Stop building Kled like a tank, please.

Latex Choker·8/20/2016, 9:20:19 PM·15 votes·9,771 views

This is just the rambling of soneone who's been playing Kled nonstop since his release, and I always cringe when I see other Kled's build cleaver into straight tank.

Just stop.

You aren't Garen, you aren't Darius.

You're Kled, and Kled LOVES AD, almost as much as he loves killing trespassers. All of your AD ratios are bonus AD, so if you're not building AD your damage goes nowhere.

And Kled's base damages sucks, so you best be building that AD. Your full kit with no bonus AD only deals 685 + 26% max HP. As physical damage. Which means your average ADC is reducing that shit by 40%. You NEED AD.

Now that doesn't mean build full glass, but the nature of your passive means you can get away with building a tank item until your third or fourth slot. My preferred build (for Top lane)

Death's Dance > Phantom Dancer > Cleaver > Maw > Randuin's/Spirit Visage

Go cleaver first if youre up agaibst a true tank like naut or shen, but Kled does terrible things to those guys anyway so it doesnt really matter.

Keystone is a tossup between thunderlord's and fervor. Kled has great burst but fervor helps in extended fights and makes you a threat even when dismounted.

That's basically the end of my rant/advice on building Kled, so hopefully I will see less feeding Kled that aren't myself trying a whacky build. (Don't try cinderhulk tank jungle Kled, just don't)

65 Comments

ForeverLaxx8/21/2016, 1:35:38 AM7 votes

Oh boy, another "I've played insert new champion nonstop" player. Can't wait to see this copy-paste "I know everything" diatribe.

Keepe8/21/2016, 12:25:19 AM4 votes

I look over the comments and I see a lot of fighting going on. -Yawn-

Kled is Kled. Build him however the fudge you want. If you're going tanky Kled, you're going to shine far better in team fights than in solo lane. Experiment. Have fun with him. HELL, Build AP Kled if you're bored. WON'T END WELL, but still.

SwiftKitten888/21/2016, 12:10:53 AM3 votes

not to mention he has the highest bae HP and HP scaling of any champ in the game.. with a whopping 600+ more max hp than the next closest lvl 18 champ (with no items)

you don't NEED to ever build HP, he get approximately 1600 gold worth of free hp over the 2nd high champ in the game

SoundChaosDebug8/20/2016, 9:26:19 PM2 votes

I enjoy him tank

crippler388/21/2016, 3:10:56 AM2 votes

I dunno I've seen kleds with titanic hydra, cleaver, and some ad oneshot people without ult.

You sure he's not any good as a juggernaut build? or is it just good with those 2 items?

Blåbæret8/20/2016, 9:23:09 PM2 votes

Kled was made to be a tank.

Lord Galvatron8/21/2016, 1:25:03 AM2 votes

They want people to build him tank so they won't have to nerf him into the ground when the community realizes that he has a 300% AD Ratio and AD scaling %Health ability.

TheSlogs8/21/2016, 1:40:09 AM2 votes

You have to hit them up with that item 3071 item 3142 item 3147 item 3812 item 3033 item 3006 . Might as well go all the way ham.

lolipopevelynn8/21/2016, 3:52:11 AM1 votes

he is a fighter, he benfits from BOTH tank and damage items but horrible if you go full into either one. full damage and he gets blown up instantly and full tank and he is completely useless.

DemoGuide8/20/2016, 9:30:08 PM1 votes

i actually still want to try full tank kled build. But i always stumble upon my uselessness in early/midgame, and build some ad, and go weird fighter build.

TheHurricaneGamr8/21/2016, 12:33:42 AM1 votes

I like building 1.5-3 damage items and 3-4.5 defensive items depending on how I am doing. If you are extremely behind, cleaver into tank is probably your best bet. As one of my friends said once "Why build damage if you're not going to do any?"

Ionian8/21/2016, 1:00:29 AM1 votes

All of Poppy's ratios are bonus AD yet you still go tank.

Meep Man8/21/2016, 1:13:53 AM1 votes

item 3158 item 3812 item 3022 item 3142 item 3083 item 3026

My build for the dynamic duo. Bruiser Build because he is a Bruiser.

Subject 58/21/2016, 1:36:55 AM1 votes

As far as I am aware, he can be built Cleaver and then into a tank- and still have enough damage to solo kill most top laners that did not build glass cannon. He needs nerfs, like, yesterday.

JustARivenMain8/21/2016, 2:09:01 AM1 votes

I go Black cleaver > Rav > DD > Tank items.

Ok sure but why8/20/2016, 9:22:28 PM1 votes

i go item 3153 item 3006 item 1419 item 3742 item 3156 item 3022

and grasp seems to help him a lot tbh