Twitch Champion Build Guide | Best Runes, Items and Matchups

Twitch Champion Build Guide | Best Runes, Items and Matchups

By Marcus Chen

March 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM

Twitch is a late-game hypercarry ADC with a current win rate of 53.8% across 12,440 matches. Here's the optimal build and strategy guide:

Core Build:

  • First Item: Yun Tal Wildarrows
  • Boots: Berserker's Greaves
  • Core Items: Infinity Edge, Runaan's Hurricane, Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster

Runes:

  • Primary: Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down
  • Secondary: Axiom Arcanist, Gathering Storm
  • Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health

Skill Order: E > Q > W

Summoner Spells:

  • Flash
  • Barrier

Strong Against:

  • Sivir (54.6% WR)
  • Jhin (53.6% WR)
  • Aphelios (53.2% WR)
  • Varus (53.2% WR)

Weak Against:

  • Yasuo (39.3% WR)
  • Seraphine (44.5% WR)
  • Nilah (45.0% WR)
  • Tristana (47.3% WR)

Best Supports:

  • Taric (54.1% WR)
  • Pantheon (53.9% WR)
  • Lulu (53.5% WR)
  • Braum (52.9% WR)

Key Tips:

  • Play safe early game until first item power spike
  • Focus on extended trades to maximize poison passive
  • Position carefully to hit multiple targets with ultimate
  • Maximize stealth usage for surprise engages

Alternative Build: Start with The Collector instead of Yun Tal Wildarrows if ahead early. Consider Guardian Angel as a defensive option against high-threat compositions.

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