- Win Rate
- 47.7%
- Pick Rate
- 2.3%
- Ban Rate
- 2.0%
Karma vs Alistar
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 4,665
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 21, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Karma vs Alistar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Alistar wins with a 56.8% win rate (+13.5%) over Karma based on 74 games. Alistar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Karma build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Karma vs Alistar matchup.
Karma Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Karma 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.
Who wins Karma vs Alistar?
Karma wins 41.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 30.6% and 53.1% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.4% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 70 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.19
- −3.0 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 19
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Alistar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Karma wins 41.4% of 70 games (95% range 30.6–53.1%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 47.4% for Karma; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 50, within the margin of error (67 games).
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Karma and Alistar played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Karma's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Karma vs Alistar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Karma vs Alistar Win Rate by Game Length
Karma's win rate against Alistar by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Karma's results against Alistar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Karma vs Alistar Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenKarma gold at 15: +50
- First itemEvenKarma: 13.0 min · Alistar: 12.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Karma Changes Against Alistar
Karma players don't meaningfully change their setup against Alistar: no item, rune, spell or skill order differs by 3 points or more beyond the margin of error. The usual build applies.
Best Karma Build vs Alistar
Usual Karma build (Support)
80.0% win rate · 20 games
Against Alistar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 32 Karma games against Alistar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Karma's standard build instead.
- Karma usually completes Echoes of Helia first, at 13.0 min (median of 25 games).
- Alistar usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 12.9 min (median of 40 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Karma Runes vs Alistar
Usual Karma runes (Support)
Summon Aery
55.2% win rate · 154 games
Against Alistar
Summon Aery
27.6% win rate · 29 games
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Karma matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Karma'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 Karma build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Karma vs Alistar FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Karma vs Alistar?
Current data slightly favors Alistar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Karma wins 41.4% of 70 games (95% range 30.6–53.1%).
What is Karma's win rate against Alistar?
Karma wins 41.4% of 70 Support games against Alistar on patch 26.20 (95% range 30.6–53.1%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 47.4% would be expected.
Does Karma counter Alistar?
Not clearly. Karma wins 41.4% of 70 games against Alistar, and the 95% range (30.6–53.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Karma or Alistar?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 50, within the margin of error (67 games).
Does Karma outscale Alistar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Alistar strongest against Karma?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Alistar is ahead of Karma beyond the margin of error.
What should Karma build against Alistar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Karma's usual Support core: Moonstone Renewer, Ardent Censer, Malignance.
What runes should Karma use against Alistar?
Summon Aery with Sorcery and Resolve — 27.6% over 29 games against Alistar.