Deathfire Touch rune icon - League of Legends
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
5.1%

Deathfire Touch Best Champions

Deathfire Touch A TierSorceryKeystone
Patch
26.22
Games with rune
50,307
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them for 3 - 12 based on level (+2.5% AP) (+7% bonus AD) magic damage per second. After burning for 3 seconds, the damage of the burn increases by 75% while they remain on fire.

Duration:
Single Target: 4s
Area of Effect: 2s
Damage over Time: 1s
Rune tree
Sorcery · Keystone
Win Rate
50.5%+0.5 vs row avg
Pick Rate
5.1%
Best champion
Karthus · 56.0%
Most played by
Viktor
Main lane
Mid · 41%

Best champions for Deathfire Touch

Patch 26.22 · All ranks

Karthus leads with a 56.0% win rate with Deathfire Touch; 45 champions take it this patch.

  1. 1Karthus – League of Legends champion iconKarthusADC56.0% with rune+2.3 vs champion avg468 games
  2. 2Aurelion Sol – League of Legends champion iconAurelion SolADC54.8% with rune+0.9 vs champion avg619 games
  3. 3Viktor – League of Legends champion iconViktorADC53.9% with rune+0.5 vs champion avg1,342 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.

Every champion that takes Deathfire Touch

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

Lane
Tier
Rank
Champion
Lane
Tier
Win rate
Δ WR
Adoption
Games
Top Rune Build
1ADCS56.0%+2.376.1%468
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2ADCS54.8%+0.979.3%619—
3ADCS53.9%+0.595.4%1,342
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4MidS54.1%+2.580.7%569
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5TopS53.2%-0.369.2%1,520
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6ADCS63.8%+12.431.4%58—
7TopS56.3%+3.184.2%160
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8ADCS52.8%+2.114.3%2,555—
9JungleS59.5%+8.04.3%79—
10TopS63.6%+12.455.0%44
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11SupportS52.3%+0.675.4%4,064
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12TopS53.7%+1.262.5%270
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13ADCS53.6%+0.768.5%263
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14MidS53.6%+1.812.4%239—
15TopA62.9%+12.11.9%35—
16JungleA55.7%+6.92.2%88—
17ADCA52.3%-0.290.4%497
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18MidA51.8%+0.566.3%2,941
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19MidA59.5%+8.31.4%37—
20MidA53.0%+3.419.1%166—
21TopA53.0%+2.078.5%168
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22TopA52.9%+0.248.2%172—
23ADCA57.1%+4.311.4%42—
24SupportA52.6%+3.24.5%196—
25MidA54.2%+3.516.0%72—
26TopA57.1%+8.27.4%35—
27MidA54.7%+2.61.5%53—
28ADCA54.4%+3.525.0%57—
29SupportA56.3%+0.552.5%32—
30ADCA51.2%+0.290.3%3,751
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31TopA51.7%-1.647.6%259—
32TopA54.5%+2.90.7%44—
33TopA52.6%+4.731.0%97—
34MidA52.6%-4.656.1%97
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35TopA51.7%+1.04.7%209—
36MidA51.2%+1.821.9%484—
37SupportA52.5%+0.29.3%61—
38MidA52.2%+2.91.2%67—
39MidB51.4%+0.375.1%181
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40MidB51.2%-2.650.6%205—
41SupportB52.8%+4.41.7%36—
42ADCB51.2%+1.123.3%215—
43ADCB51.4%-3.26.4%70—
44TopB51.4%+1.24.9%72—
45ADCB51.0%-0.560.6%100
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46ADCB50.7%+2.771.5%286
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47TopB50.7%-1.543.5%292—
48SupportB50.0%+1.824.3%130—
49TopB48.6%-5.632.7%35—
50SupportB48.8%-1.31.4%41—
51TopB48.8%-1.06.9%43—
52SupportB48.8%+0.99.1%43—
53SupportB49.7%-0.16.8%181—
54SupportB47.5%-1.34.0%40—
55TopB50.2%+0.570.0%1,415
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56MidB50.1%-0.480.4%1,572—
57MidB45.7%-5.70.7%35—
58SupportB46.3%+3.545.1%41
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59JungleB46.5%-0.846.2%43—
60MidB47.2%-1.12.6%53—
61MidB48.1%-2.42.1%81—
62MidB49.8%+1.149.0%514—
63TopB49.4%-1.823.4%241—
64MidB49.3%+0.981.3%282
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65MidB46.8%-3.60.7%62—
66TopB49.9%-0.569.4%3,028—
67MidB49.8%-1.111.4%1,283—
68MidB49.2%+1.014.7%327—
69TopB45.9%-3.19.9%61—
70SupportB44.4%-0.224.2%45—
71SupportC49.6%-0.273.8%1,553
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72JungleC49.1%+1.333.9%485
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73TopC47.5%-0.579.4%139—
74JungleC42.9%-3.166.2%49
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75MidC49.0%-0.322.4%612—
76MidC41.5%-11.59.1%41—
77JungleC39.4%-11.324.3%33
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78SupportC46.9%-1.33.8%160—
79SupportC43.6%-5.42.6%78—
80ADCC44.4%-6.41.0%99—
81TopC36.1%-14.11.1%36—
82SupportC34.4%-12.90.5%32—
83MidC42.9%-6.552.7%77
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84SupportC39.6%-10.90.7%53—
85SupportC39.6%-8.025.7%53—
86MidC48.6%+0.679.7%1,379
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87MidC48.8%-0.191.3%5,656
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88TopC46.4%-2.455.9%250
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89TopC46.3%-2.19.2%268—
90MidC47.7%-3.325.3%822—
91MidC47.4%-2.620.1%618—
92JungleC41.1%-2.758.5%124
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93MidC47.1%-0.155.2%1,119—
94TopC41.6%-0.576.2%154
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Champions that almost always take Deathfire Touch

Viktor takes Deathfire Touch in 95% of its games. High adoption means the rune is the default for that champion.

Deathfire Touch champion tiers

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

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Best Deathfire Touch champions FAQ – Patch 26.22

What are the best champions for Deathfire Touch in Patch 26.22?

By win rate with Deathfire Touch: Karthus (56.0%), Aurelion Sol (54.8%), Viktor (53.9%). 45 champions take it this patch.

Which champions use Deathfire Touch the most?

Most games with Deathfire Touch: Viktor (5,656), Senna (4,064), Smolder (3,751).

Which lane is Deathfire Touch played in?

Deathfire Touch is played mostly in Mid (41.0% of its games).

Which champion takes Deathfire Touch most consistently?

Viktor takes Deathfire Touch in 95% of its games, the highest of the 45 champions that use it.