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Overview
Udyr belongs to Riot's Fighter and Tank classes and is played mainly as Jungle (100% of the public matches we measured). It fights in melee range and uses mana. In this guide you play it as Jungle: your job is to clear camps efficiently, gank the lanes that can win and control dragons, grubs and Baron. The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Blazing Stampede and sustain with Iron Mantle. Its ultimate is Wingborne Storm. Riot rates it 8/10 in attack, 4/10 in magic, 7/10 in defense and 7/10 in difficulty.
Strengths
- High physical damage: Riot rates it 8/10 in attack.
- Very durable: Riot rates it 7/10 in defense.
- Crowd control: Blazing Stampede applies a stun to set up kills.
- Sustain from Iron Mantle.
Weaknesses
- No dash or blink in the kit: vulnerable to ganks without vision.
- Falls behind if the early ganks fail: every wasted trip is lost farm.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Standard buildBalancedRecommendedThe default path: Black Cleaver, Trinity Force and Spear of Shojin give the health, attack damage and on-hit effects 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.
- Lethality buildOffensiveAdvancedAll-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.
- Defensive buildDefensiveSituationalKeeps enough damage while adding health, magic resist and armor through Jak'Sho, The Protean, Bandlepipes and Zeke's Convergence. Choose it against dive, assassins or a lane you can't win.
Builds
Standard build
When to use it
The default path: Black Cleaver, Trinity Force and Spear of Shojin give the health, attack damage and on-hit effects 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.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
21100%- JungleMain100% of matches
- TopPriority 2
Jungle priorities
StartRed buff
Objectives by priority
- 1Voidgrubs
- 2Gank top
- 3Rift Herald
- 4Scuttle Crab
- 5Dragons
- 6Baron Nashor
- 7Atakhan
Guideline, not a measurement: an early skirmisher starting red side. Take the void grubs and look for ganks while your early damage is ahead, then Herald and dragons.
Starting items
Core items
- 1Black Cleaver
- 2Trinity Force
- 3Spear of Shojin
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Precision
Secondary· Resolve
Shards
Summoner spells
Flash
Smite
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.
21100%- JungleMain100% of matches
- TopPriority 2
Jungle priorities
StartRed buff
Objectives by priority
- 1Voidgrubs
- 2Gank top
- 3Rift Herald
- 4Scuttle Crab
- 5Dragons
- 6Baron Nashor
- 7Atakhan
Guideline, not a measurement: an early skirmisher starting red side. Take the void grubs and look for ganks while your early damage is ahead, then Herald and dragons.
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
- Smite
Defensive build
When to use it
Keeps enough damage while adding health, magic resist and armor through Jak'Sho, The Protean, Bandlepipes and Zeke's Convergence. Choose it against dive, assassins or a lane you can't win.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
21100%- JungleMain100% of matches
- TopPriority 2
Jungle priorities
StartRed buff
Objectives by priority
- 1Voidgrubs
- 2Gank top
- 3Rift Herald
- 4Scuttle Crab
- 5Dragons
- 6Baron Nashor
- 7Atakhan
Guideline, not a measurement: an early skirmisher starting red side. Take the void grubs and look for ganks while your early damage is ahead, then Herald and dragons.
Starting items
Core items
- 1Jak'Sho, The Protean
- 2Bandlepipes
- 3Zeke's Convergence
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Resolve
Secondary· Precision
Shards
Summoner spells
- Flash
- Smite
Abilities
Bridge BetweenPassiveUdyr has four basic Abilities that swap between Stances and can Recast an Ability to renew it with Ultimate benefits. Additionally, after using an Ability, Udyr's next two Attacks gain Attack Speed.
QWilding Claw6s20 mpUdyr gains attack speed and his next two attacks deal bonus physical damage. Recast: Gain even more attack speed, and the next two attacks call lightning to strike the target.- Cooldown
- 6
- Cost
- 20
- Range
- 600
WIron Mantle6s40 mpUdyr gains a shield and his next two attacks heal him. Recast: Gain an even bigger shield and heal based on max health over the next couple seconds.- Cooldown
- 6
- Cost
- 40
EBlazing Stampede6s40 mpUdyr gains movement speed and his first attack against each target will Stun them. Recast: Gain even more movement speed and immunity to immobilizing effects for a couple seconds.- Cooldown
- 6
- Cost
- 40
- Range
- 600
RWingborne StormUltimate6s40 mpUdyr surrounds himself in a glacial storm, damaging and slowing nearby enemies. Recast: Empower and unleash the storm, causing it to track enemies and deal additional damage.- Cooldown
- 6
- Cost
- 40
- Range
- 370
Strategy
1Early game
Start with your jungle pet and Smite, plan a full clear towards the lane you want to gank and show up when that lane has the enemy pushed and without Flash. A gank works when the lane is pushed towards the enemy tower and the enemy has used Flash or their escape: pick those moments instead of forcing a bad one.
- Early items: Phage and Kindlegem.
2Mid game
With Black Cleaver and Trinity Force, play around the next dragon or Baron: take vision with your laners first, then force the fight or trade the objective across the map. Your spikes are level 6, when Wingborne Storm comes online, and each completed item: Black Cleaver first, then Trinity Force.
- Core items: Black Cleaver, Trinity Force and Spear of Shojin.
3Late game
Late, Smite decides Baron and Elder: stay close to the pit when it's up and never get caught farming on the far side of the map before an objective spawns.
- Late items: Death's Dance and Mercurial Scimitar.
4Team fights
In fights, enter after the enemy uses their key crowd control and land Blazing Stampede on the carry; keep Smite for the objective, not for damage. Use Wingborne Storm where it hits the most enemies or catches the key target.
5Playing against Udyr
Riot's own advice for facing this champion:
- Udyr has limited ranged options, try to keep distance.
- After using the more powerful, Awakened version of an ability, Udyr cannot Awaken other abilities for some time.
Tips
- Damage is applied to turtle shield post-mitigation. Therefore, buying defensive items can drastically increase your survivability.
- Udyr is one of the best junglers in the game. Taking advantage of this can give your team a large XP advantage and map control.
- Rush Black Cleaver: it's the item that speeds up your clears and your ganks the most.
- Before an objective, reset and buy wards: fight it with full health and Smite ready.
- Gank the lane with crowd control: two stuns in a row are worth more than any damage.
- Plan fights around Wingborne Storm: without it, Udyr is far less threatening.
Matchups
Strong against
Blazing Stampede (stun) lets Udyr pin Ivern down before Rootcaller gets them out.
Blazing Stampede (stun) lets Udyr pin Lee Sin down before Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike gets them out.
Blazing Stampede (stun) lets Udyr pin Rengar down before Thrill of the Hunt gets them out.
Weak against
Karthus attacks from 450 units and Udyr from 125, with no dash in the kit to close the gap.
Nidalee attacks from 525 units and Udyr from 125, with no dash in the kit to close the gap.
Fiddlesticks attacks from 480 units and Udyr from 125, with no dash in the kit to close the gap.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 16.19.1.
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