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Blitzcrank build & stats

TankSupport S 247 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
55.5%
Pick rate
9.8%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Finish these three

Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
2,900 gold
Thornmail
Thornmail
2,450 gold
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
3,100 gold
8,450 gold
72.7% WR 11 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 gold
90.9% 11 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
72.0% WR
25 games · 10% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Clarity
75.0% 8 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 55.5% of games as any role on patch 16.17 (247 games).
  • Most common core: Kaenic Rookern → Thornmail → Warmog's Armor — 73% win rate over 11 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 63% of games with a 60% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Thornmail
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor
72.7% WR
11 games · 4% pick
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
Thornmail
Heartsteel
Heartsteel
70.0% WR
10 games · 4% pick
Malignance
Malignance
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
62.5% WR
8 games · 3% pick

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
58.9% WR
95 games · 38% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
51.2% WR
41 games · 17% pick
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
45.0% WR
40 games · 16% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
66.7% 4% (9)
61.3% 25% (62)
61.0% 17% (41)
58.9% 30% (73)
58.8% 39% (97)
55.2% 12% (29)
52.6% 31% (76)
50.0% 8% (20)
50.0% 4% (10)
45.8% 10% (24)
45.2% 30% (73)
30.0% 4% (10)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
57.0% WR
79 games · 32% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
51.9% WR
54 games · 22% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Presence of Mind
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
66.7% WR
27 games · 11% pick
Aftershock Demolish Conditioning Overgrowth Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight

Keystones

  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 59.6%63% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 49.2%25% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 54.5%4% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 60.0%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 55.4%79% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 60.0%6% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 44.4%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PMana Barrier

    Blitzcrank gains a shield based on their mana when dropping to low health.

  • QRocket Grab

    Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.

  • WOverdrive

    Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.

  • EPower Fist

    Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.

  • RStatic Field

    Enemies 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.