Neeko vs Karma SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Neeko into Karmamedium

Overview

Use your disguise and brush control to create uncertainty and open engage angles for your ADC.
Prioritize denying Karma's poke by threatening her positioning and forcing shield cooldowns.
Leverage your root and ultimate threat to enable picks and protect your ADC during extended fights.

Fish for roots through minions to set up burst trades with and ADC follow-up.
Hold for multi-target engages or defensive resets when Karma's shield or root is down.
Deny Karma's shield value by forcing trades when her is on cooldown or her ADC is pressured.

Respect poke and shield combo that can force your ADC back early.
Watch for Karma's empowered root tethering your ADC, creating strong enemy follow-up.
Beware Karma's poke and shield cooldowns synced with her ADC's aggression, limiting your engage safety.

Contest level 2 with your ADC ready to follow up on your root for strong engage.
Deny Karma brush control to limit her poke angles and reduce enemy ADC's safe trading.
Use early wave pressure to create lane space for your ADC and open roam windows after crashing.

Level 6 unlocks your for impactful all-ins and teamfight control; track its cooldown carefully.
First completed AP burst item boosts your poke and burst threat, increasing lane pressure.
Level 2 power spike enables your root and burst combo; use it to contest wave and ADC access.

Convert brush control and disguise into picks by coordinating roots with your ADC's crowd control.
Use wave crashes to safely roam and set river vision, denying Karma's mid pressure and vision control.
Force favorable 2v2 fights around your availability to enable strong teamfight entry and objective setup.

Tactical tip

For Neeko vs Karma, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Support lane check.