Blitzcrank is a great steam golem who takes on the role of tank defender and controller in the team. In the guide, we will take a detailed look at all his abilities, combinations, rune and item builds, and also tell you what tactics you should follow when playing for him.
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Hero Skills
Blessed with magic damage and mostly relying on his skills, he is fairly easy to master as all abilities are intuitive. He is very strong in control, not bad in defense, but in other respects he is significantly inferior to other characters. Let's describe in detail each of his skills.
Passive Skill - Mana Shield
If the champion falls below 20% health, Blitzcrank gains a shield that absorbs all incoming damage for the next 10 seconds.
The resulting shield is equal to 30% of its maximum mana. The effect has a 90 second cooldown.
First Skill - Rocket Capture
The hero directly in front of him in the marked direction throws out his own hand. On a successful hit on an enemy, the first target hit will receive increased magic damage. The champion then pulls the opponent towards him.
An additional hit enemy champion will be stunned for half a second.
Second Skill - Acceleration
When the hero activates an ability, they increase their movement speed by 70-90%. The indicator depends on the level of the skill, and the acceleration gradually decreases. Along with this, Blitzcrank increases his attack speed by 30-62% for 5 seconds.
After 5 seconds have passed, movement speed will be reduced by 30% for the next 1,5 seconds.
Third Skill - Power Fist
He empowers his follow-up attack, which will knock the affected opponent into the air for one second and also deal double magic damage.
After activating the skill, the enhanced attack can be used for 5 seconds, after which the effect disappears.
Ultimate - Static Field
Passively, while the ult is not on cooldown, the hero marks opponents with basic attacks. At most, he can hang up to three marks on one target. Marked enemies will receive additional increased damage after a short delay of one second.
When activated, the champion emits a wave of electricity. It deals increased magic damage to all enemies hit around it, and also imposes a "silence" effect on them for half a second. In this state, they cannot use any skills.
If the ult is on cooldown, then the passive effect from it does not work, and Blitzcrank does not use his marks.
Sequence of leveling skills
It is important for a character to get all the skills at the beginning of the game, and then pump them to the maximum first ability. After that, you can switch to improvement third abilities and finally raise the second. Ulta is pumped as soon as the opportunity opens: at levels 6, 11 and 16.
Basic Ability Combinations
After learning the details about each skill separately, we also recommend that you study the best combinations of skills in order to use all the powers of Blitzcrank in battle to the maximum:
- Second Skill -> First Skill -> Ultimate -> Third Skill -> Auto Attack. A fairly easy combo, the perfect chain that prevents enemy champions from dashing or flashing. With your ult, you block their abilities, and with your hand, you pull them towards you and stun them. This will make it easier to get Power fist and win extra time for your own team.
- Skill XNUMX -> Ultimate -> Blink -> Auto Attack -> Skill XNUMX -> Skill XNUMX. Difficult combination. Your task is to increase the speed of movement and run to the crowd of opponents to activate the ultimate skill. Then, with the help of flashes and a hand, you control the position of enemy champions: close the distance, deal damage, stun and prevent retreat.
- Flash -> First Skill -> Auto Attack -> Third Skill -> Auto Attack. A good choice for attacking one character. Use Blink to surprise your opponent and prevent them from dodging your hand. If you use a combination when you have a fully charged ultimate, then with an auto attack you will impose additional marks on opponents. Deal damage and stun an enemy champion with a combination of the third skill with a basic attack.
Pros and cons of the hero
Before compiling assemblies of runes and items, we recommend that you pay attention to the significant pros and cons of Blitzcrank. So you will be ready to play for him, you can correct some of his shortcomings and reveal his strengths.
Pros of playing as Blitzcrank:
- Very strong in the early and mid game.
- There are skills of initiation, acceleration and powerful control.
- Can interrupt the skills and attacks of other heroes in several ways.
- Inflicts silence, which completely paralyzes the enemy team.
- Does not cost a lot of mana in the later stages.
- Very tenacious due to the passive skill.
Cons of playing as Blitzcrank:
- Significantly sags in the late game, not suitable for long matches.
- Needs mana at the start of the game.
- It is difficult to use the first skill, on which the success of the whole battle depends.
- Fairly predictable, opponents can easily evade your maneuvers.
Suitable runes
To fully reveal the potential of the hero, runes are added inspiration и courage, which will make him a very mobile and defensive tank, as well as solve some mana problems in the early stages. For convenience, refer to the screenshot below.
Primal Rune - Inspiration:
- Ice outgrowth - upon successful immobilization of the opponent, he releases ice rays, which, when hit by other champions, create cold zones. Zones slow down enemies caught in them and reduce their damage.
- Hextech Leap - appears in place of the Flash spell, essentially replacing its effect.
- Delivery of cookies – you are given a special item every 2 minutes that restores lost health points, and when using or selling items, your mana is increased until the end of the match.
- cosmic knowledge - You are given an additional acceleration of the cooldown of spells and items.
Secondary - Courage:
- Bone platinum - when an enemy deals damage, the next three hits or skills will deal reduced damage to you. The effect has a 55 second cooldown and lasts XNUMX seconds.
- Dauntless - you are given an additional percentage of tenacity and resistance to slow effects, which increase if you lose health.
- +1-10% Skill Haste (increases with champion level).
- +6 Armor.
- +6 Armor.
Required Spells
Jump - a basic spell that is required by almost all characters in the game. Adds an additional charge to the champion's arsenal, with which you can make difficult combos, initiate battles, or retreat in time.- Ignition Marks one enemy that will deal additional pure damage for a short time. The set fire to the enemy will be visible on the map to you and your allies, and healing effects will be significantly reduced.
- Exhaustion - can be used instead of Ignite. Marks a specific target that will have their movement speed and damage taken reduced for 3 seconds.
Best Build
Blitzcrank is a tank that supports the team and pumps the rest of the allies. For a comfortable game on it, we offer a powerful build based on the win rate of many players. She bypasses other options and according to statistics works best in matches.
Starting Items
At the start, an item is taken that will help you a little in farming, otherwise Blitzcrank will not receive gold at all. After accumulating 500 coins, the item "ancient shield' will rise to 'Buckler Targon' and then to 'Stronghold of the mountain”, with which you can control the totems.
- Ancient shield.
- Health Potion.
- Hidden totem.
Early items
In order for the hero to become even more mobile and be able to help neighboring lanes and the jungler, he needs equipment to increase his movement speed.
- Mobility boots.
Main subjects
Next, items for the main assembly are purchased. It all starts with equipment that will increase the health of the hero, speed up the restoration of mana and reduce the cooldown of skills.
- Stronghold of the mountain.
- Mobility boots.
- Shurelia's War Song.
Complete assembly
At the end of the match, we supplement its assembly with items for armor, health, skill acceleration, health recovery and mana. So he becomes a strong tank that can spam attacks and counter the opposing team, absorbing all incoming damage and protecting allies.
- Stronghold of the mountain.
- Mobility boots.
- Shurelia's War Song.
- Zika Convergence.
- Knight's oath.
- Frozen heart.
Worst and best enemies
The character shows himself well in confrontation with Yumi, Karma и Hay. Use the hero as their counter. But Blitzcrank is rather weak against such champions as:
- Tarik - a powerful support that will restore health to its allies, impose shields and invulnerability. Can easily counter your offensive, so try to take control of it first and destroy it. So you reduce the likelihood of survival for his team.
- Amumu - a good tank that differs from others in damage and control. Can interrupt your attacks and greatly interfere during the match. Try to calculate the moves in advance and stop them with your silence.
- Rell - Another hero, in the battle with which Blitzcrank is significantly inferior. The Champion gets ahead a lot in the later stages of the game and becomes a real nuisance. Try not to let her develop at the beginning of the game. You can easily bypass her in terms of skills and do not let her swing quickly.
Feels great in a team with Cassiopeia - a good mage with devastating burst damage and useful debuffs. Blitzcrank is also good in a duet with Ziggs и Serafina.
How to play Blitzcrank
Beginning of the game. As a support tank, you line up with a damage dealer. Help him farm and hinder the opponent. Your task is to push the enemy to the tower, watch the bushes and warn the jungler about ganks, protect your teammate.
Try to get the second level before the enemy in the lane and move on to aggressive play. Use your grapple from the first skill after the opponent spends his dashes or purges. So it will be easier for you to take control of him and, together with your partner, finish him off.
Don't waste mana in the first minutes just like that. Blitzcrank has a high consumption rate and needs additional items and rune charges to move on to an endless wave of attacks. Correctly calculate the trajectory and do not use them in vain.
Keep an eye on the map and don't stand in one line after buying the boots. Help out in the jungle and nearby lanes by initiating skirmishes and picking up enemy champions, then return to your starting position. Remember that this is the best stage of the game for Blitzcrank and try to get as many assists as possible on it.
Average game. As the champion levels up and new items appear, the cooldown of abilities decreases, so they can be treated less carefully than at the beginning of the match.
Keep roaming the map, ganking and helping your allies farm until you start to form into a group. From now on, walk constantly side by side with them, so as not to miss the team battle and not run into strong opponents alone.
Place totems to track the movement of enemy champions around the map. Arrange ambushes in the bushes with your damage dealers, easily hooking lone targets with your hook.
Try to finish the game before the late game because Blitzcrank will start to sag later on. The damage from enemy carries will be overwhelmingly high for him. They can anticipate actions and easily evade skills, and mobility alone may not be enough.
late game. Be careful and try to aim more precisely with the hook, otherwise you will be immediately detected and destroyed. Don't move away from your allies: Blitzcrank's damage is almost non-existent.
Grab thin and important targets from the crowd: shooters, magicians, assassins. Try not to touch tanks and tenacious warriors so as not to initiate a losing battle.
Keep a close eye on the map, participate in team battles, and don't move around alone. With the right coordination of allies, you can easily win, but here everything will depend on your carries.
Blitzcrank is a good champion for short fights with friends, with whom you can easily coordinate fights and play smoothly. In the late stages with strangers, it will be difficult for you: the entire outcome of the match will pass into their hands. Gain experience, try strategies, and you will definitely succeed!
