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Twisted Fate Top build & stats

MageMarksman C 122 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
48.4%
Pick rate
0.6%
Ban rate
1.1%

Recommended build

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

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
450 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
37.5% 8 games

Build in this order

Kraken Slayer 1
Kraken Slayer
3,000 g
Yun Tal Wildarrows 2
Yun Tal Wildarrows
3,000 g
Rapid Firecannon 3
Rapid Firecannon
2,650 g
8,650 g
55.6% WR 9 games

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
1,100 g
61.1% 36 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
0.0% WR
10 games · 8% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Triumph Triumph
Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand Last Stand
Cash Back Cash Back
Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
Shards AS AF HP

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash 53.3% 15 games

Max order

Stacked Deck E Pick a Card W Wild Cards Q 47.8% 23 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 Twisted Fate

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Twisted Fate wins 48.4% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (122 games).
  • Most common core: Kraken Slayer → Rapid Firecannon → Hexoptics C44 — 50% win rate over 6 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 66% of games with a 48% win rate.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Kraken Slayer 1
Kraken Slayer
Rapid Firecannon 2
Rapid Firecannon
Hexoptics C44 3
Hexoptics C44
50.0% WR
6 games · 5% pick
Kraken Slayer 1
Kraken Slayer
Yun Tal Wildarrows 2
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Rapid Firecannon 3
Rapid Firecannon
25.0% WR
4 games · 3% pick

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
40.0% WR
20 games · 16% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
37.5% WR
8 games · 7% pick
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
100.0% WR
3 games · 2% pick

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
42.1% WR
38 games · 31% pick
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
61.1% WR
36 games · 30% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
47.4% WR
19 games · 16% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
100.0% 4% (5)
75.0% 3% (4)
66.7% 7% (9)
66.7% 5% (6)
64.0% 20% (25)
58.3% 10% (12)
52.9% 57% (70)
50.0% 26% (32)
50.0% 7% (8)
50.0% 5% (6)
48.3% 71% (87)
47.8% 19% (23)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
0.0% WR
10 games · 8% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Triumph Triumph
Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand Last Stand
Cash Back Cash Back
Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
Shards AS AF HP
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
57.1% WR
7 games · 6% pick
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Cosmic Insight Cash Back
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
80.0% WR
5 games · 4% pick
Lethal Tempo Absorb Life Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight

Keystones

  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 47.5%66% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 44.4%15% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 54.5%9% pick
  • Press the Attack Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions. 60.0%8% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 49.3%58% pick
  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 43.5%19% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 53.3%12% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Stacked Deck E Pick a Card W Wild Cards Q 47.8%23 games
Wild Cards Q Pick a Card W Stacked Deck E 100.0%4 games
Pick a Card W Stacked Deck E Wild Cards Q 50.0%2 games

Most common first three levels: W → E → E (45%), W → E → Q (60%), W → Q → E (75%).

  • PLoaded Dice

    Upon killing a unit, Twisted Fate rolls his 'lucky' dice receiving 1 to 6 bonus gold.

  • QWild Cards

    Twisted Fate throws three cards, dealing damage to each enemy unit they pass through.

  • WPick a Card

    Twisted Fate chooses a magic card from his deck, and uses that for his next attack, causing bonus effects.

  • EStacked Deck

    Every 4 attacks, Twisted Fate deals bonus damage. In addition, his Attack Speed is increased.

  • RDestiny

    Twisted Fate predicts the fortunes of his foes, revealing all enemy champions and enabling the use of Gate, which teleports Twisted Fate to any target location in 1.5 seconds.