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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026

Singed Counters, Build and Runes — Top Lane and Mid · Patch 26.20

the Mad Chemist

Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (2,404 games).

Singed, the Mad Chemist, leaves a Poison Trail behind him and flings enemies over his shoulder with Fling. Master+ played him Top mostly and Mid sometimes, on Deathfire Touch, with Liandry's Torment into Rylai's Crystal Scepter the build bought most. Teemo, Gangplank and Darius beat him most often. Yone and Jax were pairs he did better against. Fiora, Jayce and Nasus were about even.

TankMage

Patch 26.18 · Top · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 2,404 games · Preview sample

Role snapshot (Top)

BTier
Win Rate
49.5%
Pick Rate
3.7%
Ban Rate
2.5%

2,404

Games

High

Confidence

Win rate by lane

  • Top50.6% · 1,789 games
  • Mid47.2% · 379 games · small sample

Most common path

137 games

53.3%Win Rate

Start
FlashGhost

Highest win rate path

33 games

69.7%Win Rate

Start
FlashGhost

Other first item

70 games

52.9%Win Rate

Start
FlashIgnite

Runes

Patch 26.18

This exact page: taken in 16.5% of games·50.4% win rate over 397 games.

Primary

Sorcery

Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.

Celerity

All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Scorch

Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.

Secondary

Precision

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Last Stand

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Shards

  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health

Other keystones taken

  • Conqueror12.9% taken · 47.6% win309 games
  • Unsealed Spellbook11.9% taken · 53.3% win285 games
  • Stormraider's Surge3.1% taken · 43.2% win74 games

Tree pairs

  • Sorcery + Precision29.4% taken · 49.4% win707 games
  • Sorcery + Resolve17.8% taken · 48.6% win428 games
  • Sorcery + Domination16.1% taken · 53.4% win386 games

Skill Order

Which ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Singed's most common path.

Q

Poison Trail

Leaves a trail of poison behind Singed, dealing damage to enemies caught in the path.

Cooldown 0s · 13 Mana
W

Mega Adhesive

Throws a vial of mega adhesive on the ground, slowing and grounding enemies who walk on it.

Cooldown 17/16/15/14/13s · 60/70/80/90/100 Mana
E

Fling

Damages target enemy unit and flings them into the air behind Singed.

Cooldown 10/9.5/9/8.5/8s · 60/70/80/90/100 Mana
R

Insanity Potion

Singed drinks a potent brew of chemicals, granting him increased combat stats, and making his Poison Trail apply Grievous Wounds.

Cooldown 100s · 100 Mana

Max Order

QEW

Max Q first, then E, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).

Level-up Order

  • Q
  • W
  • E
  • R
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QPoison TrailQQQQQ
WMega AdhesiveWWWWW
EFlingEEEEE
RInsanity PotionRRR

Matchup map (Top)

How Singed performs against enemy top laners

Levels 1 – 18 · Master+40%60%Singed's win rate
≥ 60%Very favorable
55 – 60%Favorable
50 – 55%Even
45 – 50%Unfavorable
40 – 45%Hard
< 40%Very hard

Conditional build matrix

Recommended items by enemy team composition

Master+ · Patch 26.18
Mythic / CoreFirst major item
Core 2Second item
Core 3Third item
BootsBoot slot
SituationalPick as needed

Scaling — minute 10–30

SingedTop average

Gold

102030

Damage to champions

102030

CS

102030

Counter plan — how to beat Singed

  • Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks

  • Dodge the primary — its rotation is one skillshot; sidestep it and the rest is chip

  • Punish the cooldown — Singed 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 5/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average

Ability details

  • P

    Noxious Slipstream

    Singed drafts off nearby champions, gaining a burst of Move Speed when passing them.

    Passive — never cast

  • Q

    Poison Trail

    Leaves a trail of poison behind Singed, dealing damage to enemies caught in the path.

    Cost 13 ManaCooldown 0sRange 20

  • W

    Mega Adhesive

    Throws a vial of mega adhesive on the ground, slowing and grounding enemies who walk on it.

    Cost 60/70/80/90/100 ManaCooldown 17/16/15/14/13sRange 1000

  • E

    Fling

    Damages target enemy unit and flings them into the air behind Singed. If the target Singed flings lands in his Mega Adhesive, they are also rooted.

    Cost 60/70/80/90/100 ManaCooldown 10/9.5/9/8.5/8sRange 125

  • R

    Insanity Potion

    Singed drinks a potent brew of chemicals, granting him increased combat stats, and making his Poison Trail apply Grievous Wounds.

    Cost 100 ManaCooldown 100sRange 20

Singed balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Singed in 6 patches. The latest is patch 26.7, published 2026-03-31.

  1. Patch 26.72026-03-31

    RInsanity Potion

    • Bonus Stats25 / 60 / 95to25 / 55 / 85
    Why, in Riot's words

    Singed has been a big winner this season with free teleport, experience, Protoplasm, homeguards, weaker grubs…the list is almost as long as the number of ingredients in his Insanity Potion! Instead of making his early game even more vulnerable, we want to make Singed a bit more reliant on his own accumulated gold rather than his experience and free stats, especially now that he's also doing a better job tanking damage.

  2. Patch 25.172025-08-26

    QPoison Trail

    • Duration2.2sto2s
    • Max damage ticks per application9to8
    Why, in Riot's words

    Singed underwent several changes last patch that made red side Singed deal his first tick of damage instantly instead of 0.25s late and made blue side Singed refresh his poison much more reliably. The net result of these changes is that in almost all cases, Singed players are dealing substantially more damage in almost all contexts. We're making some under the hood changes to poison duration in order to make the average Poison Trail closer to before, but without the substantial red-blue differences.

  3. Patch 25.162025-08-12

    QPoison Trail

    • While on the Red side, Singed no longer deals delayed damage and/or less damage to champions.
    • Poison Refresh Rate0.5 secondsto0.25 seconds
    Why, in Riot's words

    Similar to Rumble, we’ve fixed the bug that caused Singed to do delayed/less damage when on red side. While we were at it, we also increased the debuff refresh rate, making it deal more damage on average, as it’s more likely that Singed will refresh the poison duration on his opponents.

  4. Patch 25.082025-04-15

    PNoxious Slipstream

    • Per-target Cooldown10to8
    Why, in Riot's words

    Last patch's changes were directionally positive, but ended up being slightly more power down than intended. Reverting the passive cooldown change as it's the more fun thing for Singed players to have access to.

  5. Patch 25.072025-04-01

    PNoxus Slipstream

    • Per-Target Cooldown8to10

    QPoison Trail

    • Damage per Second20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+ 40% AP)to20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+ 42.5% AP)

    RInsanity Potion

    • Bonus Stats30 / 65 / 100to25 / 60 / 95
    Why, in Riot's words

    Singed has received a number of changes alongside his recent minion execute, and we believe that the version of Singed with more power budget in Poison Trail damage is better for the game, so we're bringing that back in exchange for some power elsewhere.

  6. Patch 25.062025-03-18

    Base Stats

    • Base Attack Speed0.625to0.7 (Note: This is equivalent to gaining 12% AS at level 1.)
    • Health Growth99to96

    QPoison Trail

    • Respect the Dibs: If a minion would die to another minion while affected by Poison Trail, Singed gets the kill credit instead

    EFling

    • Damage50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 (+ 6 / 6.5 / 7 / 7.5 / 8% of target's maximum health) (+ 60% AP)to50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 (+ 6 / 6.5 / 7 / 7.5 / 8% of target's maximum health) (+ 55% AP)
    Why, in Riot's words

    Singed has historically struggled to farm against not only another champion in his lane, but also against his own allied minions. With the recent increases to minion damage, this has only become more punishing, and we've determined that there is too much variance in last hitting in lanes against factors outside of the Singed player's control for it to be worth preserving this skill test for Singed. As such, we're slightly nerfing Singed's scaling and then making it much more feasible for him to last hit minions in lane, taking away some power Singed was getting for free before and giving players gold instead to allow them to buy whatever stats and effects they'd want instead.

Singed skins (13)

Riot's data lists 13 looks for Singed with their own art, the base skin included and 16 chroma variants.

ARAM performance

EstimateB
Win Rate
50.1%
▲ 0.5%
Pick Rate
7.0%
▼ 0.7%
Ban Rate
0.7%
▼ 0.3%
Damage dealt
97.0%
Damage taken
102.5%
Healing
110.5%
Shielding
95.0%
Ability Haste
+6

Best ARAM build

Patch timeline

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.

  1. 26.1949.5% over 616 games · small sample0.0
  2. 26.1849.6% over 1,337 games+0.1
  3. 26.1749.0% over 441 games · small sample—

Singed's base stats against all 173 champions

  • Singed's base attack speed of 0.7 is the 9th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 1 other).
StatSingedRankMedian
Base health650=26th620
Health per level96=148th104
Base armor34=45th30
Armor per level4.2=122nd4.6
Base magic resist32=32nd32
Magic resist per level2.05=4th1.55
Base attack damage63=41st59
Base attack speed0.7=9th0.656
Attack speed per level1.9%140th2.5%
Move speed345=9th335
Attack range125=129th175

Singed at level 1 and level 18

  • Singed reaches 2282 health at level 18 — 650 at level 1 plus 17 × 96, the 31st-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
  • Singed reaches 1095 mana at level 18 — 330 at level 1 plus 17 × 45, the 67th-highest of 145 mana users on patch 26.20.
  • Singed reaches 105.4 armor at level 18 — 34 at level 1 plus 17 × 4.2, the 75th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 2.
  • Singed reaches 66.85 magic resist at level 18 — 32 at level 1 plus 17 × 2.05, the 5th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 69.
StatLevel 1Per levelLevel 18Rank at 18
Health650+962282143rd of 173
Mana330+45109567th of 145
Armor34+4.2105.4=97th of 173
Magic resist32+2.0566.85=5th of 173

Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.

Riot's tips for Singed

Playing Singed

  • Poison Trail is very effective at farming and harassing, allowing Singed to dominate the flow of whatever lane he's in.
  • Use Insanity Potion to trick your opponents into chasing you through your Poison Trail.
  • Flinging enemies into your tower can deal heavy amounts of damage to them.

Playing against Singed

  • Keep your distance to avoid being Flung back into Singed's allies.
  • Singed needs to run close to your team to be effective. Try to take advantage of this by using crowd control effects on him while attacking his allies.
  • Be careful when chasing Singed. He's very difficult to bring down, and can leave his Poison Trail to damage you in your pursuit.

Quick answers about Singed

How does Singed do against Teemo?
Singed won 32.3% of 31 counted Master+ games against Teemo. Teemo is one of the opponents that beat Singed. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Singed do against Gangplank?
Singed won 40.3% of 67 counted Master+ games against Gangplank. Gangplank is one of the opponents that beat Singed. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Singed do against Darius?
Singed won 43.5% of 46 counted Master+ games against Darius. Darius is one of the opponents that beat Singed. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Singed do against Kennen?
Singed won 36.4% of 33 counted Master+ games against Kennen. Kennen is one of the opponents that beat Singed. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Singed do against Yone?
Singed won 61.5% of 78 counted Master+ games against Yone. It is a matchup Singed wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Singed do against Jax?
Singed won 62.2% of 37 counted Master+ games against Jax. It is a matchup Singed wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Singed do against Fiora?
Singed won 52.3% of 65 counted Master+ games against Fiora. It is close to even. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Singed do against Nasus?
Singed won 50.0% of 58 counted Master+ games against Nasus. It is close to even. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
What class is Singed?
Riot classes Singed as Tank and Mage. This site files the champion under Top.
How hard is Singed to play?
Riot rates Singed's difficulty 5 out of 10.
What resource does Singed use?
Singed's abilities spend Mana.
What is Singed's attack range?
125 units — the lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 44 others).
What are Singed's abilities?
Passive — Noxious Slipstream, Q — Poison Trail, W — Mega Adhesive, E — Fling and R — Insanity Potion.
How many skins does Singed have?
Riot's data lists 13 skins with their own art, the base look included, plus 16 chroma variants.
How much health does Singed have at level 18?
2282 — 650 at level 1 plus 17 × 96 per level, Riot's own values, before items and runes.
What is Singed's ultimate cooldown?
Insanity Potion (R): 100 seconds by rank, before ability haste, in Riot's Data Dragon 16.20.1.
When did Riot last change Singed?
Patch 26.7, published 31 March 2026 — the latest of 6 patches that change Singed in Riot's notes from 25.S1.1 to 26.20.

Singed at a glance

Singed, the Mad Chemist, is a Tank and Mage champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 5/10 for difficulty, 4/10 for attack, 8/10 for defense and 7/10 for magic. Singed spends Mana and has 13 skins with their own art. Singed's base attack speed of 0.7 is the 9th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 1 other).

Attack4/10
Defense8/10
Magic7/10
Difficulty5/10

Singed's story

Singed is a brilliant alchemist of dubious morality, whose experiments would turn the stomach of even the most cutthroat criminal. Selling his skills to the highest bidder, he cares little for how his noxious concoctions are used, with the ensuing chaos an experiment in itself. His most infamous work is “shimmer”, which enabled the chembarons to turn Zaun into their personal playground—but fueled by madness, Singed is always working on something new, with each endeavor more depraved than the last...
— Riot Games, Data Dragon 16.20.1. League of Legends Universe

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Methodology

Data window
Preview sample — a one-time snapshot of 65,406 ranked games (Master+, EUW/KR/NA, patch 26.18), counted by GamGem while our Riot production key is under review. Figures will update daily once it is approved. Counted 26–27 Sept 2026; patches 26.18 (35,477) · 26.19 (18,580) · 26.17 (11,048) · 26.16 (293) · 26.15 (8); by server EUW 22,382 · KR 21,922 · NA 21,065 · EUNE 20 · TR 17. 642 games without a result — remakes ended by vote in their first minutes, and games recorded with no winner — were not counted.
Rank aggregation
Master, Grandmaster and Challenger, pooled — the three ladders the count read its players from. Splitting further leaves samples too small to separate a real effect from noise.
Role assignment
A champion is filed under every lane that holds at least a tenth of its counted games — the position the match itself reports, not the champion’s class. Its headline win rate is across all of them; each lane’s own win rate and games are counted too, and a lane’s tier list ranks by them.
Counters
The two champions in the same position on opposite teams, over that pairing’s own counted games — ranked on the edge pulled toward zero by its sample size, printed raw.
Minimum sample
None — no figure is hidden for being thin. Every rate prints its games, and the confidence band is its 95% margin: Very High within ±1.5 points, High ±2.5, Moderate ±3.1 (1,000 games), Low wider.
Why a build is not a cause
An item is counted when the match ENDS with it, so late items show long games and an item bought when already ahead shows games that were being won. Correlation is what a rate can show; it is not evidence that buying the item caused the win.
Where the numbers come from
Names, classes, abilities, items and runes are Riot Data Dragon. Win, pick and ban rates, builds, keystones, spells and matchups are counted by GamGem from Riot's ranked match records. An estimate, not a count: this panel is not in the preview sample, and is labelled so.

Singed on video

Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 24 September 2011.

15 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.

It plays in YouTube’s own player once you press play. Nothing is downloaded or re-hosted here, and nothing loads from YouTube until then.