Achilles

How to play Achilles

Achilles is a melee warrior from the Greek pantheon who deals physical damage. Top players mostly play Achilles in the Solo lane (63% of games) and the Jungle (37% of games).

In your kit, Combat Dodge (Spear Strike) (dash, then strike) is your way in and out of fights. Shield of Achilles (stun with shield) is your main crowd control. Radiant Glory (become stronger, heal) adds damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Fatal Strike (charge, execute, reset), on a long cooldown (about 90s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Gift of the Gods: choose armor.

Community guides level Shield of Achilles, Combat Dodge and Combat Dodge first. Max Combat Dodge first, then Shield of Achilles, then Radiant Glory.

You are a front line fighter who deals damage and takes it. Walk into the fight first, start it with your crowd control, and stay on the enemy your team is focusing. Shield of Achilles and Radiant Glory keeps you in the fight longer than they expect. In the solo lane you will often fight one on one, so attack when their key ability is on cooldown.

Start with Sundering Axe, then buy Devourer's Gauntlet. Buy it early so it finishes stacking. Your core is Shifter's Shield and Sanguine Lash, and you finish with Gladiator's Shield, Kinetic Cuirass and Freya's Tears. A good relic is Blink Rune. If the enemy team heals a lot or you keep dying, open the full tool and enter the enemy gods for the exact swaps.

If you own Aspect of Prowess, it reworks Radiant Glory (become stronger, heal) and Combat Dodge (Spear Strike) (dash, then strike). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Ullr, Kuzenbo and Ishtar, and struggle against Rama, Ganesha or Cernunnos. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.