Blitzcrank Support build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.9%
- Pick rate
- 6.2%
- Ban rate
- 9.3%
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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.
Inspiration
Sorcery
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
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 51.9% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (5,770 games).
- Most common core: Locket of the Iron Solari → Knight's Vow → Bandlepipes — 75% win rate over 8 games.
- Take Glacial Augment as keystone: picked in 56% of games with a 52% win rate.
- Best matchup: Mel (72% over 18 games). Hardest: Elise (33% over 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 68.2% | 1% (66) | |
| 61.3% | 3% (173) | |
| 56.6% | 7% (408) | |
| 56.3% | 1% (48) | |
| 55.9% | 2% (143) | |
| 52.4% | 1% (63) | |
| 51.1% | 9% (532) | |
| 51.1% | 4% (225) | |
| 50.2% | 22% (1,284) | |
| 49.5% | 5% (291) | |
| 48.5% | 1% (68) | |
| 45.2% | 1% (42) |
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.
Inspiration
Sorcery
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%21% pick
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Aftershock
After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.
46.5%6% 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.
54.7%2% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
47.4%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
48.0%20% pick
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Flash + Heal
52.8%6% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
57.8%2% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
56.5%69 games
Q
W
E
55.6%45 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (50%), E → Q → W (50%), Q → E → Q (40%).
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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.