Guide · ADC

Twitch Guide

the Plague Rat

Marksman

Assassin

Tier C ADC

Twitch, the Plague Rat, is a marksman and assassin champion of medium difficulty. Across our 450 analysed ranked games, Twitch is mostly played as ADC (100% of its games), with a 50.4% win rate in that role: tier C among ADC champions (#27 of 36, ranked by win rate). Twitch's damage is mostly physical (79%): armor is the best defensive answer against this champion. 16% of that damage is true damage and therefore ignores resistances. Win rate varies with game length: 55.9% in long games (over 35 min, 68 games) versus 47.2% in short games (under 25 min).

Averages measured over 450 ADC games played with Twitch, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Twitch is a venom marksman-assassin: his attacks infect the target and deal true damage every second. Ambush camouflages him with a speed bonus, Venom Cask slows and applies poison, Contaminate makes it worse, and Spray and Pray fires bolts that pierce all enemies.

The ambush

Q › AA AA › AA AA › E

When: A carry is within range.

Ambush camouflages you and raises your speed; on leaving it, your attack speed rises: strike then Contaminate worsens the poison.

Harassment

W › AA AA › AA AA

When: An enemy is within range.

Venom Cask explodes in an area, slows and applies Deadly Venom; your attacks reinforce the poison.

The line ultimate

R › AA AA › AA AA › AA AA

When: Enemies are lined up.

Spray and Pray fires long-range bolts that pierce all enemies hit: line them up.

Laning phase

Poison your opponent with attacks then use Contaminate to make it worse. When you leave camouflage, your attack speed briefly rises.

Common mistakes

• Using Contaminate with no poison.
• Casting the ultimate without lining up the enemies.
• Leaving camouflage with no target: you lose your window.

Riot's official tips for playing Twitch

• Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.
• Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.
• You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Fiendhunter Bolts, Infinity Edge, and The Collector (142 games, 57.8% win rate).

Fiendhunter Bolts+Infinity Edge+The Collector

142 games · 57.8%

Infinity Edge+Runaan's Hurricane+The Collector

83 games · 62.6%

Infinity Edge+Lord Dominik's Regards+The Collector

81 games · 56.8%

Summoner spells

Flash + Barrier51.2% · 330 games

Exhaust + Flash40.5% · 42 games

Flash + Ghost48.3% · 29 games

Flash + Ignite60.0% · 25 games

Most-played runes

Lethal Tempo + Sorcery

55.4% · 168 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph92%

Legend: Alacrity96%

Cut Down92%

Secondary tree · Sorcery

Gathering Storm98%

Axiom Arcanist96%

Shards

Attack speed98%

Adaptive force100%

Health96%

Lethal Tempo + Domination

52.0% · 102 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph76%

Legend: Alacrity98%

Coup de Grace65%

Secondary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact96%

Treasure Hunter60%

Shards

Attack speed98%

Adaptive force99%

Health93%

Press the Attack + Sorcery

49.5% · 95 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph53%

Legend: Alacrity99%

Cut Down74%

Secondary tree · Sorcery

Gathering Storm98%

Axiom Arcanist57%

Shards

Attack speed98%

Adaptive force99%

Health87%

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 Twitch'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 team56.6% · 129 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Infinity Edge 62.8% ▲

The Collector 59.5% ▲

Fiendhunter Bolts 53.8%

Runaan's Hurricane 73.3% ▲

Lord Dominik's Regards 71.4% ▲

Yun Tal Wildarrows 56.7% ▲

The item that stands out most is Lord Dominik's Regards: 71.4% win rate, +18 points versus its usual win rate.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team51.2% · 121 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Infinity Edge 53.9%

The Collector 53.3%

Fiendhunter Bolts 55.9% ▲

Runaan's Hurricane 45.3% ▼

Lord Dominik's Regards 48.8% ▼

Yun Tal Wildarrows 39.1%

The item that stands out most is Fiendhunter Bolts: 55.9% win rate, +3 points versus its usual win rate.

Balanced enemy team46.0% · 200 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Infinity Edge 53.4% ▼

The Collector 43.0% ▼

Runaan's Hurricane 52.3% ▼

Fiendhunter Bolts 50.0%

Lord Dominik's Regards 47.7% ▼

Yun Tal Wildarrows 57.1% ▲

The item that stands out most is Yun Tal Wildarrows: 57.1% win rate, +5 points versus its usual win rate.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Twitch as ADC

Jinx Twitch: 37.5%24 games

Jinx has the edge in 62% of the 24 ADC duels against Twitch. See the Jinx guide.

Yunara Twitch: 37.5%16 games

Yunara has the edge in 62% of the 16 ADC duels against Twitch. See the Yunara guide.

Kai'Sa Twitch: 46.4%28 games

Kai'Sa has the edge in 54% of the 28 ADC duels against Twitch. See the Kai'Sa guide.

Jhin Twitch: 50.0%22 games

Jhin has the edge in 50% of the 22 ADC duels against Twitch. See the Jhin guide.

Who Twitch is strong against

Jhin50.0% · 22 games

Kai'Sa46.4% · 28 games

Jinx37.5% · 24 games

Yunara37.5% · 16 games

How to play against Twitch

• 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.''

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

Abilities

PassiveDeadly Venom

Twitch's basic attacks infect the target %i:OnHit% On-Hit, dealing true damage each second.

QAmbush

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.

WVenom Cask

Twitch hurls a cask of venom that explodes in an area, slowing targets and applying deadly venom to the target.

EContaminate

Twitch wreaks further havoc on poisoned enemies with a blast of his vile diseases.

RSpray and Pray

Twitch unleashes the full power of his crossbow, shooting bolts over a great distance that pierce all enemies caught in their path.

Frequently asked questions

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