the Card Master
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 | 50.8% | 3.8%#17 | 0.5% | D |
| Diamond+ | 49.8% | 5.4%#12 | 0.7% | C |
| Master+ | 49.9% | 5.8%#10 | 0.8% | C |
| Challenger | 50.7% | 7.6%#5 | 1.6% | B |
| Rift Apex | 50.0% | 7.8%#5 | 2.1% | B |
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.
Max Skill 1 first for wave clear and your main damage, then Skill 2 for card selection.
You lose straight 1v1 brawls. Shove the wave with Skill 1 and the Red Card to hold lane priority. When your jungler arrives, lock in a Gold Card to set up the gank.
Things pick up once you learn Ult at Lv5. Teleport to side lanes, especially bot, to create numbers advantages and feed kill and tower gold to the whole team.
Solo kills are hard to come by now. Split-push to draw enemy attention, and the moment a teamfight starts, join it instantly with Ult. That back-and-forth pulls the enemy out of position.
Peel diving bruisers with the Gold Card. If an enemy carry steps too far forward, stun them and focus them with your team. Keep poking with Skill 1 and work front-to-back alongside your ADC.
Pulling a Blue or Red Card instead of Gold when you need to follow a gank or escape is costly. Practice locking the Gold Card instantly under pressure. From Lv5 on, use Ult's vision and teleport to push side lanes and take control of the game.
Stun them with the Gold Card from Skill 2, then damage with Skill 1 and autos.
Teleport behind them with Ult, then open with the 1.25s Gold Card stun.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 |
| Base Damage | 60 | 120 | 180 | 240 |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 |
| Cost | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 |
| Red Card Dmg | 30 | 50 | 70 | 90 |
| Slow | 35% | 40% | 45% | 50% |
| Blue Card Dmg | 40 | 65 | 90 | 115 |
| Mana Regen | 60 | 90 | 120 | 150 |
| Gold Card Dmg | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 |
| Stun Duration | 1.25 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 2 |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 | LVL 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Bonus Damage | 50 | 80 | 110 | 140 |
| AS | 20% | 25% | 30% | 35% |
| Passive AS | 15% | 20% | 25% | 30% |
| Details | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | LVL 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | 100 | 90 | 80 |
| Duration | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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
AP builds were producing more burst and sustained damage than intended. The ratio drops by 10 points, which caps the ceiling without removing the build — going AP remains a valid line.
Our take
Loaded Dice now tops out at 9 gold instead of 12, cutting into the gold lead that defines Twisted Fate. The difference on any single last hit is small, but across a full game it delays when his items come online. Stacked Deck loses 10% attack speed at every rank, slowing both his wave clear and his attack-based trades. Snowballing purely on an item advantage is a much less reliable plan now.
