Blitzcrank Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 52.0%
- Pick rate
- 5.5%
- Ban rate
- 5.1%
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
59.6%
285 games
Max order
Q
W
E
62.2%
37 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 52.0% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (985 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 52% win rate.
- Best matchup: Vel'Koz (92% over 12 games). Hardest: Rakan (26% over 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 69.6% | 2% (23) | |
| 65.6% | 3% (32) | |
| 64.7% | 3% (34) | |
| 63.9% | 12% (122) | |
| 59.5% | 4% (37) | |
| 58.5% | 4% (41) | |
| 57.9% | 25% (247) | |
| 56.6% | 12% (122) | |
| 53.9% | 8% (76) | |
| 52.6% | 26% (253) | |
| 52.1% | 71% (695) | |
| 51.6% | 13% (124) |
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.
52.0%70% pick
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Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
47.1%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.
57.7%10% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
54.5%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
48.1%64% pick
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Flash + Heal
59.6%29% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
54.3%7% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
56.3%71 games
Q
W
E
62.2%37 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (54%), 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.