How does one play Kled?

Ralanr··3 votes·7,141 views

I like Kled, but his incredibly aggressive playstyle is opposite of how I normally play (I'm more reactive than active I would say). Often times I'd just die or get too aggressive and somehow lose Skaarl to minion damage. Then when I'm off Skaarl, my opponent is never close enough for me to reliably gain courage or they come at me when I'm very low (not to mention I suck at aiming his pistol. I swear it should do more damage than it does).

I tend to run TLD for quick burst trades. Should I run fervor? Any tips to how I can play him in lane?

16 Comments

IronwallJackson3 votes

Go ham. That's basically it. Don't be afraid of dismounting and know that once you go in, you're fully committed to the engagement. You E+Q to force a fight with your lane opponent, use your entire W passive on them, and then reassess the situation after it's done.

You tend to be very powerful at earlier levels because of the sheer amount of health you bring to bear, which incidentally makes Grasp an attractive option.

When you inevitably dismount, look for an opportunity to go back in on your lane opponent, preferably when one of their abilities is down and your W is up. Your dismounted Q is best used to either harass your opponent at, back away from them when they try to go in, or simply popped at point blank range to regain the full courage.

Other things to note include that: Your farming is much, much stronger post-tiamat, so getting one early is a good thing. Putting early levels into W helps the tiamat farming and also allows for more frequent trades in lane. Fervor is the mastery for when you don't intend to back out after engaging, TLD is for when you don't want to fully commit against an opponent, and both Grasp and Warlord's serve the similar function of keeping you healthier. Your Q and W are pretty telegraphed, so Fiora messes you up with her W, Teemo blinds you through the duration of your W, and ranged top laners will give you a hard time.

Other than knowing when to engage and what you shouldn't be trying to fight in the first place, the most important thing is to remember that Kled's kit is made to get you into fights and keep you there. Don't go against that.

Kaioko2 votes

I wouldn't try to play something that is completely opposite to your playstyle. I'm not saying you can't learn but you're usually better off playing champions that are similar yet complement your weaknesses so that you can counter pick and give your team comp whatever it's missing.

Ralanr2 votes

I know, but Kled is just really fun.

Kaioko1 votes

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I know, but Kled is just really fun.

I guess really the main things I've seen that have separated an average Kled from a great Kled and have giving me trouble in top lane where I typically do well are the following:

1: Kled's level 2 after you learn Q and W is ridiculously strong - I honestly can't think of an actual champion that beats him at that level

2: While you're unmounted using hydra's active to reset your auto attack timer against a champion allows you to generate your courage back up extremely quickly.

I'm pretty sure Black Cleaver, Titanic Hydra and Frozen Mallet are pretty core on him. I guess you try the Ravenous Hydra and Triforce combo if you need more burst but I wouldn't recommend it. Also Fervor is just too good to pass up because your W gives you those 8 stacks so quickly.

That's all I've got. I'm not a Kled main at all though so take it with a grain of salt.

IronwallJackson1 votes

Mallet is a trap option on Kled. He has more than enough inherent health and stickiness, and his kit demands high amounts of AD to scale up.

Asayake 5150glow2 votes

Pistol is easy as fuck to aim, remember it goes through minions and you only need to clip them with it. It's fine the way it is - it has like a 5 second CD between casts, with 2 charges.

Ralanr1 votes

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Pistol is easy as fuck to aim, remember it goes through minions and you only need to clip them with it. It's fine the way it is - it has like a 5 second CD between casts, with 2 charges.

Wait...what?!

Asayake 5150glow2 votes

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Wait...what?!

Mmmmmmhmmm.

IronwallJackson1 votes

How had you never noticed that?

Ralanr1 votes

No! I assumed it was like Ashes arrows that get blocked! Or like Graves's autos!

I didn't know that it goes through minions!

IronwallJackson1 votes

Yeah bro, you Q through your minion wave to get the pellets on your opponent.

Ralanr1 votes

I R DUMB.

The Magyk1 votes

i tend to run fervor, he attacks alot so it stacks up quickly

legionnaire991 votes

Don't your 1st word said why you shouldn't

Penns1 votes

From what Ive heard Fervor is pretty broken on Kled.

Akenero1 votes

Just go ham as hell. Like, ham sandwich with bacon on the side with a pig staring you down ham.

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