Aftershock rune icon - League of Legends
Win Rate
50.4%
Pick Rate
4.3%

Aftershock vs Grasp of the Undying vs Guardian

Aftershock A TierResolveKeystone
Patch
26.19
Games with rune
19,695
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 5, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology
Author
Dakota Chinnick
After immobilizing an enemy champion, increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 45 + 75% of your Bonus Resists for 2.5s. Then explode, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.

Damage: 25 - 120 (+8% of your bonus health)
Cooldown: 20s

Resistance bonus from Aftershock capped at: 80-150 (based on level)
Rune tree
Resolve · Keystone
Cooldown
20s
Win Rate
50.4%+0.0 vs row avg
Pick Rate
4.3%
Best champion
Rammus · 54.0%
Most played by
Nautilus

Aftershock vs alternatives

Patch 26.19 · All ranks

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

Aftershock50.4%4.3% PR · 19,695 games
Grasp of the Undying50.3%4.9% PR · 22,331 games

Played by the same champions, Aftershock comes out 2.4 points ahead of Grasp of the Undying (18 shared champion-lanes). Aftershock and Grasp of the Undying share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.

Aftershock vs Grasp of the Undying on the same champions

ChampionAftershockGrasp of the UndyingΔ WR
K'Sante · Top48.8% 49645.4% 1,654+3.4
Shen · Support46.4% 46150.5% 432−4.0
Nautilus · Support49.3% 7,03442.2% 135+7.1
Skarner · Jungle45.5% 15447.9% 657−2.5
Leona · Support51.9% 6,68848.6% 105+3.3
Maokai · Support50.0% 1,56550.0% 66±0.0
Thresh · Support50.6% 4,83143.8% 64+6.9
Tahm Kench · Support55.3% 3849.3% 2,613+6.0
Ornn · Top63.9% 3652.6% 2,766+11.3
Sejuani · Top63.8% 4742.3% 142+21.6
Blitzcrank · Support50.0% 1,55139.4% 33+10.6
Alistar · Support51.3% 2,20459.4% 32−8.1

By lane

LaneAftershockGrasp of the Undying
Top47.1% 53750.6% 17,633
Jungle52.3% 3,99748.0% 1,020
Mid51.4% 58449.4% 1,094
ADC— 3050.4% 254
Support50.1% 14,54249.5% 2,323

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatAftershockGrasp of the Undying
Damage to champions426788
Healing235340
Damage mitigated1,4441,605
Objective damage260397
Kills0.0960.172
Deaths0.2160.203

See Grasp of the Undying's own comparisons →

Aftershock50.4%4.3% PR · 19,695 games
Guardian50.8%1.5% PR · 6,607 games

On the same champions, Guardian wins 1.6 points more often than Aftershock across 9 champion-lane pairs. Aftershock and Guardian share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.

Aftershock vs Guardian on the same champions

ChampionAftershockGuardianΔ WR
Thresh · Support50.6% 4,83152.8% 3,020−2.2
Braum · Support52.0% 45852.4% 3,259−0.4
Nautilus · Support49.3% 7,03446.3% 82+2.9
Blitzcrank · Support50.0% 1,55152.1% 71−2.1
Leona · Support51.9% 6,68851.5% 68+0.4
Shen · Support46.4% 46148.9% 45−2.5
Rakan · Support43.9% 4150.5% 2,091−6.6
Tahm Kench · Support55.3% 3849.3% 477+6.0
Alistar · Support51.3% 2,20450.0% 34+1.3

By lane

LaneAftershockGuardian
Top47.1% 537— 14
Jungle52.3% 3,99750.8% 122
Mid51.4% 584— 8
ADC— 30— 12
Support50.1% 14,54250.8% 6,448

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatAftershockGuardian
Damage to champions426285
Healing235249
Damage mitigated1,444909
Objective damage260108
Kills0.0960.055
Deaths0.2160.203

See Guardian's own comparisons →

Aftershock50.4%4.3% PR · 19,695 games
Glacial Augment49.3%1.3% PR · 5,716 games

On the same champions, Aftershock wins 2.4 points more often than Glacial Augment across 7 champion-lane pairs. Glacial Augment is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Aftershock vs Glacial Augment on the same champions

ChampionAftershockGlacial AugmentΔ WR
Thresh · Support50.6% 4,83148.0% 2,014+2.7
Blitzcrank · Support50.0% 1,55149.3% 3,691+0.6
Nautilus · Support49.3% 7,03446.9% 1,118+2.4
Leona · Support51.9% 6,68850.3% 733+1.6
Alistar · Support51.3% 2,20446.8% 513+4.5
Rell · Support53.1% 2,38546.0% 346+7.1
Rakan · Support43.9% 4147.7% 214−3.8

By lane

LaneAftershockGlacial Augment
Top47.1% 537— 26
Jungle52.3% 3,99746.8% 126
Mid51.4% 584— 37
ADC— 30— 15
Support50.1% 14,54249.6% 5,508

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatAftershockGlacial Augment
Damage to champions426341
Healing235168
Damage mitigated1,444950
Objective damage260102
Kills0.0960.070
Deaths0.2160.225

See Glacial Augment's own comparisons →

Aftershock50.4%4.3% PR · 19,695 games
Hail of Blades49.8%5.0% PR · 22,489 games

On the same champions, Hail of Blades wins 2.6 points more often than Aftershock across 6 champion-lane pairs. Hail of Blades is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Aftershock vs Hail of Blades on the same champions

ChampionAftershockHail of BladesΔ WR
Poppy · Support48.4% 76051.9% 536−3.4
Blitzcrank · Support50.0% 1,55150.0% 70±0.0
Shen · Support46.4% 46152.5% 40−6.1
Pyke · Support36.4% 3348.4% 4,865−12.0
Skarner · Jungle45.5% 15433.3% 30+12.1
Tahm Kench · Support55.3% 3850.8% 59+4.4

By lane

LaneAftershockHail of Blades
Top47.1% 53749.9% 3,072
Jungle52.3% 3,99750.5% 12,431
Mid51.4% 58449.4% 2,655
ADC— 3046.0% 644
Support50.1% 14,54248.2% 3,680

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatAftershockHail of Blades
Damage to champions426739
Healing235362
Damage mitigated1,444890
Objective damage260666
Kills0.0960.271
Deaths0.2160.227

See Hail of Blades's own comparisons →

Aftershock50.4%4.3% PR · 19,695 games
Conqueror49.7%14.4% PR · 65,243 games

On the same champions, Conqueror wins 0.7 points more often than Aftershock across 6 champion-lane pairs. Conqueror is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Aftershock vs Conqueror on the same champions

ChampionAftershockConquerorΔ WR
Amumu · Jungle49.5% 94653.2% 2,974−3.7
Zac · Jungle50.8% 1,24849.5% 1,267+1.3
Skarner · Jungle45.5% 15442.1% 114+3.3
Amumu · Support54.4% 43047.8% 67+6.7
Zac · Support44.6% 16645.7% 35−1.1
Zac · Top56.7% 3045.9% 85+10.8

By lane

LaneAftershockConqueror
Top47.1% 53749.6% 26,544
Jungle52.3% 3,99750.2% 26,315
Mid51.4% 58449.5% 5,893
ADC— 3049.3% 4,758
Support50.1% 14,54247.2% 1,700

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatAftershockConqueror
Damage to champions426790
Healing235390
Damage mitigated1,4441,098
Objective damage260607
Kills0.0960.238
Deaths0.2160.218

See Conqueror's own comparisons →

Aftershock50.4%4.3% PR · 19,695 games
Stormraider's Surge49.2%3.0% PR · 13,662 games

On the same champions, Aftershock wins 2.3 points more often than Stormraider's Surge across 6 champion-lane pairs. Stormraider's Surge is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Aftershock vs Stormraider's Surge on the same champions

ChampionAftershockStormraider's SurgeΔ WR
Galio · Mid49.8% 1,17747.9% 1,287+1.8
Sejuani · Jungle51.6% 2,40249.1% 171+2.5
Nunu & Willump · Jungle53.0% 16448.3% 841+4.8
Galio · Top50.4% 11554.5% 112−4.0
Maokai · Jungle52.3% 21844.6% 56+7.7
Poppy · Jungle55.1% 4952.9% 244+2.2

By lane

LaneAftershockStormraider's Surge
Top47.1% 53749.8% 5,064
Jungle52.3% 3,99749.1% 3,748
Mid51.4% 58449.3% 4,038
ADC— 3048.4% 490
Support50.1% 14,54244.1% 311

By game length

Per-minute stats

StatAftershockStormraider's Surge
Damage to champions426784
Healing235395
Damage mitigated1,4441,001
Objective damage260518
Kills0.0960.221
Deaths0.2160.209

See Stormraider's Surge'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.

Aftershock and its alternatives

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

RuneWin RatePick Ratevs this rune (same champions)Shared champions
Aftershock This rune50.4%4.3%——
Grasp of the Undying50.3%4.9%−2.418
Guardian50.8%1.5%+1.69
Glacial Augment · other tree49.3%1.3%−2.47
Hail of Blades · other tree49.8%5.0%+2.66
Conqueror · other tree49.7%14.4%+0.76
Stormraider's Surge · other tree49.2%3.0%−2.36
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Aftershock vs other runes – Patch 26.19

Aftershock vs Grasp of the Undying: which is better?

On the same champions, Aftershock wins 2.4 points more often than Grasp of the Undying across 18 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: Aftershock 50.4%, Grasp of the Undying 50.3%. Aftershock and Grasp of the Undying share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.

Aftershock vs Guardian: which is better?

On the same champions, Guardian wins 1.6 points more often than Aftershock across 9 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: Aftershock 50.4%, Guardian 50.8%. Aftershock and Guardian share a row, so it is a straight either-or choice.

Aftershock vs Glacial Augment: which is better?

On the same champions, Aftershock wins 2.4 points more often than Glacial Augment across 7 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: Aftershock 50.4%, Glacial Augment 49.3%. Glacial Augment is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

Aftershock vs Hail of Blades: which is better?

On the same champions, Hail of Blades wins 2.6 points more often than Aftershock across 6 champion-lane pairs. Across all games: Aftershock 50.4%, Hail of Blades 49.8%. Hail of Blades is a keystone from another tree, so switching also changes your primary tree.

See Also

Aftershock: what it doesBest Aftershock championsAftershock win rate & statsRune Tier ListAll Rune Win RatesChampion Tier List (Patch 26.19)