
[11.3] S11 Twisted Fate guide - Halfhand - Master Tier EUW
By Halfhand | Updated on February 26, 2021





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Runes: Electrocute (heavy trading)












+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+8 Magic Resist
Spells:


Flash

Ignite
Items
Ability Order
Threats & Synergies






Irelia
Never push the wave against this disgusting champ because she will freeze on you at level 3. ONLY LAST HIT MINIONS! Make sure you watch your minions hp. She will be jumping onto them if they are low hp. So don't stand next to low hp minions.





Shen
If you have a shen top try to coordinate ult usage and 5 man bot with the jungler.




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- Try to get +8 cs/min (Twisted Fate's passive gives you more gold from minions)
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- Don't die in lane. There are very few matchups that Twisted Fate actually wins. Try to get as much cs as you can without dying and play the map with your ultimate. Don't be centered on killing your opponent in lane.
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- Time your recall so you have items when you are using your first ultimate. The perfect first base items would be boots, dark seal, amplifying tome and a control ward.
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- Improve your wave control so your opponent doesn't get the chance to freeze the lane on you. In bad matchups try to focus on last hitting and let the wave come to you. Pushing the wave in a bad matchup will put you in danger to get ganked.
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- Twisted Fate is a champion that requires great macro understanding so don't dwell too much on mechanical missplays. Focus on your map movement/positioning.
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- Don't permanently group with your team. Your ultimate allows you to split push in a sidelane. This allows you to get alot more XP and Gold while being able to use your ult to get back to your team incase a fight breaks out.
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- Watch high elo Twisted Fate players play the game. I personally learned alot from watching dopa's stream. Try to look how he plays, when he bases, which items he buys, how he positions, when he ults, ...
Link to his stream; www.twitch.tv/dopa24 and youtube; www.youtube.com/Dopagod

Before you read through my guide I would like to introduce myself as a way to make my guide more credible. I'm Halfhand. In season 10 I reached Master tier in EUW playing Twisted Fate in 90% of my games. I also have over 500k mastery points on him. Currently in season 11 I am aiming for Grandmaster.
My Twisted Fate rankings
- Rank 2 in EUW
- Rank 1 in EUNE
- Rank 7 in the world
Playing Twisted Fate I've come up with my own customized runes/build shared with you in this guide.
Feel free to follow me on Twitch to watch me play or follow me on social media! During season 11 I will try to stream my games for you guys to watch.
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/Halfhand
Twitter: twitter.com/Halfhander
OP.GG MAIN: euw.op.gg/summoner/userName=Halfhander
OP.GG ALT: euw.op.gg/summoner/userName=Halvhand
Discord: discord.gg/aeuA3Jy (If you are interested in coaching or have some general questions, contact me here)
Achievements: https://imgur.com/a/48vOvGZ




His global ultimate

His passive


High elo junglers love playing with good Twisted Fate players because he is easy to setup ganks with and has very good wave pushing which allows him to move first for crab/dragon/herald. It also allows them to invade the enemy jungler when Twisted Fate has his r


Twisted Fate gives alot of pressure without even doing anything. When you push your waves and move out of vision the enemy team often tends to play scared because they don't know where Twisted Fate is moving. He could be in the river ready to ult on top of them. Try to abuse this when playing him.
This is also why opponents in high elo often refuse to push their waves because they know Twisted Fate will ult on them. This gives your team alot of 'free' pressure when you are out of vision.

ELECTROCUTE PAGE (good for heavy trading and the best rune when you are in a melee matchup. (Talon, Katarina, ...)
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The extra attack speed is really nice to proc electrocute faster in lane aswell as stacking your ![]() |
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The last rune is defence. You can swap this between armor and magic resist depending on the matchup. |
PHASE RUSH PAGE (a more niche setup but definitely viable if you like it.)
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Generic extra ability power. |
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The last rune is defence. You can swap this between armor and magic resist depending on the matchup. |
I often get asked; 'When should I go phase rush over electrocute?' There are alot of things to consider here. I feel like if you are in a really bad matchup or when the enemy is ranged an its harder for you to proc


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6) The combination of



In terms of abilities you max Q



Ofcourse you unlock your R

Most TF players go W-Q-E first 3 levels.
I go W-E-Q because I really like the stacked deck level 2 for farming and pressuring the opponent. The only time I go W-Q-E is when I am zoned away from my farm lvl 2. (Which rarely happens).
Passive:
![]() ![]() Upon killing a unit, Twisted Fate rolls his 'lucky' dice receiving 1 to 6 bonus gold. |
W:
![]() ![]() Twisted Fate chooses a magic card from his deck, and uses that for his next attack, causing bonus effects.. |
E:
![]() ![]() Every 4 attacks, Twisted Fate deals bonus damage. In addition, his Attack Speed is increased. |
R:
![]() ![]() Twisted Fate predicts the fortunes of his foes, revealing all enemy champions and enabling the use of Gate, which teleports Twisted Fate to any target location in 1.5 seconds. |
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River control is one of the most important concepts when playing


Warding the river
Warding the river is the single most important thing to establish river control. It will allow you to use


I could write a 10 page guide on warding alone so to make it more easy for you guys to take in I highly recommend you to watch Curtis his video about 'Midlane Fundamentals - warding' shown below.
First crab spawn
Always try to play for your jungler when the first Scuttle crab is about to spawn. Make sure you have your wave pushed in so you can move first.

If you can't move first because you managed your wave badly or the enemy outplayed you, ping your jungler back. Then he has to decide whether he wants to give the crab or contest it. If he doesn't want to contest try to coördinate with your team to get the other crab. Getting double crabbed as a jungler is often a deathsentence to the game. (Or atleast thats what alot of junglers think).
The important thing to remember here is that you have to play for your jungler. If he doesn't care about the crab then you can just stay in lane no problem. But most junglers will want to get atleast one crab at 3:15.
Jungler synergy
Synergy with your jungler is really important when playing Twisted Fate. Try to coordinate ganks together. If you want to ult bot at level 6, let your jungler know. That way he can alter his pathing to be botside when you are about to hit 6. If you are 4 man bot you can often easily secure dragon after ganking.

Wave managment is a very important skill to have as a

The first minion waves
Into melee champions like



Into ranged champions like



Once you start hitting level 6 and you have your


This is a very complicated topic and just like warding I could write a 10 page guide on it. So if you are more interested in how to get better at this I recommend Curtis his video about 'Midlane Fundamentals - wave management' shown below.
Minion waves in the later stages of the game
Alot of lower elo players have the mindset of a 'Call of Duty' player. They are only focused on getting kills. Keep in mind the most effective way of getting gold is through minions and not through killing enemies. When you see a big wave Top, Mid or bot and none is getting it make sure you get it. Minions are worth alot of XP and Gold.
Before starting objectives like



If you have taken inhibitor and you have super minions running down one lane try to stall the objective like





Your ultimate



Your first ultimate method 1

This is the most basic method and is also used by Dopa in most of his games.
For your first ult you should try to base at lvl 5 to buy your first items. In most games you want these items on your first base;




Run to lane after you recalled, get level 6 and start looking for ganks. If there are no opportunities don't feel pressured to use your R

Your first ultimate method 2

Method 2 is very abusable in lower elos. You can greed and stay in lane to get level 6, then base and look for an ultimate from the base. After your ult you can walk back to midlane and you will most likely not lose alot of minions.
The reason this only works in lower elos is because in Higher elos I often get poked out before that. Lower elo players will rarely punish you, meaning you can stay in lane longer and greed your base timings.
Sidelane control
Always try to heavily control one side of the map. For example you play fully for botside in order to secure dragon soul. Or you play fully for topside in order to get multiple heralds and play the map. Ulting bot, then top, then bot again is often a bad idea since its better to play for one winning side instead of cutting losses on both sides.
Ult usage after that

Your ults after that are really dependent on the game state. I myself often try to ult after I base. I do this because I will have spend all my gold and therefore I will have more damage. If you ult somewhere with 2k in the bank you are missing out on alot of damage. So, run from fountain to bot/top, ult in and after that you can run mid to catch your minions.

Since

DO NOT 5 MAN ARAM MID
After the laning phase ends try to go into a solo lane. This will give you alot more xp and gold compared to sitting mid with your entire team and sharing all the xp/gold between 5 players. Whenever you have your


This is probably one of the most common mistakes lower elo players make. The amount of gold and xp that is wasted in lower mmr because everyone is always trying to 5 man aram in a lane is insane. You can get really big level and item leads by just focusing on catching sidelanes on your own.
Lane swaps
Once your bot ganks with

Basic rule set of catching waves
After about 15 - 20 minutes the laning phase will most of the time be ending.
In most games the XP / Gold is shared like this;
- The ADC & Support will take the midlane experience.
- You and the toplaner will catch the sidewaves. This can change from bot to top depending on the game state.
- The jungler will catch waves if really needed and farm the jungle camps.

Matchups
Twisted Fate doesn't really have winning matchups. He isn't designed to stomp lane and spread his lead that way. The way you play him is to go even in lane (not die), punish the enemy when you can and try to farm as many mions as you can. Use your global ultimate to get other lanes ahead and splitpush in the mid game.
Map Awareness
Map awareness is another really important skill for every


If you want to learn how to improve your map awareness I recommend you take a look at Curtis his video about map awareness shown below.
Your mythic item
Once you have your

Stacked Deck
Whenever you are looking for ults always make sure you have a


I would like to end my guide with some info about my League of Legends coaching.
As of season 11 I offer coaching to any players who would like to learn from me.
- Do you struggle with one of the concepts in the guide?
- Would you like to get results faster than other players?
- Do you want to reach a certain rank by the end of the season?
- Do you just want to have a chat with me about Twisted Fate?
- Maybe you have alot of questions that didn't get answered in the guide?
Then I would definitely recommend you book a coaching session with me.
Keep in mind! I do not only coach Twisted Fate players! So if you play another role or another champion you are also free to contact me.
I charge €20 for 1 session 60 - 90 min.
In this session:
- We go over your op.gg (possible rune/build/champion pool issues)
- We go over a pov gameplay you recorded and uploaded to youtube. (NO REPLAY!)
- We have a look at your mental aspect in the game (toxicity, giving up, ...)
- We go over your schedule (when are you playing games? Are you playing too many?)
* All the above are examples and can change depending on your personal requests!
If you are interested you can message me on my discord so we can talk about the details. Discord: https://discord.gg/aeuA3Jy
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