Kled Build Guide by eerieBedhead

i have no real qualification to make this guide at all, my peak is gold s11

i have found that because of my adhd playing toplane is like a death sentence once enemies learn what wave management is so i wanted to play kled somewhere else since hes my absolute favourite. played him mid for a while but got bored after 200-300 games of solo/duo. so i tried him support but found that lethality/bruiser type builds really dont feel right for me so i decided to make this guide for anyone else in my situation

kled is just my favourite champion of all time. hes just... too cute... >w<
kled's matchups ****ing suck. top lane is just not fun against all of the meta picks; camille will beat u, fiora will beat u, sett will beat u. mid is ok but just not as fun as support can be.

basically; my brain cant stand still for more than 20 seconds, constant urge to be doing something so: top boring, mid boring, support kinda fun

PROS!!!

-fun playstyle
-turn brain off
-highest base hp
-great stick (E2 & Q)
-best voice lines + skins
-absolutely nuts tower diving and aggro juggling potential

CONS...

-u do no damage since youre not building dmg
-getting de mounted is a death sentence if ur behind
-people will yell at u if u suicide too many times

there are 2 rune choices.

AFTERSHOCK

aftershock is a great rune for this playstyle, the resistance you gain after your q goes off is great to stick onto the enemy and not have to flee. the damage is a secondary addition and not the main reason we take this rune page.

• font of life is great for additional healing for your adc in lane
• second wind is just basically the only good choice
• the extra tenacity works greatly with the new mythic and his passive

GLACIAL AUGMENT

glacial is my personal favourite right now with the new changes but is straight up worse than aftershock because of the scaling. the slow it provides and the damage reduction it gives to enemies gives your allies more survivability as well. this is more of a funny rune but still i like it :o)

you have to go flash. literally every game. its the best summoner spell for kled because of your dependence on e-flash combo to initiate and the fact that you can flash mid re-mount to get a safer mount.

your second summoner spell is completely down to personal preference and matchups. what ive found works best is that:
-exhaust against initiators/tanks
-ignite against enchanters
-barrier if youre feeling cheeky

mythic

evenshroud is so good. just run in, e-q an enemy and tank as much cc as you can. just good synergy with kled's playstyle of running at the enemy without much thought or plan.

locket on the other hand makes most sense for kleds more bruiser/fighter playstyle. the shield will help you get more remounts off early and late.

id say mythic choice is mostly down to personal playstyle and preference but i just think evenshroud is too good to pass up right now.

other :o)

further item build is something im still experimenting with right now and because i have 0 experience playing supports before kled the item build is completely from personal experience and how good i feel they are.

knights vow is an item i have been loving recently, the ability to peel for your adc or carry it brings just feels very nice :o) also builds from a lot of hp which kled benefits from.

anathemas is pretty good if youve got a cc oriented team since you dont have any long duration cc.

gargoyle is my favourite item on kled for all builds because of just how funny a huge baby kled with 2000 hp is but it is also very useful and synergises very well with his passive and playstyle.

warmogs is a weird item it just seems really good from all the stats and its interaction with kleds passive but i dont really know if its worth it. i personally really like getting it 2nd or 3rd depending on if i want a knights vow or not.

SSSSSSS TIER!!!!

-count kledula

(i love love love this skin, the back animation, the ult animation, how cute skaarl looks, how kissable kled looks etc etc.)
(just a sucker for halloween themed ****)

S TIER

-base kled
(base kled is just sex appeal)

A TIER

-marauder :o)
(its pretty good, S tier if u pick the right chromas)

B TIER

-sir kled
(still a really good skin but just not better than the others)