Mid

Twisted Fate Build 26.22

Twisted Fate is middle of the pack at 49.6% and sliding, but his real power sits on the map, not in lane. A locked gold card from Pick a Card turns his next auto into a point-and-click stun, and Destiny reveals the whole map before teleporting him into any fight. Land the gold card, pop a target, and let the global ult make every lane your lane. He is a roaming pick threat who wins by being everywhere at once.

#54 of 97 mid this patch · 2.2k games

Win rate49.6%−1.9Games2.2kPick rate5.4%Ban rate1.7%Last 8 patches−2.5 since 26.15Damage profilei

AP 87%AD 10%True 3%DifficultyiHighPunishes misplays

The 10-second answer standard · 49.6% WR

Spells

Flash + Teleport Start

Swiftmarch SkillsQ›W›E Runes

Shards

ClassicModernARAM Counter

173 champions

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LoL ClassicSee how Twisted Fate was built in the classic eraTwisted Fate Classic Build

When Is Twisted Fate Strongest?

The peak lands in the mid-game once the core items come together, and games at this rank average around 27 minutes. Twisted Fate wins by making the whole map his lane, so the plan is to shove, roam, and use the global reveal and teleport to show up in fights the enemy thinks are even numbers.

Game timeline · Twisted Fate 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 end27:25

Ambush zone7:30–9:00 Power spike 18:36

~5:35

10:58

18:36

22:49

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

At 12:00

Power 60/100 · Even

Core 1/3 items

Gold ~5.3k

Phase Lvl-6 window

Next spike Lich Bane · 18:36

Twisted Fate Item Build

Twisted Fate is a roaming control mage whose global ultimate lets him swing a fight anywhere on the map. The build stacks ability power and ability haste so his cards clear waves fast, his gold-card stun comes up often, and he can shove and teleport into the next skirmish.

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

Starting items 500g

Doran's Ring×1

Health Potion×2

Stealth Ward×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ›› Boots

Swiftmarch77% · 48.4%

Crimson Lucidity23% · 55.3%

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

vs AP threatsTheir damage is mostly magic — stack magic resist before their second item.B

Banshee's Veil3976.9%

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

Zhonya's Hourglass48150.7%

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

Stormsurge7448.6%

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

Oracle Lens40054.0%S

Stealth Ward77748.9%F

Farsight Alteration99848.5%

Best Twisted Fate Runes

Arcane Comet rounds out the kit without demanding he brawl. His damage comes from Stacked Deck procs and a well-timed gold card, so the keystone just tops off a pick he was making anyway. Keep the rest simple with mana and cooldown so Pick a Card and Destiny are always ready.

The pre-game page Arcane Comet · Sorcery + Resolve · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Sorcery Primary

Arcane CometDamaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Manaflow Band71% · 49.0%

Celerity71% · 48.5%

Scorch59% · 48.4%

Keystone plus three minors from Sorcery, two from Resolve, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Resolve Secondary

Bone Plating66% · 48.2%

Unflinching46% · 47.3%

Stat shards Offense

Attack Speed+10% Attack Speed

Flex

Move Speed+2.5% Move Speed

Defense

Health+65 Health

Shards give +10%Attack Speed+2.5%Move Speed+65Health

Build Rod of Ages into Lich Bane and use the map pressure to fund it. There is no single power window, so play the matchup in front of you. Once Lich Bane is online around 19 minutes, a gold card into full combo deletes a squishy the instant he teleports in. Roam on every ult, cash in the picks, and funnel that gold into the spike.

Twisted Fate Skill Order

Pick a Card comes first at level 1 and Stacked Deck second, which leaves Wild Cards untouched until level 3. From there it takes 3, 4 and 5 in a row, so the wave-clearing fan of cards is rank three by the first back.

Skill order · Twisted Fate R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always

PriorityR

R›Q

Q›W

W›E

EMax Q first; W at level 1.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q34579max 9

W18101213max 13

E2141517max 17

R61116max 16

Twisted Fate Abilities

Loaded Dice is a quiet edge, a passive paying one to six bonus gold on every kill to fund his items early. Stacked Deck stitches the rest together, adding attack speed and a heavier hit on every fourth attack, while Wild Cards throws three cards that pierce everything they pass through.

Abilities · Twisted Fatepatch 26.22 base numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown

Loaded DicePassiveP

Wild CardsMax 1stQ

Pick a CardMax 2ndW

Stacked DeckMax lastE

DestinyUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

Wild CardsMagic damageMax 1stStatLV 3rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamage+45 per rank+50% bonus AD+85% APlv 360lv 4105lv 5150lv 7195lv 9240Cost+10 per ranklv 360lv 470lv 580lv 790lv 9100Cooldown-0.25 per ranklv 36slv 45.75slv 55.5slv 75.25slv 95s

Twisted Fate Base Stats

Base stats · Twisted FatePatch 26.22

Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD52+2.5AS0.625+2.5%MS330Range525HP604+108HP55.5+0.6Armor24+4.35MR30+1.3MP333+39MP58+0.8

Twisted Fate Matchups

Twisted Fate makes his money by shoving the wave and roaming, so immobile targets he can pin with a gold card and lanes that let him push freely are ideal. Slippery opponents who sidestep the pick card, and matchups that clear as fast as he does, keep him stuck in lane.

Lane matchups · Twisted Fate click any opponent to retune the console

Hardest lanes · click to tune

Best hunting

How to lane vs assassins 01Poke from range with Wild Cards, deny them any easy engage window.02Ward flanks and use Destiny reveal to spot their roams and dives.03Buy armor or magic resist, then stun the diver with Gold Card. Win rate by game lengthTwisted Fate overall · all matchupsUnder 20 min48.2%20–28 min53.0%28–35 min47.6%Over 35 min47.1%

Roaming assassins and dive give Talon, Tristana, and Diana the speed to catch him mid-teleport or before his ult is up, so track their position and hold Destiny for safety. He gets the edge on Azir, Katarina, and Ryze, stunning immobile mages with the gold card and roaming to a winning lane the second his own is stable. Ping the ult early, force a fight elsewhere, and win the map before they win the lane.

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