Blitzcrank Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.9%
- Pick rate
- 5.5%
- Ban rate
- 5.2%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Inspiration +
Sorcery 
Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies.
Hextech Flashtraption
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Celerity
Nimbus Cloak
Summoner spells
58.1%
303 games
Max order
Q
W
E
57.5%
40 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Blitzcrank
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Blitzcrank wins 50.9% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (1,053 games).
- Most common core: Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Bandlepipes — 67% win rate over 6 games.
- Take Glacial Augment as keystone: picked in 70% of games with a 51% win rate.
- Best matchup: Xerath (88% over 8 games). Hardest: Rakan (24% over 21 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 2% (24) | |
| 63.5% | 12% (126) | |
| 59.5% | 4% (42) | |
| 59.5% | 4% (37) | |
| 59.0% | 4% (39) | |
| 57.5% | 4% (40) | |
| 57.3% | 25% (267) | |
| 56.5% | 13% (138) | |
| 52.3% | 8% (86) | |
| 51.2% | 70% (739) | |
| 50.7% | 26% (272) | |
| 50.4% | 12% (131) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Inspiration +
Sorcery
Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies.
Hextech Flashtraption
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Celerity
Nimbus Cloak
Inspiration +
Sorcery
Inspiration +
Sorcery
Keystones
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Glacial Augment
Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies.
51.0%70% pick
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Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
46.7%16% pick
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Unsealed Spellbook
Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps.
55.9%10% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
52.2%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
47.2%64% pick
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Flash + Heal
58.1%29% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
54.2%7% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
56.2%73 games
Q
W
E
57.5%40 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (52%), Q → E → Q (33%), E → Q → W (67%).
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PMana BarrierBlitzcrank gains a shield based on their mana when dropping to low health.
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QRocket Grab
Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
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WOverdrive
Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
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EPower Fist
Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
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RStatic FieldEnemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.