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Recommended Items
Runes: Mana-Greedy
1
2
3
Precision
Sorcery
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
Spells:
1
2
Ignite
Flash
Ignite
Items
Ability Order
Mana Barrier (PASSIVE)
Blitzcrank Passive Ability
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Extreme
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Champion Build Guide
Introduction
Hello and welcome to my Blitzcrank Top guide. Though mostly for AD Blitzcrank, there is also an AP Blitz build I played around with for a bit. Both have had success but I would be extremely hesitant to climb with it, or ask anyone else to.
What I do know, however, is that Blitzcrank's W is comparable to Master Yi's Highlander in Attack Speed and Movement Speed, and his E is a short-cooldown Auto Attack reset that knocks up and deals 200% of your Total Attack Damage as damage. He has great synergy with
Sheen and
Trinity Force as a result, as well as plenty of AD items such as
Blade of the Ruined King, and the new
Death's Dance. You'd be surprised just how many other fighters Blitzcrank can stand up to when you give him the Conqueror rune!
Also, hello! I'm Cryo (or Cryobeat), an Off-Meta player that creates off meta builds pretty much all the time and tries to make them work in the most effective way they possibly can. My other builds include AD/Manatank Kassadin, AD Thresh, AD Drain Tank Warwick, and others. The latter two of these I have a guide for here on MOBAFire! The rest you may be able to find on my YouTube channel, Cryo.
Anyway, let's jump right into the Blitzcrank's abilities to understand how he functions as a fighter.
What I do know, however, is that Blitzcrank's W is comparable to Master Yi's Highlander in Attack Speed and Movement Speed, and his E is a short-cooldown Auto Attack reset that knocks up and deals 200% of your Total Attack Damage as damage. He has great synergy with
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Also, hello! I'm Cryo (or Cryobeat), an Off-Meta player that creates off meta builds pretty much all the time and tries to make them work in the most effective way they possibly can. My other builds include AD/Manatank Kassadin, AD Thresh, AD Drain Tank Warwick, and others. The latter two of these I have a guide for here on MOBAFire! The rest you may be able to find on my YouTube channel, Cryo.
Anyway, let's jump right into the Blitzcrank's abilities to understand how he functions as a fighter.
Abilities
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Pulling enemies under turret is also great too
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As a note, watch when you use it. Using it early can help you catch up, but you may miss DPS by wasting some of the buff duration, AND of course, slow yourself before finishing an enemy. Using it too late could lead to you not catching them and therefore doing no damage at all, however. Get a feel for using it for damage, not just to clutch a Q.
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It also functions as an auto-attack reset, so it's synergy with AD Juggernaut/Bruiser-style builds needs no explaining.
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As AD, it's just an extra, delayed on-hit which is nice. If you aim to build AP, Nashor's Tooth is all the attack speed you need, allowing you to comfortable maintain 2-3 stacks of it on an enemy. Meanwhile, the autos build your Conqueror stats and lead to the big burst of your Ult's Active. You do not need more attack speed than that. As AD, it still has good synergy with the AD you build, but as AP, attack speed that goes over stacking 3 times is practically wasted.
The Active of
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Runes
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We also take all the mana-related runes like
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Item Build
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Early Items to Build
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Full Items
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Alternate Items
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Playstyle
If you've played
Sett, well
Blitzcrank was Sett before it was cool. An auto-attacking, pure-melee juggernaut with a single pull and a movement speed boost, plus a clutch shield that can be save you at low health. It's insane how similar they are.
Blitzcrank has much more CC available to him through the low cooldown of his E, and his ultimate's Shield Burst ability actually makes him effectively counter
Sett when played right. But anyway, let's talk more generally.
You want to sustain with
Doran's Shield to shrug off enemy poke, last hit what you can and maybe push a little for Level 2. If you get Level 2 Advantage, confidently level
Overdrive and rush at your enemy. Use
Power Fist to reset your auto attack for a nice chunk of damage. Either you win a fight, especially with
Ignite, or burn a flash, or massively win a trade. Just don't
Ignite too soon.
If the enemy gets Level 2 first, you can back off. If the engage, use your
Power Fist to knock them up and disengage.
Playing from ahead can allow you to pressure, line up
Rocket Grabs to take them away from their tower or into yours, and in general dominate over them like you would if you were
Sett or similar champions. Just don't get cocky against dangerous champions like
Renekton and
Jax.
Once you hit Level 6, you hit a major powerspike not only with your ultimate's active, but the passive on-hit as well. Stack the lightning upon your enemy in full all-ins confidently, or quickly auto and reset with
Power Fist to trade and walk away, allowing the lightning to hit them from a safe distance.
Playing from behind though is horrible. Blitzcrank is so horrifically melee that it will be hard for you to get any farm if frozen away from your tower. If you are behind, try your very best to freeze it at or near your tower. Not only does this allow you to CS some, but you can try for
Rocket Grabs to pull the enemy under your tower. If they take aggro, be sure to
Power Fist to CC them there for an extra tower shot or two.
If behind, be sure to farm up some decent damage and tank stats before you try anything daring.
Mid game, Blitzcrank's roaming, ganking, and tower-destroying potential can shine. Using
Overdrive's attack speed and
Power Fist's attack damage and reset, as well as
Sheen if you have it, really rip towers to shreds just like
Sett can. Be sure to roam to other lanes after you win yours, and if yours is truly lost and tower is being destroyed, you're better off trying to use that gank potential and make a comeback that way.
Lategame,
Blitzcrank is a beastly juggernaut with a terrifying hook. The difference between this and support is that enemy champions, squishies especially, will be afraid of your
Rocket Grab even when you are alone. Correct use of
Overdrive and
Power Fist will spell your victory or defeat not only in teamfights, but in the game as well.
Like most things, this is merely a guide, and it is hard to tell you exactly how to play something in a game so vast like League of Legends. You will have to try him yourself if it interests you and get a feel for it. Though I can hardly say anything further, I do have a few videos on this champion and build, and hopefully more to come!
A lot of the item builds in this guide are not set in stone, and may not be the perfect ways to play. I have been constantly switching between several, including AD, AP, and starting trinity force or Blade of the Ruined King, so feel free to experiment with what you think could work as well!
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Blitzcrank has much more CC available to him through the low cooldown of his E, and his ultimate's Shield Burst ability actually makes him effectively counter
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You want to sustain with
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If the enemy gets Level 2 first, you can back off. If the engage, use your
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Playing from ahead can allow you to pressure, line up
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Once you hit Level 6, you hit a major powerspike not only with your ultimate's active, but the passive on-hit as well. Stack the lightning upon your enemy in full all-ins confidently, or quickly auto and reset with
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Playing from behind though is horrible. Blitzcrank is so horrifically melee that it will be hard for you to get any farm if frozen away from your tower. If you are behind, try your very best to freeze it at or near your tower. Not only does this allow you to CS some, but you can try for
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If behind, be sure to farm up some decent damage and tank stats before you try anything daring.
Mid game, Blitzcrank's roaming, ganking, and tower-destroying potential can shine. Using
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Lategame,
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Like most things, this is merely a guide, and it is hard to tell you exactly how to play something in a game so vast like League of Legends. You will have to try him yourself if it interests you and get a feel for it. Though I can hardly say anything further, I do have a few videos on this champion and build, and hopefully more to come!
A lot of the item builds in this guide are not set in stone, and may not be the perfect ways to play. I have been constantly switching between several, including AD, AP, and starting trinity force or Blade of the Ruined King, so feel free to experiment with what you think could work as well!
Videos
Like I mentioned, I have a YouTube Channel that revolves around off-meta builds. Here are the videos I've uploaded about Top Blitzcrank so far:
This Is How I Play Blitzcrank
A bit like a demonstration of everything I've talked about in a mini-memetage vid. Enjoy!
"Nerf Towers Pls"
A mix of Thresh Top and Blitz top pulling people under towers because people fall for it way too often:
And of course, once again, here's my channel. If you like the content, I appreciate all likes and subscriptions, and read every comment if and when I can!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgvw5RqnhoBYQlRqYiMlWQ
This Is How I Play Blitzcrank
A bit like a demonstration of everything I've talked about in a mini-memetage vid. Enjoy!
"Nerf Towers Pls"
A mix of Thresh Top and Blitz top pulling people under towers because people fall for it way too often:
And of course, once again, here's my channel. If you like the content, I appreciate all likes and subscriptions, and read every comment if and when I can!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgvw5RqnhoBYQlRqYiMlWQ
Closing
Overall, Blitzcrank was originally a fighter when he first came out many, many years ago. He's outdated for sure by today's standards, but certain changes and buffs have given him some of that ability back. With the right approach, he can stand toe-to-toe with other juggernauts, but he will lack their consistency and ease-of-use.
Top Blitzcrank will not be giving you Freelo.
Though it is very fun and may have extra potential that I have not unlocked, I think he is a little too hit-or-miss with laning, and lacks impact beyond amazing Qs to carry games and scale elo consistently. Amazing Qs can be done by support Blitzcranks, but then again, a support Blitzcrank can hardly 1v1.
Be sure to experiment yourself and see if you find anything that works better! Thanks for reading my Top Blitzcrank guide!
Top Blitzcrank will not be giving you Freelo.
Though it is very fun and may have extra potential that I have not unlocked, I think he is a little too hit-or-miss with laning, and lacks impact beyond amazing Qs to carry games and scale elo consistently. Amazing Qs can be done by support Blitzcranks, but then again, a support Blitzcrank can hardly 1v1.
Be sure to experiment yourself and see if you find anything that works better! Thanks for reading my Top Blitzcrank guide!
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