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Playing Against Kled
TopPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Kled is a snowball-heavy lane bully who uses two health bars to bait fights. He wants to hit , proc his for burst, and use to survive lethal damage and remount with a fresh health bar. He has elite dive potential and global presence with .
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| A white 'Courage' bar under his health when dismounted | Skaarl takes damage first. When dismounted, Kled is untargetable briefly. If he gains 100 courage by hitting you or minions, he remounts via and gains a massive chunk of HP back. Never dive a dismounted Kled with high courage. | |
| A bear trap on a rope or a shotgun blast | Mounted: If the rope stays attached for 1.75s, it pulls you back, deals damage, and applies 50% healing reduction. Dismounted: is a shotgun that knocks him back and gives him 5 courage per pellet hit. | |
| Kled's axe glows and he attacks extremely fast | A passive that triggers automatically on his first auto-attack. He gets 150% attack speed for 4 hits. The 4th hit deals huge % max HP damage. If his axe isn't glowing, he has almost no kill pressure. | |
| A forward dash on Skaarl | He can only use this while mounted. If he hits you, he gains a movement speed burst and can cast again to dash back through you. He cannot use this to dash over walls unless it's the second cast. | |
| A massive rolling boulder trail with a trumpet sound | An unstoppable charge that grants his team a speed boost. He gains a shield that scales with distance. He locks onto the first champion he hits. If you hear the trumpet, get behind a turret or a tank. |
Respect
- !The Remount Bait→A dismounted Kled looks like an easy kill, but if he has up, he can gain 100 courage in roughly 2 seconds to remount via , instantly turning the fight with a huge HP gain.
- !4th Hit→This single auto-attack deals a massive percentage of your maximum health. If you see him use the first 3 hits on minions, do NOT let him hit you with the 4th.
- !Level 2 Power Spike→If Kled takes and at level 2, he has the highest all-in potential in the top lane. He will often Ignite and force a dismount just to remount and kill you under turret.
- !Roams→He can travel from the middle of the river to the bottom lane in seconds. His is unstoppable, meaning you cannot CC him out of the charge.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (14-8s)→Since triggers automatically, he often wastes it to last-hit minions. The moment he uses the 4th hit on a minion, all-in him. He loses almost all his DPS for the next several seconds.
- +Dismounted state (No Skaarl)→While dismounted, Kled has a base move speed of 285. He is the slowest champion in the game. Kite him and do not let him auto-attack you to build courage.
- +Missed →His is his only way to stick to you. If he misses it, he has no slow or pull. You can easily walk away or trade back without fear of being pulled into his range.
- +Early game (14s CD)→His has a very long cooldown early. If he uses it to engage and misses, he has no escape tool and becomes extremely vulnerable to jungle ganks.
Laning Tips
- •Build Plated Steelcaps (Ninja Tabi) immediately; it reduces the damage of every hit in his sequence.
- •If you get hit by , walk AWAY from him instantly to break the tether before the 1.75s pull triggers.
- •Do not waste your high-damage ultimates or Ignite when he is at 10% HP on Skaarl—the 'dismount' animation via makes him untargetable and cleanses the damage.
- •If he is dismounted, count his autos. He gains 15 courage per champion auto and 20 per shotgun blast. At 100, he remounts.
- •Wave management is key; Kled struggles to CS under tower without using his , which opens windows for you to harass him.
- •Pick champions with percent-HP damage or execute mechanics to bypass his remount safety net.
Teamfight Warning
- âš Do not group in narrow corridors; his path provides a massive movement speed buff that allows his entire team to collapse on you.
- âš In teamfights, if Kled dismounts, keep kiting him. If he manages to auto-attack a priority target 5-6 times, he will remount and reset the fight.
- âš Kled's can mark you. If he hits the first part, he can dash to you again even if you Flash or dash away.
- âš Use Disengage (like Janna Q or Poppy W) to stop his , but remember that his is totally unstoppable until it hits a target.
- âš Ward deep in the jungle. A Kled with can bypass standard river wards by ulting from behind walls or from his own Tier 2 tower.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached