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Kled Guide

Ability numbers checked on patch 26.21 · Strategy reviewed: October 2026

Kled splash art for this Kled guide

Kled plays the top lane as the Cantankerous Cavalier mounted-dismount bruiser on patch 26.22. Bear Trap on a Rope fires a hook that pulls Kled to the first enemy hit. Violent Tendencies empowers Kled’s next 4 basic autos for bonus damage and Attack Speed. Jousting dashes to a target enemy; recast dashes again in a chosen direction. Chaaaaaaaarge!!! fires a global dash across the map at a target direction, letting allies ride with Kled’s charge.

Kled’s Data Dragon file lists him under Fighter tag, 7 out of 10 difficulty rating, 125 melee auto range, and Courage as the pool. His Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard passive makes Kled dismount from Skaarl on taking damage (when Courage drops to 0); dismounted Kled is weaker, but Kled remounts Skaarl by filling Courage through farming or ability hits.

Abilities and role

Kled’s lane plan on patch 26.22 is the Top lane solo-queue mounted-dismount bruiser. The Chaaaaaaaarge!!! global cross-map ally charge covers committed teamfight engages from fog of war; his Bear Trap on a Rope hook plus Violent Tendencies auto chain punishes all-in enemy trades.

Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard (Passive)

Kled dismounts from Skaarl on taking damage (Courage drops to 0). Dismounted Kled is weaker, but Kled remounts Skaarl by filling Courage through farming or ability hits. For what it’s worth, Skaarl is Kled’s primary trading engine; a committed Skaarl dismount during an all-in flips the all-in-engage frame.

Bear Trap on a Rope (Q)

Kled fires a hook that pulls Kled to the first enemy hit. The hook latches onto the target (slows them for 4 seconds). 11 to 7 second cooldown, no mana (Courage-based). The Q is Kled’s primary engage; a committed Bear Trap on a Rope on the enemy top-laner during an all-in trade pulls Kled into the all-in Violent Tendencies auto chain.

Violent Tendencies (W)

Kled empowers his next 4 basic autos for bonus damage and Attack Speed. The 4th auto deals massive damage. 13 to 9 second cooldown, no mana. The W is Kled’s primary burst-trade button; a committed Violent Tendencies 4-auto chain lands massive 4th-auto burst on the enemy top-laner.

Jousting (E)

Kled dashes to a target enemy. Recast within 5 seconds dashes again in a chosen direction. 13 to 9 second cooldown, no mana. The E is Kled’s primary mobility button; a committed Jousting dash plus recast through enemies covers all-in-trade pathing.

Chaaaaaaaarge!!! (R)

Kled fires a global dash across the map at a target direction. Allies can ride with Kled’s charge; on arrival, Kled plus allies deal AoE damage and knock-back enemies. 140 to 110 second cooldown, no mana. The R is Kled’s primary cross-map teamfight engage; a committed Chaaaaaaaarge!!! from the top lane onto the dragon pit covers all-in cross-map engages faster than most top-laners.

Build and item spikes

Kled’s lane start pairs Doran’s Shield (vs ranged top) or Doran’s Blade (vs melee) with 2 Potions. First item is Black Cleaver for the Armor-shred stacking that compounds with Violent Tendencies auto chains.

Slot two picks Sterak’s Gage for the lifeline shield on low HP during committed dismount windows. Slot three flexes to Death’s Dance against AD-heavy enemy comps for the bleed-conversion, Guardian Angel as the second-life insurance against dive-heavy drafts, or Dead Man’s Plate for the sticky Movement Speed on all-in Jousting dashes. Full first-through-sixth-item path lives on our LoL items database.

How to play by game stage

Pre-6 Kled plays Violent Tendencies auto-trade on the enemy top-laner. Weave Bear Trap on a Rope committed engages during cannon-wave resets. First solo kill opens at level 6 with Chaaaaaaaarge!!! all-in charge-engage from fog of war plus Violent Tendencies 4-auto chain.

Mid game (7-13): R Chaaaaaaaarge!!! from the top lane onto the dragon pit ends 2v2 skirmishes with cross-map engages.

Late game (14+): Kled fights with the ally frontline. Chaaaaaaaarge!!! committed cross-map engages during all-in teamfights. A Sterak’s Gage fourth item lets Kled tank the follow-up frontline burst inside the all-in Skaarl remount window.

Who counters Kled

Kled’s weakness list on 26.22 picks out specific tops. Ranged top-laners who kite his 125 melee range during Bear Trap on a Rope cooldown (Teemo, Quinn, Gnar). Scaling top-laners who out-farm his early-game threat (Nasus, Kayle, Karthus). Hyper-mobile dash top-laners who dodge Jousting on cast (Fiora Riposte, Camille E, Jax Leap Strike).

  • Ranged tops: Teemo, Quinn, Gnar. Each kite Kled during Bear Trap on a Rope cooldown windows.
  • Scaling tops: Nasus, Kayle, Karthus. Each out-scale Kled past minute 25.
  • Mobile tops: Fiora, Camille, Jax. Each dodge Jousting on cast.

Deeper matchup notes with ability-level timings for every Kled opponent land on the Kled counters page.

ARAM notes

On Howling Abyss, Kled’s kit shifts (no cross-map Chaaaaaaaarge!!! roam). Black Cleaver opens for the Armor-shred stacking during committed Violent Tendencies auto chains across the bridge. Sterak’s Gage arrives second for the lifeline shield on low HP during all-in dismount windows. Death’s Dance lands third for the bleed-conversion during long bridge standoffs. R Chaaaaaaaarge!!! from the Nexus turret onto the bridge choke lands cross-bridge all-in engages for an all-in ally burst payoff.

Kled ARAM pairs well with sustained-damage ally ADCs (Jhin, Caitlyn, Ashe) that convert his committed Chaaaaaaaarge!!! cross-map engage into guaranteed kill chains. The Kled ARAM build page carries the full item path and matchup table.

Kled skins

Skins: 4 · Newest: Sir Kled (2026)

Theme-wise, the lineup includes Marauder, Count Kledula, Sir Kled, Kibble Head and multiple event drops. Three stand out for full VFX reworks on R Chaaaaaaaarge!!! animation.

  • Marauder Kled (975 RP): raider-barbarian theme with reworked war-paint Bear Trap on a Rope and tribal-R Chaaaaaaaarge!!!.
  • Count Kledula (1350 RP): Halloween-event theme with reworked bat-wing Jousting and vampire-R Chaaaaaaaarge!!!.
  • Sir Kled (520 RP): fantasy-knight theme with reworked armor Violent Tendencies and crown-R Chaaaaaaaarge!!!.

See All Kled skins and prices for the full catalogue with RP tags and release years.

FAQ

Is Kled easy to learn?

7/10 because of the dismount Health gating. Kled's horse Skaarl has separate HP from Kled — losing Skaarl drops Kled to melee-ranged-ADC form until he reaches a wave or jungle camp. New players dismount in enemy jungle (die); mains dismount next to a lane wave to instant-remount. His Q Beartrap is a hook — new players Q enemy minions (resetting the hook); mains Q the enemy ADC for a 1.5s drag.