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Kled
Patch 16.2.1
TopDifficulty
Medium
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Stomp your lane opponent early to get a gold lead, then use to force 5v4 fights or dives on other lanes before the enemy carries can scale into the late game.
Playstyle
Hyper-aggressive lane bully and diver who uses a unique 'two-life' mechanic to bait enemies into losing trades. You thrive on being the center of attention and forcing chaotic fights.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Unmatched 1v1 dive potential due to dropping turret aggro when dismounting
- +Extreme early game damage if and are timed correctly
- + is one of the best team-wide engage tools in the game
- +High stickiness against mobile carries with double and tether
Weaknesses
- -Very vulnerable when dismounted if is on cooldown
- -Passive nature of means you often waste your burst on minions
- -Poor scaling in the late game compared to other bruisers or tanks
- -No reliable escape tools once you commit to a fight with
Abilities
gives you two health bars. When Skaarl's HP hits zero, you dismount and become untargetable for a moment. While dismounted, gain courage by hitting champions (15), hitting structures (5), or landing pellets (5). At 100 courage, you remount with a massive health burst. Use this bait-and-switch to win close fights.
Mounted: throws a hook. If you stay in range for 1.75s, it pulls the target back, deals bonus damage, and applies a 60% heal reduction. Dismounted: is a shotgun blast that knocks you backward. Use the knockback to jump over thin walls or kite away while gaining courage.
is a passive that triggers on your next auto attack. It gives you 150% attack speed for 4 hits. The 4th hit deals % max HP damage. You cannot control this; it starts whenever it's off cooldown and you auto anything. Managing this cooldown is the difference between a good and bad Kled.
lets you dash. If you hit a champion or large monster, you gain 50% movement speed and can cast again within 3 seconds to dash back through that same target. Use the second cast to follow enemies who Flash or use mobility spells.
makes you CC-immune while charging toward a location. You gain a shield and leave a speed trail for your team. You will lock onto the first enemy champion you encounter. It is a 'point and click' engage from long range—use it to punish mid-laners who are overextended or to return to lane quickly.
Teamfight Role
Primary Diver / Chaos Maker
Use to lead your team into the enemy backline. Focus the highest priority squishy target with and . Your goal is to soak as many spells as possible, dismount to drop aggro, and then remount to finish the fight.
If your team is behind, use purely for the speed trail to help your team rotate or escape, and use to peel divers off your ADC.
Combos
The Bread and Butter
-> -> AA x4 ->
Dash in to get close, land the hook, let fast autos shred them, then use the second dash to either chase or retreat.
The Remount Bait
Dismounted AA x2 -> off cooldown -> AA x4 ->
Wait until is almost ready before engaging while dismounted. The fast 4 autos plus a close-range shotgun blast will remount you almost instantly.
Long Range Engage
-> -> -> AA x4
Use the ultimate to close the gap. The knockback from guarantees your lands. Follow their escape with .
Flash Hook
-> Flash
Buffer your and immediately Flash forward. This removes the windup animation time and makes the hook nearly impossible to react to.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | poke and tether damage is higher than most top laners' level 1. If they walk into the pull, they lose half their HP. |
| Level 2 | Unlocking gives you incredible burst. Most first bloods happen here if you land while is available. |
| Level 3 | Access to means you can actually stick to targets. You now have your full lane-kill kit. |
| Level 6 | allows you to roam to Mid or impact Bot. You become a global threat rather than just a lane bully. |
Tips & Tricks
- •Dismounting makes you untargetable—timing this correctly can dodge ultimates like Garen R or Darius R.
- • pull applies 60% Grievous Wounds. Use it to negate healing from champions like Dr. Mundo or Warwick.
- •You can use the dismounted knockback to hop over thin walls like the dragon pit or small jungle ledges.
- •The movement speed from trail persists for a few seconds. Even if you hit a tank, your team can use the speed to run past them to the backline.
- •Check your courage bar: You get 20 courage for a champion kill/assist. Sometimes diving for a kill is the only way to remount and survive.
- •Skaarl's health is considered 'Bonus Health.' This makes items like Titanic Hydra or Sterak's Gage extremely powerful on Kled.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Wasting on minions when the enemy is nearby→The enemy will engage on you while your main damage source is on cooldown, leading to a lost trade or dismount.
- ✕Being too passive while dismounted→You will never gain enough courage to remount. You must take risks and land autos/shotguns to get Skaarl back.
- ✕Using the second cast of instantly→You lose the ability to follow the enemy if they Flash away. Wait until they use their mobility before recasting.
- ✕Missing in an all-in→You lose your only form of CC and healing reduction, making it very easy for the enemy to kite or out-sustain you.
- ✕Ulting from point-blank range→The shield from scales with distance traveled. Ulting too close gives you a tiny shield and almost no impact damage.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached