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Twitch
the Plague Rat

Twitch

Passive · Deadly Venom

Twitch's attacks apply stacks of poison that deal true damage over time.

DamageDurabilityMagicDifficultyMobilityCC
Champion profile (Riot)
  • Damage9
  • Durability2
  • Magic3
  • Difficulty6
  • Mobility8
  • CC3
Counters by laneEach lane has counters + tips
Top

How to play as Twitch

Top: hold CS, run TP or Ghost depending on the matchup.

How to beat Twitch

Top: punish wave-states and ward river/jungle to dodge ganks.

Strong against

No data yet

Weak against

No data yet

Jungle
Primary

How to play as Twitch

Jungle: track Scuttle, gank weak lanes, scale to objectives.

How to beat Twitch

Jungle: ward objectives, never walk blind into brush.

Mid

How to play as Twitch

Mid: shove wave fast and roam to side lanes.

How to beat Twitch

Mid: watch for roams and save Flash for the next gank.

Strong against

No data yet

Weak against

No data yet

ADC
Primary

How to play as Twitch

ADC: kite the frontline, hit the closest tank then the carries.

How to beat Twitch

ADC: stay behind minions and focus the enemy ADC in fights.

Support

How to play as Twitch

Support: keep vision + peel for ADC, build Locket of the Iron Solari + Knight's Vow.

How to beat Twitch

Support: dodge hooks/engages, buy Mikael's into heavy CC.

Strong against

No data yet

Weak against

No data yet

Abilities

Deadly Venom

PC
Passive

Innate: Twitch's basic attacks on-hit apply a stack of Deadly Venom for 6 seconds, refreshing on subsequent applications and stacking up to 6 times.

Deadly Venom: For each stack, the target is dealtfor a maximum ofThis effect is considered a poison.

Numbers (latest)
Damage per stack
1/2/3/4/5 (1/4/7/10/13 level) + 2.5% Ability Power

Ambush

PC
Q

Active: After a 1-second delay, Twitch becomes camouflage for a duration. Attacking or casting Venom Cask or Contaminate ends Ambush immediately.

During this time, Twitch gains 10% bonus movement speed, increased to 30% while facing enemy champions within a 1000-unit radius who cannot see him.

Upon breaking stealth, Twitch gains bonus attack speed for 5 seconds.

Cooldown16

Venom Cask

PC
W

Active: Twitch hurls a cask of venom that explodes at the target location, applying Deadly Venom to enemies hit and granting sight of the area.

The area then becomes contaminated for 3 seconds, applying a Deadly Venom stack each second to enemies within and slow them.

Cooldown13 to 9

Contaminate

PC
E

Active: Twitch sends out a lethal toxin to each nearby enemy afflicted by Deadly Venom, dealing them physical damage.

Contaminate deals additional physical damage and 30% AP magic damage for each stack of Deadly Venom on the target.

A nearby enemy with Deadly Venom is required to cast this ability. The target does not have to be sight to be targeted by this ability.

Numbers (latest)
Damage of each Deadly Venom stack
20/25/30/35 + 33% bonus Attack Damage + 20% Ability Power
Damage ratio to monsters
80%
Base Damage
25/35/45/55
Damage per stack of Deadly Venom
15/20/25/30 + 30% Bonus Attack Damage + 18% Ability Power
Cooldown12 to 8

Spray and Pray

PC
Ultimate

Active: Twitch gains bonus attack damage and 300 bonus attack range for 6 seconds, during which his basic attack are replaced by bolts that travel slightly further than his attack range in a straight line, dealing damage to every enemy unit hit.

The bolts deal % of the attack's damage, apply on-hit effects at 100% effectiveness, and can critically strike.

Numbers (latest)
Ballistic speed
6000
Bonus Attack Damage gained
20/35/50
Subsequent Targets Damage reduction
15%
Damage reduction Limit
40%
Cooldown90Range1100
Balance history4 patches
7.1b1 changes
  • Deadly Venom · Attack Speed at maximum speed: 10/15/20/25/30%30/35/40/45/50%
5.1a6 changes
  • Base Stats · Armor per level: 43.5
  • Base Stats · Growth magic resistance: 10.5
  • CONTAMINATE · Base Damage: 30/40/50/6025/35/45/55
  • CONTAMINATE · Damage per stack of Deadly Venom: 20/25/30/35 + 33% Bonus Attack Damage + 20% Ability Power15/20/25/30 + 30% Bonus Attack Damage + 18% Ability Power
  • SPRAY AND PRAY · Subsequent Targets Damage reduction: 10%15%
  • SPRAY AND PRAY · Damage reduction Limit: 60%40%
5.0a3 changes
  • Base Stats · Base Attack Damage: 5854
  • Base Stats · Attack Damage per level: 4.53.5
  • SPRAY AND PRAY · Bonus Attack Damage gained: 25/40/5520/35/50
4.4a4 changes
  • DEADLY VENOM · Damage per stack: 1/2/3/4/5 (1/4/7/10/13 level) + 3.5% Ability Power1/2/3/4/5 (1/4/7/10/13 level) + 2.5% Ability Power
  • CONTAMINATE · Damage of each Deadly Venom stack: 20/25/30/35 + 37% bonus Attack Damage + 30% Ability Power20/25/30/35 + 33% bonus Attack Damage + 20% Ability Power
  • CONTAMINATE · Damage ratio to monsters: 130%80%
  • SPRAY AND PRAY · Ballistic speed: 40006000