Xerath vs Karma SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Xerath into Karmamedium

Overview

Use and to maintain poke pressure and deny Karma's root angles in brush.
Prioritize river vision to track Karma's roams and protect your ADC from engage.
Enable your ADC's safe trades by zoning Karma and preventing her from shielding effectively.

Use poke with slow to zone Karma and reduce enemy ADC's trade potential.
Hold stun defensively to peel enemy engage or punish Karma's overextension.
Synchronize poke cooldowns with your ADC's trades to punish Karma when her shield and root are down.

Karma's empowered root after level 3 can lock your ADC if peel is unavailable.
poke combined with shielded ADC trades reduces your ADC's lane safety.
Karma roaming post-wave push threatens mid and dragon control if your ADC is isolated without vision.

Win the level 2 race by landing poke combined with slow to set up ADC trades.
Deny Karma brush control to limit her poke angles and reduce root follow-up threats.
Coordinate wave crash timing with your ADC to create safe roam windows and vision control around dragon.

Level 2: Your + poke pressures Karma before her full kit unlocks, enabling safer ADC trades.
Level 6: Your adds long-range follow-up and pick threat, forcing Karma to play cautiously.
First mana/AP item: Boosts poke damage, increasing pressure on wave and enemy ADC positioning.

Convert poke advantage into denied enemy ADC positioning by controlling brush and wave state.
Use stun and ultimate windows to peel and enable your ADC's follow-up in fights.
Establish river vision and coordinate with your ADC to punish Karma's roams and secure dragon objectives.

Tactical tip

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