Singed Top Build Guide: Runes, Items, and Best Counters

Singed Top Build Guide: Runes, Items, and Best Counters

By Marcus Chen

November 22, 2024 at 05:17 AM

Singed Top is currently strongest when built with Flash and Ghost as Summoner Spells, achieving a 54.7% win rate across 744 matches.

Core Build:

  • First Item: Liandry's Torment
  • Boots: Boots of Swiftness
  • Second Item: Rylai's Crystal Scepter
  • Complete Build: Dead Man's Plate → Force of Nature → Jak'Sho, The Protean

Optimal Runes:

  • Primary: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand
  • Secondary: Celerity, Nimbus Cloak
  • Shards: Adaptive Force, Move Speed, Health Scaling

Skill Order: Q > E > W

Key Tips:

  • Proxy farm early waves for an early advantage
  • Activate Ultimate (R) early in trades
  • Monitor minimap when proxy farming
  • Place vision in enemy jungle for safer proxy farming

Strong Against:

  • Poppy (76.5% WR)
  • Trundle (73.9% WR)
  • Irelia (71.0% WR)
  • Smolder (70.0% WR)
  • Vladimir (68.0% WR)

Weak Against:

  • Vayne (21.4% WR)
  • Ryze (28.6% WR)
  • Wukong (33.3% WR)
  • Urgot (36.2% WR)
  • Yasuo (37.5% WR)

Alternative Builds:

  1. Phase Rush Build (56.6% WR)

    • Same core items
    • Focus on movement speed and kiting
  2. Off-Meta Build (61.4% WR)

    • Ghost + Teleport
    • First item: Rod of Ages
    • Core: Boots of Swiftness → Liandry's Torment → Rylai's Crystal Scepter
    • Complete with: Riftmaker → Force of Nature

Adapt your build based on matchup and team composition, considering defensive options against specific damage types.

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