Urgot Champion Strategy and Item Build Guide

This page contains a champion character strategy guide for Urgot. This includes stats, skills, strategies, item builds and hard counters.

Urgot

Basic Information

Urgot – The Dreadnought
Class	Fighter	Role	Fighter
Secondary Bar	Mana	IP/RP	3150 / 790

Champion Stats

	Lv1	Per Lv	Lv18
Health	585	+88	2081
Health Regen	1.25	+0.14	18.1
Mana	312.4	+55	1247
Mana Regen	8.59	+0.65	19.6
Attack Damage	55	+4	123
Armor	30	+4.25	102
Attack Speed	0.595	+3.75	63.8
Magic Resist	32.1	+1.25	53.4
Movement Speed	330	–	330
Range	350	–	350

Lore

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Once a powerful Noxian headsman, Urgot was betrayed by the empire for which he had killed so many. Bound in iron chains, he was forced to learn the true meaning of strength in the Dredge—a prison mine deep beneath Zaun. Emerging in a disaster that spread chaos throughout the city, he now casts an imposing shadow over its criminal underworld. Raising his victims on the very chains that once enslaved him, he will purge his new home of the unworthy, making it a crucible of pain.
Urgot always believed that he was worthy. As a headsman, an executioner of the weak, he was a living embodiment of the Noxian ideal that strength should rule, making it a reality with every swing of his axe. His pride swelled as the bodies piled ever higher behind him, and his intimidating presence kept countless warbands in line.
Even so, a single word was all it took to seal his fate. Sent to distant Zaun to eliminate a supposed conspiracy against the ruler of Noxus, Urgot realized too late the mission was a setup, removing him from the capital even as the usurper Swain seized control of it. Surrounded by agents of the chem-barons, and enraged that everything he believed was a lie, Urgot was dragged down into the chemtech mines beneath Zaun. He was defeated. He was enslaved. He was not worthy after all. He endured the mine’s hellish conditions in grim silence, waiting for death.
In the Dredge, death came in many forms…
The mine’s warden, Baron Voss, would sometimes offer freedom in return for a prisoner’s tortured confession—granting it with the edge of her blade. From the screams that echoed through the tunnels, Urgot learned about the wonders of Zaun. There was something special about the city, something marvelous and evident even in the secrets that spilled from slit throats. Urgot didn’t know what it was until he was finally brought before Voss, fearing that she would break him.
But as the baron’s blade cut into his flesh, Urgot realized that his body was already wracked with agony, far beyond anything Voss could inflict. The Dredge had made him stronger than he’d ever been as a headsman.
Pain was Zaun’s secret. His laughter drove Voss back to the surface, and a reign of anarchy began in the depths.
Seizing control of the prison, Urgot reveled in new trials of survival. He found the parts of his body that were weakest, and replaced them with scavenged machinery, technology created by those who would die without it—necessity being the mother of pain.
The guards could no longer enter the areas Urgot had carved out of Voss’ grasp. The prisoners themselves were more afraid of their new master than they were of her. Many even grew to hold a fanatical respect for Urgot, as they were forced to hear his feverish sermons on the nature of power, his grip tightening around the necks of those who would not listen.
Only when a Noxian agent arrived in the Dredge was Urgot was finally forced to confront his own past. Though the spy recognized him and sought his aid in escaping, Urgot beat him mercilessly, and hurled his broken body into the darkness.
It was not strength that ruled Noxus, Urgot now realized, but men… and men were weak. There should be no rulers, no lies, nothing to interfere with the pure chaos of survival. Starting a riot that ignited a chemtech vein within the mine, Urgot shook the city above, and cracked the prison open in an explosion that rivaled the birth of Zaun itself. Many prisoners died, and thousands more disappeared into the Sump beneath the city. But the worthy, as ever, survived.
Since then, Urgot’s reign of terror has only grown. A hideous fusion of industrial machinery and Noxian brutality, he slaughters chem-barons and their lackeys one by one, gathering his own following among Zaun’s downtrodden masses. To any who find themselves spared in his murderous rampages, he delivers a message: he is not here to lead, but to survive. If you are worthy, you will survive too.
And the trials… they are only just beginning.. (Source: League of Legends Official Website)

Skills

Icon	Description
	Echoing Flames (Per-Leg Cooldown: 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10) Urgot’s six legs each conceal a shotgun that covers an arc, together forming a full circle of cover around him. Each shotgun has one shell and an individual reload timer. The next basic attack in the direction of a loaded shotgun causes it to fire, dealing 40 – 100 (based on level)% AD (+ 4.5 / 5.25 / 6 / 7 / 8% of target’s maximum health) physical damage to all enemies hit within, up to 25 – 365 (based on level) against monsters. Echoing Flames deals 10% reduced damage to enemies recently damaged in the last 5 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.
	Corrosive Charge (Cost: 35/40/45/50/55 Mana, Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 sec)ACTIVE: Urgot launches a canister at the target location that explodes after a brief delay, dealing physical damage and slowing all enemies hit for 1 second.
	Purge (Cost: 45/50/60/65/70 Mana, Cooldown: 13/12/11/10/9 sec)PASSIVE: Urgot’s other abilities apply Purge to enemy champions for a few seconds.ACTIVE: Urgot shields himself and autonomously attacks the nearest enemy for the next 4 seconds, without interrupting his movement, prioritizing enemy champions marked for Purging.Urgot attacks with 3.0 attack speed but deals modified damage, with only 33.3% on-hit damage and cannot critically strike. Attacks deal a minimum of 50 damage against minions.While active, Urgot also gains 40% slow resistance and ghost versus non-champions but attacking reduces his base movement speed by 125 for 1 second.
	Disdain (Cost: 50 Mana, Cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12 sec)ACTIVE: After a brief delay, Urgot dashes in the target direction, dealing physical damage to all enemies in the way and knocking them aside.Urgot comes to a stop upon colliding with an enemy champion, stunning them for 0.75 seconds and flinging them over himself.
	Fear Beyond Death (Cost: 100 Mana, Cooldown: 120/95/70 sec )FIRST CAST: Urgot fires a chem-drill forward that impales the first enemy champion struck, dealing physical damage, leashing them for 3 seconds and slowing them by 0% – 75% (based on target’s missing health).If the target is below 25% of their maximum health, Fear Beyond Death can be re-activated, and automatically does so after 3 seconds if the target is within the threshold.SECOND CAST: Urgot begins channeling as he launches chains at the target, suppressing them on impact and reeling them in over X seconds, during which they are untargetable by other effects.The channel can only be interrupted by Urgot’s death. If the channel is successful, the target is executed and surrounding enemies are terrified for 1.5 seconds.

Strategy

Check out our general top lane champion guide here.

Move as much as possible and try to hit your passive Echoing Flames on minion waves and enemy champions.
Focus your (Q) Corrosive Charge and (E) Disdain on carries, so that (W) Purge will prioritize that champion.
Position yourself in a safe spot when casting (R) Fear Beyond Death. This skill will make you immobile, therefore, making you prone to enemy bursts and attacks.
(R) Fear Beyond Death is best cast after a team fight where the enemies are already scattered. Casting it before a team fight wastes this skill since it needs a certain health threshold to execute an enemy.
A good combo for Urgot would be (Q) Corrosive Charge + (E) Disdain + (W) Purge + (R) Fear Beyond Death.
Cast you (R) Fear Beyond Death to dying enemies. Casting it very early might render it useless as it has a fairly short time before the ability expires. Cast it on squishy champions to get them

Summoner Spells

Top Lane

Flash	Teleport

Runes and Masteries

COMING SOON

Item Builds

Starter Items

Doran’s Blade	Health Potion	Warding Totem

Core Items

The Black Cleaver	Frozen Mallet	Boots of Swiftness

The Black Cleaver – The Black Cleaver gives Urgot damage and health that scales well with his kit (W) Purge. Its passive also grants movement which can benefit Urgot when utlizing his passive.

Frozen Mallet – Frozen Mallet grants Urgot a slow to movement speed in his basic attacks. This item gives Urgot more steroids in the top lane with additional health and damage. On top of that, it will help Urgot manuever for his passive when hitting an enemy champion.

Boots of Swiftness – This item gives Urgot more mobility when using his (W) Purge and (E) Disdain. It also gives 25% resistance against slows, something he needs when positioning his auto-attacks with his legs.

Full Build

The Black Cleaver	Frozen Mallet	Sterak’s Gage

Death’s Dance	Dead Man’s Plate	Boots of Swiftness

The best Urgot build for the top lane would be to combine defense and offense. Building him as a bruiser will make him more reliable in team fights as he can damage a lot of enemies

Sterak’s Gage – Sterak’s Gage can keep Urgot in team fights with Lifeline. It is a good item for him since it grants him extra attack damage and tankiness.

Death’s Dance – His passive is an area of effect damage that if paired with Death’s dance gives more lifesteal.

Dead Man’s Plate – Dead Man’s plate gives more armor, health, and additional movement speed.

Situational Items

Randuin’s Omen	Guardian Angel	Trinity Force

Randuin’s Omen – Substitute this with Dead Man’s Plate if the enemy team has a lot of mobility.

Adaptive Helm – Adaptive Helm is a good item on Urgot when the enemy team has a lot of low cooldown casters. Maw of Malmoritus can also be an option if you want more damage.

Trinity Force – Get this when you are far ahead in the game. This gives you a lot of damage and cooldown.

Guardian Angel – Get this item for the passive, as it can really turn the tide of the game in the late game. Otherwise, building this item only for the damage and armor is not viable.

Playing Against

Dodge his (Q) Corrosive Charge since it has a long casting time and only hits a small area. However, if Urgot manages to hit you with (Q) Corrosive Charge, back away as he can lock you with (W) Purge.
Urgot thrives when he can proc his passive Echoing Flames. Limit his movement and zone him if possible.
Be careful when facing Urgot as he has a hard crowd control that can flip you in his back and proc his empowered auto-attacks.
Take note of the indicator on his leg in his passive. move away from that leg if it is green. If it’s orange, that means the leg is on cooldown and Urgot will auto-attack with less damage and no area-of-effect.
Try to burst him when he uses his (R) Fear Beyond Death. Urgot is immobile during the cast time and it can only be broken if he is killed.

Hard Counters

Yasuo – Yasuo is a very nimble champion because he can dash around Urgot with Sweeping Blade. Wind Wall is also a very strong ability that can block Fear Beyond Death and Purge, disabling Urgot’s execution ultimate in the process.

Fiora – Fiora excels against immobile champions, and one of them is Urgot. Fiora can cast Riposte on Disdain, and once that happens Fiora can immediately cast Grand Challenge along with Bladework to decimate Urgot. He won’t have a chance as Urgot doesn’t have any disengage abilities aside from Disdain.

Gnar – Gnar is a long range champion that can kite Urgot especially with Hyper/Wallop that increases his movement speed and gives max health as magic damage every third attack. Urgot has no choice but to position himself away from Gnar as often as possible.

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