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the Cantankerous Cavalier
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (1,566 games).
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier, rides Skaarl until the lizard's health runs out and he is left fighting on foot, and Chaaaaaaaarge!!! sends the pair across the map. Counted Master+ Kleds were top laners on Conqueror, and the path they bought most and the one that won most both open on Titanic Hydra. Darius gave him the most trouble. He won more often against Renekton. Aatrox, Jax, Yone and Olaf were level with him.
Fighter
Patch 26.18 · Top · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 1,566 games · Preview sample
1,566
Games
High
Confidence
52.1%Win Rate
Flash
Ignite65.3%Win Rate
FlashIgnite59.3%Win Rate
Flash
Exhaust
This exact page: taken in 19.6% of games·59.6% win rate over 307 games.
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Your third attack against turrets deals bonus damage.
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Grasp of the Undying18.5% taken · 49.1% win289 games
Press the Attack2.7% taken · 60.5% win43 games
Lethal Tempo0.8% taken · 66.7% win12 gamesPrecision + Resolve56.6% taken · 53.6% win887 games
Precision + Inspiration18.6% taken · 50.9% win291 gamesResolve + Precision16.5% taken · 47.5% win259 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Kled's most common path.
QKled throws a bear trap that damages and hooks an enemy champion.
Cooldown 11/10/9/8/7s · No cost
WKled gains massive attack speed for four attacks.
Cooldown 13/12/11/10/9s · No cost
EKled dashes, dealing physical damage and gaining a short burst of speed.
Cooldown 13/12/11/10/9s · No cost
RKled and Skaarl charge to a location, leaving a speed-granting trail behind them and gaining a shield.
Cooldown 140/125/110s · No costMax Q first, then W, then E. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QBear Trap on a Rope | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WViolent Tendencies | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| EJousting | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RChaaaaaaaarge!!! | R | R | R |
How Kled performs against enemy top laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
KledTop average
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Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives
Punish the cooldown — Kled is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 7/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
Trade on your terms — take the fight where its damage lands on nobody
PSkaarl, the Cowardly Lizard
Kled rides his trusty steed, Skaarl, who takes damage for him. When Skaarl's health depletes, Kled dismounts.While dismounted, Kled's abilities change and he deals less damage to champions. Kled can restore Skaarl's courage by fighting enemies. At maximum courage, Kled remounts with a portion of Skaarl's health.
Passive — never cast
QBear Trap on a Rope
Kled throws a bear trap that damages and hooks an enemy champion. If shackled for a short duration, the target takes additional physical damage and is yanked toward Kled.When dismounted, this ability is replaced by Pocket Pistol, a ranged gun blast that knocks back Kled and restores courage.
No costCooldown 11/10/9/8/7sRange 800
WViolent Tendencies
Kled gains massive attack speed for four attacks. The fourth attack deals more damage.
No costCooldown 13/12/11/10/9sRange 0
EJousting
Kled dashes, dealing physical damage and gaining a short burst of speed. Kled can cast this ability again to dash back through his initial target, dealing the same damage.
No costCooldown 13/12/11/10/9sRange 550
RChaaaaaaaarge!!!
Kled and Skaarl charge to a location, leaving a speed-granting trail behind them and gaining a shield. Skaarl locks onto and rams the first enemy champion encountered.
No costCooldown 140/125/110sRange 3500/4000/4500
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Kled in 2 patches. The latest is patch 25.15, published 2025-07-29.
PSkaarl, the Cowardly Lizard
Kled's builds and overall shape landed extremely well after the .14 changes, but he's looking a little on the weak side. We’re giving him a bit more dismounted durability, especially in the very early parts of the game and much later on in teamfights, to ensure that he can actually remount in an appropriate amount of time.
PSkaarl, the Cowardly Lizard
Q (Mounted) - Bear Trap on a Rope
Q (Dismounted) - Pocket Pistol
WViolent Tendencies
EJousting
RChaaaaaaaarge!!!
Bugfixes
Kled has had a number of different builds over the course of his lifetime, but his current build has skewed too far towards pure damage, and his identity around remounting and fighting over longer periods of time isn't really there anymore. When Kled is building assassin items, his playstyle devolves into hitting a single spell on someone which leads to their death. On the other hand, Kled lacks the tools and defenses needed to succeed in larger scale teamfights or do anything relevant outside of getting a fast kill on a squishy target. We want to move Kled towards fighter itemization and reward him both for being durable and dealing damage because we believe it will make him a healthier champion that can interact with a wider variety of targets and doesn't have to kill his target in one rotation of his spells in order to be successful. To get into the changes, Kled will now be tankier in his dismounted form if he's building fighter items to making remounting more consistent, especially in larger fights, and his attacks while W is down will refund his W cooldown to ensure that there's a reason why Kled should always be fighting, even when he doesn't have his large attack speed steroid up (and the fact that he's a crazed Yordle looking for a fight). We're also addressing some of the more frustrating parts of Kled's kit like the delay on his remounting and his inability to hit champions that are directly inside of his model with his mounted and dismounted Q spells.
Riot's data lists 5 looks for Kled with their own art, the base skin included and 22 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Kled | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 410 | 173rd | 620 |
| Health per level | 84 | 171st | 104 |
| Base armor | 35 | =31st | 30 |
| Armor per level | 5.2 | =3rd | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 28 | =160th | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 2.05 | =4th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 65 | =21st | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.625 | =117th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 3.5% | =11th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 345 | =9th | 335 |
| Attack range | 125 | =129th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 410 | +84 | 1838 | 172nd of 173 |
| Armor | 35 | +5.2 | 123.4 | =8th of 173 |
| Magic resist | 28 | +2.05 | 62.85 | =78th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier, is a Fighter champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 7/10 for difficulty, 8/10 for attack, 2/10 for defense and 2/10 for magic. Kled casts every ability without a cost and has 5 skins with their own art. Kled's base health of 410 is the lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20. Kled's health per level of 84 is the 3rd-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
A warrior as fearless as he is ornery, the yordle Kled embodies the furious bravado of Noxus. He is an icon beloved by the empire's soldiers, distrusted by its officers, and loathed by the nobility. Many claim Kled has fought in every campaign the legions have waged, has “acquired” every military title, and has never once backed down from a fight. Though the truth of the matter is often questionable, one part of his legend is undeniable: Charging into battle on his un-trusty steed, Skaarl, Kled fights to protect what's his… and to take whatever he can get.
