Transcendence OK, this is so good for Karma, 10% cooldown reduction at level 10 helps a lot considering that at this mark you'll already have Ionian Boots if you are winning the game. You spam your ultimate a lot, and having its cooldown reduced even more since level 1 only makes it better. Ultimate Hat By far the best out of the three. Although I think The Ultimate Hat is a must have for her it all comes down to your play-style as a support. Manaflow Band If you want to potencialize your poke-ability even more you can take that instead of the Ultimate Hat. Nullifying orb I don't see why you'd take this for Support Karma.
Phase Rush: Honestly, this rune was promising but many say that it is utter crap, plus I don't think this one is any good on Karma whatsoever. Summon Aery Is probably a must have for Karma now, if you manage to hit a Mantra-Buffed Q ( AKA Soulflare) anytime on the early game your enemies are just screwed!Īrcane Comet seems OK for her, and maybe it will be more used once Aery gets nerfed. However in Team Fights you really would prefer to use it in order to buff your Inspire insteadĤChapter 3: Runes In the runes section above I suggested taking the Sorcery tree followed by the Inspiration tree as secondary choice and I will explain why I think this is one of the best combination of runes for Karma. Mantra : There are many different situations where you can use Mantra, the most common is buffing your Inner Flame, thus transforming it in Soul Flare to harass in lane. Inspire : This ability is what makes Karma a great support, when this ability is maxed, considering that you will be running and it will have almost no cooldown and the movement speed + area shield (when buffed with Mantra) is certainly a game changer if used in the right situation. The new runes makes it even better, so be sure to hit Inner Flame whenever Summon Aery and Scorch are up!įocused Resolve : This one fits her kit of abilities really well, try to use it whenever you hit you mantra-buffed Q ( AKA Soulflare) to give your AD Carry a window to hit his abilities and basic attacks. Inner Flame : This ability is one of the best poke abilities in the game, it does a huge amount of damage in the early game, allowing you to pressure the lane as no other support would.
In tough match ups though, you can choose to max your E first, followed by your Q and then W Sona and Lucian) plus you have to deal with an assassin mid laner and jungler, well in that case it makes a lot more sense taking exhaust instead, just try to use it when the enemy is about to engage a fight to mitigate the damage from their combo.Īs support, most likely you will max your Q first, followed by your E and then W. Now, on the other hand, let's say that your bot lane is Vayne and Karma due to Vayne's weak early game it will be hard to actually pressure the enemy bot lane, especially if they have a strong duo (e.g. Let's say that your bot lane is Ezreal and Karma versus Caitlyn and Soraka, well in that case you always want to take Ignite because first, this is a favorable match up for you, second ignite cuts half of the healing effectiveness so really try to use this in you favor Although I recommend always taking ignite as Karma, this is still completely your preference, but if you are very indecisive I will give you a situation where you should pick Exhaust and a situation where you should take Ignite.