Karma is an extremely versatile ARAM pick that can fit into many compositions. Her kit allows her to poke, shield, and do all the tasks that are favored in ARAM (such as shoving waves fast). To make sure we get the most value from our pick, we will want to run the best possible build. For that reason, today we will explore the absolute best Karma ARAM build.
Karma Best ARAM Items
Malignance
The first item we will be building is Malignance. It will cover our mana bases for the early game, but it will also provide us with a great damage utility with its passive. The passive in question will create a burning pit below enemies, each time we combine our Q with R. Since the ARAM map has small dimensions, this passive will be especially strong, as enemies will have nowhere to run.
Rabadon’s Deathcap
The second item we will get is Rabadon’s Deathcap. The item will significantly boots our present AP, but it will also increase our future AP due to its passive. The passive increase amounts to 35%.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame is an especially strong item. It will give us 120 flat AP, which is only slightly less than Rabadon’s 140. The additional strong point of this item is its passive, which will give us extra damage on our abilities, provided that enemies are below a certain HP threshold.
Stormsurge
Another powerful item that I often build is Stormsurge. The item will smite the enemies if we manage to damage them by 35% of their full HP value. The extra damage will contribute to eliminating carries faster, which will create a really strong snowball effect..
Cryptbloom
In order to enhance our support side, the last item we will build is Cryptbloom. The item will create a healing circle after we have killed an enemy. The healing circle will restore a significant amount of HP to every ally inside it. The item can come in clutch, especially in the late-game scenarios, therefore, we are building it as the last item.
Boots
Since our build is mainly damage-oriented, the best boots to build will be the Sorcerer’s Shoes. We are building them for their magic penetration properties. We can also build Ionian boots, however, they will not be as optimal. Ionian boots will be the best if we are doing more of a supporting build.
Runes for ARAM Karma Build
- Dark Harvest
- Cheap Shot
- Eyeball Collection
- Ultimate Hunter
- Presence of Mind
- Coup de Grace
The keystone rune for our build will be the Dark Harvest. It’s really good as we will be doing a lot of damage, and we will be able to proc it as soon as its cooldown is refreshed. Next up, we will take the Cheap Shot, in order to do more damage to impaired enemies.
Our third rune will be Eyeball Collection, which will grant us bonus damage per unique takedown. Finally, we will take the Presence of Mind for extra early mana, and Coup de Grace for extra damage on low HP enemies.
Final Thoughts
Karma is an extremely strong and versatile ARAM pick. Depending on the composition setup, you can choose to play her as either damage carry or support. Support is good with certain comps, and when playing with premades you can rely on. In other circumstances it is generally best to go with the damage build outlined in the article.