Twisted Fate Top Build

Twisted Fate Champion Guide

Role: Mage

Lane: Toplane

Twisted Fate Top is best played with Kraken Slayer, Boots of Swiftness, Rapid Firecannon, Terminus, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. The most picked runes for Twisted Fate Top are Fleet Footwork, Absorb Life, Legend: Alacrity, and Cut Down for the primary tree, with Nimbus Cloak and Celerity for the secondary tree.

Twisted Fate Champion Abilities

Loaded Dice

Upon killing a unit, Twisted Fate rolls his dice, gaining anywhere from 1 to 6 bonus gold. He also has a chance to generate an additional 1 to 6 bonus gold depending on critical strikes. Naturally, Twisted Fate has a higher chance to receive a larger bonus. P

Wild Cards

Twisted Fate throws three cards that deal 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+85% of ability power) (+0.5 per bonus attack damage) magic damage each. Q

Pick a Card

Twisted Fate begins shuffling his deck, allowing him to Recast to lock in one of three cards and enhance his next attack.

Blue Card deals 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+100% of ability power) (+1.0 per attack damage) magic damage and restores 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 / 150 mana.

Red Card deals 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 (+70% of ability power) (+1.0 per attack damage) to nearby enemies and slows by 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% for 2.5 seconds.

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

Stacked Deck

Passive: Twisted fate gains 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50% attack speed and every 4th attack deals an additional 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 / 165 (+40% of ability power) (+0.2 per bonus attack damage) magic damage. E

Destiny

Twisted Fate focuses on his cards, granting true sight of all enemy champions on the map for 6 / 8 / 10 seconds and allowing him to Recast.

Recast: Twisted Fate teleports up to 5500 units away. R

Twisted Fate Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Teleport

Teleport is a unit-targeted summoner spell that blinks your champion to the target allied unit after a few seconds of channeling.

Teleport transforms into Unleashed Teleport after 10:00.

Twisted Fate Runes

Twisted Fate Items

Twisted Fate Ability Order

Twisted Fate Matchups Overview

Strong against

Yasuo

Sett

Cassiopeia

Gwen

Maokai

Vladimir

Weak against

Fiora

Trundle

Renekton

Gnar

Kayle

Vayne

Twisted Fate Tips and Tricks

Use your E to poke from a safe distance and set up trades in lane. When engaging in extended trades, use your W for additional damage and to slow your opponent, making it harder for them to escape. Keep an eye on the map and use your R to influence other lanes—helping secure kills or objectives. Your ultimate has long-range potential, so knowing when to roam is key for applying pressure. In team fights, position yourself safely while still contributing damage, especially with the gold card for crowd control.

The Best Twisted Fate Builds, Runes and Items

Most Popular

For a standard Twisted Fate build, take Flash and Ghost as your Summoner Spells. Use Fleet Footwork as your keystone, with Absorb Life, Legend: Alacrity, and Cut Down in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, pick Nimbus Cloak and Celerity. For rune shards, use Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Start with Kraken Slayer, then build Boots of Swiftness and Rapid Firecannon. Complete your build with Terminus, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Runaan's Hurricane. Max your abilities in the order E - W - Q.

Optional

Another solid build uses the same Flash and Ghost Summoner Spells with Fleet Footwork, Absorb Life, Legend: Alacrity, and Cut Down in the primary tree, along with Nimbus Cloak and Celerity in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. For items, build Statikk Shiv first, followed by Boots of Swiftness and Rapid Firecannon. Finish with Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, and Bloodthirster. Max your abilities in the order E - W - Q.

Alternative

For a different approach, use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells with Arcane Comet as your keystone. Take Manaflow Band, Celerity, and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, take Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. For items, start with Rod of Ages, then Boots of Swiftness and Lich Bane. Complete the build with Rapid Firecannon, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Max your abilities in the order Q - W - E.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an off-meta build, use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells with Hail of Blades as your keystone. For your primary tree, take Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter, while your secondary tree should have Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health as rune shards. Start with Profane Hydra, then build Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Lord Dominik's Regards. The final items include Infinity Edge, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Situational Twisted Fate Runes and Items

Depending on the enemy team, lane matchup, and game state, adjust your build accordingly. Consider using Armor or Magic Resist rune shards depending on who you're up against and adjust your item choices to better fit the situation.