Qiyana How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes

Qiyana is a lane bully: trade early and often, push the advantage, and turn the gold lead into the first item spike. From this patch's ranked data, Qiyana wins by playing to these strengths: play for the late game. Qiyana's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 12; Ultimate rank 3 at level 17; First item at 0.2 min.

When Qiyana Jungle gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Qiyana wins most.

1. Lv 3
   All three basic abilities at level 3

   Qiyana's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
2. Lv 6
   Ultimate rank 1 at level 6

   The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Qiyana hits it.
3. Lv 12
   Ultimate rank 2 at level 12

   Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Qiyana can start or win.
4. Lv 17
   Ultimate rank 3 at level 17

   Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Qiyana can start or win.
5. 0.2 min
   First item at 0.2 min

   Gustwalker Hatchling is done — Qiyana's first real damage or durability spike.
6. 10.5 min
   Two items at 10.5 min

   ›Gustwalker Hatchling + Voltaic Cyclosword: the window to group and take objectives.
7. 17.9 min
   Three-item core at 17.9 min

   ››Gustwalker Hatchling + Voltaic Cyclosword + Bastionbreaker completes Qiyana's core build.
8. 40 min
   Strongest in games of about 40 minutes

   Qiyana wins 45.2% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

On average Qiyana Jungle is 79 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 54% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 64% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 27%. Qiyana averages 0.17 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Qiyana win rate by gold at 15

• 1,000+ gold ahead63.7%
• Ahead52.7%
• Behind32.5%
• 1,000+ gold behind26.5%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Kha'Zix−838 gold at 15

Press these lanes

Evelynn+604 gold at 15

Vi+598 gold at 15

Shaco+464 gold at 15

What Qiyana does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.