Champions whose abilities deal damage that ignores resistances.
Champions tagged with True Damage share a similar playstyle.
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Best True Damage Champions – Recommended Picks by Role
Ahri
MID
#1
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 ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Malignance
Partner with an ally to protect each other
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
Cosmic Drive
Massive amounts of Cooldown Reduction
Runes
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Taste of Blood
Heal when you damage an enemy champion.
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.
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%.
Aurelion Sol
MID
#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
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities slow enemies
Liandry's Torment
Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies
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
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.
Absolute Focus
While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.
Scorch
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Bone Plating
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.Duration: 1.5sCooldown: 55s
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Bel'veth
JUNGLE
#3
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
Camille
TOP
#4
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
Trinity Force
Tons of Damage
Ravenous Hydra
Melee attacks hit nearby enemies, dealing damage and restoring Health
Death's Dance
Sterak's Gage
Shields against large bursts of damage
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Sundered Sky
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.
Bone Plating
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.Duration: 1.5sCooldown: 55s
Unflinching
Gain Armor and Magic Resist when receiving crowd control.
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.
Cho'gath
TOP
#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
E ➜ Q ➜ W
Items
Hextech Rocketbelt
Activate to dash forward and unleash a fiery explosion
Riftmaker
Dead Man's Plate
Build momentum as you move around then smash into enemies.
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Randuin's Omen
Greatly increases defenses, activate to slow nearby enemies
Warmog's Armor
Grants massive Health and Health Regen
Runes
Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
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.
Ultimate Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Corki
CARRY
#6
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Gain a brief Shield.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Tear of the Goddess
Increases maximum Mana as Mana is spent
Trinity Force
Tons of Damage
Muramana
Infinity Edge
Massively enhances critical strikes
Lord Dominik's Regards
Overcomes enemies with high health and armor
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
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.
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.
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.
Darius
TOP
#7
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Activate to greatly increase Move Speed
Dead Man's Plate
Build momentum as you move around then smash into enemies.
Death's Dance
Force of Nature
Move Speed, Magic Resist, and max Health Regeneration
Sterak's Gage
Shields against large bursts of damage
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
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.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Draven
CARRY
#8
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Gain a brief Shield.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Hubris
Hexoptics C44
Infinity Edge
Massively enhances critical strikes
Lord Dominik's Regards
Overcomes enemies with high health and armor
Immortal Shieldbow
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
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.
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.
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