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Augment Details Gold T1 Patch 26.9
Thread the Needle

What Not to Pair with Thread the Needle

What not to pair with Thread the Needle in ARAM Mayhem, covering bad augment synergies and low-value combinations.

57.06%Win Rate
1.48%Pick Rate
T1Tier
299,919Games

What Not to Pair with Thread the Needle

Bad augment synergies and pairings to avoid

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Thread the Needle Thread the Needle Thread the Needle Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T1
Win Rate
57.06%
Pick Rate
1.48%
Games
299,919

Grants 18% armor penetration and magic penetration .

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Erosion Erosion Erosion Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T3
Win Rate
52.74%
Pick Rate
0.31%
Games
62,524

Each instance of damage dealt to an enemy reduces their armor and magic resistance by 1. 5 % for 4 seconds, stacking up to 20 times for a total of 30% resistances reduction.

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Avoid Thread the Needle + Erosion

Thread the Needle provides 18% flat armor and magic penetration, which reduces enemy resistances by a fixed percentage. Erosion shreds up to 30% of enemy resistances, but percentage penetration applies before percentage reduction, causing significant diminishing returns and making the penetration from Thread the Needle far less effective.

Thread the Needle Thread the Needle Thread the Needle Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T1
Win Rate
57.06%
Pick Rate
1.48%
Games
299,919

Grants 18% armor penetration and magic penetration .

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Celestial Body Celestial Body Celestial Body Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T1
Win Rate
55.07%
Pick Rate
0.85%
Games
173,099

Gain 1500 bonus health , but reduce your damage output by 10%.

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Avoid Thread the Needle + Celestial Body

Thread the Needle is a damage-oriented augment that helps you deal more damage through penetration. Celestial Body reduces your damage output by 10%, which directly conflicts with the purpose of taking penetration. The penetration stats become less valuable when your base damage is reduced.

Thread the Needle Thread the Needle Thread the Needle Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T1
Win Rate
57.06%
Pick Rate
1.48%
Games
299,919

Grants 18% armor penetration and magic penetration .

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Glass Cannon Glass Cannon Glass Cannon Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T5
Win Rate
46.87%
Pick Rate
0.26%
Games
52,593

You gain a health threshold equal to 70% maximum health which cannot be modified nor exceeded by any means. In return, you deal bonus true damage equal to 15% of all of the damage you deal pre-mitigation.

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Avoid Thread the Needle + Glass Cannon

Glass Cannon caps your health at 70% and deals 15% bonus true damage. Thread the Needle provides penetration for your damage, but true damage bypasses resistances entirely, making the penetration stats completely wasted on the bonus damage portion of this pairing.

What Not to Pair with Thread the Needle

Bad augment synergies and pairings to avoid

Augments

Avoid Thread the Needle + Erosion: Thread the Needle provides 18% flat armor and magic penetration, which reduces enemy resistances by a fixed percentage. Erosion shreds up to 30% of enemy resistances, but percentage penetration applies before percentage reduction, causing significant diminishing returns and making the penetration from Thread the Needle far less effective. Avoid Thread the Needle + Celestial Body: Thread the Needle is a damage-oriented augment that helps you deal more damage through penetration. Celestial Body reduces your damage output by 10%, which directly conflicts with the purpose of taking penetration. The penetration stats become less valuable when your base damage is reduced. Avoid Thread the Needle + Glass Cannon: Glass Cannon caps your health at 70% and deals 15% bonus true damage. Thread the Needle provides penetration for your damage, but true damage bypasses resistances entirely, making the penetration stats completely wasted on the bonus damage portion of this pairing.