the Grand Duelist
Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site
| Rank tier | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Ban Rate | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ranks | 49.9% | 3.1%#19 | 0.9% | C |
| Diamond+ | 50.4% | 3.5%#17 | 0.8% | C |
| Master+ | 50.5% | 3.7%#17 | 0.8% | C |
| Challenger | 51.1% | 4.0%#16 | 1.4% | C |
| Rift Apex | 51.7% | 3.9%#17 | 2.1% | C |
The tier list shows Master+ figures by default.
Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-10-07. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.
Prioritize Skill 1 for mobility and your main damage source, then level Skill 3.
Early on, use Skill 1 (Lunge) to hit the enemy's Vitals and repeat favorable trades. The key to winning lane is parrying the enemy's strong skills and CC with Skill 2 (Riposte).
Use your 1v1 strength to keep split pushing side lanes and pressure the enemy. If one player comes to defend, take the fight. If several come to collapse, your team gets free objectives on the other side of the map.
Very few champions can stop a full-build Fiora in a 1v1. Either keep split pushing all the way to the enemy Nexus, or pick your moment to Teleport behind the enemy and end the teamfight as a flanker.
Front-to-back teamfights are not your strength. Either flank and stick to their squishy carries to apply pressure, or work with your team to hit all the Vitals on their frontline quickly and use Ult's healing zone to support the whole team.
Skill 2 (Riposte) is your best defensive tool. Using it casually on light poke or basic attacks in lane is a fatal mistake. Its cooldown is long, and if heavy CC or a hard engage hits while it is down, even your strong 1v1 will not save you. Hold Skill 2 until the end and use it only to parry the CC or fatal hit the enemy needs to land.
Strike a vital with Skill 1, then chain damage using the auto resets from Skill 3.
Deploy Ult, then strike vitals fast with Skill 1 and autos to spawn the heal zone. Time Skill 2 against enemy CC.
This skill table was checked against the in-game text on 2026-08-15. Changes from 7.2d have been applied from the official patch notes.
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Cost | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 |
| Base Damage | 75 | 85 | 95 | 105 |
| Bonus AD Ratio | 110% | 115% | 120% | 125% |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Base Damage | 120 | 170 | 220 | 270 |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Cost | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 |
| Crit Damage | 170% | 180% | 190% | 200% |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 70 | 60 | 50 |
| Heal | 80 | 110 | 140 |
| Time reduction for revealing Vitals | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0.75 |
A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.
Critical damage is 200% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.
Our take
Since the boot changes, auto-attack fighters have struggled against Plated Steelcaps. This partially reverts an earlier nerf, restoring the payoff for hitting a vital on a tanky opponent.
Our take
Duelist's Dance deals true damage off the target's Max HP, so it bites hardest into champions who stack defenses — which is exactly why Fiora was such a problem for tanks. Both the flat portion and the bonus AD scaling come down, so a duel takes longer to close out and even a fully built Fiora no longer walks through a front line unopposed. For the target, that extra time is often enough to hold out until a teammate arrives.
