As one of the first 42 champions to debut in League of Legends’ release year of 2009, Udyr has been a staple champion for many people looking to pick up a jungler with a simple, straightforward ability set.
Udyr doesn’t have a complicated kit like many new champions recently released, but he is an easy champion that anyone can pick up. He has a stun ability, an attack speed boost, a self-heal and shielding ability, and a magic-based splash attack, all based on autos.
Even still, many players have clamored for Riot Games to give Udyr a visual and gameplay update, and the developers seem to be wrapping up their work on the Spirit Walker’s new look. While fans wait for the sweeping changes to their favorite nature man, they’ll still need some pointers on how to build him for the most success.
Here is the best Udyr build in League for season 12.
Runes
Precision
Lethal Tempo: Since Udyr wants to deliver as many auto-attacks as possible to activate his various abilities’ special effects, Lethal Tempo is the perfect rune to help him dish out as much punishment as possible through his basic attacks since it boosts his attack speed by a significant amount.
Triumph: In a teamfight, Udyr needs to sweep through enemy champions by giving his team a reliable source of crowd control and damage. He’s really fast and relatively durable with his Turtle Stance ability. Still, just for an added amount of sustainability, Triumph’s healing will come in handy whenever he gets in a sticky situation.
Legend: Tenacity: Udyr doesn’t have many sources of bonus movement speed or a movement ability that can help him close the distance between enemies. As a result, this rune needs the extra tenacity to help combat crowd control effects that bogs him down while he chases down his opponents.
Last Stand: As a champion that takes his place right at the front lines for his team, Udyr will be taking just as much damage as he’ll be dishing out. He’ll be spending plenty of time under 60 and 30 percent health during teamfights, but this also means he’ll be dealing plenty of extra damage.
Sorcery
Celerity: Udyr’s gotta go fast, and if he’s paired with any champions with movement speed boosts, he’ll be running even faster into the fray.
Waterwalking: Jungling can be a pain without any movement abilities like a dash or jump. Waterwalking is a necessary rune so that Udyr can run across the map and easily join teamfights. It also incentivizes the player to fight for objectives like dragon and scuttle crab since he also deals more damage in the river.
Bonuses: +10 percent attack speed, +9 adaptive force, +15-90 health
Items
Starting items: Hailblade, Refillable Potion
Udyr players will want to start Hailblade, so that when their smite gets upgraded to Chilling Smite, they can slow down enemies they’re chasing down in the early stages of the game.
Core build: Boots of Swiftness, Sunfire Cape, Frozen Heart
The swiftness boots reduce incoming slows, while Sunfire Cape and Frozen Heart are here to beef up Udy,r so he can tank some of the damage inevitably coming his way. Frozen Heart also slows enemy attack speed, making him harder to kite away from.
Final items: Dead Man’s Plate, Force of Nature
Udyr’s game plan is to find a good angle, build up some speed, and run at the enemy team to find a good target to stun and take down. Dead Man’s Plate gives plenty of movement speed that builds up as a player runs around while also giving him a quick AD burst and a one-second slow after punching someone with full stacks. Force of Nature also gives five percent movement speed while giving Udyr some much-needed durability.
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