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Quinn
Patch 16.2.1
TopDifficulty
Medium
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Win lane through poke and priority. Use to impact the map by ganking mid and securing Rift Herald. In the mid-game, split push to draw pressure, then use your speed to fly to your team and force a 5v4 fight before your lane opponent can arrive.
Playstyle
A ranged lane bully that transforms into a high-speed map assassin. You win by making the enemy top laner's life miserable and then using your superior movement to create numerical advantages across the map.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Unmatched map presence once is unlocked
- + is one of the best self-peel tools against melee gap-closers
- +Provides massive team utility with vision from
- +Excellent at punishing immobile tanks and juggernauts in the side lane
Weaknesses
- -Extremely squishy—getting hit by one CC usually means death
- -Falls off significantly in 5v5 front-to-back teamfights
- -Highly dependent on leading in gold; very difficult to play from behind
- - can be risky as it puts you in range of enemy point-and-click abilities
Abilities
Valor marks a target. Proccing this with an auto-attack is your main damage source. It grants a massive Attack Speed and Move Speed buff via . Wait for the mark to land before attacking to maximize DPS.
A skillshot that 'nearsights' the first target hit. This is your primary tool for winning duels against other ranged champions. Use to prevent enemies from targeting you while you pelt them with autos.
Passively gives you the stats needed to kite after hitting a mark. The active reveals a huge area—use this before walking into bushes or when you suspect a jungler is nearby. It has a long cooldown, so don't waste it.
Your most important spell. It's a dash that interrupts the enemy, slows them, and flips you back to your max attack range. It also applies . Never use aggressively unless you know the enemy jungler is nowhere near.
Your 'Taxi' mode. It gives massive Out-of-Combat Move Speed. Use to return to lane instantly, roam mid, or deep ward the enemy jungle. Casting an attack or ability ends the flight with a small AOE damage burst.
Teamfight Role
Assassin / Cleanup
Do not stand in the middle of the fight. Stay in on the outskirts. Wait for major CC to be used, then dive the enemy backline or peel for your ADC using to blind the enemy diver. Use your speed to chase down any survivors.
If your team has no frontline, you must play as a secondary ADC. Focus the closest target and use purely for self-defense.
Combos
Standard Lane Poke
Auto-attack () -> -> Auto-attack ()
The basic trade. Wait for to mark them, proc it, then immediately use to reset the mark and proc it again. This procs Press the Attack instantly.
Full Assassination
-> Auto-attack -> -> Auto-attack -> -> Auto-attack
The 'one-shot' combo. Entering with damage, then cycling through and to maximize Harrier procs from .
The Anti-Gap Closer
(during enemy dash) -> -> Auto-attack
Reactive combo. Use to cancel an enemy's dash (like Jax Q or Lee Sin Q2), then while they are slowed to prevent a follow-up.
Maximum Vision Denial
-> Walk into brush ->
Used when being chased. blinds them so they lose target, walk into a brush to drop aggro, and use to ensure they aren't waiting on the other side.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Quinn has one of the strongest level 1s. allows you to zone most melee tops off the first three minions. |
| Level 2 | Unlocking gives you a guaranteed double-mark trade that deals half a squishy's health. |
| Level 6 | gives you infinite map pressure. You can shove lane and be mid-lane in seconds. |
| Level 11 | The Move Speed from increases significantly, making it almost impossible for enemies to catch you in transition. |
| Level 16 | costs no mana at max rank, allowing you to stay in bird form indefinitely for scouting and flanking. |
Tips & Tricks
- • can hop over small walls if your back is to the wall and an enemy is in front of you.
- •You can use while in without breaking the flight—use it constantly to avoid being ambushed.
- • cancels channeled abilities like Katarina R or Galio W charging.
- •The damage from 's exit (Skystrike) marks all champions hit with .
- •If you a target that is already marked by , you waste a mark. Always proc the natural mark first.
- •'s nearsight works on jungle monsters, preventing them from attacking you if you're out of their reduced vision range.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using aggressively against a champion with a dash.→They will dash onto you after your vault ends, and you will have no way to get away.
- ✕Forgetting to check the map before using to roam.→You lose 2-3 waves and tower plates, giving up your entire lane lead.
- ✕Not proccing the passive mark from before using another ability.→Massive loss in total damage output, as abilities overwrite existing marks.
- ✕Group-fighting head-on against heavy CC comps.→You get hit by one stun and die instantly without dealing any damage.
- ✕Ignoring the Attack Speed buff from .→If you don't kite with the extra movement speed, you'll get caught by slower melee champions.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached