Direct-threat support build: Blitzcrank wins when his hook stays credible enough to disrupt enemy movement. The build therefore needs to give him speed, entry margin, and enough durability for the catch to truly pay off.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
10,300 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Protection build, prioritizes peel tools for your carry.
10,500 total cost +200gDefensive build against enemy dives/engages.
10,700 total cost +400g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Blitzcrank creates value by forcing enemy mistakes. His build must maximize hook opportunities while allowing him to survive the critical moment of entering the enemy team to convert the hook into a kill.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Hook, E uppercut and R silence chain-immobilize — the freeze zone seals the hooked target for your team.
Every landed hook heals your carry while they finish off the pulled target.
Reduces enemy punishment when he misses Q and remains exposed.
More HP to absorb damage as a tank engage.
Charged flash to hook from the angles impossible to avoid.
Bone Plating
Second Wind
Overgrowth
Perseverance
