True damage ignores armor and magic resist, so no defensive item reduces it. These champions deal it from an ability or a passive, which is why tanks hate them.
All 16 True Damage Champions
Ahri
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Malignance
Partner with an ally to protect each other
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Void Staff
Increases magic damage
Cosmic Drive
Massive amounts of Cooldown Reduction
Runes
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Taste of Blood
Heal when you damage an enemy champion.
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Ultimate Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Manaflow Band
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Transcendence
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Aurelion Sol
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities slow enemies
Liandry's Torment
Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Banshee's Veil
Periodically blocks enemy abilities
Runes
Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Absolute Focus
While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.
Scorch
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Bone Plating
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.Duration: 1.5sCooldown: 55s
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Cho'gath
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
E ➜ Q ➜ W
Items
Hextech Rocketbelt
Activate to dash forward and unleash a fiery explosion
Riftmaker
Dead Man's Plate
Build momentum as you move around then smash into enemies.
Thornmail
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Runes
Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
Cheap Shot
Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Ultimate Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Gangplank
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Essence Reaver
The Collector
Infinity Edge
Massively enhances critical strikes
Lord Dominik's Regards
Overcomes enemies with high health and armor
Voltaic Cyclosword
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Activate to greatly increase Move Speed
Runes
Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Nimbus Cloak
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.
Transcendence
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Scorch
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Legend: Haste
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.
Cut Down
Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.
Garen
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
E ➜ Q ➜ W
Items
Stridebreaker
Phantom Dancer
Move faster while attacking enemies and gain a shield when on low health.
Mortal Reminder
Overcomes enemies with high Health recovery and Armor
Dead Man's Plate
Build momentum as you move around then smash into enemies.
Force of Nature
Move Speed, Magic Resist, and max Health Regeneration
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Activate to greatly increase Move Speed
Runes
Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
Axiom Arcanist
Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Gathering Storm
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.
Second Wind
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Gwen
MID
Summoners
Ghost
Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Dusk and Dawn
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Void Staff
Increases magic damage
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Stormsurge
Runes
First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Cash Back
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Biscuit Delivery
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
Jack Of All Trades
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.
Absolute Focus
While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.
Gathering Storm
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.
Irelia
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Blade of The Ruined King
Deals damage based on target's Health, can steal Move Speed
Kraken Slayer
Death's Dance
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Endless Hunger
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Runes
Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Biscuit Delivery
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
Jack Of All Trades
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.
Kassadin
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
E ➜ W ➜ Q
Items
Tear of the Goddess
Increases maximum Mana as Mana is spent
Rod of Ages
Seraph's Embrace
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Void Staff
Increases magic damage
Runes
First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Cash Back
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Triple Tonic
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.
Cosmic Insight
+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.
Ultimate Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.
Katarina
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Kraken Slayer
Blade of The Ruined King
Deals damage based on target's Health, can steal Move Speed
Terminus
Kill minions periodically to heal and grant gold to a nearby ally
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Void Staff
Increases magic damage
Stormsurge
Runes
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Relentless Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Coup de Grace
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Smolder
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Essence Reaver
Black Cleaver
Dealing physical damage to enemy champions reduces their Armor
Spear of Shojin
Reduce damage taken from champions by a flat amount. Attack while near multiple enemy champions to increase this amount for a short time.
Rapid Firecannon
Movement builds charges that release a sieging fire attack on release
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Endless Hunger
Runes
Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Nimbus Cloak
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.
Celerity
All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.
Gathering Storm
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.
Magical Footwear
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.
Jack Of All Trades
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.
Syndra
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Luden's Echo
High burst damage, good against fragile foes
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Void Staff
Increases magic damage
Cosmic Drive
Massive amounts of Cooldown Reduction
Runes
First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Magical Footwear
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.
Biscuit Delivery
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
Cosmic Insight
+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste
Manaflow Band
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Transcendence
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Vel'koz
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E
Items
Luden's Echo
High burst damage, good against fragile foes
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Banshee's Veil
Periodically blocks enemy abilities
Stormsurge
Runes
Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Transcendence
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Scorch
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Legend: Haste
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.
Cut Down
Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.
Yasuo
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Blade of The Ruined King
Deals damage based on target's Health, can steal Move Speed
Immortal Shieldbow
Infinity Edge
Massively enhances critical strikes
Death's Dance
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Phantom Dancer
Move faster while attacking enemies and gain a shield when on low health.
Runes
Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Absorb Life
Killing a target heals you.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Second Wind
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Yone
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Blade of The Ruined King
Deals damage based on target's Health, can steal Move Speed
Immortal Shieldbow
Infinity Edge
Massively enhances critical strikes
Death's Dance
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Phantom Dancer
Move faster while attacking enemies and gain a shield when on low health.
Runes
Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Absorb Life
Killing a target heals you.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Second Wind
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Zed
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Voltaic Cyclosword
Axiom Arc
Serylda's Grudge
Edge of Night
Periodically blocks enemy abilities
Endless Hunger
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Activate to greatly increase Move Speed
Runes
First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Cash Back
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Triple Tonic
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.
Jack Of All Trades
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.Gain bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.
Legend: Haste
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.
Cut Down
Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.
Zoe
MID
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W
Items
Luden's Echo
High burst damage, good against fragile foes
Lich Bane
Grants a bonus to next attack after spell cast
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massively increases Ability Power
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Void Staff
Increases magic damage
Runes
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.
Grisly Mementos
Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.
Relentless Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS.
Nimbus Cloak
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.
Transcendence
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.