Camille

Playstyle Profile

Camille is a diver — disrupts the backline by committing onto enemy carries

Teamfight Role

Backline Diver

Power Spike

Mid game

Split Threat

None

Backline Access

Low

Camille's Strengths

• Disrupts the enemy backline — Camille's dives force carries to reposition instead of dealing damage
• Wins extended 1v1s — Camille's sustained trading overwhelms most opponents in side-lane matchups
• Creates map pressure through split-push — Camille forces enemies to answer the side lane or lose towers

How to Play Camille

Champion-specific pre-match tips

Gameplay tips on Summoner's Rift

Lane Phase

Initiate trades only when your passive shield is off cooldown to absorb enemy retaliation, backing off immediately once the shield expires.

Lane Phase

Cast W as you walk backward from a melee exchange to guarantee the outer-cone hits, slowing the enemy and healing yourself while creating distance.

Lane Phase

Prime your first Q on a minion before casting E to a wall, allowing you to instantly deliver your empowered second Q upon connecting with the enemy.

Mid Game

Cast E to a wall, then Flash during the second dash to instantly close the gap on a priority target positioned outside your normal engage range.

Mid Game

Push side lane waves past the river before rotating into the jungle to flank mid lane skirmishes with your E.

Mid Game

Cast your ult to briefly become untargetable, dodging key enemy burst abilities or crowd control before delivering your Q damage.

Late Game

Flank from fog of war after the enemy frontline commits to a fight, casting E over terrain to immediately dive and trap the enemy carry inside your ult.

Late Game

Target your ult on an immobile carry while their teammates are nearby to physically knock away their peeling supports and tanks.

Late Game

Hold your E near unwarded late-game objectives to scout for hidden enemies by watching for the directional champion indicators before committing to a face-check.

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Gameplay tips in Arena

• Prime Q1 before entering, use E from terrain only when the stun is likely, and delay Q2 for its true-damage timing. R should dodge a key spell or isolate the fragile target.
• Build Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Ravenous Hydra, and Divine Sunderer. Spellblade and sustain reward measured trades; avoid building only burst when you cannot exit R.
• Prioritize Mystic Punch, Dashing, Thread the Needle, and Outlaw's Grit. Cooldown refunds and dash defenses support repeated Q2 windows inside the duel.

Camille Build

This might not be your familiar build. We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher.

Core

• Trinity Force
• Plated Steelcaps (Boots)
• Ravenous Hydra

Situational

• Spear of Shojin
• Death's Dance
• Guardian Angel
• Mortal Reminder
• Terminus
• Chempunk Chainsword
• Serpent's Fang

Camille Runes

The most popular rune page and summoner spells for Camille in ranked games over the last 30 days.

Resolve + Inspiration · 48.6% WR · 8,794 games

• Grasp of the Undying
• Shield Bash
• Bone Plating
• Unflinching
• Magical Footwear
• Biscuit Delivery
• Attack Speed
• Adaptive Force
• Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash, Ignite

Camille Skill Order

The recommended skill order for Camille from ranked games over the last 90 days: the first three skill points, then the order to max abilities.

1. lvl 1: W
2. lvl 2: Q
3. lvl 3: E
4. max: Q
5. max: E
6. max: W

How to Counter Camille

Counter strategies and draft context

kite with range, burst before they sustain, or outscale with team-oriented compositions

• Vulnerable to CC during dives — Camille commits hard and can be punished if locked down
• Split-push collapses against coordinated responses — a strong duelist or 5-man collapse shuts Camille down
• Loses to numbers — Camille thrives in 1v1s but crumbles when outnumbered or burst down
• Ranged champions that maintain distance in trades

Camille's Weaknesses

Layered crowd control and peel lock Camille down mid-dive. A stronger duelist sent to the side lane stalls Camille's split push. Camille wins 1v1s but struggles when the enemy collapses on the side lane with several champions.

Best Synergies with Camille

Team synergies and draft context

A second diver splits enemy focus alongside Camille, since two divers are harder to peel than one. Strong teamfight compositions win 4v4 while Camille splits, which forces impossible rotations. Global or semi-global allies pressure the map while Camille wins side-lane 1v1s. Engage supports set up skirmishes in your favor.

Draft Context

• Drafts another diver with no backline carry — Camille disrupts, but the team has no sustained damage
• Locks in a full teamfight comp that can't hold 4v5 while Camille pressures side lanes
• Ignores teamfight presence — Camille wins 1v1s but the team crumbles in grouped fights without them

Learning Curve

Based on 1.2M+ matches across all ranked elos, showing how Camille's win rate changes with mastery level

Camille has exceptional depth — there is always something new to learn, and the learning curve is among the steepest in the game. Expect a long stretch of low win rates before meaningful improvement — mastering this champion demands serious commitment.

Skill Cap

Very High

Cost of Learning

Extremely High