Blade of the Ruined King is your essential first item, followed by Berserker's Greaves and Guinsoo's Rageblade for optimal damage output. Complete your build with Terminus, Jak'Sho The Protean, and Wit's End.

Summoner Spells: Flash + Barrier

Runes:

• Primary: Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand
• Secondary: Sudden Impact, Treasure Hunter
• Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health

Skill Order: E > Q > W

Core Tips:

• Use Ultimate (R) strategically for engages or saving allies
• Hold Rend (E) until exchange completion to maximize stacks
• Scout with Sentinel (W) for maximum vision coverage

Strong Against:

• Mel (56.3% WR)
• Zeri (52.4% WR)
• Varus (51.7% WR)

Weak Against:

• Swain (40.0% WR)
• Miss Fortune (42.0% WR)
• Smolder (42.3% WR)

Best Support Synergies:

• Senna (55.4% WR)
• Taric (52.5% WR)
• Thresh (51.6% WR)

Alternative Build (43.3% WR):

• Same items but with Press the Attack keystone

Off-Meta Build (58.3% WR):

• Start with Guinsoo's Rageblade
• Replace Wit's End with Runaan's Hurricane
• Use Coup de Grace instead of Last Stand

Situational Items: Adjust defensive stats based on enemy composition and consider matchup-specific armor or magic resist rune shards.

This build maintains a 51.5% win rate across 14,003 matches in Emerald+ ranking.

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