Karma vs Qiyana in League of Legends

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Mage

Karma

the Enlightened One

VS

VS

Assassin

Qiyana

Empress of the Elements

Karma

Minor net nerf (score -4, 0 buffs / 4 nerfs). Notable: Q damage 70→60; E mana cost 50→60; R empowered e - defiance bonus primary / secondary target shield 50→45. Touched across patches 25-6, 26-7, 26-8.

Qiyana

Minor net nerf (score -4, 2 buffs / 6 nerfs). Notable: Q base damage 60→70; W bonus attack speed 5→15; base health growth 121→115. Touched across patches 25-16, 25-18, 25-21, 25-24, 26-4.

Base stat comparison

STAT	Karma	Qiyana
Health HP	630 +109/lvl	590 +115/lvl
Attack Damage AD	49 +0/lvl	64 +0/lvl
Armor	28 +5/lvl	31 +4.50/lvl
Magic Resist MR	30 +1.30/lvl	32 +2.05/lvl
Attack Speed	0.625 +2.30/lvl	0.688 +2.10/lvl
Move Speed MS	335	335
Attack Range	525	150
Resource	374 +40/lvl	375 +60/lvl

Patch history

Karma3 patches

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2025-03-18Patch 25.6

Q · Damage70 / 120 / 170 / 220 / 270 (+ 70% AP) → 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 (+ 70% AP)

2026-03-31Patch 26.7

R · Empowered E - Defiance Bonus Primary / Secondary Target Shield50 / 100 / 150 / 200 (+45% AP) → 45 / 85 / 125 / 165 (+45% AP)

2026-04-14Patch 26.8

Base AD51 → 49
AD Growth3.3 → 3.0
E · Mana Cost50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 → 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

Qiyana5 patches

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2025-08-12Patch 25.16

Q · Base Damage60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 → 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 / 190
W · Bonus Attack Speed5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25% → 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35%

2025-09-09Patch 25.18

Base AD66 → 64
Armor Growth4.7 → 4.5
passive · Bonus Damage30% Bonus AD → 25% Bonus AD

2025-10-21Patch 25.21

Health Growth124 → 121
Q · Damage70 / 100 / 130 / 160 / 190 (+ 90% Bonus AD) → 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 / 190 (+ 85% Bonus AD)

2025-12-02Patch 25.24

Q · Monster Damage1.75x → 1.55x

2026-02-19Patch 26.4

Health Growth121 → 115

Sources

Numbers paraphrased from official Riot patch notes. See methodology for how the cumulative verdict is computed.