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September 2026 · Patch 7.2d
Marksman · Dragon Lane

Twitch Wild Rift — Tier, Stats & Overview

Twitch is a stealth hypercarry ADC in the Dragon Lane who uses invisibility to engage from surprise and applies deadly stacking poison to multiple targets.

Best build Infinity Edge Runaan's Hurricane Lord Dominik's Regards The Collector Blade of the Ruined King Full build →

★ Dragon Lane Tier B September 2026 · Patch 7.2d marksmanstealthpoison
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UTIL
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DIFF
Win 47.3% #80 · ↑1pt
Pick 3.1% #19
Ban 0.2% #129

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Win Rate (30d) 47.32%+0.56 pts
Pick Rate 3.10%
Ban Rate 0.15%
47.5%48.0%7.2c7.2d08/0823/0807/09

Twitch's win rate has climbed +0.56 pts over the last 30 days, now at 47.32%. See the full Wild Rift meta trends for more biggest movers.

§ 01 — Editorial brief

Twitch ADC keeps a very specific place in the current solo queue environment: he is not the safest marksman in lane, but he can quickly turn a messy game into constant pressure.

By Updated 8 Sept 2026 Patch 7.2d

Twitch is a stealth hypercarry ADC in the Dragon Lane who uses invisibility to engage from surprise and applies deadly stacking poison to multiple targets. His Deadly Venom poisons enemies on contact, and his ultimate grants massive range with piercing shots that pass through entire enemy lines. He thrives in ambushes and teamfights where his bullets shred grouped compositions. In Wild Rift, Twitch is a late-game carry who creates constant vision terror and can annihilate clustered teams with a single ultimate sweep.

Twitch excels in compositions offering maximum peel that allow him to stay alive during his clean-up phase. He benefits from supports who can protect him during stealthy approaches. Protect-the-carry or late game compositions get the maximum from his potential.

Twitch is heavily countered by dense vision and stealth detection items that nullify his ambushes. Burst or instant CC compositions neutralize him before he places zone damage. His weak early game is his primary vulnerability window.

With Twitch, approach stealthily from angles where enemies aren't watching and activate your venom before triggering your ultimate. Your maximum range during ultimate should be exploited to hit targets normally out of reach. Avoid early fights — wait for your first item.

§ 06 — The matchup wall · ADCTwitch Wild Rift ADC counters and synergies

Hard Unfav. Skill Fav. Synergy

Build enginePatch 7.2d build — computed

  1. Core 01 Infinity Edge Infinity Edge
  2. Core 02 Runaan's Hurricane Runaan's Hurricane
  3. Core 03 Lord Dominik's Regards Lord Dominik's Regards
  4. Core 04 The Collector The Collector
  5. Core 05 Blade of the Ruined King Blade of the Ruined King
  6. Boots Berserker's Greaves Berserker's Greaves
Full variants, runes & power spikes

§ 02 — Strengths & weaknesses Twitch Wild Rift strengths and weaknesses

↑ Strengths
  • He punishes poorly protected objective rotations very well: an invisible Twitch arriving from the side can turn simple river control into a double kill.
  • His Blade of the Ruined King spike gives him stable DPS and chase, making his stealth openings much less dependent on instant burst.
  • Runaan greatly increases his value when enemies group up, because he spreads poison pressure across several targets while his ultimate cuts through the line.
  • He is highly rewarding in games where enemy supports use their engage too early: once those controls are gone, Twitch can reveal himself with far less risk.
↓ Weaknesses
  • Avoid Twitch if the enemy team has several direct engage tools that can lock you down the moment you leave stealth, especially if your support cannot absorb the opening.
  • Avoid him if your composition has no champion able to start or hold a fight while you search for your ultimate angle.
  • Avoid him into drafts that can invade, control vision and force you to farm under pressure before your first item.
  • Avoid Twitch if your team already lacks early tempo: he can scale very hard, but he does not always save a bot lane that gets crushed before his items.
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§ 03 — Game planTwitch Wild Rift game plan: early, mid and late game

I Early

Farm safe, prepare flank angles via Q and lay…

Lvl. 1 → 6

Farm safe, prepare flank angles via Q and lay down vision.

II Mid

Pick at the fog, play the lenses around your R…

Lvl. 7 → 11

Pick at the fog, play the lenses around your R timers.

III Late

Teamfight in line behind your forehead: R to hit…

Lvl. 12+

Teamfight in line behind your forehead: R to hit multiple targets and E to execute.

§ 07b — Advanced MechanicsTwitch: combos & tips Wild Rift

Standard combo from stealth
1 Q Q
2 AA
3 W W
4 AA
5 AA
6 E E

Come out of stealth with the bonus AS, slow enemies with ability 2 to prevent them from escaping, stack poison with auto-attacks, and use Contaminate to finish off the stacks

Teamfight AoE combo
1 Q Q
2 W W
3 R R
4 AA
5 AA
6 AA
7 E E

Come out of stealth for the attack speed, slow grouped enemies, activate the ultimate for range and AoE penetration, spam auto-attacks, trigger Contaminate on all poisoned enemies simultaneously

Isolated kill combo
1 Q Q
2 AA
3 W W
4 AA
5 AA
6 E E

Isolate a target, stack the poison quickly, finish them off with the ultimate

Mechanical Tips

  • Ambush (1) AS bonus: Coming out of stealth grants a large temporary AS bonus — ALWAYS initiate engagements from stealth to maximise initial DPS
  • Deadly Venom (passive): each auto-attack applies 1 stack of poison (max 6) — stacks increase the damage of Contaminate (3); in teamfights, maximise stacks on multiple targets before casting level 3
  • Contaminate (3) radius: the ability explodes, hitting ALL enemies within a radius around each target with poison stacks — in a dense teamfight, a single Contaminate can hit the entire enemy team
  • Spray and Pray (Ult): massively increases range and allows auto-attacks to pass through multiple targets in a straight line — position yourself so that the line passes through as many enemies as possible at the same time

Common Mistakes

  • Contaminate (3) with few stacks: triggering level 3 with only 1–2 stacks wastes its potential — wait for at least 4–5 stacks for maximum burst damage
  • Spray and Pray without positioning: the ultimate is strongest in a straight line through multiple targets — don’t activate it if enemies are scattered; look for a line of engagement
  • Using Ambush solely to escape: offensive stealth is Twitch’s main strength — wasting it defensively when the bonus attack speed would have been more effective

Notable Interactions

  • Twitch can use Ambush (1) mid-fight to reload and reposition — stealth during combat is brief but sufficient to change position
  • With Runaan’s Hurricane, auto-attacks bounce during ‘Spray and Pray’, stacking poison on multiple targets — absolute AoE
  • Twitch is countered by Control Wards and vision wards — in ranked games, an enemy who places a pink ward in his roaming area completely neutralises his assassination potential
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§ 08 — DialoguesTwitch Wild Rift FAQ

Q.01 Is Twitch a good blind pick ADC? +

Twitch can be blind picked, but only if your team can compensate for his fragile early game and offer at least some protection. The issue is not simply surviving lane: it is avoiding forced front-to-back fights where your stealth loses value. If the enemy team can lock your Q reveal with Leona, Nautilus, Vi or Rengar, the blind pick becomes much less reliable. He is better when you know your support can help you reach your first item and your draft can hold the fight while you look for the angle.

Q.02 When should Twitch use his ultimate in teamfights? +

Twitch should use his ultimate when the firing line can truly hit several targets or threaten a priority target without exposing him instantly. The bad habit is activating it as soon as an enemy appears. The better habit is waiting until the first crowd controls are gone, enemies group up, or an enemy carry is stuck in a predictable path. His ultimate is not just a damage button: it is the tool that turns his hidden positioning into team-wide pressure.

Q.03 Should Twitch always flank with stealth? +

No. A flank is strong only if it improves your angle without cutting you off from your team. Many Twitch players die because they confuse stealth with invincibility: they appear behind the enemy, but too far from peel, without Quicksilver available or without vision of the enemy jungler. Sometimes the best use of Q is simply to reposition slightly beside your frontline, wait for the engage to happen, then fire from a much safer ultimate line.

Q.04 Why does Twitch become much stronger with Runaan? +

Runaan changes how Twitch impacts a fight. Before this item, he can already kill a badly positioned target, but he depends more on a clear angle and precise focus. With Runaan, his attacks apply more pressure across several champions, his poison stacks become harder to ignore, and his E can convert targets that were not necessarily his first focus. This makes his objective fights much more dangerous, especially when enemies group in a corridor.

Data — Stats per levelTwitch Wild Rift base stats per level (1-15)

Movement speed 340Attack range 575Bonus attack speed / lvl +3.2%
Show stats per level
LvlHPADArmorMRManaHP regenRes. regen
1630544032340814
275858.544333908.615
38866348344409.216
41,01467.552354909.817
51,14272563654010.418
61,27076.560375901119
71,39881643864011.620
81,52685.5683969012.221
91,65490724074012.822
101,78294.5764179013.423
111,9109980428401424
122,038103.5844389014.625
132,166108884494015.226
142,294112.5924599015.827
152,42211796461,04016.428

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