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League of Legends: Best DPS Champions 2020The very best damage dealers in League of Legends.
The very best damage dealers in League of Legends.
When we’re talking about big damage dealers inLeague of Legends, we can fit them into two categories: burst damage dealers and sustain damage dealers. The latter group is the one we’re going to discuss in this guide.
These champions are naturally quite vulnerable, but build and buy items which’ll increase your damage output - not their health bars. This means they require knowledge of positioning and matchups, but once you’ve got hold of a few swords, you’ll be shredding enemies in no time.
You’ll find a large number of the champions below fulfil the ADC role, and this is because they’re simply those that deal the most damage. However, there are some exceptions.
So without further ado, here’s a list of the best DPS champions for a variety of skill levels.
Twitch
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The stealth effect from Ambush gives the combination a huge advantage, as Twitch can use that time while hidden to better set up his attack. You can also activate Spray and Pray while stealthed, meaning you can pull the trigger at the exact moment when you’re ready to unleash his damage.
Once you do, the damage is devastating. Breaking the stealth effect from Ambush immediately grants Twitch bonus attack speed, with each attack applying stacks of Deadly Venom to targets that deals true damage over time. You can even dish out a little bit more pain with Contaminate, which hits poisoned targets with a burst of additional damage depending on how many poison stacks they have on them.
It’s not always guaranteed to be quite so incredible as all spread through a full five-man team, but even if you hit just a few enemy champions with Spray and Pray alongside the attack speed buff of Ambush, there’s no denying just how much DPS Twitch can deal in a game.
Jinx
With the ability to switch between two different weapon types, Jinx has ways to focus on rapid sustain damage or more impactful area of effect damage with the press of a button. It’s the former that gives her potential to be one of the game’s best DPS champions.
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That’s not everything, though. Jinx can gain an even bigger bump to her attack speed thanks to her passive trait, Get Excited. This gives her another massive temporary increase to attack speed and movement if any champions, towers or inhibitors are killed or destroyed within three seconds of Jinx landing an attack on them. When pushing structures or in team fight situation, you can easily see how she can get a little out of control!
So, while she may not have the crazy potential of a Twitch up against a full team with Spray and Pray, Jinx can more regularly find ways to dish out more DPS more consistently. And you can even weave in a rocket or two from Fishbones if necessary, though the minigun is usually the way to go.
Kog’Maw
Kog’Maw can bring frightening levels of DPS to a team with abilities that can shred through a target’s armour, add percentage-based health damage to his basic attacks and even execute weakened targets from afar as they try to flee. With a full item build, that damage is often way too much for any champion to handle.
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If anyone does manage to escape from all that, Kog’Maw then has Living Artillery to siege down the poor fleeing soul. Anyone below 40% health takes even more damage from the attack too, making it easier to execute any stragglers with Kog’Maw’s wrath – though do keep an eye on your mana when casting as each subsequent use increases its cost.
Like Twitch, Kog’Maw offers a small window if potentially wild DPS, though that short burst can usually be enough to rip through enough opponents to win a late game team fight secure a very quick kill.
Vayne
If you’re looking for a champion with some of the best single target DPS then Vayne should be one of your top picks. With speedy auto attacks that can also chunk through high health champions, she becomes a true monster when fully equipped and a menace that can delete a solo opponent in a matter of moments.
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Vayne’s other abilities only increase her damage further too. Her ultimate, Final Hour, gives her a significant damage boost and it’s something you’ll want to activate right at the start of a big engagement or team fight. You’ll want to practise weaving Tumble in between auto attacks too, as it not only provides extra damage, but also resets your basic attack cooldown so you can stack up Silver Bolts quicker and apply that third bonus hit much faster.
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Karthus
Moving away from all the Marksmen for a moment, there are some ability power focused champions that can also offer up some threatening DPS potential. Though their speciality is usually burst damage, the likes of Karthus show they can be a viable sustain damage option too.
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A Deeper Look into Karthus and His Mechanics! Karthus Guide League of Legends
Lay Waste also deals double damage if it only hits a single target, so you can very quickly obliterate your way through a lone enemy champion. Or, if there are multiple opponents all stacked up, you can deal out even more damage to anyone caught in the blasts.
Throw in Karthus’ Defile ability too, which deals consistent magic damage to anyone standing in the aura around him and you can overwhelm entire teams in the blink of an eye. Then there’s his Requiem ultimate, which can pile a last bit of damage on top to all enemy champions no matter where they are on the map too. Oh, did we mention he can continue casting spells for seven seconds after he dies too?
