First Strike rune icon - League of Legends
Win Rate
50.2%
Pick Rate
3.8%

First Strike vs Arcane Comet vs Lethal Tempo

First Strike B TierInspirationKeystone
Patch
26.19
Games with rune
17,052
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 5, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology
Author
Dakota Chinnick
Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grant 10 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 50% (35% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25 - 15s
Rune tree
Inspiration · Keystone
Cooldown
25–15s (by level)
Win Rate
50.2%+0.3 vs row avg
Pick Rate
3.8%
Best champion
Veigar · 55.6%
Most played by
Miss Fortune

First Strike vs alternatives

Patch 26.19 · All ranks

Only one keystone fits on a rune page. Here is First Strike against the 6 keystones players most often take instead, on the same champions and overall.

First Strike50.2%3.8% PR · 17,052 games
Arcane Comet49.9%8.5% PR · 38,543 games

On the same champions, First Strike wins 1.1 points more often than Arcane Comet across 24 champion-lane pairs. Arcane Comet is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

First Strike vs Arcane Comet on the same champions

ChampionFirst StrikeArcane CometΔ WR
Veigar · Mid52.4% 2,77149.5% 2,741+2.8
Syndra · Mid51.1% 1,38549.1% 1,876+2.0
Veigar · ADC49.6% 1,17552.3% 880−2.7
Xerath · Mid50.1% 54150.7% 2,384−0.6
Xerath · Support51.4% 55149.4% 1,740+2.0
Mel · Mid44.3% 46746.2% 2,590−1.9
Veigar · Support55.6% 25045.8% 649+9.8
Ziggs · ADC52.4% 18950.8% 1,489+1.6
Syndra · ADC45.8% 28650.0% 310−4.2
Mel · ADC54.0% 16348.4% 916+5.6
Twisted Fate · Mid43.3% 14150.7% 1,579−7.4
Ziggs · Mid48.0% 15047.5% 772+0.5

By lane

LaneFirst StrikeArcane Comet
Top47.7% 97449.5% 4,074
Jungle49.4% 3,80949.5% 833
Mid51.2% 5,80149.9% 12,661
ADC50.2% 5,75450.1% 3,706
Support49.6% 70850.1% 17,242

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatFirst StrikeArcane Comet
Damage to champions886775
Healing190120
Damage mitigated484476
Objective damage489245
Kills0.2630.172
Deaths0.2150.209

See Arcane Comet's own comparisons →

First Strike50.2%3.8% PR · 17,052 games
Lethal Tempo50.6%16.4% PR · 74,593 games

Played by the same champions, First Strike comes out 2.2 points ahead of Lethal Tempo (11 shared champion-lanes). Lethal Tempo is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

First Strike vs Lethal Tempo on the same champions

ChampionFirst StrikeLethal TempoΔ WR
Caitlyn · ADC51.6% 2,60149.6% 11,923+2.0
Miss Fortune · ADC51.3% 6,93743.0% 230+8.2
Ezreal · ADC45.8% 7246.1% 5,481−0.3
Twisted Fate · Mid43.3% 14140.4% 141+2.8
Caitlyn · Mid59.3% 9145.5% 123+13.8
Kai'Sa · Mid40.8% 9843.0% 86−2.2
Lucian · ADC40.8% 35347.4% 38−6.6
Ezreal · Mid40.0% 5043.7% 87−3.7
Senna · Support44.4% 3645.0% 171−0.6
Kai'Sa · Top40.0% 4547.6% 63−7.6
Caitlyn · Top43.8% 3253.1% 49−9.3

By lane

LaneFirst StrikeLethal Tempo
Top47.7% 97450.5% 11,168
Jungle49.4% 3,80951.3% 7,769
Mid51.2% 5,80151.3% 8,299
ADC50.2% 5,75450.5% 46,929
Support49.6% 70840.2% 393

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatFirst StrikeLethal Tempo
Damage to champions886861
Healing190247
Damage mitigated484663
Objective damage489544
Kills0.2630.265
Deaths0.2150.236

See Lethal Tempo's own comparisons →

First Strike50.2%3.8% PR · 17,052 games
Electrocute49.1%9.6% PR · 43,772 games

Played by the same champions, First Strike comes out 2.8 points ahead of Electrocute (30 shared champion-lanes). Electrocute is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

First Strike vs Electrocute on the same champions

ChampionFirst StrikeElectrocuteΔ WR
Zed · Mid50.1% 4,09745.4% 2,806+4.7
Veigar · Mid52.4% 2,77150.3% 833+2.1
Syndra · Mid51.1% 1,38549.6% 977+1.5
Kassadin · Mid50.0% 87050.8% 926−0.8
Qiyana · Jungle46.4% 2,05740.3% 444+6.1
Zed · Jungle48.6% 1,05642.7% 445+5.9
Fiddlesticks · Jungle51.9% 38750.3% 1,345+1.7
Talon · Jungle48.2% 47543.4% 502+4.8
Veigar · ADC49.6% 1,17546.0% 239+3.6
Lucian · ADC40.8% 35340.3% 437+0.5
Quinn · Jungle54.0% 22450.6% 946+3.4
Kennen · Top43.9% 17149.6% 927−5.8

By lane

LaneFirst StrikeElectrocute
Top47.7% 97448.3% 3,143
Jungle49.4% 3,80946.5% 5,303
Mid51.2% 5,80149.8% 29,025
ADC50.2% 5,75449.0% 1,013
Support49.6% 70848.1% 5,271

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatFirst StrikeElectrocute
Damage to champions886825
Healing190205
Damage mitigated484553
Objective damage489345
Kills0.2630.262
Deaths0.2150.221

See Electrocute's own comparisons →

First Strike50.2%3.8% PR · 17,052 games
Dark Harvest48.8%4.5% PR · 20,482 games

On the same champions, First Strike wins 1.4 points more often than Dark Harvest across 27 champion-lane pairs. Dark Harvest is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

First Strike vs Dark Harvest on the same champions

ChampionFirst StrikeDark HarvestΔ WR
Kha'Zix · Jungle50.1% 2,17746.9% 2,038+3.2
Mel · Mid44.3% 46744.6% 831−0.3
Miss Fortune · ADC51.3% 6,93752.1% 292−0.8
Fiddlesticks · Jungle51.9% 38749.5% 699+2.4
Ekko · Jungle46.6% 23650.0% 3,447−3.4
Veigar · Mid52.4% 2,77149.7% 165+2.7
Caitlyn · ADC51.6% 2,60138.3% 149+13.3
Xerath · Mid50.1% 54155.3% 152−5.2
Xerath · Support51.4% 55154.1% 122−2.7
Mel · ADC54.0% 16343.8% 251+10.2
Karthus · Jungle47.1% 10247.0% 853±0.0
Lux · Mid56.5% 9250.2% 1,289+6.3

By lane

LaneFirst StrikeDark Harvest
Top47.7% 97450.0% 650
Jungle49.4% 3,80948.7% 10,806
Mid51.2% 5,80148.2% 2,596
ADC50.2% 5,75448.0% 2,710
Support49.6% 70849.6% 3,713

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatFirst StrikeDark Harvest
Damage to champions886796
Healing190269
Damage mitigated484550
Objective damage489576
Kills0.2630.250
Deaths0.2150.224

See Dark Harvest's own comparisons →

First Strike50.2%3.8% PR · 17,052 games
Press the Attack50.0%7.8% PR · 35,623 games

On the same champions, First Strike wins 0.8 points more often than Press the Attack across 10 champion-lane pairs. Press the Attack is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

First Strike vs Press the Attack on the same champions

ChampionFirst StrikePress the AttackΔ WR
Miss Fortune · ADC51.3% 6,93750.0% 4,483+1.3
Lucian · ADC40.8% 35346.6% 4,215−5.8
Caitlyn · ADC51.6% 2,60147.5% 314+4.1
Quinn · Jungle54.0% 22449.7% 189+4.3
Ezreal · ADC45.8% 7244.6% 1,645+1.2
Ezreal · Mid40.0% 5040.5% 84−0.5
Kai'Sa · Mid40.8% 9837.0% 46+3.9
Twisted Fate · Mid43.3% 14143.6% 39−0.3
Miss Fortune · Mid38.2% 6844.9% 49−6.7
Senna · Support44.4% 3645.5% 77−1.0

By lane

LaneFirst StrikePress the Attack
Top47.7% 97452.0% 8,936
Jungle49.4% 3,80950.9% 9,683
Mid51.2% 5,80148.0% 2,913
ADC50.2% 5,75448.9% 12,398
Support49.6% 70846.5% 1,673

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatFirst StrikePress the Attack
Damage to champions886834
Healing190311
Damage mitigated484796
Objective damage489578
Kills0.2630.258
Deaths0.2150.229

See Press the Attack's own comparisons →

First Strike50.2%3.8% PR · 17,052 games
Deathfire Touch50.1%5.4% PR · 24,363 games

Head to head on shared champions it is close: First Strike and Deathfire Touch are 0.5 points apart over 19 champion-lanes. Deathfire Touch is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

First Strike vs Deathfire Touch on the same champions

ChampionFirst StrikeDeathfire TouchΔ WR
Gangplank · Top52.5% 48448.7% 2,834+3.7
Kassadin · Mid50.0% 87051.7% 143−1.7
Karthus · Jungle47.1% 10253.8% 342−6.7
Mel · Mid44.3% 46752.7% 91−8.4
Miss Fortune · ADC51.3% 6,93748.1% 77+3.2
Veigar · Mid52.4% 2,77158.7% 75−6.3
Gangplank · Mid45.2% 6248.1% 293−3.0
Syndra · Mid51.1% 1,38535.6% 45+15.6
Xerath · Support51.4% 55148.9% 45+2.5
Ezreal · ADC45.8% 7248.8% 84−3.0
Xerath · Mid50.1% 54145.0% 40+5.1
Senna · Support44.4% 3649.7% 3,890−5.3

By lane

LaneFirst StrikeDeathfire Touch
Top47.7% 97449.0% 4,064
Jungle49.4% 3,80949.2% 669
Mid51.2% 5,80150.8% 9,903
ADC50.2% 5,75451.1% 5,011
Support49.6% 70848.9% 4,705

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatFirst StrikeDeathfire Touch
Damage to champions886880
Healing190193
Damage mitigated484520
Objective damage489312
Kills0.2630.200
Deaths0.2150.216

See Deathfire Touch's own comparisons →

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.

First Strike and its alternatives

All candidates at a glance. The same-champion column shows how each alternative does against First Strike on the champions that take both.

RuneWin RatePick Ratevs this rune (same champions)Shared champions
First Strike This rune50.2%3.8%——
Arcane Comet · other tree49.9%8.5%−1.124
Lethal Tempo · other tree50.6%16.4%−2.211
Electrocute · other tree49.1%9.6%−2.830
Dark Harvest · other tree48.8%4.5%−1.427
Press the Attack · other tree50.0%7.8%−0.810
Deathfire Touch · other tree50.1%5.4%−0.519
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First Strike vs other runes – Patch 26.19

First Strike vs Arcane Comet: which is better?

On the same champions, First Strike wins 1.1 points more often than Arcane Comet across 24 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: First Strike 50.2%, Arcane Comet 49.9%. Arcane Comet is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

First Strike vs Lethal Tempo: which is better?

On the same champions, First Strike wins 2.2 points more often than Lethal Tempo across 11 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: First Strike 50.2%, Lethal Tempo 50.6%. Lethal Tempo is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

First Strike vs Electrocute: which is better?

On the same champions, First Strike wins 2.8 points more often than Electrocute across 30 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: First Strike 50.2%, Electrocute 49.1%. Electrocute is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

First Strike vs Dark Harvest: which is better?

On the same champions, First Strike wins 1.4 points more often than Dark Harvest across 27 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: First Strike 50.2%, Dark Harvest 48.8%. Dark Harvest is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

See Also

First Strike: what it doesBest First Strike championsFirst Strike win rate & statsRune Tier ListAll Rune Win RatesChampion Tier List (Patch 26.19)