Naafiri - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.3%
Pick Rate
4.4%

Naafirivs Karma

CAssassinFighter
Patch26.10
Matches1,009,027
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Naafiri vs Karma is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Naafiri wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Karma based on 7 games. Naafiri holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Naafiri build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Naafiri vs Karma matchup.

Naafiri Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Naafiri 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.

Compare against an opponent
Karma - 57.1% win rateKarma(57.1%)
Naafiri - 57.1% win rate in this matchup
Naafiri
57.1% WR
VS
Karma vs Naafiri matchup - 42.9% win rate
Karma
42.9% WR

Who Wins the Naafiri vs Karma Matchup?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Karma matchup
Winner
Naafiri
Matches: 7
57.1%
Win Rate
42.9%
4.1
CS / min
3.5
825
DMG / min
503
13,489
Gold / game
10,341
182
Heal / min
205
520
DMG Mitigated / min
754
0.1
CC / min
0.9
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Naafiri vs Karma Matchup Summary

The Naafiri vs Karma matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Naafiri wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Karma's 42.9%, giving Naafiri a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Naafiri dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Karma players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Karma leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Naafiri players can confidently pick into Karma and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Karma away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Naafiri vs Karma Laning Phase Breakdown

Naafiri wins the laning phase against Karma in League of Legends

Naafiri is favored during the laning phase against Karma, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Naafiri holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
4.1Naafiri
3.5Karma
Naafiri edges out Karma by 0.6 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 9 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Naafiri.
Damage
825Naafiri
503Karma
Naafiri heavily out-damages Karma by 322 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Karma should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Naafiri's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,489Naafiri
10,341Karma
Naafiri generates a commanding 3,149 more gold per game than Karma. This substantial economic advantage means Naafiri consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Karma should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.1Naafiri
0.9Karma
Karma brings significantly more crowd control than Naafiri, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Karma far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Naafiri should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
702Naafiri
959Karma
Karma vastly out-sustains Naafiri, healing and mitigating 258 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Karma can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Naafiri is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Naafiri, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Naafiri Build Against Karma

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Karma, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Karma are Voltaic Cyclosword, Eclipse and Edge of Night. This combination gives Naafiri an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Karma matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Naafiri
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Naafiri early game win rateNaafiri100.0%
Karma early game win rateKarma0.0%
Late Game
Naafiri
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Naafiri late game win rateNaafiri50.0%
Karma late game win rateKarma50.0%

Naafiri 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 Naafiri can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Naafiri at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Karma. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Naafiri holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Karma players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Naafiri Runes Against Karma

Domination rune tree - Naafiri primary runes vs KarmaDomination
Hail of Blades - best Naafiri rune vs KarmaSudden Impact - best Naafiri rune vs KarmaGrisly Mementos - best Naafiri rune vs KarmaTreasure Hunter - best Naafiri rune vs Karma
Precision rune tree - Naafiri secondary runes vs KarmaPrecision
Coup de Grace - best Naafiri rune vs KarmaTriumph - best Naafiri rune vs Karma
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Naafiri to press their advantage against Karma, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Naafiri matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Naafiri'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 Naafiri build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Naafiri matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.29%2806.391412,45148.9%49.7%
48.86%2196.286712,94254.0%45.5%
46.39%1941.274513,15050.0%44.2%
46.81%1885.687612,96046.1%47.3%
52.15%1866.389812,43954.0%50.9%
49.19%1856.192711,99450.5%47.9%
47.57%1851.373112,88850.5%44.4%
48.54%1715.686412,89447.2%49.5%
44.44%1716.194111,33746.3%42.1%
38.60%1711.369612,09341.0%36.6%
51.76%1703.877412,26144.0%57.9%
50.60%1666.394912,63957.5%44.2%
52.26%1551.276112,73952.2%52.3%
45.75%1533.285512,26748.7%42.9%
41.33%1501.470912,64536.9%44.7%
46.53%1444.793713,21341.2%51.3%
47.55%1434.484312,68350.0%45.6%
50.35%1416.086612,41051.7%49.4%
45.52%1346.390212,23046.7%44.6%
46.97%1321.476313,49240.9%50.0%
45.74%1291.372412,64358.7%33.3%
48.00%1256.486212,89050.9%45.8%
61.79%1236.089612,68957.1%64.9%
46.28%1211.482713,49347.1%45.7%
59.32%1181.781313,85361.4%58.1%
58.56%1115.888612,62960.8%56.7%
52.43%1036.184211,63145.6%57.9%
55.10%984.887013,58669.4%46.8%
51.06%941.278313,85850.0%51.7%
51.06%945.295913,37458.3%46.5%
54.84%933.485813,27048.4%58.1%
53.85%916.294911,86255.3%52.3%
50.00%906.190912,96735.5%57.6%
45.45%881.164011,99142.5%47.9%
48.28%876.598413,14150.0%47.4%
44.71%856.283911,71645.0%44.4%
49.40%835.075512,38639.3%54.5%
45.00%801.666111,80944.7%45.2%
45.45%771.371412,35745.7%45.2%
40.79%764.489612,33933.3%47.5%
57.89%766.41,04313,44347.5%69.4%
48.68%766.288911,87151.5%46.5%
42.47%731.168712,80835.3%48.7%
56.94%721.181913,40865.6%50.0%
55.07%696.499913,75561.5%51.2%
50.72%691.076112,38148.6%52.9%
58.21%671.784912,83155.6%60.0%
48.48%666.488812,78153.3%44.4%
62.12%666.21,00413,37954.8%68.6%
55.38%653.081913,06861.3%50.0%
53.85%656.482311,71952.6%55.6%
51.56%646.398412,81538.5%60.5%
53.13%641.282113,07254.2%52.5%
51.56%645.581511,29952.9%50.0%
51.61%626.187512,35850.0%52.9%
50.00%622.982013,20443.3%56.3%
48.33%606.496713,64447.6%48.7%
45.76%596.593612,89046.7%44.8%
37.50%561.874113,63833.3%39.5%
30.19%536.183612,13515.8%38.2%
48.08%521.265912,38760.9%37.9%
58.82%516.897811,49157.7%60.0%
60.00%506.496311,11959.3%60.9%
46.00%501.372112,35043.3%50.0%
58.00%504.11,10412,21866.7%50.0%
51.02%496.497214,47860.0%47.1%
46.94%491.277413,09250.0%44.8%
52.08%481.285513,96726.3%69.0%
56.25%481.189613,93455.0%57.1%
72.92%485.489412,84878.3%68.0%
50.00%482.678112,43054.2%45.8%
44.68%476.01,11213,55836.8%50.0%
47.73%446.392912,45942.9%50.0%
50.00%441.175513,15250.0%50.0%
43.90%415.384313,17546.7%42.3%
48.72%396.097712,32133.3%61.9%
41.03%396.692011,28457.9%25.0%
65.79%384.398213,55861.1%70.0%
57.89%384.786012,77456.3%59.1%
37.84%371.076111,98136.4%40.0%
45.95%374.999212,90215.4%62.5%
45.95%376.392113,78254.5%42.3%
32.43%375.489011,50033.3%31.3%
41.67%361.879212,62846.1%39.1%
45.71%353.593214,08545.5%45.8%
51.43%351.882712,90845.0%60.0%
34.29%351.675311,61741.2%27.8%
60.61%336.41,10312,48564.7%56.3%
46.88%326.185511,60853.3%41.2%
50.00%325.692112,61466.7%40.0%
40.63%326.51,11714,02738.5%42.1%
59.38%325.286012,31956.3%62.5%
41.94%316.394212,62353.9%33.3%
58.06%311.172713,96453.9%61.1%
36.67%301.782113,43941.7%33.3%
50.00%286.290113,33975.0%40.0%
42.86%285.571211,68440.0%44.4%
42.86%282.973512,33040.0%46.1%
35.71%286.491010,27250.0%16.7%
40.74%273.591712,26253.3%25.0%
51.85%273.176212,33672.7%37.5%
38.46%262.584813,31618.2%53.3%
50.00%264.879511,92550.0%50.0%
48.00%251.890215,92854.5%42.9%
56.00%255.689313,52370.0%46.7%
75.00%245.71,02512,90776.9%72.7%
66.67%245.997711,61254.5%76.9%
34.78%235.180012,48662.5%20.0%
57.14%211.794814,05755.6%58.3%
55.00%205.585713,24544.4%63.6%
63.16%196.491012,77042.9%75.0%
47.37%194.41,00913,19250.0%44.4%
50.00%186.291711,20737.5%60.0%
31.25%165.479512,38528.6%33.3%
50.00%161.583610,88845.5%60.0%
62.50%165.793812,35562.5%62.5%
60.00%156.182512,68955.6%66.7%
42.86%146.488711,48142.9%42.9%
57.14%146.678910,04450.0%75.0%
42.86%146.293912,20128.6%57.1%
30.77%135.388513,41740.0%25.0%
46.15%135.789412,81128.6%66.7%
61.54%135.484812,94550.0%71.4%
41.67%125.91,05911,16833.3%50.0%
58.33%126.780312,27742.9%80.0%
36.36%113.682512,51742.9%25.0%
45.45%112.55759,33166.7%20.0%
54.55%114.874511,32542.9%75.0%
27.27%116.384612,00428.6%25.0%
63.64%117.081011,93850.0%71.4%
40.00%105.887312,824100.0%14.3%
40.00%106.51,07613,69125.0%50.0%
55.56%96.884910,00562.5%0.0%
55.56%96.482711,61980.0%25.0%
62.50%86.61,07216,93950.0%66.7%
50.00%82.084110,9750.0%80.0%
42.86%72.871011,00275.0%0.0%
28.57%76.198611,44450.0%0.0%
42.86%75.91,34213,52725.0%66.7%
57.14%74.182513,489100.0%50.0%
66.67%63.795610,46050.0%100.0%
83.33%65.91,20915,768100.0%80.0%
40.00%56.683513,54266.7%0.0%
80.00%54.283311,779100.0%50.0%
40.00%53.770114,6500.0%40.0%
60.00%54.58139,94466.7%50.0%

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Naafiri vs Karma - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Naafiri do against Karma in League of Legends?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Karma matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Karma's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Naafiri do against Karma in the early game?

In the early game, Naafiri has the advantage against Karma with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Naafiri players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Naafiri do against Karma in the late game?

In the late game, Naafiri takes over the Naafiri vs Karma matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Naafiri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Naafiri vs Karma matchup?

Naafiri wins the matchup against Karma with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Naafiri is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.

What is the best Naafiri build against Karma?

The best Naafiri build against Karma includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Eclipse, Edge of Night with Crimson Lucidity. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Naafiri runes against Karma?

The best Naafiri runes against Karma use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Naafiri vs Karma matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Naafiri counter Karma?

Yes, Naafiri has a favorable matchup against Karma with a 57.1% win rate. Naafiri strongly counters Karma in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Naafiri against Karma?

When playing Naafiri against Karma, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.