Karmavs Zilean
Karma vs Zilean is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Zilean wins with a 54.0% win rate (+8.1%) over Karma based on 37 games. Karma wins the early laning phase while Zilean scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Karma build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Karma vs Zilean 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 Zilean?
Karma wins 44.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 32.9% and 55.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.9% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 68 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- −3.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Karma wins 44.1% of 68 games (95% range 32.9–55.9%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 48.9% 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 72, within the margin of error (68 games).
- Karma players pick Nimbus Cloak far more often against Zilean: 2.9% of their other Support games, 7.4% here.
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 Zilean 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 Zilean Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Karma vs Zilean Win Rate by Game Length
Karma's win rate against Zilean 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 Zilean in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Karma vs Zilean 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: +72
- First itemEvenKarma: 12.8 min · Zilean: 13.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Karma Changes Against Zilean
Choices Karma players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Nimbus CloakRuneUsually2.9%vs Zilean7.4%+4.4 pts
Attack Speed (offense)Stat shardUsually1.6%vs Zilean5.9%+4.2 pts
Best Karma Build vs Zilean
Usual Karma build (Support)
85.7% win rate · 14 games
Against Zilean
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 27 Karma games against Zilean 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 12.8 min (median of 26 games).
- Zilean usually completes Shurelya's Battlesong first, at 13.1 min (median of 39 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 Zilean
Usual Karma runes (Support)
Summon Aery
50.6% win rate · 1,812 games
Against Zilean
Summon Aery38.1% win rate · 21 games
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Karma matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Karma Matchups
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Easiest for Karma
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 Zilean FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Karma vs Zilean?
Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Karma wins 44.1% of 68 games (95% range 32.9–55.9%).
What is Karma's win rate against Zilean?
Karma wins 44.1% of 68 Support games against Zilean on patch 26.19 (95% range 32.9–55.9%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 48.9% would be expected.
Does Karma counter Zilean?
Not clearly. Karma wins 44.1% of 68 games against Zilean, and the 95% range (32.9–55.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Karma or Zilean?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 72, within the margin of error (68 games).
Does Karma outscale Zilean?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zilean strongest against Karma?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Zilean is ahead of Karma beyond the margin of error.
What should Karma build against Zilean?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Karma's usual Support core: Moonstone Renewer, Locket of the Iron Solari, Redemption.
What runes should Karma use against Zilean?
Summon Aery with Sorcery and Resolve — 38.1% over 21 games against Zilean. The biggest change against Zilean: Nimbus Cloak (2.9% usually, 7.4% here).