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Urgot Counters, Build and Runes — Top Lane Matchups · Patch 26.20

the Dreadnought

Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (2,110 games).

Urgot, the Dreadnought, hurls champions behind him with Disdain and can execute a weakened target dragged in by Fear Beyond Death. Nearly every counted Master+ Urgot ran Press the Attack and built AD, Black Cleaver into Sterak's Gage. Renekton, K'Sante and Sion beat him most often. Against Darius and Garen he was favored.

FighterTank

Patch 26.18 · Top · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 2,110 games · Preview sample

League of LegendsPatch 26.18TopRanked Solo/DuoMaster+EUW · KR · NA2,110 gamesPreview sample

Role snapshot (Top)

ATier

Win Rate: 50.9%
Pick Rate: 3.2%
Ban Rate: 1.1%

2,110

Games

High

Confidence

Most common path

202 games

55.0%Win Rate

Start

Flash

Ignite

Highest win rate path

101 games

61.4%Win Rate

Start

Flash

Ignite

Runes

Patch 26.18

This exact page: taken in 14.1% of games·52.0% win rate over 298 games.

Primary

Precision

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.

Triumph

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

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Cut Down

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Secondary

Inspiration

Triple Tonic

Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice. Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force. Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.

Approach Velocity

Bonus MS towards nearby enemy champions that are movement impaired, increased for enemy champions that you impair.

Shards

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health Scaling

Other keystones taken

Stormraider's Surge4.0% taken · 51.8% win85 games
Fleet Footwork3.6% taken · 46.7% win75 games
Arcane Comet2.0% taken · 45.2% win42 games

Tree pairs

Precision + Inspiration66.2% taken · 51.3% win1,397 games
Precision + Resolve23.8% taken · 49.6% win502 games
Sorcery + Inspiration3.8% taken · 48.1% win81 games

Skill Order

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

Corrosive Charge

Fires an explosive charge at the target location, dealing physical damage and slowing enemies caught in the explosion.

Cooldown 10/9.5/9/8.5/8s · 70 Mana

Purge

Urgot slows himself while he unloads his weapon on nearby enemies.

Cooldown 12/9/6/3/0s · 40/30/20/10/0 Mana

Disdain

Urgot charges in a direction, shielding himself and trampling non-champion enemies.

Cooldown 16/15.5/15/14.5/14s · 60/70/80/90/100 Mana

Fear Beyond Death

Urgot fires a chem-drill that impales the first enemy champion hit.

Cooldown 100/85/70s · 100 Mana

Max Order

WQE

Max W first, then Q, then E. Take R whenever available (6 / 12 / 16).

Level-up Order

QCorrosive Charge
WPurge
EDisdain
RFear Beyond Death

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QCorrosive Charge			Q	Q	Q						Q		Q
WPurge		W					W	W	W	W
EDisdain	E													E	E		E	E
RFear Beyond Death						R						R				R

Matchup map (Top)

How Urgot performs against enemy top laners

Levels 1 – 18 · Master+40%60%Urgot'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

UrgotTop average

Gold

102030

Damage to champions

102030

Counter plan — how to beat Urgot

Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives
Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks
Punish the cooldown — Urgot 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 8/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average

Ability details

P
Echoing Flames
Urgot's basic attacks and Purge periodically trigger blasts of flame from his legs, dealing physical damage.
Passive — never cast
Q
Corrosive Charge
Fires an explosive charge at the target location, dealing physical damage and slowing enemies caught in the explosion.
Cost 70 ManaCooldown 10/9.5/9/8.5/8sRange 800
W
Purge
Urgot slows himself while he unloads his weapon on nearby enemies. Prioritizes enemy champions Urgot has recently struck with other abilities and triggers Echoing Flames.
Cost 40/30/20/10/0 ManaCooldown 12/9/6/3/0sRange 490
E
Disdain
Urgot charges in a direction, shielding himself and trampling non-champion enemies. If he catches an enemy champion, he will stop and hurl them out of his way.
Cost 60/70/80/90/100 ManaCooldown 16/15.5/15/14.5/14sRange 475
R
Fear Beyond Death
Urgot fires a chem-drill that impales the first enemy champion hit. If that champion falls below a health threshold, Urgot judges them weak and can execute them.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 100/85/70sRange 2500

Urgot balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change nothing about Urgot.

Urgot skins (9)

Riot's data lists 9 looks for Urgot with their own art, the base skin included and 41 chroma variants.

ARAM performance

EstimateB

Win Rate: 49.4%; ▲ 1.0%
Pick Rate: 7.2%; ▲ 4.6%
Ban Rate: 0.5%; ▼ 0.2%

Damage dealt: 107.0%
Damage taken: 97.0%
Healing: 106.3%
Shielding: 108.2%
Ability Haste: +20

Best ARAM build

Patch timeline

Riot’s notes

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.

26.1949.4% over 644 games · small sample-0.4
26.1850.9% over 1,106 games-0.6
26.1754.1% over 351 games · small sample—

Urgot's base stats against all 173 champions

Urgot's attack speed per level of 3.75% is the 8th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.

Stat	Urgot	Rank	Median
Base health	655	=18th	620
Health per level	102	=107th	104
Base armor	36	=20th	30
Armor per level	5	=18th	4.6
Base magic resist	32	=32nd	32
Magic resist per level	2.05	=4th	1.55
Base attack damage	63	=41st	59
Base attack speed	0.625	=117th	0.656
Attack speed per level	3.75%	8th	2.5%
Move speed	330	=117th	335
Attack range	350	81st	175

Urgot at level 1 and level 18

Urgot reaches 2389 health at level 18 — 655 at level 1 plus 17 × 102, the 83rd-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
Urgot reaches 1105 mana at level 18 — 340 at level 1 plus 17 × 45, the 60th-highest of 145 mana users on patch 26.20, shared with 4.
Urgot reaches 121 armor at level 18 — 36 at level 1 plus 17 × 5, the 17th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 1.
Urgot 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.

Stat	Level 1	Per level	Level 18	Rank at 18
Health	655	+102	2389	91st of 173
Mana	340	+45	1105	=60th of 145
Armor	36	+5	121	=17th of 173
Magic resist	32	+2.05	66.85	=5th of 173

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

Riot's tips for Urgot

Playing Urgot

Pay attention to your individual leg's cooldowns, as they make for a signficiant portion of your damage
Land Corrosive Charge or Disdain to lock on to target's with Purge - a great way to trigger multiple legs in rapid succession.
Save Fear Beyond Death for opponents you know are already too weak to survive. It's especially good for picking off fleeing foes.

Playing against Urgot

Urgot relies heavily on blasting opponents with his legs, which have their own cooldowns and only detonate when he attacks in the direction they are facing. Avoid getting hit by multiple.
Urgot can deal and absorb tremendous amounts of damage with Purge, but slows himself while firing.
If you are struck by Fear Beyond Death, do your best to avoid falling below the execution threshold (25% of your Maximum Health) until the effect times out.

Quick answers about Urgot

How does Urgot do against Renekton?: Urgot won 36.0% of 50 counted Master+ games against Renekton. Renekton is one of the opponents that beat Urgot. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Urgot do against K'Sante?: Urgot won 37.7% of 69 counted Master+ games against K'Sante. K'Sante is one of the opponents that beat Urgot. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Urgot do against Sion?: Urgot won 31.7% of 41 counted Master+ games against Sion. Sion is one of the opponents that beat Urgot. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Urgot do against Ornn?: Urgot won 38.6% of 44 counted Master+ games against Ornn. Ornn is one of the opponents that beat Urgot. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Urgot do against Jax?: Urgot won 42.6% of 54 counted Master+ games against Jax. Jax is one of the opponents that beat Urgot. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Urgot do against Darius?: Urgot won 56.4% of 55 counted Master+ games against Darius. It is a matchup Urgot wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Urgot do against Garen?: Urgot won 54.8% of 31 counted Master+ games against Garen. It is a matchup Urgot wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Urgot do against Malphite?: Urgot won 66.7% of 36 counted Master+ games against Malphite. It is a matchup Urgot wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
What class is Urgot?: Riot classes Urgot as Fighter and Tank. This site files the champion under Top.
How hard is Urgot to play?: Riot rates Urgot's difficulty 8 out of 10.
What resource does Urgot use?: Urgot's abilities spend Mana.
What is Urgot's attack range?: 350 units — the 81st-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
What are Urgot's abilities?: Passive — Echoing Flames, Q — Corrosive Charge, W — Purge, E — Disdain and R — Fear Beyond Death.
How many skins does Urgot have?: Riot's data lists 9 skins with their own art, the base look included, plus 41 chroma variants.
How much health does Urgot have at level 18?: 2389 — 655 at level 1 plus 17 × 102 per level, Riot's own values, before items and runes.
What is Urgot's ultimate cooldown?: Fear Beyond Death (R): 100/85/70 seconds by rank, before ability haste, in Riot's Data Dragon 16.20.1.

Urgot at a glance

Urgot, the Dreadnought, is a Fighter and Tank champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 8/10 for difficulty, 8/10 for attack, 5/10 for defense and 3/10 for magic. Urgot spends Mana and has 9 skins with their own art. Urgot's attack speed per level of 3.75% is the 8th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.

Attack8/10
Defense5/10
Magic3/10
Difficulty8/10

Urgot's story

Once a powerful Noxian headsman, Urgot was betrayed by the empire for which he had killed so many. Bound in iron chains, he was forced to learn the true meaning of strength in the Dredge—a prison mine deep beneath Zaun. Emerging in a disaster that spread chaos throughout the city, he now casts an imposing shadow over its criminal underworld. Raising his victims on the very chains that once enslaved him, he will purge his new home of the unworthy, making it a crucible of pain.

— 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.