Best Kriknak Build, Rune Page & Guide for 2026

• If the enemy team builds a lot of physical defense, buy Muramasa instead of Rankbreaker for tank shredding.
• Once you have extra gold, rotate Blade of Eternity with Arctic Orb and Death Sickle to survive longer.

Basic Kriknak combo:

1. Use Skill 3 Drone Drop once for a speed boost to close in on the target.
2. While flying, use Skill 1 Terrifying Plague to mark the enemy you want to attack.
3. Reactivate Skill 3 Drone Drop to land right on that enemy, dealing damage and slowing them.
4. Basic attack once to maximize damage.
5. If the enemy isn’t dead yet, use Skill 2 Horn Rush to chase them down, or retreat otherwise.

Passive Bite :

• Basic attack once after any skill lands on the enemy to maximize damage.

Skill 1 Terrifying Plague :

• Take advantage of this skill’s long range to continuously poke the enemy and mark the target.
• Attack a marked enemy continuously to deal damage based on percentage of their health — the more health they have, the bigger the damage.
• Try to basic attack a marked enemy continuously to combine with passive Bite for a massive burst.

Skill 2 Horn Rush :

• Use its terrain-crossing dash to chase, escape, or poke the enemy.
• Try to knock into as many targets as possible for more healing.
• While farming, use this skill continuously to sustain, reducing the need to recall.

Skill 3 Drone Drop :

• Activate Skill 3 to fly up and speed up, closing in on the enemy, escaping, or rotating lanes much faster.
• Try to land as many enemies as possible when you land, for massive damage and slowing multiple targets.

At the start of the match, begin your jungle route with the blue buff first since Kriknak ‘s kit consumes quite a lot of mana.

Then clear your jungle fast to reach level 4 as soon as possible and start ganking.

This hero’s damage is extremely high, so just landing Skill 3 Drone Drop on an enemy hero makes a kill very likely in this phase.

In the mid game, Kriknak is still extremely strong and can send any hero to the kill feed, so play very proactively.

Focus on ganking continuously to apply massive pressure on the enemy and snowball to end the match as soon as possible, since a prolonged match doesn’t favor this hero.

Attack Dragon and Caesar the moment there’s an opening, and take advantage of your mobility to steal resources from the enemy jungle — also a good strategy.

By the late game, slow down a bit since the enemy’s core damage dealers usually move in a group and already have life-saving items like Blade of Eternity or Arctic Orb …

Push minions hard to force the enemy to split up to defend, which suits Kriknak ‘s attacks. If you have to join a fight, wait for a good moment to dive in and take down the enemy’s core damage dealer.

And don’t forget to secure major buffs from late-game Dragon and Caesar, which will make it much easier for your team to secure victory.