on-hit Patch 7.0d
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Champion examples
Kaisa Vayne Ashe

Precision

Guinsoo's Rageblade

Guinsoo's Rageblade becomes strong as soon as an on-hit carry has enough time to play through several attack cycles without being removed from the fight.

The item does not forgive drafts where you hit too little or too late. But on profiles that scale through stacking, repeated procs, and long fights, it turns one clean firing window into overwhelming DPS.

It performs best in comps that protect an on-hit marksman or bruiser, wear down the frontline, and want to win on the second phase of the fight.

Cost: 3100Category: DamagePatch: 7.0dTiming: Mid Game · Late Game
on-hitattack-speedhybridramp-upanti-frontline
Buy when Your champion lives off attack speed, on-hit procs, and long fights.
Avoid when Your access to fights is poor and your carry cannot stay in range long enough.
Signature On Hit Hybrid

Strategic summary

Guinsoo's Rageblade becomes strong as soon as an on-hit carry has enough time to play through several attack cycles without being removed from the fight.

Its real value comes from the combination of attack speed, regular hybrid damage, and power ramp in longer sequences. The item becomes especially strong when your champion does not depend on one explosive crit, but on a constant flow of hits applying passives, procs, on-hit effects, or repeated conversions. It is a continuous-pressure purchase, excellent for wearing down frontline, securing duels, and stabilizing extended teamfights.

Meta snapshot

Power windowMid Game · Late Game
Draft cueOn Hit Carry
Looking forOn Hit
On HitExtended SkirmishOn Hit CarryMid Game · Late Game

Stats

  • Attack Speed+30%
  • Move Speed+5%
  • Adaptive Attack Damage+25
  • Adaptive Ability Power+50

Buy when

  • Your champion lives off attack speed, on-hit procs, and long fights.
  • Your team gives him enough safety to play through several attack cycles.

Avoid when

  • Your access to fights is poor and your carry cannot stay in range long enough.
  • The game demands a more immediate spike than progressive ramping damage.

Champion examples

Kai'Sa

Kai’Sa converts attack speed, repeated hits, and hybrid damage extremely well, making Guinsoo an excellent multiplier for her sustained fight pressure.

Vayne

Vayne loves long sequences, constant DPS, and patterns where every extra attack directly improves her ability to kill resistant targets.

Ashe

Ashe benefits greatly from an item that reinforces her cadence, duel control, and damage stability in extended teamfights.

Comparisons
Guinsoo's Rageblade vs Infinity Edge

Infinity Edge pushes a more direct raw-crit plan with stronger frontal damage spikes. Guinsoo wins when the champion would rather convert high attack cadence into stable, hybrid, repeated pressure.

Guinsoo's Rageblade vs Blade of the Ruined King

BOTRK brings excellent health shred and immediate value into bruisers or tanks. Guinsoo becomes superior when your build already includes multiple on-hit levers or when attack frequency itself becomes your main multiplier.

Guinsoo's Rageblade vs Terminus

Terminus helps more with mixing penetration and offensive stats in longer fights. Guinsoo is more centered on pure cadence, repeated hits, and turning attack patterns into continuous threat.

Common mistakes
  • Buying it on a champion that lives neither through on-hit effects nor rapid repeated auto attacks.
  • Mistaking it for a simple crit item when its logic mostly revolves around conversion and sustained DPS.
  • Rushing it in a game where you first need a more utility-oriented or defensive purchase.
  • Underestimating that it gets better as sequences last longer and other on-hit effects support it.
  • Keeping it in a build where your champion actually needs a more explosive profile or better access to penetration.
Build contexts

On-hit carry core

Excellent as a second or third major item on champions that already have an initial attack-speed or on-hit lever to amplify.

Anti-frontline ramp

Very relevant when the game is decided through front-to-back fights where you need to gradually grind down the toughest targets.

Repeated-hit hybrid pattern

Strong on champions that mix physical damage, magic damage, attack passives, and very rapid sequences.

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Special family

On Hit Hybrid

FAQ

When should you buy Guinsoo’s Rageblade in Wild Rift?

When your champion strongly values attack speed, on-hit effects, and fights long enough to reward continuous ramp-up.

Is Guinsoo a standard crit item?

No. It redirects the crit plan toward an on-hit sustained-DPS profile, which makes it far more specialized than a standard crit slot.

Which champions use this item best?

Mostly on profiles like Kai’Sa, Vayne, Ashe, Master Yi, or Kog’Maw, which attack often and exploit repeated hits extremely well.