Joy vs Karina
Joy against Karina, measured by the game rank by rank: who gains win rate in the matchup, who weighs more early or late, their most-played builds, and how they fare on the same team.
· Patch 2.1.88
Who wins, Joy or Karina?
At Epic, Joy has the edge over Karina: 2.4 pts of win rate in this matchup. Over 2 rank brackets measured, Joy leads in 2 and Karina in 0.
| Rank | Edge | Joy vs Karina | Karina vs Joy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epic | Joy +2.4 pts | — | -2.4 pts |
| Legend | Joy +2.6 pts | — | -2.6 pts |
Gap: change in a hero's win rate when facing the other, in points (seen by Joy, then by Karina). A dash: the other hero is not among its six most marked matchups at that rank. Edge: the average of both views.
Early or late game?
Joy does better in the early game, Karina in the late game.
| Phase | Joy | Karina |
|---|---|---|
| Early game (10–14 min) | 50.3% | 46.3% |
| Mid game (14–18 min) | 49.7% | 50.5% |
| Late game (18+ min) | 49.9% | 51.5% |
Each hero's own win rate by game length (Epic), over all its games, not only this matchup.
Profiles (Epic)
| Criterion | Joy | Karina |
|---|---|---|
| Win rate | 48.7% | 48.8% |
| Ban rate | 0.3% | 6.0% |
| Offense | 7 | 7 |
| Durability | 3 | 5 |
| Control effects | 1 | 1 |
| Difficulty | 9 | 5 |
Builds
Joy
Most-played build · Jungle
Mage · Retribution · 54.6% win rate
Items against Karina · rule-based, not measured
Karina
Most-played build · Jungle
Mage · Retribution · 56.0% win rate
Items against Joy · rule-based, not measured
Joy and Karina on the same team
- At Epic, Joy with Karina: -7.7 pts of win rate.
- At Legend, Joy with Karina: -3.0 pts of win rate.
- At Mythic, Joy with Karina: +2.9 pts of win rate.
- At Mythic, Karina with Joy: +2.9 pts of win rate.
Change in the first hero's win rate when the second is a teammate, from the game's duo data or, failing that, the academy's teammates.