Mage

Twisted Fate

The Card Master

Twisted Fate is an infamous cardsharp and swindler who has gambled and charmed his way across much of the known world, earning the enmity and admiration of the rich and foolish alike. He rarely takes things seriously, greeting each day with a mocking smile and an insouciant swagger.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Loaded Dice
Q
Wild Cards
W
Pick a Card
E
Stacked Deck
R
Destiny

Twisted Fate

Overview

On patch 16.21, Twisted Fate is rated C tier in the mid lane, winning 48.8% of 1,498 ranked games with a 1.5% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Arcane Comet with Flash and Barrier and builds Lich Bane, Rapid Firecannon, Rod of Ages, and Swiftmarch.

Twisted Fate struggles most against Locke (30.4%), Syndra (31.8%), and Xerath (36%) and does best against Vex (66.7%), Sylas (62.2%), and Diana (62.2%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 1,498 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

48.8%

Win rate

1.5%

Pick rate

1.5K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Twisted Fate

Coordinate with your allies for the best time to use Destiny to ambush enemies.
Stealth characters often escape a battle with very low hit points. Take advantage of Destiny's ability to reveal stealthed units to finish them off.
Twisted Fate is viable as an Attack Damage or Ability Power character, letting him fit on many different team compositions.

Playing against Twisted Fate

Focus on dodging Wild Cards early when your champion doesn't have the hit points to afford getting hit.
If you have low Health, use Destiny as an indicator to run to safety. It will give you a head start in escaping any possible ganks.

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Matchups

All Twisted Fate matchups

Strong against

Vex66.7%27
Sylas62.2%37
Diana62.2%37
Orianna60.9%23
Akali56.1%66

Weak against

Locke30.4%56
Syndra31.8%44
Xerath36.0%25
Viktor36.7%30
Ahri37.3%51

Abilities

P
Loaded Dice
Upon killing a unit, Twisted Fate rolls his 'lucky' dice receiving 1 to 6 bonus gold.
Q
Wild Cards
Twisted Fate throws three cards, dealing damage to each enemy unit they pass through.
Cooldown: 6/5.75/5.5/5.25/5Cost: 60/70/80/90/100Range: 10000
W
Pick a Card
Twisted Fate chooses a magic card from his deck, and uses that for his next attack, causing bonus effects.
Cooldown: 6Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 200
E
Stacked Deck
Every 4 attacks, Twisted Fate deals bonus damage. In addition, his Attack Speed is increased.
Cooldown: 0Cost: 0Range: 0
R
Destiny
Twisted Fate predicts the fortunes of his foes, revealing all enemy champions and enabling the use of Gate, which teleports Twisted Fate to any target location in 1.5 seconds.
Cooldown: 170/140/110Cost: 100Range: 5500