Click to open network menu
Join or Log In
Mobafire logo

Join the leading League of Legends community. Create and share Champion Guides and Builds.

Create an MFN Account






Or

MOBAFire's final Mini Guide Contest of Season 14 is here! Create or update guides for the 30 featured champions and compete for up to $200 in prizes! 🏆
Kled Build Guide by zwartebliksem

Top [14.17] SKAAAAARRLL - Kled Solo Carry Guide

Top [14.17] SKAAAAARRLL - Kled Solo Carry Guide

Updated on September 9, 2024
8.6
22
Votes
4
Vote Vote
platinum
League of Legends Build Guide Author zwartebliksem Build Guide By zwartebliksem 22 4 53,662 Views 2 Comments
22 4 53,662 Views 2 Comments League of Legends Build Guide Author zwartebliksem Kled Build Guide By zwartebliksem Updated on September 9, 2024
x
Did this guide help you? If so please give them a vote or leave a comment. You can even win prizes by doing so!
Vote
Comment

You must be logged in to comment. Please login or register.

I liked this Guide
I didn't like this Guide
Commenting is required to vote!
Would you like to add a comment to your vote?

Your votes and comments encourage our guide authors to continue
creating helpful guides for the League of Legends community.

Runes: Standard Top

1 2 3 4
Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand

Domination
Sudden Impact
Eyeball Collection
Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10-180 Bonus Health

Spells:

1 2 3
Safe Lane
LoL Summoner Spell: Flash

Flash

LoL Summoner Spell: Teleport

Teleport

Items

Threats & Synergies

Threats Synergies
Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny
Show All
None Low Ok Strong Ideal
Extreme Threats
Ideal Synergies
Synergies
Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Champion Build Guide

[14.17] SKAAAAARRLL - Kled Solo Carry Guide

By zwartebliksem
CHAPTERS
ME

WHO AM I


I am zwartebliksem, I reached Emerald in Season 13, but unfortunately ended up in Platinum at the end of the season. In season 14, I reached Emerald with a 70% winrate and a 14 win streak, after being hard stuck in Platinum. Now I know that is not contestable with the Challenger players out there. However, these are my experiences in playing Kled in Low/Mid ELO. For my stats see leagueofgraphs


Season 13 peak, Emerald III:

Season 14 peak (22nd April 2024), Emerald III:
THE KLED EXPERIENCE
I have played Kled since mid/late 2022. This was when Goredrinker was the only viable item for Kled. After Goredrinker you went into Black Cleaver, Death's Dance and finish off with Maw of Malmortius. I got used to playing with a bruiser version of Kled, so when the meta started shifting towards lethality/damage Kled, it was hard to adapt. You would build Ravenous Hydra into Eclipse and Mortal Reminder. This way, you would have wave clear, some sustain and a lot of damage.

Now in Season 14 there are upsides and downsides to each playstyle. However, Kled can be played however you like. Read the next chapter to see all Kled's pro's and con's.

If you want to learn Kled, I recommend going into a bruiser variation first. If you want to master Kled, try building more lethality, test your limits.
PROS AND CONS

Overall

Pro's

Con's

+ Strong early game - Weaker late game
+ Highest base health in the game - Lower base AD than average matchups
+ Easy to stick on champions - Weakest champion when dismounted
+ Usually unknown in low elo - Well know in mid/high elo
+ Global ultimate - Minuscule AOE damage
+ Can blindpick if mastered - Need to know how to play against counter picks
+ Very easy to dive with - W activates automatically


Bruiser Kled

Pro's

Con's

+ Stronger late game - Lacks damage
+ Better teamfighting capabilitites - Barely any healing
+ Easier to remount - Hard to play when behind


Assassin Kled

Pro's

Con's

+ Weaker late game - Worse teamfight capabilities
+ Much more damage - Impossible to play when behind
+ 1v1 god - No sustain
KIT
Kled has a very unique kit, when you see Kled for the first time you might be confused with the two health bars. This is an indication of his mounted and demounted state. The left healthbar belongs to Kled and the right health bar belongs to Skaarl the Cowardly Lizard.

When mounted you have the following abilities:



Passize - Skaarl, the Cowarly Lizard (mounted)

Innate: Kled rides his semi-trusty mount, Skaarl. While Mounted, all damage dealt to the duo is suffered by Skaarl, who has 810 − 3258 (based on level) (+ 100% bonus health) base health. Effects based on percentage health consider Kled and Skaarl's combined maximum health.



Q - Bear trap on a rope

Active: Kled throws a bear trap in the target direction that deals physical damage to enemies hit, increased by 50% against minions and small monsters. The bear trap collides against the first enemy Champion or large monster hit, forming a tether between Kled and the target for 1.75 seconds, during which they are revealed.

The tether's radius shrinks over its duration, and if it is not broken before then, Kled pulls the target 100 units toward him, deals physical damage, inflicts Grievous Wounds for 5 seconds, and slows them for 1.5 seconds.

Bear Trap on a Rope can be cast while E - Jousting.



W - Violent Tendencies

Passive: Kled periodically gains Violent Tendencies, which starts expiring upon his next basic attack.

Violent Tendencies: Kled gains 150% bonus attack speed on his next 4 basic attacks within 4 seconds. The fourth attack deals bonus physical damage, capped against monsters.

Turrets are only affected by the base damage.



E - Jousting

Active: Skaarl dashes in the target direction, though not through terrain, dealing physical damage to enemies he passes through and pulling minions and small monsters hit towards them.

Upon hitting an enemy champion or large monster, Skaarl dashes 200 units through them, marking them for 3 seconds, during which they are revealed. After the dash ends, the duo gain 50% bonus movement speed for 1 second. Jousting can be recast after 0.5 seconds of the first dash ending while the target is marked.

Recast: Skaarl consumes the mark to dash through the marked target, applying the same effects as the first cast.

The mark will remain even if the target dies, and ends prematurely if the duo are too far away or Kled dismounts.

Q - Bear Trap on a Rope and R - Chaaaaaaaarge!!! can be cast during either of the dashes.



R - Chaaaaaaaarge!!!

Active: Kled & Skaarl charge toward the target location, automatically navigating terrain along the way, during which they're ghosted and immune to crowd control. If the charge does not complete within 15 seconds, it will end prematurely. The charge is interrupted instantly if Kled dismounts during it.

While charging, the duo gain bonus movement speed and a shield for every 0.25 seconds of traveling, up to 950 total movement speed over 3 seconds and 10% − 100% (based on time traveling) of the maximum shield amount over 2.25 seconds respectively. The shield lasts for 2 seconds upon finishing the charge. The duo trails a directional draft in their wake, lasting 9 seconds. Allied champions following the draft gain Mr. Kled's Wild Ride.

Mr. Kled's Wild Ride: Gain 650 total movement speed.

Skaarl dashes toward the first enemy champion in range, colliding with the first visible enemy champion in his path to deal physical damage, increased by 0% − 200% (based on time traveling), and knock them back 100 units, though not through terrain.




When dismounted you have the following abilities:


Passive - Skaarl the Cowardly Lizard

Being reduced to 0 health causes Skaarl to flee, forcing Kled to be Dismounted, with all damage in excess of Skaarl's health being ignored. Upon dismounting, Kled dashes in the direction of the allied Nexus, though not through terrain, cleanses himself of all crowd control and becomes unable to act, untargetable, and immune to crowd control for 0.5 seconds, during which he also reduces all incoming damage received by 100%.

While Kled is Dismounted, his base health and base movement speed are reduced, his base attack range is increased, bear trap on a rope Q - Bear Trap on a Rope is replaced with Q - Pocket Pistol, and E - Jousting and R - Chaaaaaaaarge!!! become unusable.



Q - Pocket Pistol

Active: Kled sprays a cone of five pellets in the target direction while recoiling 300 units in the opposite direction, dealing physical damage to enemies hit.

Kled periodically stocks a Q - Pocket Pistol charge, up to a maximum of 2. He will store charges even while mounted.

Pellets collide with the first enemy champion they hit, and deal 20% damage per pellet beyond the first. Each pellet that hits an enemy champion or epic monster restores Courage, by 5 and 2.5 respectively.
MUST KNOW INFORMATION


Must Know Information About Kled's Kit

Passive - Skaarl the Cowardly Lizard will cleanse all Crowd Control applied to you upon dismounting.
Passive - Skaarl the Cowardly Lizard takes about 1 second to remount you when dismounted. In this time, enemies could still kill you.
Q - Bear trap on a rope will create a circle around the enemy hit. The zone will shrink for 1.75 seconds before yanking out.
Q - Bear trap on a rope will reveal the enemy.
Q - Bear trap on a rope applies 40% grevious wounds. Great into matchups like Aatrox.
Q - Bear trap on a rope can still yank untargatable enemies if the first Q was hit when they were targatable. A few examples would be Fizz's E - Playful, Master Yi's Q - Alpha Strike, Maokai's W - Twisted Advance, Vladimir's W - Sanguine Pool.
W - Violent Tendencies is a uncontrollable ability. You can't activate it by pressing it, instead, it activated upon auto attacking an enemy.
W - Violent Tendencies will have max health damage on the last strike. Be sure to hit all 4 auto attacks for maximum damage.
W - Violent Tendencies will make Kled's Axe glow. If enemies are aware of this, they can play safer when this ability is up.
E - Jousting will give you 50% bonus movement speed for 1 second on both casts. Great tool to create a gap between you and an enemy.
E - Jousting second recast can travel over walls. Don't waste your recast when you know an enemy is trying to escape over the wall.
E - Jousting mark has a range limit. Don't wander too far off.
E - Jousting mark will remain 3 seconds from the moment the mark is placed. If the target dies, the mark remains in the spot they died. E - Jousting will reveal the enemy.
E - Jousting mark will start flashing slightly for 1 second before it dissapears.
R - Chaaaaaaaarge!!! will always knock enemies back 100 units. No matter the distance.
R - Chaaaaaaaarge!!! will count as Crowd Control. For instance, you can cancel Nunu & Willump ultimate and the Teleport summoner spell.
R - Chaaaaaaaarge!!! will keep following the target once it's locked on until the target is hit. If the target hasn't been hit and and dashes, blinks or flashes, you will still follow the target.
R - Chaaaaaaaarge!!! can travel over walls if the target is close enough. An example is shown in the Combo's video.
Q - Pocket Pistol will restore 5 courage per pellet hit. Kled fires 5 pellets at a time, this means a full hit will restore 25 courage.
Q - Pocket Pistol can be used to travel over small walls. This can be tricky to use, be sure to practice this in the practice tool. Point away from the wall and fire!
SUMMONER SPELLS
Flash
Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Using Flash on Kled can vary on matchup and the enemy team. If the answer to 2 of the 3 questions is yes, use Flash:
1. Is your matchup ranged?
2. Does your matchup / 3 or more champions on enemy team have high mobility?
3. Does the enemy team have 3 or more champions with dodgable heavy CC?
Teleport
Teleport is a unit-targeted summoner spell that blinks your champion to the target allied unit after a few seconds of channeling.

This is what I pick in 95% of my matchups in the toplane, just because it gives you so much tempo and can snowball you much harder than any other summoner spell. The only time I won't pick Teleport, is when I have to take flash and the enemy team has 2 or more healers. Teleport is pretty much useless when played midlane.
Ignite
Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Ignite is very strong in the laning phase, but could fall of in teamfights if not used properly. Even against non-healing champions, Ignite can be brutal. Personally I like to take Ignite over Flash, but if I have to take Flash, I take Teleport over Ignite. I only replace Teleport for Ignite if I'm up against a heavy healing opponent (e.g. Aatrox, Darius or Vladimir) or when I play midlane
Barrier
Barrier is a self-targeted summoner spell that shields your champion from damage for a few seconds.

Barrier is so fun to play with, but it is always outclassed by the other summoner spells. There are quite a few conditions to be met if you want to play Barrier, since all of the other summoner spells should be ruled out.
High mobility matchup? No Barrier.
High CC enemy team? No Barrier.
Healing matchup? Take Ignite with Barrier LESGOOO
Very fun to mess around with, I highly recommend trying it in some normals and see where it gets you.
RUNES
Primary Runes



PRECISION
You have 3 options here, with 1 option being the overall best. Conqueror is the best option, it gives you everything Kled needs; flat AD and healing. Press the Attack is fun to play but I would only recommend when going against 3-4 squishy champions. Lethal Tempo can be picked into any enemy comp except when they have 3+ burst/execute champions. However, it will always be outclassed by Conqueror.
Since Kled doesn't have any Mana, Presence of Mind cannot be picked. So you're left with Absorb Life and Triumph. Since you don't really build healing on Kled, Absorb Life is pretty much useless, Triumph is really your only option.
Legend: Bloodline is rather useless in most scenarios. Legend: Haste is only good when teamfighting a lot, since you can use your Hydra much more often. In any other scenario, you should pick Legend: Alacrity.
Any option in this row works well, since the difference is minuscule. Coup de Grace gives you burst damage, Cut Down is great against tanks e.g. Sion, Cho'Gath or Dr. Mundo and Last Stand gives you insane clutch potential. Last Stand is the most common pick, since it gives the most value in general.


Secondary Runes


Always pick Sudden Impact here, the lethality you gain is worth so much more than the true damage from Cheap Shot or the healing from Taste of Blood
The only correct pick here would be Eyeball Collection, no value is gained from Zombie Ward or Ghost Poro.
Since the removal of Ingenious Hunter, there are various options in this row. At the end of 14.10, Relentless Hunter is the option with the highest WR. But since the difference in winrate with Sudden Impact is so microscopic but it has so many more games, I would recommend Sudden Impact.


You would usually pick this secondary page when you're split pushing a lot, so Bone Plating is your best option here. Even if you weren't split pushing, I would recommend picking a different rune page. Both Font of Life and Shield Bash have 0 value for you.
You never really want to pick Conditioning, since you don't really build resistances that this rune would give value. Pick Second Wind into a ranged/ poke matchup. Anything else, pick Bone Plating.
Both Revitalize and Unflinching could be options here, but I strongly advise you not to. Since the other options in this rune page are that much better, you will rarely pick these. Pick Revitalize to be more tanky, and Unflinching against a heavy CC team.


High risk, high reward rune page. Insane snowball potential, but if you fall off it's quite useless. You pretty much never pick anything from this row. Nullifying Orb could be useful, but it's outclassed in every way by the other options.
The only viable option here is going to be Transcendence, since the stats of it are very good. Depending on how far ahead you are, you usually hit level 11 around 12 minutes. But even the buffs from level 5 and level 8 are very nice to have.
If you play midlane and plan to roam a lot, I would recommend Waterwalking. If not, always play Gathering Storm. The additional AD you gain from this is nasty.
WHY/WHEN DO I BUILD...?
Damage Core

Eclipse

Max health damage, shield, CDR and flat AD

Eclipse is the best item to start your core, it has many upsides and very few downsides in my opinion.

Pro's
  • It only costs 2800, so your powerspike will come much sooner
  • Works well into tanks with it's max health damage
  • Good for laning phase, it's an item made for duelling
  • Clutch potential with shield

Con's
  • No wave clear
  • Falls off when behind, especially against tanks

If you're going equal/ losing against a tank, I would recommend going Black Cleaver. In the early phase of Season 14, I built Profane Hydra consistently. However, it never matched the snowballing and damage potential Eclipse has. There are very few instances where I would build something other than Eclipse. I would strongly suggest to try building both these items, and see what you prefer. Since the Profane Hydra build has a 3% higher winrate as of 22nd of April, there must be a reason for the 3% increase.

Profane Hydra

Wave clear, lethality, active ability , CDR

Once I finish my Profane Hydra, I allow myself to teamfight. The damage, AOE and burst this item gives, is absurd. You could build this item first, as told in the Why do I build Eclipse chapter. Profane Hydra also comes with it's up- and downsides.

Pro's
  • Teamfight potential skyrockets
  • Insane waveclear
  • Strong into duels and teamfights
  • You will now burst squishy champions

Con's
  • It costs 3300, which makes it one of the more expensive items
  • Nearly impossible to freeze waves
  • Tiamat doesn't add any AD, it gives you an 'meh' active ability for 500 coins
  • Hitting the active ability does not give courage
Damage Situational

Voltaic Cyclosword

Good when you're ahead or against squishy/ high mobility comps

Serpents Fang

Perfect item against high shield champios e.g. Sett, Mordekaiser and Yuumi

Sundered Sky

Best item against bruisers, usually built when splitpushing

Axiom Arc

When you're the only engage in your team and are lacking damage

Serylda's Grudge

Bust against tanks when there's no healers on enemy team

Mortal Reminder

Burst against tanky healers e.g. Aatrox

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Good against high mobility comps

Edge of Night

Only against hight CC comps
Tank/Bruiser Core

Titanic Hydra

On-Hit Shockwave, Bonus AD with Health, Auto Attack Reset

The damage from Titanic Hydra can be frightning for some bruisers. It doesn't nearly have as much burst as Eclipse, but with the Auto Attack reset, it can come in very clutch.

Pro's
  • Great waveclear, especially with the active
  • Gives 550 health, which is a lot for the early game
  • Auto Attack reset
  • Shockwave deals a ton of damage

Con's
  • It costs 3300, which gives you your early powerspike much later
  • If you don't have a lead, this item will be useless
  • Only deals damage behind the hit target, not around them

In terms of Tank/Bruiser Kled, there isn't a good alternative to a first item. You could consider rushing Black Cleaver if you are facing a tank, but that would be the only alternative in my opinion. At the start of season 14, bruiser Kled was meta, this is where all bruiser items were experimented a lot. Even then, Titanic Hydra always stood above the other builds with 4% more wins.

Black Cleaver

Armor Shred, Movement Speed, CDR

Black Cleaver is a Must-Buy when going Titanic Hydra first. This gives you the exact stats you need for becoming a Tank/Bruiser machine. You still get the armor shred you would usually get from the assassin build, but with a lot more health.

Pro's
  • 25% Armor Reduction
  • Best item against tanks
  • Will still reduce armor when opponents don't take damage e.g. Tryndamere R
  • Their total armor count will be reduced rather than ignoring it, so it's very strong against Rammus or with other AD champions on your team

Con's
  • Only after damaging an enemy, their armor will be recuded
  • Value is decreased with every AP champion on your team
  • You need to hit the enemy at least 5 times for the buff to take full effect
Tank/Bruiser Situational

Steraks Gage

Default 3rd item, best pick in my opinion. Only reason not to pick this is when the enemy has no CC and no burst

Death's Dance

Default 4th item, very strong against burst but weak against AP comps

Sundered Sky

If you have enough sustain, this can be your 3rd item

Hullbreaker

Only build this when you are permanently split pushing

Guardian Angel

Must-have when you are the carry, 4th or 5th item
Does not revive you with Skaarl, unless you die while remounting

Maw of Malmortius

Good against heavy AP comps, swap for Sterak's Gage

Chempunk Chainsword

Against heavy healing comp when you don't need armor or are lacking damage

Thornmail

Against heavy healing comp when you need armor
COMBO'S
Download the Porofessor App for Windows
League of Legends Build Guide Author zwartebliksem
zwartebliksem Kled Guide
Vote Vote
[14.17] SKAAAAARRLL - Kled Solo Carry Guide

League of Legends Champions:

Teamfight Tactics Guide