Does Twitch climb? An honest read
Whether Twitch 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 Twitch at 6 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.
550 attack range means Twitch 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
Deadly Venom
Twitch's basic attacks infect the target %i:OnHit% On-Hit, dealing true damage each second.
Ambush
Twitch becomes Camouflaged for a short duration and gains Move Speed. When leaving Camouflage, Twitch gains Attack Speed for a short duration. When an enemy champion with Deadly Venom dies, Ambush's cooldown is reset.
Venom Cask
Twitch hurls a cask of venom that explodes in an area, slowing targets and applying deadly venom to the target.
Contaminate
Twitch wreaks further havoc on poisoned enemies with a blast of his vile diseases.
Spray and Pray
Twitch unleashes the full power of his crossbow, shooting bolts over a great distance that pierce all enemies caught in their path.
The case for
A marksman that can deal damage every second of a fight from behind people who can absorb one 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 stepping forward for one more auto-attack — a habit the lower ranks reward right up until they suddenly do not, which makes it hard to unlearn later.
Twitch 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 | 630 | 2296 |
| Attack damage | 59 | 59 |
| Armour | 27 | 95 |
| Magic resist | 33 | 51.7 |
Movement speed 330 and attack range 550 do not grow with levels — they are the two numbers that stay true all game.
Riot's own notes on playing against Twitch
Worth reading even when you are the one playing Twitch: it is the list of what your opponent is being told to do to you.
- Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.
- Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.
- If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''