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Udyr Guide

the Spirit Walker

Fighter

Tank

Tier B Jungle

Udyr, the Spirit Walker, is a fighter and tank champion that is demanding to master. Across our 353 analysed ranked games, Udyr is mostly played in the Jungle (78% of its games), and more rarely in Top (22%), with a 48.9% win rate in that role: tier B among Jungle champions (#17 of 48, ranked by win rate). Udyr's damage is mixed (53% physical, 42% magic): stacking a single type of resistance is less efficient against this champion. Win rate varies with game length: 54.0% in long games (over 35 min, 37 games) versus 46.4% in medium-length games (25 to 35 min).

Averages measured over 276 Jungle games played with Udyr, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Udyr is a stance jungler: four abilities he can activate to switch stances, and recast to renew their effects and add others. After an ability, his next two attacks gain attack speed. Wilding Claw strikes, Iron Mantle protects, Blazing Stampede stuns, Wingborne Storm slows.

The damage stance

Q › AA AA › AA AA › Q

When: You want to maximize your damage.

Wilding Claw gives attack speed and physical damage on your next two attacks; recast it so your attacks call down lightning.

The tank stance

W › AA AA › AA AA › W

When: You are engaged.

Iron Mantle gives a shield and healing on your next two attacks; recast, a stronger shield and healing based on max health.

The engage

E › AA AA › R

When: An enemy is within range.

Blazing Stampede speeds you up and stuns with the first attack on each target; Wingborne Storm damages and slows nearby enemies.

Laning phase

Choose your stance according to what you need: damage, defense, mobility or area. Recasting an ability renews its effects and adds some.

Common mistakes

• Staying in a single stance when the situation changes.
• Forgetting the recasts.
• Using Blazing Stampede with no target to stun.

Riot's official tips for playing Udyr

• Damage is applied to turtle shield post-mitigation. Therefore, buying defensive items can drastically increase your survivability.
• Udyr is one of the best junglers in the game. Taking advantage of this can give your team a large XP advantage and map control.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Experimental Hexplate, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance (33 games, 51.5% win rate).

Experimental Hexplate+Spear of Shojin+Death's Dance

33 games · 51.5%

Spirit Visage+Dead Man's Plate+Liandry's Torment

14 games · 50.0%

Spear of Shojin+Dead Man's Plate+Death's Dance

11 games · 63.6%

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite47.3% · 262 games

Most-played runes

Conqueror + Inspiration

47.1% · 102 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph100%

Legend: Haste97%

Last Stand88%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Approach Velocity92%

Magical Footwear71%

Shards

Adaptive force91%

Adaptive force97%

Health scaling74%

Press the Attack + Inspiration

46.7% · 92 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph100%

Legend: Haste91%

Coup de Grace87%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Approach Velocity95%

Magical Footwear88%

Shards

Adaptive force96%

Adaptive force96%

Health scaling68%

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 Udyr'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 team35.9% · 78 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Liandry's Torment 41.2% ▼

Spear of Shojin 32.1% ▼

Dead Man's Plate 20.0%

Spirit Visage 44.4%

Death's Dance 31.2%

Experimental Hexplate 33.3%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team43.7% · 71 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Spear of Shojin 52.9% ▲

Death's Dance 53.8% ▲

Liandry's Torment 39.1%

Experimental Hexplate 52.6%

Dead Man's Plate 47.1%

The item that stands out most is Spear of Shojin: 52.9% win rate, +5 points versus its usual win rate.

Balanced enemy team59.8% · 127 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Liandry's Torment 61.1% ▲

Spear of Shojin 52.9% ▲

Death's Dance 55.8% ▲

Dead Man's Plate 69.4% ▲

Spirit Visage 62.1% ▲

Experimental Hexplate 66.7%

The item that stands out most is Dead Man's Plate: 69.4% win rate, +19 points versus its usual win rate.

Counters and matchups

How to play against Udyr

• Udyr has limited ranged options, try to keep distance.
• After using the more powerful, Awakened version of an ability, Udyr cannot Awaken other abilities for some time.

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

Abilities

PassiveBridge Between

Udyr has four basic Abilities that swap between Stances and can Recast an Ability to renew it with Ultimate benefits. Additionally, after using an Ability, Udyr's next two Attacks gain Attack Speed.

QWilding Claw

Udyr gains attack speed and his next two attacks deal bonus physical damage. Recast: Gain even more attack speed, and the next two attacks call lightning to strike the target.

WIron Mantle

Udyr gains a shield and his next two attacks heal him. Recast: Gain an even bigger shield and heal based on max health over the next couple seconds.

EBlazing Stampede

Udyr gains movement speed and his first attack against each target will Stun them. Recast: Gain even more movement speed and immunity to immobilizing effects for a couple seconds.

RWingborne Storm

Udyr surrounds himself in a glacial storm, damaging and slowing nearby enemies. Recast: Empower and unleash the storm, causing it to track enemies and deal additional damage.

Frequently asked questions

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