How to beat Twitch

Common role: ADC

The best counter to Twitch in Bot is Master Yi: 62.4% win rate over 35 ranked games on patch 26.17.

A stealth hypercarry who flanks from the fog and melts whole teams.

What makes Twitch dangerous

Twitch stealths (Q) to reposition and flank, stacks poison that spreads and explodes (W/E), and his ultimate turns his autos into piercing bolts that hit every enemy in a line. From stealth in a teamfight, he can delete your entire backline in seconds.

How to play against Twitch

• 1Buy control wards and sweep — vision denies his stealth flanks entirely.
• 2Watch for his stealth timer and stay grouped so he can't catch you alone.
• 3Punish his weak early game; before items he is a fragile lane.
• 4His E poison detonation ramps with stacks — don't let him free-farm autos on you.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Very squishy — dies instantly to any lock-down.
• ✓Stealth is countered hard by control wards and sweepers.
• ✓Weak early game before his items come online.
• ✓Immobile in his ult stance — CC him and he's done.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Twitch's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Deadly Venom

  Twitch's basic attacks infect the target %i:OnHit% On-Hit, dealing true damage each second.

  Strong: his autos stack poison that ticks for heavy damage over time. Weak: don't let him free-auto you in lane; the stacks are the threat.

• Q
  Ambush

  Twitch becomes Camouflaged for a short duration and gains Move Speed. When leaving Camouflage, Twitch gains Attack Speed for a short duration.When an enemy champion with Deadly Venom dies, Ambush's cooldown is reset.

  Strong: goes stealth to reposition and flank your backline. Weak: control wards and sweepers reveal him — vision kills his ambush.

• W
  Venom Cask

  Twitch hurls a cask of venom that explodes in an area, slowing targets and applying deadly venom to the target.

  Strong: an AoE poison that slows and adds stacks for his detonation. Weak: a lobbed skillshot — step out of the puddle to avoid it.

• E
  Contaminate

  Twitch wreaks further havoc on poisoned enemies with a blast of his vile diseases.

  Strong: detonates all poison stacks for burst and reveals stealthed enemies. Weak: on cooldown he loses his execute — trade in that window.

• R
  Spray and Pray

  Twitch unleashes the full power of his crossbow, shooting bolts over a great distance that pierce all enemies caught in their path.

  Strong: turns his autos into piercing bolts that hit everyone in a line. Weak: he's immobile while firing — CC or focus him and he folds.

Itemization

Control wards and sweepers are the hard counter to his stealth. Hard engage and lock-down delete him; group so he can't flank a lone carry.

This guide covers Twitch's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.