Become an unstoppable tank inside the Rift!
The new Flow Serpent class has arrived, and with it comes our Advanced Guide. Learn how to become an impenetrable frontline warrior and lead your team to victory.
Harness your energy, master the flow, and uncover the secrets behind this powerful class.
Key Tips for Playing Flow Serpent
🎯 Skill Usage – Master Your Martial Arts
As a tank, the Flow Serpent excels at disrupting enemies and preventing them from protecting their main damage dealers.
First Skill
Use your first skill wisely, preferably near your allies, to gain greater flow efficiency and health regeneration.
Second Skill
Use your dash either to knock enemies away or to chase down opponents trying to escape.
Ultimate
Combine your Ultimate with your other abilities to create devastating crowd-control chains and powerful combo sequences.
🔁 Team Fight Combo
Skill 1 ➝ Ultimate ➝ Skill 2 ➝ Basic Attack ➝ Skill 2 ➝ Basic Attack ➝ Ultimate
🔁 Tower Dive Combo
Ultimate ➝ Flash ➝ Skill 1 ➝ Skill 2 ➝ Skill 2
🔁 Massive Crowd-Control Combo
Skill 1 ➝ Ultimate ➝ Ultimate ➝ Skill 1 ➝ Skill 2 ➝ Skill 2 ➝ Skill 2
Early, Mid, and Late Game Strategy
The Flow Serpent is excellent at applying pressure during the early game. Focus on farming efficiently while pushing lanes aggressively. Look for opportunities to set up crowd control and coordinate ambushes with your team.
After gaining lane pressure, invade the enemy jungle to disrupt their farming and destabilize the opposing jungler.
During the mid game, use bushes and alternative paths to flank enemy carries and high-priority targets. Neutralizing them quickly creates more opportunities and map control for your team.
In the late game, adapt your build according to the match situation:
- If your team is ahead, invest in more damage-oriented upgrades to eliminate enemies faster.
- If your team is behind, prioritize defensive upgrades to protect your allies and create openings for your damage dealers.
🎯 Crowd Control and Teamfight Advantage
To maximize your crowd-control potential, become familiar with how each Flow Serpent ability interacts with your Flow resource. Managing your flow properly will allow you to execute stronger and smoother combos during fights.
As a tank, your movement speed is naturally lower. Because of this, it’s important to choose upgrades and items that best counter the enemy team composition. Adapt to each match and remain flexible to secure better positioning and stronger teamfight performance.
🎯 Strengths and Weaknesses
✅ Strengths
Flow Serpent performs exceptionally well alongside teammates who provide movement speed boosts and healing, such as Sun Bin and Da Qiao.
The class is also highly effective against enemies with limited mobility, such as Hou Yi.
❌ Weaknesses
Flow Serpent struggles against enemies with heavy crowd control or true damage, such as Lady Zhen and Lu Bu.