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Sett Aggressive Guide
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Overview
This guide is about playing Sett aggressively. Aggressive top means trading on every cooldown advantage, forcing the enemy under tower and taking Herald or plates with your jungler. Your spikes are level 6, when The Show Stopper comes online, and each completed item: Black Cleaver first, then Trinity Force. Riot rates it 8/10 in attack, 1/10 in magic, 5/10 in defense and 2/10 in difficulty.
Strengths
- High physical damage: Riot rates it 8/10 in attack.
- Crowd control: Facebreaker applies a stun to set up kills.
- The Show Stopper hits several enemies: a strong team fight tool.
- Sustain from Pit Grit.
Weaknesses
- No dash or blink in the kit: vulnerable to ganks without vision.
- Every death while playing aggressively hands the tempo back to the enemy.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Lethality buildOffensiveRecommendedAll-in on damage: Terminus, Lord Dominik's Regards and Blade of The Ruined King stack attack damage, attack speed and on-hit effects. Choose it when you're ahead or the enemy team is fragile — it gives up safety for kill pressure.
- Against physical damageDefensiveSituationalFor a lane or a team that hits with attacks: armor boots and an armor item in the core.
Builds
Lethality build
When to use it
All-in on damage: Terminus, Lord Dominik's Regards and Blade of The Ruined King stack attack damage, attack speed and on-hit effects. Choose it when you're ahead or the enemy team is fragile — it gives up safety for kill pressure.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
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Starting items
Core items
- 1Terminus
- 2Lord Dominik's Regards
- 3Blade of The Ruined King
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Precision
Secondary· Domination
Shards
Summoner spells
Flash
Ignite
Against physical damage
When to use it
For a lane or a team that hits with attacks: armor boots and an armor item in the core.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
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Starting items
Core items
- 1Black Cleaver
- 2Trinity Force
- 3Death's Dance
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Resolve
Secondary· Precision
Shards
Summoner spells
- Flash
Teleport
Abilities
Pit GritPassiveSett's basic attacks alternate between left and right punch. Right punch is slightly stronger and faster. Sett also hates losing, gaining additional health regeneration based off of his missing health.
QKnuckle Down9/8/7/6/5sSett's next two attacks deal additional damage based off of the target's max health. Sett also gains Move Speed while moving towards enemy champions.- Cooldown
- 9·8·7·6·5
WHaymaker18/16.5/15/13.5/12sSett passively stores damage he takes as Grit. On cast, Sett expends all stored Grit to gain a shield and punch an area, dealing true damage in the center and physical damage on the sides.- Cooldown
- 18·16.5·15·13.5·12
- Range
- 25000
EFacebreaker16/14.5/13/11.5/10sSett pulls in all enemies on opposite sides of him, dealing damage and stunning them. If enemies were only on one side, they are slowed instead of stunned.- Cooldown
- 16·14.5·13·11.5·10
- Range
- 490
RThe Show StopperUltimate120/100/80sSett carries an enemy champion through the air and slams them into the ground, dealing damage and slowing all enemies near where they land.- Cooldown
- 120·100·80
- Range
- 400
Strategy
1When to fight
Your spikes are level 6, when The Show Stopper comes online, and each completed item: Black Cleaver first, then Trinity Force. Aggressive top means trading on every cooldown advantage, forcing the enemy under tower and taking Herald or plates with your jungler.
2Picking your targets
In fights, reach the enemy backline or protect your own; Facebreaker is best used on the carry, not on the tank. The best target is the one your team can reach and kill before the enemy answers, not always the most valuable one.
3Snowballing a lead
After a won fight, take dragons and towers before anything else: that's what turns kills into a lead the enemy can't erase. Early, fight for tower plates and help your jungler with Herald or grubs when your wave is pushed.
4When to back off
Safe top means freezing the wave near your tower, trading only when the enemy uses a key ability and waiting for your items. If your key abilities are on cooldown or the enemy is missing from the map, the aggressive play is to wait.
Tips
- Fight on your spikes: right after Black Cleaver, look for the next fight instead of farming.
- Look for kills when The Show Stopper is ready and the enemy's key ability is not.
- Use Facebreaker to start the fight, then commit your damage.
- Track the enemy's key cooldowns and attack right after they use them.
- Turn every kill into dragons and towers: a kill without an objective is a wasted lead.
- Push your lane before you roam so the aggression doesn't cost you resources.
Matchups
Strong against
Sett starts with 670 health and 33 armour against Heimerdinger's 558 and 19: the early trades are already won on paper.
Sett starts with 670 health and 33 armour against Quinn's 565 and 28: the early trades are already won on paper.
Facebreaker (stun) lets Sett pin Zaahen down before Aureate Rush gets them out.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 16.19.1.
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