Critical strikes deal 175% of normal damage by default. They primarily occur on basic attacks and some abilities, triggered by critical strike chance or specific conditions.

Critical Strike Chance:

• Starts at 0% for all champions
• Stacks additively up to 100%
• Worth 40 gold per point
• Follows a dynamic probability system that adjusts based on previous attacks

Sources of Critical Strike Chance:

• Items (like Infinity Edge)
• Champion abilities (e.g., Tryndamere's Battle Fury, Yasuo's Way of the Wanderer)
• Cannot exceed 100%, though some champions can utilize excess (like Senna)

Notable Interactions:

• Cannot critically strike structures (with few exceptions)
• Damage modifiers apply normally
• Some abilities scale with critical strike chance
• Certain abilities guarantee critical strikes regardless of chance

Champions with Special Critical Strike Mechanics:

• Ashe: Frost Shot modifies critical strike behavior
• Jhin: Fourth shot always critically strikes
• Yasuo/Yone: Double critical strike chance
• Fiora: Guaranteed critical on second Bladework hit

Exceptions for Structures:

1. Fiora's Bladework (second attack)
2. Jhin's fourth shot
3. Master Yi's Double Strike
4. Rengar's Savagery

Combat Benefits:

• Especially valuable for basic attack-focused champions
• Scales well with attack damage and attack speed
• Acts as a damage multiplier in sustained combat
• Formula: 1% crit chance = 0.75% damage increase (at base crit damage)

Some abilities and items modify critical strike damage or provide guaranteed critical strikes under specific conditions. Critical strikes are core to many champion builds, particularly for marksmen and some assassins.

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