Kled

Kled is effectively two champions stapled together by his passive, Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard. While mounted, Skaarl serves as a second health bar that absorbs damage; when it depletes, Kled dismounts, his abilities change, and he deals reduced damage to champions until he rebuilds Skaarl’s courage and remounts mid-fight. This gives the top laner a deceptive durability — enemies who burn through the mount’s health often find a fully-healthy Kled still swinging at them.

Mounted Kled fights with Bear Trap on a Rope, hooking an enemy champion and, if the shackle holds, yanking them toward him with bonus physical damage — his primary tool for keeping targets from escaping a skirmish. Violent Tendencies grants massive attack speed for four swings with an amplified fourth hit, and Jousting is a two-way dash that damages on the way in and can be recast back through the target, giving him surprising dueling agility for a fighter.

His ultimate, Chaaaaaaaarge!!!, is one of the best engage tools in the top lane roster: Kled and Skaarl charge across the map, leaving a speed trail that carries teammates with them, gaining a shield, and ramming the first enemy champion found. It turns Kled into a pack leader for flanks and counter-engages.

The champion suits players who love all-in brawling and never backing down — the mount/dismount rhythm demands commitment, since dismounted Kled must fight on to remount rather than retreat. Managing that two-phase health system is where his difficulty of 7 lives.