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Camille Laning Guide

Laning phaseData-drivenMediumPatch 16.19.1

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Overview

Top is an island: few ganks, long trades and a lot of wave management. Freeze the wave near your tower when you're weaker and push it when you want to roam or recall. Early, fight for tower plates and help your jungler with Herald or grubs when your wave is pushed.

Strengths

Sustain from Tactical Sweep.
High physical damage: Riot rates it 8/10 in attack.
Mobility: The Hextech Ultimatum lets you reposition, engage or escape.

Weaknesses

Melee range: ranged opponents can poke it in lane.
Isolated lane: vulnerable to ganks when you push.

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Lane buildBalancedRecommendedHow to open: starting items, then the components of Bastionbreaker on your first backs, and boots when the lane allows.
Standard buildBalancedAdvancedThe default path: Bastionbreaker, Black Cleaver and Serylda's Grudge give the attack damage, armor penetration and ability haste this class relies on. Pick it when you have no reason to adapt. Built from Riot's item tags and the champion's class; Riot publishes no build statistics.

Builds

Lane build

BalancedRecommended

Open build

When to use it

How to open: starting items, then the components of Bastionbreaker on your first backs, and boots when the lane allows.

Where it's played

Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

Summoner's RiftRed side · bottom leftBlue side · top right

TopMain100% of matches
SupportPriority 2

Starting items

Doran's BladeHealth, attack damage and life steal.Health PotionHealth regeneration.

Early game

The BrutalizerAttack damage and armor penetration.Serrated DirkAttack damage and armor penetration.

Core items

1Bastionbreaker

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Runes

Primary· Domination

Secondary· Precision

Shards

Summoner spells

Flash
Teleport

Abilities

Adaptive DefensesPassiveBasic attacks on champions grant a shield equal to a percentage of Camille's maximum health against their damage type (Physical or Magic) for a brief duration.
QPrecision Protocol9/8/7/6/5s25 mpCamille's next attack deals bonus damage and grants bonus Move Speed. This spell can be recast for a short period of time, doing significantly increased bonus damage if Camille delays a period of time between the two attacks.
Cooldown
9·8·7·6·5
Cost
25
Range
325
WTactical Sweep12/11.5/11/10.5/10s50/55/60/65/70 mpCamille blasts in a cone after a delay, dealing damage. Enemies in the outer half are slowed and take extra damage, while also healing Camille.
Cooldown
12·11.5·11·10.5·10
Cost
50·55·60·65·70
Range
610
Basic ability — slows and heals. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
EHookshot16/15/14/13/12s70 mpCamille pulls herself to a wall, leaping off and knocking up enemy champions upon landing.
Cooldown
16·15·14·13·12
Cost
70
Range
800
RThe Hextech UltimatumUltimate140/115/90s100 mpCamille dashes to target champion, anchoring them to the area. She also deals bonus magic damage to the target with her basic attacks.
Cooldown
140·115·90
Cost
100
Range
475
Ultimate — moves you. Keep it to escape unless the kill is certain.

Strategy

1Starting and early items

The first items decide how comfortable the lane is. The lane build below lists them with what each one gives you.

Key early items: The Brutalizer and Serrated Dirk.

2Trading

Short trades win lanes: hit, use one ability and step back before the enemy's full combo comes back. The kit brings mobility with The Hextech Ultimatum and sustain with Tactical Sweep.

3Wave management

Freeze the wave near your tower when you're weaker, slow push before a back and crash the wave when you want to roam or take a plate.

4Early objectives

Early, fight for tower plates and help your jungler with Herald or grubs when your wave is pushed. Your spikes are level 6, when The Hextech Ultimatum comes online, and each completed item: Bastionbreaker first, then Black Cleaver.

Tips

Short trades win lanes: hit, use one ability and step back before the enemy's full combo comes back.
The Brutalizer is your first purchase that changes the lane: get it early.
Keep The Hextech Ultimatum ready when the enemy's gankers are missing.
Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Hookshot to pick off vulnerable targets.
Early, fight for tower plates and help your jungler with Herald or grubs when your wave is pushed.

Matchups

Strong against

Heimerdinger
Camille starts with 650 health and 35 armour against Heimerdinger's 558 and 19: the early trades are already won on paper.
Quinn
Camille starts with 650 health and 35 armour against Quinn's 565 and 28: the early trades are already won on paper.
Teemo
The Hextech Ultimatum lets Camille reach Teemo, who has no escape in the kit.

Weak against

Ornn
Searing Charge (knock-up) lets Ornn pin Camille down before The Hextech Ultimatum gets them out.
Gnar
Hyper / Wallop (stun) lets Gnar pin Camille down before The Hextech Ultimatum gets them out.
Ambessa
Public Execution (stun) lets Ambessa pin Camille down before The Hextech Ultimatum gets them out.