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Blitzcrank Guide

the Great Steam Golem
Tank
Support
Tier A Support

Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem, is a tank and support champion of medium difficulty. Across our 804 analysed ranked games, Blitzcrank is mostly played as Support (100% of its games), with a 51.5% win rate in that role: tier A among Support champions (#9 of 39, ranked by win rate). Blitzcrank's damage is mostly magic (60%): magic resistance items are therefore effective against this champion. Win rate stays steady whatever the game length (50.4% to 52.3%): a reliable pick in every phase of the game.

Average KDA
1.9 / 6.4 / 14.6
ratio 2.6
Damage / min
320
CS / min
0.9
Gold / min
299
Kill participation
53%
Vision / min
2.74

Averages measured over 804 Support games played with Blitzcrank, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Written guide · based on the official ability texts

Blitzcrank is a support-tank who wins by making picks: Rocket Grab catches an enemy and pulls them in, then Power Fist doubles the damage of his next attack and knocks the target up. His passive gives him a shield at low health based on his mana, Overdrive boosts his attack and movement speed, and his ultimate damages and silences.

The pick
Rocket Grab Q Power Fist E AA AA

When: An enemy is isolated on the trajectory.

Rocket Grab pulls them to you while damaging them, Power Fist doubles the damage of your attack and knocks them into the air.

The chase
Overdrive W AA AA Power Fist E

When: You need to catch up to a target.

Overdrive greatly boosts your attack and movement speed but slows you at the end: only use it if the chase is decisive.

The area ultimate
Static Field R Rocket Grab Q

When: Enemies are in melee range.

Static Field marks the enemies you attack (lightning after 1 second); activate it to destroy nearby shields, damage and silence.

Laning phase

The grab is your lane ability: every hit decides the trade. Keep some mana: your Mana Barrier depends on it.

Common mistakes

Riot's official tips for playing Blitzcrank

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Bandlepipes, Zeke's Convergence, and Locket of the Iron Solari (35 games, 60.0% win rate).

35 games · 60.0%
23 games · 56.5%
23 games · 52.2%

Summoner spells

FlashIgnite Flash + Ignite49.8% · 550 games
FlashHeal Flash + Heal53.8% · 182 games
ExhaustFlash Exhaust + Flash57.4% · 68 games

Most-played runes

Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment + Sorcery
53.8% · 437 games
Primary tree · Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption99%
Biscuit Delivery97%
Cosmic Insight99%
Secondary tree · Sorcery
Celerity100%
Nimbus Cloak99%
Shards
Ability haste89%
Movement speed51%
Health scaling57%
Aftershock
Aftershock + Inspiration
49.6% · 137 games
Primary tree · Resolve
Demolish67%
Conditioning66%
Overgrowth77%
Secondary tree · Inspiration
Cosmic Insight84%
Biscuit Delivery71%
Shards
Ability haste88%
Health scaling81%
Health scaling75%
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment + Resolve
45.7% · 116 games
Primary tree · Inspiration
Hextech Flashtraption97%
Biscuit Delivery96%
Cosmic Insight99%
Secondary tree · Resolve
Unflinching82%
Bone Plating72%
Shards
Ability haste85%
Health scaling60%
Health scaling60%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Blitzcrank's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team50.6% · 237 games
At least 50% of their damage is magic

The item that stands out most is Mikael's Blessing: 64.5% win rate, +10 points versus its usual win rate.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team49.0% · 200 games
Less than 35% of their damage is magic

The item that stands out most is Knight's Vow: 62.9% win rate, +4 points versus its usual win rate.

Balanced enemy team53.4% · 367 games
Mixed physical and magic damage

The item that stands out most is Frozen Heart: 67.9% win rate, +7 points versus its usual win rate.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Blitzcrank as Support

Leona Blitzcrank: 40.9%22 games

Leona has the edge in 59% of the 22 Support duels against Blitzcrank. See the Leona guide.

Pyke Blitzcrank: 42.1%19 games

Pyke has the edge in 58% of the 19 Support duels against Blitzcrank. See the Pyke guide.

Janna Blitzcrank: 43.8%16 games

Janna has the edge in 56% of the 16 Support duels against Blitzcrank. See the Janna guide.

Soraka Blitzcrank: 47.6%21 games

Soraka has the edge in 52% of the 21 Support duels against Blitzcrank. See the Soraka guide.

Nami Blitzcrank: 50.0%22 games

Nami has the edge in 50% of the 22 Support duels against Blitzcrank. See the Nami guide.

Who Blitzcrank is strong against

Bard63.2% · 19 games
Nautilus63.2% · 19 games
Senna61.1% · 18 games
Thresh58.7% · 46 games
Lulu53.6% · 28 games

How to play against Blitzcrank

Riot's official tips.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Blitzcrank's matchups.

Abilities

Mana Barrier
PassiveMana Barrier
Blitzcrank gains a shield based on their mana when dropping to low health.
Rocket Grab
QRocket Grab
Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
Overdrive
WOverdrive
Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
Power Fist
EPower Fist
Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
Static Field
RStatic Field
Enemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best build for Blitzcrank?

The most-played core build is Bandlepipes, Zeke's Convergence, and Locket of the Iron Solari (35 games, 60.0% win rate).

Who counters Blitzcrank?

Blitzcrank's toughest matchups as Support are Leona (40.9% win rate over 22 games), Pyke (42.1% win rate over 19 games), and Janna (43.8% win rate over 16 games).

What are Blitzcrank's best matchups?

Blitzcrank posts its best win rates against Bard (63.2%), Nautilus (63.2%), and Senna (61.1%).

What game length suits Blitzcrank best?

Win rate stays steady whatever the game length (50.4% to 52.3%): a reliable pick in every phase of the game.

Which runes should I play on Blitzcrank?

The most-played rune page uses Glacial Augment with the Sorcery secondary tree (437 games, 53.8% win rate).

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