Heimerdingervs Karma
Heimerdinger vs Karma is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Karma wins with a 71.4% win rate (+42.9%) over Heimerdinger based on 7 games. Heimerdinger wins the early laning phase while Karma scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Heimerdinger build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Heimerdinger vs Karma matchup.
Heimerdinger Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Heimerdinger performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Karma(28.6%)Who Wins the Heimerdinger vs Karma Matchup?
Heimerdinger vs Karma Matchup Summary
The Heimerdinger vs Karma matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Karma wins with a 71.4% win rate compared to Heimerdinger's 28.6%, giving Karma a 42.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Heimerdinger controls the early laning stage, but Karma outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Heimerdinger needs to press advantages before Karma reaches their power spikes, while Karma should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Karma leads by 474 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Karma has a strong advantage in this matchup. Heimerdinger players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Karma overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Heimerdinger vs Karma Laning Phase Breakdown
Heimerdinger is favored during the laning phase against Karma, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Heimerdinger holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Heimerdinger Build Against Karma
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Karma, providing the mobility and stats Heimerdinger needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Heimerdinger against Karma are Liandry's Torment, Void Staff and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Heimerdinger an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Karma. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Heimerdinger vs Karma matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Heimerdinger100.0%Karma0.0%Heimerdinger16.7%Karma83.3%Heimerdinger dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Karma. This lopsided early game means Heimerdinger can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Karma is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 83.3% win rate — 66.7 points above Heimerdinger. Extended games heavily favor Karma, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Heimerdinger must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Karma reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Karma survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Heimerdinger Runes Against Karma
Domination
Sorcery
The Domination and Sorcery rune setup gives Heimerdinger the best tools to compete against Karma in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Heimerdinger matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. The table below shows Heimerdinger's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Heimerdinger build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.54% | 61 | 6.3 | 910 | 11,234 | 45.8% | 48.6% | |
| 26.79% | 56 | 6.5 | 1,032 | 10,356 | 20.7% | 33.3% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 6.2 | 1,147 | 12,027 | 58.3% | 42.3% | |
| 61.11% | 36 | 6.4 | 1,080 | 11,414 | 73.3% | 52.4% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 6.6 | 935 | 11,048 | 54.5% | 40.0% | |
| 37.93% | 29 | 6.3 | 1,184 | 12,679 | 27.3% | 44.4% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 6.7 | 1,418 | 12,114 | 45.5% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.5 | 1,316 | 12,086 | 28.6% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.5 | 1,059 | 12,447 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 5.8 | 925 | 10,656 | 70.0% | 56.3% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 6.3 | 969 | 9,444 | 29.4% | 55.6% | |
| 36.00% | 25 | 6.4 | 869 | 10,122 | 36.4% | 35.7% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 7.1 | 1,046 | 12,583 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 4.9 | 1,209 | 11,383 | 80.0% | 46.1% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.4 | 1,077 | 11,101 | 33.3% | 69.2% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.8 | 1,191 | 11,290 | 45.5% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.0 | 841 | 10,343 | 60.0% | 41.7% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 6.9 | 1,017 | 10,623 | 50.0% | 18.2% | |
| 71.43% | 21 | 6.2 | 1,046 | 10,974 | 60.0% | 81.8% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 5.5 | 1,186 | 11,102 | 25.0% | 46.1% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 5.6 | 930 | 12,988 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 6.0 | 1,192 | 12,775 | 60.0% | 30.0% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 4.9 | 893 | 8,492 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.6 | 1,050 | 9,941 | 38.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.4 | 983 | 12,379 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.4 | 1,094 | 13,936 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.1 | 1,084 | 9,337 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.8 | 900 | 11,643 | 44.4% | 33.3% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 6.3 | 1,141 | 10,722 | 70.0% | 28.6% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 6.2 | 1,107 | 12,488 | 85.7% | 60.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 5.4 | 969 | 11,404 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 5.9 | 1,095 | 11,635 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.7 | 1,253 | 12,990 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 6.0 | 1,008 | 11,966 | 50.0% | 30.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 4.5 | 707 | 8,398 | 42.9% | 55.6% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 6.4 | 984 | 12,430 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 5.4 | 817 | 10,736 | 66.7% | 70.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.4 | 1,043 | 11,012 | 83.3% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.5 | 1,175 | 11,545 | 71.4% | 62.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.4 | 1,084 | 12,819 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.1 | 736 | 8,730 | 71.4% | 62.5% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 6.2 | 1,032 | 11,686 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.5 | 1,061 | 11,411 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 3.0 | 836 | 11,992 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 4.4 | 1,081 | 12,770 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 1.9 | 808 | 8,800 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 5.7 | 955 | 12,501 | 83.3% | 71.4% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.6 | 996 | 12,132 | 75.0% | 22.2% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 6.6 | 888 | 9,139 | 37.5% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 12 | 3.5 | 929 | 11,023 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.7 | 1,042 | 11,940 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 1.7 | 903 | 8,041 | 25.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.1 | 1,119 | 12,712 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 6.0 | 812 | 10,930 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.5 | 1,071 | 9,912 | 28.6% | 75.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.7 | 1,007 | 9,839 | 16.7% | 80.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.3 | 768 | 8,177 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.4 | 1,103 | 13,637 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 1,009 | 11,934 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 1,077 | 11,191 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 914 | 11,984 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.5 | 1,108 | 10,603 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.9 | 1,177 | 14,525 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.8 | 956 | 12,383 | 0.0% | 85.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.6 | 1,142 | 11,416 | 25.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.8 | 1,043 | 12,754 | 33.3% | 83.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.7 | 1,106 | 14,865 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.4 | 976 | 11,790 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.5 | 1,109 | 11,938 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.0 | 888 | 11,548 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 872 | 12,197 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.2 | 824 | 11,288 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 1,157 | 13,131 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.9 | 1,117 | 11,770 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 967 | 12,391 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 1,087 | 13,314 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.0 | 836 | 10,087 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 0.00% | 7 | 3.9 | 1,009 | 10,470 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.4 | 633 | 11,891 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.5 | 1,079 | 11,119 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.0 | 1,092 | 12,141 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.6 | 760 | 12,051 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,114 | 12,099 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 5.4 | 1,125 | 7,631 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.6 | 1,037 | 11,638 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.6 | 984 | 11,150 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.8 | 919 | 12,510 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.2 | 1,047 | 12,434 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 8.5 | 687 | 10,995 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.7 | 774 | 9,614 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.7 | 894 | 12,160 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 5.5 | 1,157 | 13,250 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.0 | 923 | 11,833 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.9 | 730 | 10,404 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.3 | 904 | 12,127 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.6 | 1,016 | 9,457 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 881 | 14,015 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 1,022 | 13,508 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 1,254 | 11,158 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 1,105 | 14,643 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 995 | 9,874 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Heimerdinger vs Karma - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Heimerdinger do against Karma in League of Legends?
Karma wins the Heimerdinger vs Karma matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to Heimerdinger's 28.6%, a 42.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Heimerdinger do against Karma in the early game?
In the early game, Heimerdinger has the advantage against Karma with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Heimerdinger players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Heimerdinger do against Karma in the late game?
In the late game, Karma takes over the Heimerdinger vs Karma matchup with a 83.3% win rate compared to 16.7%. Karma scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Heimerdinger vs Karma matchup?
Karma wins the matchup against Heimerdinger with a 71.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 42.9 percentage point advantage means Karma is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Heimerdinger build against Karma?
The best Heimerdinger build against Karma includes Liandry's Torment, Void Staff, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Heimerdinger runes against Karma?
The best Heimerdinger runes against Karma use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Heimerdinger vs Karma matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Heimerdinger counter Karma?
No, Heimerdinger struggles against Karma with only a 28.6% win rate. Karma has the advantage in this matchup. Heimerdinger players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Karma's lead.
How do I play Heimerdinger against Karma?
When playing Heimerdinger against Karma, play cautiously and avoid Karma's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Karma has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.