Kled is a champion exclusively played in the top lane. He excels in dueling and single handedly taking down multiple enemies. He is distinguished by his passive which gives him a split health bar that makes him difficult to kill. To be as effective as possible with Kled, today we are gonna go over the best possible build for this champion!
Best Kled Items
Profane Hydra
The best first item for Kled is most definitely Profane Hydra. It will give us a great boost of lethality that few enemies can counter in the early game. Additionally, it will also give us a tool that will be useful for the remainder of the game, the cleave passive. The passive will create an AOE shockwave that will target multiple units at once. The shockwave will be key for split pushing, and shoving our lane when necessary.
Voltaic Cyclosword
Our second item pick will also be a lethality one. Voltaic Cyclosword has a passive which speeds up the stacking of our energized attacks when we use a dash. It also has a passive which gives us the ability to have energized attacks, and it makes the attacks slow the enemies. All that considered makes this item pretty strong for chasing down the enemies, and preventing their escapes.
Serylda’s Grudge
The third item we will build is Serylda’s Grudge, it will be another tool for shredding armor and slowing enemies. Unlike the lethality items, Serylda will give us armor penetration, which is a much more consistent source of armor shredding for the late game.
Sterak’s Gage
After getting all the damage in order, we can add a little sustain to our build. The perfect item for this mission will be the Sterak’s Gage. It will give us a great shield when we are below 30% HP threshold which will synergize quite nicely with Kled’s split HP bar passive. The item is great for team fighting occasions.
Sundered Sky
For our final pick, we can take the Sundered Sky. It will be nice to make us even more tankier, and it is super helpful due to its passive ability damage. The passive will periodically double the base damage of our auto-attacks, which will be helpful for clearing enemies faster.
Boots
The best boots choice for Kled are the defensive boots, either Plated Steelcaps or Mercury Treads. We will want to take Plated Steelcaps vs ranged auto-attacking champions such as Vayne, Gnar, and other unfortunate top lane matchups. When the enemies have too much CC, we can be comfortable with Treads purchase.
Runes for Kled
- Conqueror
- Triumph
- Legend: Alacrity
- Last Stand
- Sudden Impact
- Eyeball Collection
The best keystone choice for Kled is Conqueror, it will serve us well with all the damage and healing it provides. We will take another healing rune, Triumph, which will help us recover HP after successful fights. Next up will be Alacrity, the rune will be significant in increasing our attack speed, as we will not be building any attack speed items.
We will also take Last Stand to increase our damage when we are low on HP, and Sudden Impact for increasing our damage after casting our dash. Finally, we will take the Eyeball Collection which is the best rune from its branch, as it will grant us a lot of free damage through the game.
Final Thoughts
Kled is a powerful bruiser with a unique identity. The best way to build him is by mixing some early damage with a few bruiser/sustain items in the late game. With this build we will want to focus on split pushing, and we will be joining team fights when possible