Kiting is one of the most interesting mechanics in League of Legends. A good kiting champion is usually distinguished by the ability to reach high attack speed levels, as this is what creates the smooth gliding look when kiting. If you are looking to add some new great kiting champions for your loadout, here are some fabulous pick ideas!
Best Kiting Champions in League of Legends
Jinx
Jinx might be the best kiting champion in the game. She scales incredibly well with attack speed, and she is a great user of Lethal Tempo. Jinx also has a super strong passive that temporarily increases her attack and movement speed with each takedown. This makes her incredibly hard to stop and enables her to have the greatest “gliding” ability out of all other picks.
Now, Jinx’s kiting is not limited to her attack speed properties. She also has a kit that requires plenty of skill to pull off. The kit is composed of major abilities such as W, and E, which, when used correctly, are essential defensive tools. These tools are also a key part of kiting.
Cassiopeia
Since most kiting champions are ADC, I thought it would be fair to include an AP champion for the list as well. The things that facilitate Cassiopeia’s kiting are the movement speed granted from her Q and the low cooldown E. Kiting with Cassiopeia is quite enjoyable, however, it’s important to be mindful of landing Q’s. One missed Q is enough to completely mess up the flow of your combo.
Kog’Maw
Kog’Maw is a classic kiting champion. In fact, his whole kit revolves around kiting. His Q is used to lower the enemy resistances, his W grants him bonus attack speed, and his E will slow down the enemies. When equipped with the right on-hit items, Kog’Maw can literally melt enemies. For those enemies who dare escaping, Kog Maw has a long-range R that can execute them if they are sufficiently low on HP.
The greatest champion to play with Kog’Maw are enchanter supports. These picks can support him from all the incoming threats, and enable him to kite much more easily. They are also the most satisfying combination to run with Kog’maw, as they often-times increase attack speed by large margins as well.
Vayne
Vayne is definitely one of the more enjoyable kiting champions. Her ultimate allows her to disappear when tumbling around with Q, making Vayne exceptionally hard to hit. In each fight followed by her ultimate, Vayne can get stealthed multiple times. Each time Vayne escapes stealth, she can dish out massive amounts of damage to enemies. The best supports to facilitate kiting for Vayne are enchanters, but the champion also works really well with engage supports.
Ashe
Ashe is a unique kiting champion. She is distinguished by the slow she applies to enemies with her passive and abilities. Ashe is also particularly interesting due to her Q, which makes her auto-attacks do massive bursts of damage. Her natural slow coupled with her Q burst creates quite a nice synergy which allows us to melt enemies without letting them escape.
Final Thoughts
Kiting champions are some of the most interesting classes to play in League of Legends. They usually combine high rates of attacks (either basic attacks or abilities) with movement speed. This allows them to create really cool looking fighting animations that feel extremely rewarding. The picks outlined in this article are some of the greatest kiting champions, but by looking for the mentioned factors (attack speed, movement speed) you can figure out some more great kiting champs on your own!