Does Twisted Fate climb? An honest read
Whether Twisted Fate is a good climbing pick, judged on what the kit demands and what it hands you for free.
What the kit asks of you
Riot rates Twisted Fate at 9 out of 3 for difficulty. Blunt, but it tracks something real: how much of the champion's power sits behind execution rather than being handed to you.
525 attack range means Twisted Fate wins by not being where the fight is. Spacing is the whole skill, not a detail of it.
The kit you are being asked to execute
Loaded Dice
Upon killing a unit, Twisted Fate rolls his 'lucky' dice receiving 1 to 6 bonus gold.
Wild Cards
Twisted Fate throws three cards, dealing damage to each enemy unit they pass through.
Pick a Card
Twisted Fate chooses a magic card from his deck, and uses that for his next attack, causing bonus effects.
Stacked Deck
Every 4 attacks, Twisted Fate deals bonus damage. In addition, his Attack Speed is increased.
Destiny
Twisted Fate predicts the fortunes of his foes, revealing all enemy champions and enabling the use of Gate, which teleports Twisted Fate to any target location in 1.5 seconds.
The case for
A mage that can land a cooldown for a burst of damage, then be safe and largely useless until it returns scales with individual skill rather than coordination — and coordination is exactly what you cannot rely on in the lower ranks.
The case against
The counter-argument is holding the key cooldown so carefully it never gets cast — a habit the lower ranks reward right up until they suddenly do not, which makes it hard to unlearn later.
Twisted Fate is mana-gated, which is the real limit on how often you can contest a wave early.
Where the power actually is
| Stat | Level 1 | Level 18 |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 604 | 2440 |
| Attack damage | 52 | 52 |
| Armour | 24 | 97.9 |
| Magic resist | 30 | 52.1 |
Movement speed 330 and attack range 525 do not grow with levels — they are the two numbers that stay true all game.
Riot's own notes on playing against Twisted Fate
Worth reading even when you are the one playing Twisted Fate: it is the list of what your opponent is being told to do to you.
- Focus on dodging Wild Cards early when your champion doesn't have the hit points to afford getting hit.
- If you have low Health, use Destiny as an indicator to run to safety. It will give you a head start in escaping any possible ganks.