Bruiser
Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's Hurricane is an AoE DPS accelerator for ADCs that can punish multiple targets at once and profit from compact fights.
The item becomes strong when the enemy team gives you multiple bodies in range during the same combat window. Its value is not just faster waveclear: it turns on-hit or high-attack-speed carries into much harder threats to manage once frontline and backline stay connected.
It is a very rewarding mid-game buy on ADCs that already play around multiplying autos and on-hit effects. It becomes far less interesting when the game is all about hitting one isolated target, when you still lack baseline safety, or when your champion prefers a more single-target power curve.
Strategic summary
Runaan's Hurricane is an AoE DPS accelerator for ADCs that can punish multiple targets at once and profit from compact fights.
Meta snapshot
Special family
Spread Dps
Buy when
- Fights often keep multiple enemies inside your effective range.
- Your champion strongly benefits from attack speed and effects applied to multiple targets.
- You want to accelerate front-to-back fights and objective or wave cleanup.
Avoid when
- The game is mostly played through single-target picks or very spaced-out trades.
- You still need range, lifesteal, or a real safety net first.
- Your champion converts a single-target burst or pure crit slot better.