First Strike Best Champions

Veigar leads with a 55.6% win rate with First Strike; 33 champions take it this patch.

1. 1VeigarSupport55.6% with rune+7.0 vs champion avg250 games
2. 2VeigarMid52.4% with rune+1.4 vs champion avg2,771 games
3. 3GwenMid52.8% with rune−0.2 vs champion avg762 games

Ranked by win rate with the rune, adjusted for sample size: small samples are pulled toward the rune's average, so a champion with a few dozen lucky games can't top the list. A champion needs 200+ games to be called best.

60 champion and lane combinations with 30+ games. Search a champion or filter by lane and tier.

Lane

AllTopJungleMidADCSupport

Tier

AllSABC

Rank	Champion	Lane	Tier	Win rate	Δ WR	Adoption	Games	Top Rune Build
1	VeigarSupport	Support	S	55.6%	+7.0	20.8%	250
2	CaitlynMid	Mid	S	59.3%	+9.8	30.6%	91	—
3	Nunu & WillumpJungle	Jungle	S	70.6%	+21.3	1.5%	34	—
4	VeigarMid	Mid	S	52.4%	+1.4	39.5%	2,771
5	GwenMid	Mid	S	52.8%	-0.2	80.6%	762
6	QuinnJungle	Jungle	S	54.0%	+3.1	15.6%	224	—
7	JayceMid	Mid	S	55.2%	+4.8	28.1%	143	—
8	AmbessaJungle	Jungle	S	55.4%	+3.3	18.1%	121
9	LuxMid	Mid	S	56.5%	+3.8	1.6%	92	—
10	GangplankTop	Top	A	52.5%	+3.3	11.7%	484	—
11	MelADC	ADC	A	54.0%	+5.9	11.8%	163	—
12	CaitlynADC	ADC	A	51.6%	+1.9	14.7%	2,601	—
13	Miss FortuneADC	ADC	A	51.3%	+0.8	56.2%	6,937
14	FiddlesticksJungle	Jungle	A	51.9%	+1.5	15.4%	387	—
15	GwenADC	ADC	A	58.3%	+3.0	76.6%	36
16	ZiggsADC	ADC	A	52.4%	+1.4	10.8%	189	—
17	GwenJungle	Jungle	A	51.7%	-1.7	29.4%	315
18	XerathSupport	Support	A	51.4%	+1.4	22.1%	551	—
19	SyndraMid	Mid	A	51.1%	+1.4	30.9%	1,385
20	MaokaiJungle	Jungle	A	52.5%	+2.1	30.8%	139	—
21	Vel'KozMid	Mid	A	54.1%	+4.0	7.8%	61
22	GwenTop	Top	A	50.7%	+1.3	22.7%	671
23	KassadinTop	Top	A	50.8%	+0.8	58.7%	61	—
24	XerathADC	ADC	A	50.6%	-0.8	16.3%	87	—
25	XerathMid	Mid	B	50.1%	-0.7	17.2%	541	—
26	JayceJungle	Jungle	B	50.0%	+1.1	90.4%	368	—
27	Kha'ZixJungle	Jungle	B	50.1%	+1.4	43.0%	2,177
28	ZedMid	Mid	B	50.1%	+1.7	55.2%	4,097
29	KassadinMid	Mid	B	50.0%	-0.3	42.2%	870	—
30	LuxADC	ADC	B	48.5%	-5.3	3.5%	33	—
31	JayceTop	Top	B	49.1%	+1.5	2.6%	53	—
32	LuxSupport	Support	B	49.2%	-0.9	0.5%	61	—
33	AnnieMid	Mid	B	45.2%	-6.3	1.7%	31	—
34	VeigarADC	ADC	B	49.6%	-0.5	47.2%	1,175
35	RengarJungle	Jungle	B	48.7%	+2.7	5.1%	156	—
36	ZedTop	Top	B	49.1%	+0.8	65.0%	273
37	Miss FortuneSupport	Support	B	46.6%	+6.9	18.8%	58
38	SennaSupport	Support	B	44.4%	-4.8	0.7%	36	—
39	CaitlynTop	Top	B	43.8%	+1.8	24.4%	32	—
40	VeigarTop	Top	B	47.1%	-3.7	30.4%	85
41	ZiggsMid	Mid	B	48.0%	-0.5	14.9%	150	—
42	KarthusJungle	Jungle	B	47.1%	-1.7	7.8%	102	—
43	EzrealADC	ADC	B	45.8%	+0.3	0.9%	72	—
44	GangplankMid	Mid	B	45.2%	-3.8	13.0%	62	—
45	ZedADC	ADC	B	40.0%	-1.1	54.8%	40
46	TalonJungle	Jungle	C	48.2%	-2.8	15.5%	475	—
47	ZedJungle	Jungle	C	48.6%	+1.8	58.8%	1,056
48	Kai'SaTop	Top	C	40.0%	-3.4	33.1%	45	—
49	EzrealMid	Mid	C	40.0%	-4.6	10.5%	50	—
50	EkkoJungle	Jungle	C	46.6%	-3.5	5.7%	236	—
51	TaliyahJungle	Jungle	C	34.2%	-11.1	12.8%	38	—
52	QiyanaMid	Mid	C	34.9%	-12.0	2.2%	43
53	SyndraADC	ADC	C	45.8%	-2.6	37.6%	286
54	Miss FortuneMid	Mid	C	38.2%	-3.4	28.6%	68
55	Twisted FateMid	Mid	C	43.3%	-5.8	5.4%	141	—
56	KennenTop	Top	C	43.9%	-5.4	12.6%	171	—
57	Kai'SaMid	Mid	C	40.8%	-1.0	36.3%	98	—
58	QiyanaJungle	Jungle	C	46.4%	+0.6	79.4%	2,057
59	MelMid	Mid	C	44.3%	-1.5	11.5%	467	—
60	LucianADC	ADC	C	40.8%	-4.9	6.9%	353	—
No Results

Jayce takes First Strike in 90% of its games. High adoption means the rune is the default for that champion.

• Jayce · Jungle90% · 50.0%
• Gwen · Mid81% · 52.8%
• Qiyana · Jungle79% · 46.4%
• Zed · Top65% · 49.1%
• Zed · Jungle59% · 48.6%
• Miss Fortune · ADC56% · 51.3%
• Zed · Mid55% · 50.1%
• Veigar · ADC47% · 49.6%

Every champion that takes First Strike, grouped by its sample-adjusted win rate with the rune (S = top 15%).

SVeigarGwenVeigarQuinnJayceAmbessaLuxCaitlynNunu & Willump

AMiss FortuneCaitlynSyndraGwenXerathGangplankFiddlesticksGwenZiggsMelMaokaiXerathVel'KozKassadinGwen

BZedKha'ZixVeigarKassadinXerathJayceZedRengarZiggsKarthusVeigarEzrealGangplankLuxMiss FortuneJayceZedSennaLuxCaitlynAnnie

CQiyanaZedTalonMelLucianSyndraEkkoKennenTwisted FateKai'SaMiss FortuneEzrealKai'SaQiyanaTaliyah