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Qiyana, Empress of the Elements, is an assassin champion that is demanding to master. Across our 1502 analysed ranked games, Qiyana is mostly played in the Jungle (73% of its games), and more rarely in Mid (23%), with a 51.4% win rate in that role: tier A among Jungle champions (#14 of 48, ranked by win rate). Qiyana's damage is mostly physical (79%): armor is the best defensive answer against this champion. 14% of that damage is true damage and therefore ignores resistances. Win rate varies with game length: 53.1% in short games (under 25 min, 371 games) versus 45.5% in long games (over 35 min).
Averages measured over 1100 Jungle games played with Qiyana, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.
Qiyana is an elemental assassin: Terrashape enchants her weapon with an element, and her attacks and abilities deal bonus damage as long as she stays enchanted. Her passive gives bonus damage to the first ability or attack against an enemy. Her ultimate explodes when it hits terrain and stuns nearby enemies.
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When: An enemy is within Audacity range.
Terrashape enchants your weapon, Audacity dashes you onto the target (and triggers the bonus damage from your passive), Elemental Wrath applies the element's effect, then your enchanted attacks finish.
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When: An enemy is near a wall or terrain feature.
Supreme Display of Talent sends a shockwave that explodes when it hits terrain, stunning and damaging nearby enemies. Position the target against the terrain before casting.
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When: You need to get away.
Terrashape dashes you toward an area, then Audacity dashes you onto an enemy or a nearby target to extend your movement.
Always prepare Terrashape before engaging, since the enchantment depends on the terrain you cross. Audacity lets you dash onto an enemy: use it wisely, as it is your main way to engage and to escape.
The most-played core build is Bastionbreaker, Edge of Night, and Voltaic Cyclosword (343 games, 57.7% win rate).
Flash + Smite51.4% · 1100 games
Cash Back73%
Triple Tonic100%
Cosmic Insight100%
Sudden Impact100%
Treasure Hunter57%
Triumph100%
Legend: Alacrity97%
Cut Down53%Cosmic Insight97%Cash Back88%For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).
We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Qiyana'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.
Voltaic Cyclosword
56.3%
Bastionbreaker
56.0%
Edge of Night
58.3%
Serylda's Grudge
60.0% ▲
Serpent's Fang
51.5%
Lord Dominik's Regards
60.0% ▲The item that stands out most is Lord Dominik's Regards: 60.0% win rate, +5 points versus its usual win rate.
Voltaic Cyclosword
56.1%Bastionbreaker
55.8%Edge of Night
55.1%Serylda's Grudge
60.7% ▲Serpent's Fang
54.5%
Profane Hydra
63.3% ▲The item that stands out most is Profane Hydra: 63.3% win rate, +7 points versus its usual win rate.
Voltaic Cyclosword
50.8%Bastionbreaker
51.9%Edge of Night
55.6%Serylda's Grudge
49.3% ▼Serpent's Fang
53.7%Profane Hydra
49.5% ▼No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.
Graves
Qiyana: 40.7%27 games
Graves has the edge in 59% of the 27 Jungle duels against Qiyana. See the Graves guide.
Rengar
Qiyana: 42.9%21 games
Rengar has the edge in 57% of the 21 Jungle duels against Qiyana. See the Rengar guide.
Hecarim
Qiyana: 42.9%21 games
Hecarim has the edge in 57% of the 21 Jungle duels against Qiyana. See the Hecarim guide.
Nidalee
Qiyana: 43.5%23 games
Nidalee has the edge in 57% of the 23 Jungle duels against Qiyana. See the Nidalee guide.
Jarvan IV
Qiyana: 43.8%16 games
Jarvan IV has the edge in 56% of the 16 Jungle duels against Qiyana. See the Jarvan IV guide.
Sylas73.7% · 19 games
Viego72.4% · 29 games
Naafiri60.0% · 15 games
Kindred60.0% · 15 games
Cho'Gath57.9% · 19 gamesWin rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Qiyana's matchups.
The most-played core build is Bastionbreaker, Edge of Night, and Voltaic Cyclosword (343 games, 57.7% win rate).
Qiyana's toughest matchups in the Jungle are Graves (40.7% win rate over 27 games), Rengar (42.9% win rate over 21 games), and Hecarim (42.9% win rate over 21 games).
Qiyana posts its best win rates against Sylas (73.7%), Viego (72.4%), and Naafiri (60.0%).
Win rate varies with game length: 53.1% in short games (under 25 min, 371 games) versus 45.5% in long games (over 35 min).
The most-played rune page uses First Strike with the Domination secondary tree (1007 games, 51.3% win rate).
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