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Augment Details Silver T3 Patch 26.9
Buff Buddies

What Not to Pair with Buff Buddies

What not to pair with Buff Buddies in ARAM Mayhem, covering bad augment synergies and low-value combinations.

54.82%Win Rate
0.42%Pick Rate
T3Tier
85,920Games
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What Not to Pair with Buff Buddies

Bad augment synergies and pairings to avoid

Avoid
Buff Buddies Buff Buddies Buff Buddies Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T3
Win Rate
54.82%
Pick Rate
0.42%
Games
85,920

Grants the Crest of Cinders and Crest of Insight buffs permanently. Crest of Cinders: Empowers your basic attacks to slow the target by ( 10% / 15% / 25% / 5% / 7. 5 % / 12. 5 %) (based on level) for 3 seconds and inflict them with a burn for 2 seconds, which deals 8 – 76 (based on level) total true damage over 3 instances over the duration. Each instance deals 2. 67 – 25. 33 (based on level) true damage , with the first instance being applied on-hit and the second and third instances dealt each second over the burn's duration. Subsequent attacks against a burning target will only refresh its duration. While out-of-combat with enemy champions and turrets , you regenerate [ 0. 5 % / 1% / 3% / 9% (based on level) maximum health every 5 seconds.] This effect counts as a Burn source. Crest of Insight: Grants 10 ability haste . If your champion uses mana , restores [ 5. 5 % of maximum mana every 5 seconds;] if your champion uses energy , instead restores [ 5. 5 % of maximum energy every 5 seconds.]

View augment details Vampirism Vampirism Vampirism Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T1
Win Rate
62.00%
Pick Rate
1.58%
Games
320,958

You can no longer be healed by allies and your health regeneration is set to 0 . Gain 25% omnivamp .

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Avoid Buff Buddies + Vampirism

Vampirism sets your health regeneration to 0 and prevents ally healing, which directly conflicts with Buff Buddies' Crest of Insight passive that provides out-of-combat health regeneration. The permanent buffs from Buff Buddies lose significant value when the regeneration component is completely nullified by Vampirism's penalty.

Buff Buddies Buff Buddies Buff Buddies Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T3
Win Rate
54.82%
Pick Rate
0.42%
Games
85,920

Grants the Crest of Cinders and Crest of Insight buffs permanently. Crest of Cinders: Empowers your basic attacks to slow the target by ( 10% / 15% / 25% / 5% / 7. 5 % / 12. 5 %) (based on level) for 3 seconds and inflict them with a burn for 2 seconds, which deals 8 – 76 (based on level) total true damage over 3 instances over the duration. Each instance deals 2. 67 – 25. 33 (based on level) true damage , with the first instance being applied on-hit and the second and third instances dealt each second over the burn's duration. Subsequent attacks against a burning target will only refresh its duration. While out-of-combat with enemy champions and turrets , you regenerate [ 0. 5 % / 1% / 3% / 9% (based on level) maximum health every 5 seconds.] This effect counts as a Burn source. Crest of Insight: Grants 10 ability haste . If your champion uses mana , restores [ 5. 5 % of maximum mana every 5 seconds;] if your champion uses energy , instead restores [ 5. 5 % of maximum energy every 5 seconds.]

View augment details Slow and Steady Slow and Steady Slow and Steady Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T4
Win Rate
47.70%
Pick Rate
0.34%
Games
69,389

Your base attack speed is set to a static amount of 0. 625 and your attack rate no longer benefits from any source of attack speed bonuses. In return, you gain 25 bonus attack damage and convert every 1% bonus attack speed into 1 bonus attack damage .

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Avoid Buff Buddies + Slow and Steady

Slow and Steady removes all attack speed bonuses from your attack rate, which severely limits your ability to apply Buff Buddies' Crest of Cinders burn and slow effects through basic attacks. The Crest of Cinders on-hit benefits scale with attack frequency, making this pairing mechanically counterproductive.

Buff Buddies Buff Buddies Buff Buddies Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T3
Win Rate
54.82%
Pick Rate
0.42%
Games
85,920

Grants the Crest of Cinders and Crest of Insight buffs permanently. Crest of Cinders: Empowers your basic attacks to slow the target by ( 10% / 15% / 25% / 5% / 7. 5 % / 12. 5 %) (based on level) for 3 seconds and inflict them with a burn for 2 seconds, which deals 8 – 76 (based on level) total true damage over 3 instances over the duration. Each instance deals 2. 67 – 25. 33 (based on level) true damage , with the first instance being applied on-hit and the second and third instances dealt each second over the burn's duration. Subsequent attacks against a burning target will only refresh its duration. While out-of-combat with enemy champions and turrets , you regenerate [ 0. 5 % / 1% / 3% / 9% (based on level) maximum health every 5 seconds.] This effect counts as a Burn source. Crest of Insight: Grants 10 ability haste . If your champion uses mana , restores [ 5. 5 % of maximum mana every 5 seconds;] if your champion uses energy , instead restores [ 5. 5 % of maximum energy every 5 seconds.]

View augment details Back to Basics Back to Basics Back to Basics Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T5
Win Rate
52.20%
Pick Rate
0.10%
Games
20,227

Your champion abilities deal 35% increased damage and you gain 70 ability haste and 35% increased healing and shielding from all sources, but your ultimate ability is permanently sealed .

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Avoid Buff Buddies + Back to Basics

Back to Basics seals your ultimate ability permanently, which conflicts with Buff Buddies' Crest of Insight that grants mana regeneration and cooldown reduction benefits. Champions who rely on ultimate abilities to proc on-hit effects or apply Crest of Cinders lose a valuable damage application method.

Buff Buddies Buff Buddies Buff Buddies Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T3
Win Rate
54.82%
Pick Rate
0.42%
Games
85,920

Grants the Crest of Cinders and Crest of Insight buffs permanently. Crest of Cinders: Empowers your basic attacks to slow the target by ( 10% / 15% / 25% / 5% / 7. 5 % / 12. 5 %) (based on level) for 3 seconds and inflict them with a burn for 2 seconds, which deals 8 – 76 (based on level) total true damage over 3 instances over the duration. Each instance deals 2. 67 – 25. 33 (based on level) true damage , with the first instance being applied on-hit and the second and third instances dealt each second over the burn's duration. Subsequent attacks against a burning target will only refresh its duration. While out-of-combat with enemy champions and turrets , you regenerate [ 0. 5 % / 1% / 3% / 9% (based on level) maximum health every 5 seconds.] This effect counts as a Burn source. Crest of Insight: Grants 10 ability haste . If your champion uses mana , restores [ 5. 5 % of maximum mana every 5 seconds;] if your champion uses energy , instead restores [ 5. 5 % of maximum energy every 5 seconds.]

View augment details Draw Your Sword Draw Your Sword Draw Your Sword Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T3
Win Rate
60.54%
Pick Rate
0.17%
Games
34,201

Become melee , modifying your attack range to 200 units. Additionally, gain 30% bonus attack damage , 25% bonus attack speed , 30% bonus health , 25% bonus movement speed , and 20% life steal. These bonuses are increased by 0% – 30% (based on champion's default attack range). This augment is only available for ranged champions.

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Avoid Buff Buddies + Draw Your Sword

Draw Your Sword forces you to become melee with 200 attack range, which reduces your ability to safely apply Buff Buddies' Crest of Cinders burn and slow effects in ARAM's constant teamfight environment. The Crest of Cinders on-hit benefits are harder to utilize consistently at melee range.

What Not to Pair with Buff Buddies

Bad augment synergies and pairings to avoid

Augments

Avoid Buff Buddies + Vampirism: Vampirism sets your health regeneration to 0 and prevents ally healing, which directly conflicts with Buff Buddies' Crest of Insight passive that provides out-of-combat health regeneration. The permanent buffs from Buff Buddies lose significant value when the regeneration component is completely nullified by Vampirism's penalty. Avoid Buff Buddies + Slow and Steady: Slow and Steady removes all attack speed bonuses from your attack rate, which severely limits your ability to apply Buff Buddies' Crest of Cinders burn and slow effects through basic attacks. The Crest of Cinders on-hit benefits scale with attack frequency, making this pairing mechanically counterproductive. Avoid Buff Buddies + Back to Basics: Back to Basics seals your ultimate ability permanently, which conflicts with Buff Buddies' Crest of Insight that grants mana regeneration and cooldown reduction benefits. Champions who rely on ultimate abilities to proc on-hit effects or apply Crest of Cinders lose a valuable damage application method. Avoid Buff Buddies + Draw Your Sword: Draw Your Sword forces you to become melee with 200 attack range, which reduces your ability to safely apply Buff Buddies' Crest of Cinders burn and slow effects in ARAM's constant teamfight environment. The Crest of Cinders on-hit benefits are harder to utilize consistently at melee range.