Champions tagged with Difficult to Master share a similar playstyle.
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Best Difficult to Master Champions – Recommended Picks by Role
Akali
MID
#1
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Hextech Gunblade
Increases Attack Damage and Ability Power, activate to slow a target
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Void Staff
Increases magic damage
Lich Bane
Grants a bonus to next attack after spell cast
Runes
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Ultimate Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Second Wind
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Ambessa
TOP
#2
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Eclipse
Spear of Shojin
Reduce damage taken from champions by a flat amount. Attack while near multiple enemy champions to increase this amount for a short time.
Death's Dance
Endless Hunger
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Activate to greatly increase Move Speed
Runes
Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Shield Bash
Whenever you gain a shield, your next basic attack against a champion deals bonus adaptive damage.
Second Wind
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Magical Footwear
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.
Biscuit Delivery
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
Anivia
MID
#3
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
E ➜ Q ➜ W
Items
Tear of the Goddess
Increases maximum Mana as Mana is spent
Rod of Ages
Seraph's Embrace
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Banshee's Veil
Periodically blocks enemy abilities
Runes
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Cheap Shot
Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Relentless Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS.
Presence of Mind
Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.
Coup de Grace
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Aphelios
CARRY
#4
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Gain a brief Shield.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Hexoptics C44
Infinity Edge
Massively enhances critical strikes
Lord Dominik's Regards
Overcomes enemies with high health and armor
Immortal Shieldbow
Bloodthirster
Grants Attack Damage, Life Steal and Life Steal now overheals
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Runes
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.
Cash Back
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
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.
Azir
MID
#5
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
W ➜ Q ➜ E
Items
Nashor's Tooth
Increases Attack Speed, Ability Power, and Cooldown Reduction
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Void Staff
Increases magic damage
Lich Bane
Grants a bonus to next attack after spell cast
Runes
Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Presence of Mind
Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Cut Down
Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.
Manaflow Band
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Gathering Storm
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.
Bard
SUPPORT
#6
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Dead Man's Plate
Build momentum as you move around then smash into enemies.
Bandlepipes
Locket of the Iron Solari
Activate to shield nearby allies from damage
Redemption
Activate to heal allies and damage enemies in an area
Shurelya's Battlesong
Activate to speed up nearby allies.
Knight's Vow
Partner with an ally to protect each other
Runes
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Cheap Shot
Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.
Deep Ward
Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep, gaining Health and Duration.Level 9: Wards in the river are also Deep.
Treasure Hunter
Unique takedowns grant additional gold the first time they are collected.
Magical Footwear
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.
Jack Of All Trades
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.
Bel'veth
JUNGLE
#7
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Smite
Deals true damage to a monster or minion.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Kraken Slayer
Stridebreaker
Death's Dance
Wit's End
Resist magic damage and claw your way back to life.
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Runes
Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Coup de Grace
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Magical Footwear
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.
Cosmic Insight
+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste
Cassiopeia
MID
#8
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
E ➜ Q ➜ W
Items
Tear of the Goddess
Increases maximum Mana as Mana is spent
Rod of Ages
Seraph's Embrace
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Cosmic Drive
Massive amounts of Cooldown Reduction
Runes
Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Transcendence
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Scorch
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Presence of Mind
Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.
Coup de Grace
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
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