AD Carry

Corki Build 26.22

At 50.5% and climbing this patch, Corki rates middle of the pack on the back of mixed damage no single resistance can shrug off. He chips with part-magic autos and rains Missile Barrage rockets from range, though he is one of the most item-hungry carries in the game. Play it safe until his core is done, then poke relentlessly and let the barrage charges stack.

#35 of 56 ad carry this patch · 2.5k games

Win rate50.5%+1.1Games2.5kPick rate5.1%Ban rate0.8%Last 8 patches+1.3 since 26.15Damage profilei

AP 18%AD 67%True 15%DifficultyiModerateRewards fundamentals

The 10-second answer standard · 50.5% WR

Spells

Flash + Barrier Start

Plated Steelcaps SkillsQ›E›W Runes

Shards

ClassicModernARAM Counter

173 champions

AatroxTopB50.5%AhriMidA51.5%AkaliMidB50.0%AkshanMidC49.2%AlistarSupportS52.6%AmbessaTopD47.4%AmumuJungleC48.7%AniviaMidC49.2%AnnieMidA52.2%ApheliosAD CarryC49.1%AsheAD CarryC48.9%Aurelion SolMidA52.5%AuroraMidA51.0%AzirMidB50.2%BardSupportD47.5%Bel'VethJungleS52.8%BlitzcrankSupportS52.7%BrandSupportC49.2%BraumSupportA51.5%BriarJungleB50.5%CaitlynAD CarryC47.8%CamilleTopA51.8%CassiopeiaMidC48.7%Cho'GathJungleA51.2%CorkiAD CarryB50.5%DariusTopB50.7%DianaJungleB50.0%Dr. MundoTopA51.8%DravenAD CarryA51.9%EkkoMidA52.0%EliseJungleC48.8%EvelynnJungleA51.0%EzrealAD CarryD46.1%FiddlesticksJungleB49.8%FioraTopB50.1%FizzMidB49.4%GalioMidA51.2%GangplankTopA51.2%GarenTopB50.6%GnarTopB49.9%GragasTopB49.8%GravesJungleC49.0%GwenTopA51.2%HecarimJungleA51.0%HeimerdingerTopA52.2%HweiMidA52.1%IllaoiTopB50.4%IreliaTopB49.8%IvernJungleA51.5%JannaSupportA51.5%Jarvan IVJungleC48.3%JaxTopB49.9%JayceTopC47.7%JhinAD CarryB50.5%JinxAD CarryB50.3%K'SanteTopC48.0%Kai'SaAD CarryB49.8%KalistaAD CarryB50.1%KarmaSupportD46.9%KarthusJungleC48.9%KassadinMidS53.1%KatarinaMidA51.7%KayleTopB49.9%KaynJungleB49.9%KennenTopA52.2%Kha'ZixJungleB49.8%KindredJungleA52.3%KledTopS53.5%Kog'MawAD CarryA52.0%LeBlancMidA52.1%Lee SinJungleC48.4%LeonaSupportA51.4%LilliaJungleA51.6%LissandraMidB49.8%LockeMidC48.4%LucianAD CarryC48.8%LuluSupportC49.1%LuxSupportC48.8%MalphiteTopA51.7%MalzaharMidC48.8%MaokaiSupportA51.8%Master YiJungleC49.2%MelMidD46.4%MilioSupportC48.1%Miss FortuneAD CarryC49.3%MordekaiserTopB50.0%MorganaSupportA50.8%NaafiriJungleA51.0%NamiSupportB50.6%NasusTopB49.6%NautilusSupportB49.9%NeekoSupportD47.8%NidaleeJungleA51.9%NilahAD CarryS+57.6%NocturneJungleB49.5%Nunu & WillumpJungleB49.9%OlafTopB50.1%OriannaMidD47.4%OrnnTopA51.2%PantheonTopA51.3%PoppySupportS53.0%PykeSupportB50.3%QiyanaJungleC48.2%QuinnTopD44.5%RakanSupportS53.4%RammusJungleS+55.6%Rek'SaiJungleS53.0%RellSupportS53.1%Renata GlascSupportB49.5%RenektonTopC48.3%RengarJungleB49.7%RivenTopC49.3%RumbleTopC49.1%RyzeMidD45.8%SamiraAD CarryC49.2%SejuaniJungleA52.2%SennaSupportB50.3%SeraphineSupportB49.5%SettTopA51.7%ShacoJungleB50.5%ShenTopS53.3%ShyvanaJungleS52.5%SingedTopB50.1%SionTopA51.3%SivirAD CarryA51.4%SkarnerJungleS54.0%SmolderAD CarryB50.0%SonaSupportA51.3%SorakaSupportA51.4%SwainSupportA51.6%SylasMidD47.6%SyndraMidB49.6%Tahm KenchSupportC48.6%TaliyahJungleB50.6%TalonJungleA51.7%TaricSupportA51.4%TeemoTopA51.1%ThreshSupportB50.5%TristanaAD CarryA51.0%TrundleTopD47.8%TryndamereTopA51.1%Twisted FateMidB49.9%TwitchAD CarryB50.4%UdyrJungleB49.8%UrgotTopB50.4%VarusAD CarryC48.9%VayneAD CarryB50.9%VeigarMidD47.7%Vel'KozSupportS+54.2%VexMidS52.9%ViJungleB50.6%ViegoJungleC48.7%ViktorMidC49.1%VladimirMidB50.8%VolibearTopA51.3%WarwickJungleA52.3%WukongJungleA52.2%XayahAD CarryS52.9%XerathMidA50.9%Xin ZhaoJungleA52.1%YasuoMidC48.3%YoneMidC49.0%YorickTopC48.6%YunaraAD CarryC48.8%YuumiSupportC48.5%ZaahenTopC49.1%ZacJungleA52.0%ZedMidC48.6%ZeriAD CarryA51.7%ZiggsAD CarryA52.4%ZileanSupportA51.0%ZoeMidS53.3%ZyraSupportA51.0%

LoL ClassicSee how Corki was built in the classic eraCorki Classic Build

When Is Corki Strongest?

The early game is the peak, before the enemy team comes online, and games at this rank average around 28 minutes. Corki's win condition is range and uptime, so use the power window to poke objectives and fights from the back line, keep the missile stockpile ready, and never let a diver reach him before he has burned them down.

Game timeline · Corki drag or hover to scrub · space plays · ←/→ step

your power minute by minute · gold = item spikes · small = components · dashed = objectives

Camps1:30Drake / Grubs5:00Herald14:00Baron20:00Avg end27:35

Ambush zone5:24–6:54 Power spike 23:19

~5:29

11:05

19:08

23:19

0:00 10:00 20:00 30:00 40:00

At 12:00

Power 65/100 · Even

Core 1/3 items

Gold ~6.2k

Phase Lvl-6 window

Next spike The Collector · 19:08

Corki Item Build

Corki is a hybrid marksman mage whose basic attacks already convert part of their damage to true damage, so the build leans into steady damage and ability haste to keep his bombs and missiles firing on repeat. Everything is tuned to poke a lane down from range, then delete it once his missile stockpile is full.

Standard loadout · Corki The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.

Starting items 500g

Doran's Bow×1

Health Potion×2 Core path · click an item for its recipe ›› Boots

Plated Steelcaps59% · 52.9%

Gluttonous Greaves41% · 54.7%

Situational items pick an opponent in the bar above — the right swaps light up

vs AD threatsPhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.G

Guardian Angel21161.1%

vs stacked resistsWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.L

Lord Dominik's Regards76352.8%M

Muramana89250.7%M

Mortal Reminder22046.4%

vision controlFights are decided a minute earlier by the team that sees first.O

Oracle Lens5662.5%F

Farsight Alteration2.1k52.3%S

Stealth Ward33536.7%

Best Corki Runes

Conqueror suits his extended-trade damage, ramping as he weaves autos between rockets and his Gatling Gun. Corki fights drawn-out poke wars rather than quick bursts, so a keystone that builds up over a longer trade rewards his rhythm. Round it out with the sustain and haste that keep his rotation firing.

The pre-game page Conqueror · Precision + Inspiration · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Precision Primary

ConquerorGain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Presence of Mind86% · 50.7%

Legend: Alacrity62% · 49.7%

Cut Down91% · 49.8%

Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Inspiration, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Inspiration Secondary

Cash Back79% · 50.5%

Triple Tonic51% · 49.1%

Stat shards Offense

Attack Speed+10% Attack Speed

Flex

Adaptive Force+9 Adaptive Force

Defense

Health+65 Health

Shards give +10%Attack Speed+9Adaptive Force+65Health

Build toward Essence Reaver into The Collector, because Corki is a carry defined almost entirely by his item timings. You want an early lead here, so punish your winning matchups fast. The Collector comes online around 19 minutes, and his mixed damage cuts through whatever single resistance the enemy stacked against him. Rush his key items first, since the whole kit feels average until they land.

Corki Skill Order

Corki's second Missile Barrage rank lands at 12 on this path, three levels after Phosphorus Bomb finishes at 9, with Gatling Gun picking up the slack across 8, 10, 11 and 13 while Valkyrie holds one rank.

Skill order · Corki R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always

PriorityR

R›Q

Q›E

E›W

WMax Q first; E at level 1.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q24579max 9

W314151618max 18

E18101113max 13

R61217max 17

Corki Changes This Patch

Stat & ability changesPatch 26.22

R Damage90 / 170 / 250 100 / 190 / 280Buff
R Damage ratio85% bonus AD 90% bonus ADBuff

Corki Abilities

Look past the rockets and Corki's other spells split between escape and commitment. Valkyrie dashes him clear while laying a burning trail behind, whereas Gatling Gun asks him to stand still and rake a cone that strips armor and magic resist from everything in front of him.

Abilities · Corkipatch 26.22 base numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown

Hextech MunitionsPassiveP

Phosphorus BombMax 1stQ

ValkyrieMax lastW

Gatling GunMax 2ndE

Missile BarrageUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

Phosphorus BombMagic damageMax 1stStatLV 2rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamage+45 per rank+125% bonus AD+100% APlv 260lv 4105lv 5150lv 7195lv 9240Cost+5 per ranklv 260lv 465lv 570lv 775lv 980Cooldown-0.5 per ranklv 29slv 48.5slv 58slv 77.5slv 97s

Corki Base Stats

Base stats · CorkiPatch 26.22

Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD52+2.5AS0.644+2.8%MS325Range550HP610+100HP55.5+0.55Armor27+4.5MR33+1.1MP350+40MP57.4+0.7

Corki Matchups

Corki wants a lane where he can stand back and chip with bombs, so hard-engage assassins and divers who close the gap before his poke stacks up give him fits. Immobile mages and short-range fighters that cannot answer his bombs let him free-fire and pull ahead.

Lane matchups · Corki click any opponent to retune the console

Hardest lanes · click to tune

Best hunting

How to lane vs AP mages 01Dodge skillshots with W, then punish their cooldowns with Q burst02Roam with the Package to catch them pushed and overextended03Build magic resist and space behind minions to avoid their combo Win rate by game lengthCorki overall · all matchupsUnder 20 min52.0%20–28 min51.2%28–35 min50.8%Over 35 min45.7%

Watch out for Vel'Koz, Hwei, and Ziggs, the dive and burst threats that punish Corki hard before his items come online. Once those items land he out-pokes Swain, Viktor, and Tristana into oblivion, chipping them from a range they cannot answer, so trade patiently and wait for your window. His early laning is fragile, so respect the aggressive matchups and farm toward his power curve.

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