LoL Champion Build Guides: Twisted Fate

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Twisted Fate Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Twisted Fate we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Twisted Fate, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Twisted Fate this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 11.21. However, if you are a new Twisted Fate player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Twisted Fate!

Patch 11.21: 130421 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

62%

Win Rate 65 Games

Domination

Inspiration

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 1246 Games

Domination

Inspiration

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Second Best

48%

Win Rate 6577 Games

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 668 Games

Second Best

47%

Win Rate 3496 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 7673 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 3037 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

67%

Win Rate 437 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

66%

Win Rate 280 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.21: 130428 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Domination

Inspiration

Second Best

44%

Win Rate 86 Games

Domination

Inspiration

Third Best

Win Rate Games

More Twisted Fate Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 401 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 228 Games

Third Best

43%

Win Rate 72 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 511 Games

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 208 Games

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! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Passive Ability

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 24 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

75%

Win Rate 20 Games

Passive Ability

Twisted Fate Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Twisted Fate guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Twisted Fate Mid in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Twisted Fate. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Twisted Fate Skins

Find Twisted Fate's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Twisted Fate skins and chromas on Twisted Fate's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Crime City Nightmare Twisted Fate

August 26, 2021

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DWG Twisted Fate

Special Events

April 28, 2021

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Odyssey Twisted Fate

October 15, 2020

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Pulsefire Twisted Fate

May 17, 2018

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Blood Moon Twisted Fate

February 9, 2017

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Cutpurse Twisted Fate

July 22, 2015

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750

Red Card Twisted Fate

Special Events

June 18, 2014

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750

Underworld Twisted Fate

Special Events

October 26, 2012

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975

Musketeer Twisted Fate

November 21, 2011

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750

High Noon Twisted Fate

May 18, 2011

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975

Tango Twisted Fate

October 5, 2010

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520

The Magnificent Twisted Fate

Legacy

May 18, 2010

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1820

Jack of Hearts Twisted Fate

February 10, 2010

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520

PAX Twisted Fate

Special Events

September 4, 2009

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Classic Twisted Fate

Original

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Twisted Fate's Abilities

Loaded Dice Twisted Fate's Passive

Self

Upon killing a unit, Twisted Fate rolls his dice, gaining anywhere from 1 to 6 bonus gold. Naturally, Twisted Fate has a higher chance to receive a larger bonus.

Wild Cards Twisted Fate's Q Ability

1450

60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100

Throws three cards which deal 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+65% of ability power) magic damage to each enemy unit they pass through.

Pick A Card Twisted Fate's W Ability

200

40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100

8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6

Cast once to shuffle the deck and again to choose a card, enhancing Twisted Fate's next attack.

Blue Card deals 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+1.0 per attack damage) (+90% of ability power) magic damage and restores 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 mana to Twisted Fate.

Red Card deals 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 (+1.0 per attack damage) (+60% of ability power) magic damage to units around the target and slows their movement speed by 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% for 2.5 seconds.

Gold Card deals 15 / 22.5 / 30 / 37.5 / 45 (+1.0 per attack damage) (+50% of ability power) magic damage and stuns the target for 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 seconds.

Stacked Deck Twisted Fate's E Ability

Passive: Every 4 attacks, Twisted Fate deals an additional 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 / 165 (+50% of ability power) damage.

In addition, his attack speed is increased by 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%.

Destiny Twisted Fate's Ultimate (R) Ability

5500

100

180 / 150 / 120 / 120 / 120

Reveals all enemy champions (including stealthed champions) for 6 / 8 / 10 seconds. After a 0.5-second delay, Twisted Fate can use Gate once for the duration.

Gate: Twisted Fate channels for 1.5 seconds and, upon completing the channel, blinks to the target location (5500 range).

Questions About Twisted Fate

Latest Questions

Twisted Fate Itemization

Asked by Akja on May 18, 2020

I've seen some people buy [[Luden's Echo]] instead of [[Rod of ages]] as a first item. When is that a good option? Is [[Hextech Protobelt-01]] a viable item? Since TF doesn't have any mobility apart from [[Flash]] and [[Destiny]] I thought that...

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Liandry’s torment?

Asked by BlackRoseGirl on January 16, 2020

So, I guess I am a little confused about what all has the ability to proc Liandry’s. Akali’s passive,Elise’s spider minions,Fizz’s W passive,Illaoi’s tentacles,Jax’s/Diana’s/Vi’s/Twisted Fate’s third hits,Qiyana’s passive,Rammus’s passive,Twitch’s...

twisted fate vs yasuo

Asked by yourfateistwisted on September 4, 2018

hey guys so i have been playing a lot of twisted fate lately and i have been researching for the best runes and play stile against a yasuo player and i can't find some answers Help me please before i go in another ranked and feed my a** off...

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Runes

Asked by AntiFaker on May 7, 2018

So I've been playing TF mid with this 3 types of runes... https://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/rune-page-planner#&rune=Precision:3:16:19:22::Sorcery:37:42...

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Can someone tell me the best runes for TF on this last season?

Asked by Dextar on November 16, 2017

Can someone tell me the best runes for TF on this last season?

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Real Name : TobiasFoxtrot

Asked on April 14, 2017

? how to become the Card Master . if your turn to pick as tf ?what/how build as you sure win the game , (o.o) ,

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Who is more effective Mid?

Asked by ContainedHype on October 27, 2016

I usually play Yasuo or Twisted Fate and I want to know who is more effective?

Athenes viability on mages that don't heal

Asked by HALOMANZSTAR on June 25, 2016

Is athenes still a cost efficient item on mages who don't make use of the healing passive?

Roa vs Abyssal in difficult match-ups

Asked by HALOMANZSTAR on May 31, 2016

OK ive taken an interested in twisted fate and have been working on learning him I've heard that tf has quite a few hard match ups or people who are inexperienced (i.e me) have difficulty with (leblanc comes to mind) and i was wondering which item...

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Hextech GLP on TF

Asked by Xenonfrenzy on May 12, 2016

Is hextech GLP any good on TF??

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Underworld Twisted Fate

Asked by League of Mike on April 17, 2015

Will it be coming back for Harrowing this year?

Viable Junglers Not Meta?

Asked by SNOBOY on December 12, 2014

I am curious if anyone has some non meta junglers they have enjoyed playing. I have seen a few jungle TF's and Fizz's that have been rather successful. Fizz built the attack speed jungle enchantment and BOTRK and did really well, I have also...

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Why does no one play Twisted fate anymore?

Asked by aDaptor on February 13, 2014

Today I decided to try some champs I haven't played in a while and i ended up playing Twisted Fate. I was vs a katarina and it was a very peaceful lane phase and we did mostly farm (in the fact i barely managed using cards). Mid game I picked up a...

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Help for Ranked Leavers

Asked by Kingluis on April 25, 2013

Hi guys. I am sick of this... I am so sick of going to Ranked Game, and in queue pick my main AD Twisted Fate and just say "its my main, dont worry" they start to flame me, they start to say to "stop troll", they insult...

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Stacked Deck against Melee mid champions

Asked by Kingluis on April 22, 2013

Here is my question, for many people asking me why and for many people being somehow "impressed": In Twisted Fate... Is evolving Stacked Deck (E) over Wild Cards (Q) against Melee APC's (diana for example) and even spell ADC's...