Zilean vs Karma SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Zilean into Karmamedium

Overview

Deny Karma brush control to block her poke angles and protect your ADC from root setups.
Use bomb zones to zone Karma and enable safe ADC trades with speed.
Prioritize river vision to track Karma's roam timer and secure ADC safety during wave crashes.

Engage trades by landing double bombs on slowed targets and speed-boosting your ADC for follow-up.
Hold for clutch revives to negate Karma's burst or root all-in attempts.
Force trades when Karma's shield is down to deny her shield value and avoid her poke zones.

Karma's poke combined with ADC trades creates high burst windows; avoid overexposure.
Empowered root creates engage threat when tethered; maintain spacing and brush control.
Karma's shield enables her ADC to trade aggressively; punish after shield cooldown expires.

Win the level 2 race by landing double bombs with ADC follow-up to punish Karma's shield cooldown.
Deny Karma brush control early to limit her poke and root threat.
Crash the wave quickly with your ADC before roaming or resetting vision to maintain lane pressure.

Level 2: Double bomb plus speed grants strong engage and peel windows; coordinate with your ADC.
Level 3: Full kit enables reliable double bomb setups and cooldown resets for sustained pressure.
Level 6: shifts all-in safety; use around confirmed ADC follow-up or defensive resets.

Convert bomb zone control and speed boosts into denied enemy ADC positioning and safer ADC trades.
Use to negate Karma's burst or root all-ins, enabling extended fights favoring your scaling.
Secure river vision and coordinate with your ADC to set up dragon and punish Karma's roam attempts.

Tactical tip

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