her poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Blade of the Ruined King (%HP + sustain engine) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Mercury's Treads.
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