A sustained-damage mage who reduces his cooldowns by landing skills, allowing him to chase targets with repeated spells and reliable homing control.
Mage
Mid Lane
JungleMid LaneTier BDifficulty
Easy
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Easy
Very easy to pick up, with a straightforward and forgiving kit.
Medium
Easy to learn, but needs some practice with timing or positioning.
Hard
Needs consistent mechanics, decision-making, and matchup knowledge.
Very Hard
Mechanically demanding and takes considerable practice to play well.
Extreme
Exceptionally difficult to control and requires extensive dedicated practice.
Official Skills tab
Each time Cyclops hits an enemy with his skills, all his skill cooldowns are reduced by 0.5s.
Gameplay guide
Cyclops is a mid-lane damage-control mage whose every skill hit reduces all skill cooldowns by half a second. Stardust Shock sends two disks through a line, Planets Attack supplies movement and five hero-prioritizing spheres, and Star Power Lockdown tracks one target with an immobilize that grows with travel distance.
Clear with both Stardust Shock disks through the wave and use Planets Attack's movement to rotate or dodge, not automatically enter. Poke only when spheres can prioritize the intended hero. At level four, cast Star Power Lockdown from useful distance so the longer travel produces more immobilize time for the following disks.
Move after the wave and begin picks with the tracking sphere when allies can follow. Use Planets Attack to close only to safe auto-target range, then line both Stardust Shock hits through controlled enemies. Every hit advances the next ultimate and movement cycle, so keep casting while kiting around the fight.
Stay behind the front line and hold Star Power Lockdown for a carry, diver, or escaping objective jungler. Multi-hit cooldown reduction remains strong in long fights, but only while Cyclops survives. Do not chase beyond vision because the movement burst decays quickly and provides no wall crossing.
Hold Star Power Lockdown until a mobile target spends their escape, making its follow-up much harder to avoid.
Aim Stardust Shock through several units when a hero is behind the wave; every hit helps bring the whole kit back sooner.
Cast Star Power Lockdown from farther away when the target cannot immediately reach Cyclops, increasing the immobilize when the sphere arrives.
Kite while cooldowns reduceRepeat available skillsCast the tracking sphere from range for a longer immobilize, use the movement burst to reach safe sphere range, and line both disks through the held target. The many hits reduce every cooldown for another cycle.
