Twisted Fate + Lee Sin: how to play this mid-jungle duo

In 30 seconds

Twisted Fate shows up with his gate and Lee Sin finishes with his kick.

When to hit

  1. 3Twisted Fate's card and Lee Sin's Q: gank on mid.
  2. 6TF's gate and Lee Sin's R: ganks across the map.

Key combo lane gankVerify order

  1. Twisted Fate W
  2. Lee Q
  3. Lee W
  4. Lee R

Watch out for Lee Sin is hard to execute and TF is fragile: without coordination, the gate loses value.

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Key combo: Twisted Fate + Lee SinHow to do the lane gank combo, step by step.

Twisted Fate teleports to any point with his R and Lee Sin goes in with his Q and his kick, so together they win the fights in the lanes.

Style Ganks across the map with gate and kick
Difficulty High To verify
Strong at Level 6 and rotations
Weak against Assassins and an aggressive enemy jungler To verify
Patch tier Pending
Win rate Pending

Why it works

  1. TF's gate. His R reveals enemy champions and activates a teleport to any target location (range 5500).
  2. His card. The W chooses a magic card for his next attack with extra effects; the Q throws three cards that pierce.
  3. Lee Sin goes in. His Q locates the enemy and damages; his W leaps to an ally and gives a shield.
  4. The kick. Lee Sin's R sends the target backward and knocks up anyone they touch.

Weak points: Assassins and an aggressive enemy jungler; it depends on coordination between both players. To verify

Powerspikes by level

Level What changes How to play it
3 Twisted Fate's card and Lee Sin's Q: gank on mid. Coordinate the play before going in.
6 TF's gate and Lee Sin's R: ganks across the map. Coordinate the play before going in.

Combo (lane gank)

  1. Twisted Fate: W with the card to pin the target. To verify
  2. Lee Sin: Q to locate.
  3. Lee Sin: W to leap to the ally.
  4. Lee Sin: R to kick the target. To verify

Combo mistakes: doing it when the other isn't ready or without vision of the map.

Level 6 protocol

  1. Twisted Fate: R for the gate to the lane.
  2. Lee Sin: R for the kick on the target. To verify

Game plan

Phase Goal Key action
Start Farm without giving away health. Vision and communication.
3-5 First strong trade. Twisted Fate's card and Lee Sin's Q: gank on mid.
6+ Decisive fights. TF's gate and Lee Sin's R: ganks across the map.

Runes and summoner spells

To verify

Champion Main path Spells
Twisted Fate Electrocute or Arcane Comet Flash + Teleport or Ignite
Lee Sin Conqueror or Electrocute Flash + Smite

Items, matchups and bans

Pending No patch data. Bans by mechanic (hypotheses to verify): Assassins and an aggressive enemy jungler. Win-rate-based bans will come with Riot API data. To verify

Critical mistakes to avoid

  1. Using the gate without Lee Sin ready.
  2. Missing Lee Sin's Q.
  3. Not calling the gank.

How to play against Twisted Fate + Lee Sin

Place vision in the lanes when TF has his R: he can show up anywhere. To verify

Frequently asked questions

What does Twisted Fate's R do? It reveals enemy champions and lets him teleport to a target location.

Methodology and updates

  • Data source: abilities from Data Dragon 16.21.1; own analysis, untested.
  • Last review: Pending.

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