Hello! I am sarkasm, a Kled one-trick playing on the OCE Server. I was ranked second Kled according to LeagueofGraphs. Don't worry, I know many of you are scepticle of the accuracy of the website. However, I sport a 70% winrate on Kled this season as shown on OP.GG with my highest rank being Plat 1. I would say with quite certainty that I know 99% of Kled interactions, matchups and gimmicks.

Recently, I have been playing mainly Kled ADC with an engage support, note how ALL my recent games of Kled have not been top.

The key to becoming good at any champion is knowing their damage.
Kled's duelling potential at level 3 if one of the strongest in the game
Over the hundreds of games I have played on Kled, I know that if I land all abilities (provided that I am running the runes I provided above) I will take out 50% of any champions health (given they have no shields), In the case that they are an ADC, you can take out about 75% of their hp (with Ignite). However, this is an extremely general estimation and you, the player should learn Kled's damage.

SKAARL IS A SHIELD

- It is perfectly fine for Kled to auto trade with some champions as Skaarl can easily be retrieved. Therefore, try to use your level one health potion after you dismount and lose HP so you are not pushed out of lane.
- People always underestimate the power of Kled when dismounted, abuse this (but dont get cocky)
- When you dismount, you usually don't want to just run as the enemy most likely just used up all their abilities to get you off Skaarl, autoattack them a few times and finish with a Pocket Pistol to restore your courage.
- If neccessary, save the active component of Titanic Hydra for when you dismount, allowing you to get an autoattack reset, this will greatly improve your chances of remounting.
-Kled's dismount will 'cancel' cc (If a Lee Sin Dragon's Rage you when Skaarl is very low, you will not get knocked back. Sometimes I will intentionally walk into Veigar's Event Horizon because after you fall off Skaarl you are free to move.)
- If you want to turn any ganks (determined by the enemy laner and jungler), Skaarl is the key, you MUST play around your minion wave, Violent Tendencies and the enemy cooldowns.
- You can dive extremely easily, don't be afraid to tower dive a 50% HP Riven who just used her whole kit!

Note for tower dives:
- If you are going to tower dive, ensure you have enough damage to kill them before you dismount
- In the case where the opponent survives a tower dive, if possible, don't use attack the enemy and reaggro the tower, just walk away and poke with Pocket Pistol

- When duelling, try to use your Beartrap on a Rope as you dismount, so you Crowd Control them, giving you an opportunity to get a free auto attack off for Skaarl!

- Gives true sight to champions such as Wukong in his Warrior Trickster

- This ability can pull people towards Kled even if they are in:
Playful / Trickster
Sanguine Pool
Shadow Step


- This ability can stay attached to a target and deal damage through:
Devour
Rappel
Alpha Strike
Featherstorm
Hextech Ultimatum

- This ability knocks Kled backwards, meaning it can be used to "cancel" cc, Eg. If a Rek'Sai knocks you up just as you use Pocket Pistol, you will be launched backwards instead of upwards, helping you both increase your distance and gain courage.
- Use it to jump over walls
- It has an extremely low cooldown (with both charges), you can use it as soon as you dismount and three seconds after.
- Walk towards minions to bait opponent to fight you, use Pocket Pistol as they walk up to both disengage and restore courage.

- Try to save Violent Tendencies for when you dismount if Skaarl only has 50 HP remaining, this might be the little play that gets you back on him.
- Do not instantly level this ability when you hit level two, farm normally and level as you decide to fight the opposing laner, this guarantees that Violent Tendencies is not on cooldown.
- The last hit does massive %HP damage. In most scenarios, with Titanic Hydra active, you can take out 50% of a squishy targets HP.
- If the opposing laner possesses Blinding Dart, Counter Strike or any Autoattack negating abilities, wait for the dodge effect to finish before attacking the opponent.

- Jousting Should Always be used in conjunction with your Beartrap on a Rope
- It can be used a second time over dead targets
- The second part of Jousting is extremely buggy when it comes to following champions over walls, 75% of the time you just run into the wall.
- Use it to dodge abilities (Duh)
- Gives true sight to champions such as Wukong in his Warrior Trickster

- Cancel Crowd Control effects
- Cancel abilities
- Use it to follow up on flashes
- Can be used to go over walls if an enemy is present
- Great for escaping!
- Gives you a shield (More important than it seems)
- Ignores Bard's Tempered Fate

What does Riven do?

- Has no form of resources other than Cooldowns
- Cooldowns early on are extremely long at 10 seconds average for all three abilities.
- Good poking and disengaging
- Has good burst
- Third activation of Broken Wings can jump over walls
- Blade of the Exile gives her Bonus AD, Range and Windslash is an execute.
- Standard poke involve using first activation of Broken Wings, followed by an autoattack, Valor and Ki Burst.
- All-in with three abilities does around half a targets HP
- Empowered autos from Runic Blade
- Fully dependant on physical damage
- She is more effective in teamfights than Kled late game
- She can easily duel Kled late game
- She has one of the strongest powerspikes at level 3 and 6 in the game

Therefore, We have to try to snowball the lane before level 6 and look to invalidate Riven and use Chaaaaaaaarge!!! to roam around the map and gank other lanes and aim to end the game before Kled falls off.

How do we Beat Her?

- Start Doran's Blade
- Try to gain a level advantage by slow pushing the wave then duel her (SKIP TO THE NEXT SECTION IF YOU FAILED TO GAIN AN ADVANTAGE), I would land a Beartrap on a Rope as she tries to farm and level my Violent Tendencies as I begin to fight her. (This should take her to about 50% HP) and leave you still mounted.
- After the trade, attempt to push in the second wave, so that the third wave will bounce back to the centre of the lane. Ward after this is accomplished.
- Try to obtain Level 3 first and all-in him, Kled should be able to KILL her if he lands everything. This kill should allow the Kled to win the lane due to the snowbally nature of Riven, you should be able to win ANY trade with an item advantage.
-Try to drop her to 30% and wait patiently for her to use her abilities on the wave, with Broken Wings being the sign to go in as without it, she is a sitting duck. Land all your abilities and she will die.
- After killing her twice, her level 6 power spike with Blade of the Exile will not be enough to win the fight. Use Chaaaaaaaarge!!! to cancel her third Broken Wings cast or to chase her over a wall

I Didn't Manage to gain an Early Advantage

- Don't worry, Riven's level 1 is extremely strong as she gets to cast it three times with one being a knockup and also gaining three stacks of Runic Blade. Furthermore, she could fast combo (depends on skill level of Riven) to output the damage even faster.
- Do not fight her if she has a level advantage
- If you are equally levelled, you have the choice of fighting her, Kled's Beartrap on a Rope and Violent Tendencies will outrade Riven's full combo, regardless of whether she took Ki Burst or Valor. After both of you burn your combo, give chase and autoattack her, your abilities come up sooner and you output enough damage to kill her should she decide to autotrade. However, in the case she does not die, this will usually leave you dismounted (Skip to start of next section to see what to do)
- After remounting, Riven will be low enough to be towerdove, wait patiently for her to use her abilities on the wave, with Broken Wings being the sign to go in as without it, she is a sitting duck. Land all your abilities and she will die.
- Respect her level 6 if you haven't killed her multiple times, she has high damage, an execute and crowd control after she uses Blade of the Exile. Should she decide to fight and you are unable to escape, use Chaaaaaaaarge!!! to cancel her third Broken Wings cast or to chase her over a wall

What do I do If I Dismount?

- Play around your Violent Tendencies and Pocket Pistol
- Riven is capable of and will try to burst you if u get within melee range
- Safely restore courage off minions
- Bait her into using abilities or walking towards you by pretending to walk towards farm, use Pocket Pistol to gain distance and courage.
- She will most likely try to all in you at one point by using multiple of her Broken Wings casts and her Valor, this will leave her lacking the damage to burst you, use your Pocket Pistol as she uses the third cast of Broken Wings to cancel the knock up, gain distance and courage. She will now get depression as she slowly autoattacks you with no abilities and watches as Skaarl comes running back, allowing you to chase her with Jousting and Beartrap on a Rope even if her Broken Wings and Valor come off cooldown.

What does Darius do?

- His abilities basically use no mana
- He does more damage than you in extended trades due to Hemorrphage
- Apprehend Cooldown has a cooldown of around 20 seconds in the laning phase
- Crippling Strike is an auto-reset that has 4 second cooldown after it kills a minion
- Noxian Guillotine deals massive true damage based on Hemorrphage stacks
- Noxian Might gives him bonus AD in extended trades
- Decimate heals him and does more damage on the edge, however it has a long cast time
- Darius outscales you and hits a huge powerspike at level 6, try to kill him before he reaches this powerspike
- He is extremely prone to ganks, this combined with the fact that Kled is extremely stick and can tank towers early on further facilitates this.
- Rush Black Cleaver for CDR, extra slipperiness and burst. (Try to get an early Phage)

Therefore, We have to try to snowball the lane before level 6 and look to invalidate Darius and use Chaaaaaaaarge!!! to roam around the map and gank other lanes and aim to end the game before Kled falls off.

How do we Beat Him?

- Start Doran's Blade
- Try to gain a level advantage by slow pushing (SKIP TO THE NEXT SECTION IF THIS FAILS) the wave then duel him, I would land a Beartrap on a Rope as he tries to farm and level my Violent Tendencies as I begin to fight him. (Due to how tanky Kled is at level one I usually don't worry about minion damage unless there is a huge wave) Depending on how the trade goes:
- He hasn't hit level 2 - Keep Auto trading with him, remember that Skaarl is like a shield, he can easily be retrieved with a few autos and Pocket Pistol
- He hits level 2 - Proc your Press the Attack and use the whole of Violent Tendencies and depending on his HP, either retreat or continue auto trade.
- After the trade, attempt to push in the second wave, so that the third wave will bounce back to the centre of the lane. Ward after this is accomplished.
- (Depending on what abilities he has levelled.) If Darius misses/uses Decimate or Apprehend, you can easily outtrade him, pressure him off minions and if he chooses to engage, fight him.
- Try to obtain Level 3 first and all-in him, Kled should win this if he lands all abilities
- If he is below 30%, you can attempt a dive as you have sufficient damage to kill him, see if he uses any abilities to farm and engage accordingly, you need to land all your abilities and save the second portion of Jousting in case of a flash. (Don't forget you have Pocket Pistol after you dismount from dive.)
- After level 3, you have to outplay him by playing around his cooldowns, avoiding his Decimate and Apprehend.
- At level 6, pray that you are fed enough that you can stomp on him with item advantage. In the case that you are even, AVOID EXTENDED TRADES! His Noxian Guillotine will destroy a dismounted Kled. (Only fight if you know you have the damage to burst him before he can dunk.

I Didn't Manage to gain an Early Advantage

-If you see Darius hit level two before you, AVOID A FIGHT NO MATTER WHAT, if he manages to Apprehend you, you would most likely dismount Skaarl.
- Try to get your jungler to gank at level 3 and abuse Darius's lack of mobility. If he doesn't come, you have to outplay him by playing around his cooldowns, avoiding his Decimate and Apprehend.
- At level 6, pray that you are fed enough that you can stomp on him with item advantage. In the case that you are even, AVOID EXTENDED TRADES! His Noxian Guillotine will destroy a dismounted Kled. (Only fight if you know you have the damage to burst him before he can dunk.

What do I do If I Dismount?

- Play around your Violent Tendencies and Pocket Pistol
- If you dismount with multiple Hemorrphage stack's, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
- If you manage to get away safely, get courage off the minions when safe, if Darius walks towards you, try to land Pocket Pistol on him to regain more courage.
- After your courage bar is around 1/3 full, you have your Pocket Pistol and Violent Tendencies, you may play more aggressive and let him Apprehend you, avoid straight up using your, Pocket Pistol as it will push u away from him and into the Decimate, Use Violent Tendencies and finish off with a Pocket Pistol, getting you onto Skaarl where you can use Jousting and Beartrap on a Rope to finish him off if he is low.

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