Mage · Marksman
Twisted Fate
the Card Master
Recommended Build
Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026
52.4% wr in Mid
Build path
- Boots any step
Boots of Swiftness1000 gold55 Move SpeedFleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness ofSlows by 25%.Boots of Swiftness50% pick · 54.7% wr - Item 1
Doran's Ring400 gold18 Ability Power90 HealthDrain
Restore1 Mana every second, increased to2 Mana per second for 5 seconds after dealing damage to an enemy champion. If you can't gain Mana,heal for 45% of this value instead.Helping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.Doran's Ring88% pick · 51.3% wr
- Item 2 2 options
Rod of Ages2600 gold45 Ability Power350 Health500 ManaTimeless
This item gains10 Health ,30 Mana and3 Ability Power every 60 seconds up to 10 times. Upon reaching max stacks, gain a level.Eternity
Taking damage from champions restores10% of the damage asMana .
Casting an abilityheals for 25% of Mana spent.Rod of Ages71% pick · 53.3% wr
Hextech Rocketbelt2650 gold70 Ability Power300 Health20 Ability HasteSupersonic
Dash in target direction, unleashing missiles that dealmagic damage .or Hextech Rocketbelt12% pick · 51.0% wr
- Item 3
Lich Bane2900 gold100 Ability Power6% Move Speed10 Ability HasteSpellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack dealsbonus magic damage On-Hit .Lich Bane73% pick · 54.6% wr
- Item 4 2 options
Rapid Firecannon2650 gold35% Attack Speed25% Critical Strike Chance4% Move SpeedSharpshooter
YourEnergized Attack deals40 bonus magic damage and gains 35% bonus Attack Range.Rapid Firecannon71% pick · 56.0% wr- Lich Bane2900 gold
100 Ability Power6% Move Speed10 Ability HasteSpellblade
After using an Ability, your next Attack dealsbonus magic damage On-Hit .or Lich Bane13% pick · 63.4% wr
Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).
Summoner spells
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Skill order
— what to level when
Twisted Fate throws three cards, dealing damage to each enemy unit they pass through.
Twisted Fate chooses a magic card from his deck, and uses that for his next attack, causing bonus effects.
Every 4 attacks, Twisted Fate deals bonus damage. In addition, his Attack Speed is increased.
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.
Runes
Sorcery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.
After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5
Level 8: +5
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
All
While above 70% health, gain extra
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Gain
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP,
Resolve
Your third attack against turrets deals bonus damage.
Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus
After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.
Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.
Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.
Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.
Stat shards
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+10% Attack Speed.
+8 Ability Haste.
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+2% Move Speed.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).
+65 flat Health.
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).