- Win Rate
- 50.0%
- Pick Rate
- 2.5%
Waterwalking vs Scorch vs Gathering Storm
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games with rune
- 11,531
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 6, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
May you be as swift as the rushing river and agile as a startled Rift Scuttler.
- Rune tree
- Sorcery · Row 3
- Win Rate
- 50.0%−0.1 vs row avg
- Pick Rate
- 2.5%
- Best champion
- Rammus · 53.7%
- Most played by
- Warwick
- Main lane
- Jungle · 78%
Waterwalking vs alternatives
Patch 26.19 · All ranksYou can take only one rune per row. Here is Waterwalking against its 2 row alternatives, on the same champions and overall.
Waterwalking50.0%2.5% PR · 11,531 games
Scorch49.9%18.2% PR · 82,618 gamesOn the same champions, Waterwalking and Scorch are within 0.4 points of each other (25 shared champion-lanes), so pick by playstyle. Waterwalking and Scorch share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.
Waterwalking vs Scorch on the same champions
| Champion | Waterwalking | Scorch | Δ WR |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zilean · Support | 51.3% 1,075 | 50.9% 804 | +0.4 |
 Janna · Support | 54.9% 182 | 50.4% 2,225 | +4.6 |
 Ryze · Mid | 43.3% 240 | 49.5% 525 | −6.2 |
 Milio · Support | 45.3% 86 | 52.1% 4,251 | −6.7 |
 Lulu · Support | 50.0% 84 | 50.2% 6,118 | −0.2 |
 Soraka · Support | 52.9% 70 | 52.1% 3,206 | +0.8 |
 Jhin · ADC | 40.8% 76 | 52.3% 537 | −11.5 |
 Bard · Support | 47.8% 69 | 46.3% 854 | +1.6 |
 Nami · Support | 50.0% 60 | 52.5% 6,789 | −2.5 |
 Volibear · Top | 48.3% 604 | 42.9% 63 | +5.5 |
 Shaco · Jungle | 51.5% 66 | 45.0% 189 | +6.5 |
 Karma · Support | 47.6% 42 | 48.8% 2,121 | −1.2 |
By lane
| Lane | Waterwalking | Scorch |
|---|---|---|
| Top | 47.5% 499 | 48.9% 11,798 |
| Jungle | 50.3% 8,954 | 44.1% 1,181 |
| Mid | 49.0% 365 | 49.6% 30,169 |
| ADC | — 95 | 50.7% 5,832 |
| Support | 50.2% 1,611 | 50.6% 33,590 |
By game length
Per-minute stats
| Stat | Waterwalking | Scorch |
|---|---|---|
| Damage to champions | 624 | 734 |
| Healing | 491 | 191 |
| Damage mitigated | 1,051 | 519 |
| Objective damage | 775 | 244 |
| Kills | 0.208 | 0.172 |
| Deaths | 0.212 | 0.209 |
Waterwalking50.0%2.5% PR · 11,531 games
Gathering Storm50.5%15.6% PR · 71,026 gamesHead to head on shared champions it is close: Waterwalking and Gathering Storm are 0.2 points apart over 37 champion-lanes. Waterwalking and Gathering Storm share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.
Waterwalking vs Gathering Storm on the same champions
| Champion | Waterwalking | Gathering Storm | Δ WR |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kha'Zix · Jungle | 49.1% 399 | 48.6% 1,222 | +0.5 |
| Ryze · Mid | 43.3% 240 | 43.9% 1,030 | −0.6 |
| Janna · Support | 54.9% 182 | 53.1% 3,835 | +1.8 |
| Zilean · Support | 51.3% 1,075 | 47.4% 173 | +3.9 |
 Ivern · Jungle | 45.3% 713 | 47.6% 145 | −2.3 |
| Volibear · Top | 48.3% 604 | 50.0% 150 | −1.7 |
 Gragas · Jungle | 54.3% 313 | 47.0% 183 | +7.3 |
 Lillia · Jungle | 48.8% 1,485 | 55.8% 113 | −6.9 |
 Darius · Jungle | 55.8% 129 | 50.4% 484 | +5.4 |
 Udyr · Jungle | 48.7% 532 | 44.7% 103 | +4.0 |
| Milio · Support | 45.3% 86 | 51.5% 697 | −6.2 |
| Jhin · ADC | 40.8% 76 | 50.3% 8,253 | −9.5 |
By lane
| Lane | Waterwalking | Gathering Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Top | 47.5% 499 | 50.8% 10,081 |
| Jungle | 50.3% 8,954 | 49.4% 6,409 |
| Mid | 49.0% 365 | 51.1% 12,787 |
| ADC | — 95 | 50.3% 28,077 |
| Support | 50.2% 1,611 | 50.6% 13,634 |
By game length
Per-minute stats
| Stat | Waterwalking | Gathering Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Damage to champions | 624 | 793 |
| Healing | 491 | 247 |
| Damage mitigated | 1,051 | 510 |
| Objective damage | 775 | 398 |
| Kills | 0.208 | 0.221 |
| Deaths | 0.212 | 0.216 |
Same-champion difference: for every champion and lane with 30+ games on both runes, the win-rate gap, weighted by the smaller sample. This removes the bias of each rune's champion mix.
Waterwalking and its alternatives
All candidates at a glance. The same-champion column shows how each alternative does against Waterwalking on the champions that take both.
| Rune | Win Rate | Pick Rate | vs this rune (same champions) | Shared champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterwalking This rune | 50.0% | 2.5% | — | — |
| Scorch | 49.9% | 18.2% | −0.4 | 25 |
| Gathering Storm | 50.5% | 15.6% | −0.2 | 37 |
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Waterwalking vs other runes – Patch 26.19
Waterwalking vs Scorch: which is better?
On the same champions, Waterwalking and Scorch are within 0.4 points of each other (25 shared champion-lanes), so pick by playstyle. Across all games: Waterwalking 50.0%, Scorch 49.9%. Waterwalking and Scorch share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.
Waterwalking vs Gathering Storm: which is better?
On the same champions, Waterwalking and Gathering Storm are within 0.2 points of each other (37 shared champion-lanes), so pick by playstyle. Across all games: Waterwalking 50.0%, Gathering Storm 50.5%. Waterwalking and Gathering Storm share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.