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Augment Details Prismatic T2 Patch 26.9
Dual Wield

Dual Wield ARAM Mayhem Augment Guide

Your basic attacks launch a bolt at the target that fires after a 0. 225 -second delay on-attack , deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, and applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Additionally, increase your total attack speed by 10% .

58.46%Win Rate
0.64%Pick Rate
T2Tier
129,477Games

Performance by Stage

Performance by stage

Stage stats
StageWin RatePick RateGamesPatch
Stage1T157.15%0.69%39,70726.9
Stage2T256.85%0.57%32,71626.9
Stage3T257.02%0.59%33,23826.9
Stage4T256.94%0.59%28,96326.9
Stage5T172.38%0.96%47826.9

Best Champions

Best champions with this augment

Top synergy

Dual Wield Hextech Combos

Must-have augment combinations extracted from the guide

Combos
Dual Wield Dual Wield Dual Wield Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
58.46%
Pick Rate
0.64%
Games
129,477

Your basic attacks launch a bolt at the target that fires after a 0. 225 -second delay on-attack , deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, and applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Additionally, increase your total attack speed by 10% .

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Deft Deft Deft Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T1
Win Rate
58.48%
Pick Rate
0.94%
Games
190,420

Grants 60% bonus attack speed .

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Dual Wield + Deft

Dual Wield's secondary bolt applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness, and Deft provides a massive 60% bonus attack speed to dramatically increase bolt trigger frequency. This combination transforms any basic attack into a rapid double-hit pattern, substantially amplifying total damage output and on-hit application rate during extended ARAM teamfights.

Dual Wield Dual Wield Dual Wield Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
58.46%
Pick Rate
0.64%
Games
129,477

Your basic attacks launch a bolt at the target that fires after a 0. 225 -second delay on-attack , deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, and applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Additionally, increase your total attack speed by 10% .

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Lightning Strikes Lightning Strikes Lightning Strikes Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T1
Win Rate
56.79%
Pick Rate
0.92%
Games
186,439

Increase your bonus attack speed gained from all sources by 20% . While at 1. 75 attack speed or higher, your basic attacks deal 40 bonus magic damage on-hit.

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Dual Wield + Lightning Strikes

Lightning Strikes increases all bonus attack speed by 20% and adds bonus magic damage on-hit when exceeding 1.75 attack speed, which synergizes perfectly with Dual Wield's 10% total attack speed increase. The dual bolts from Dual Wield will each trigger the on-hit bonus damage, creating overwhelming sustained damage in narrow-lane engagements.

Dual Wield Dual Wield Dual Wield Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
58.46%
Pick Rate
0.64%
Games
129,477

Your basic attacks launch a bolt at the target that fires after a 0. 225 -second delay on-attack , deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, and applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Additionally, increase your total attack speed by 10% .

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Tap Dancer Tap Dancer Tap Dancer Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T1
Win Rate
56.20%
Pick Rate
0.83%
Games
169,267

Basic attacks on-hit against enemy champions and minions grant 10 bonus movement speed , lasting for 5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent triggers, and stacking infinitely. Additionally, gain bonus attack speed equal to 10% total movement speed .

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Dual Wield + Tap Dancer

Tap Dancer grants bonus attack speed equal to 10% of total movement speed while stacking movement speed infinitely on-hit. Dual Wield's bolts trigger the movement speed stacks twice per attack cycle, creating a self-accelerating loop where more attacks generate more speed, which converts back into faster attack rates for even more bolt triggers.

Dual Wield Dual Wield Dual Wield Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
58.46%
Pick Rate
0.64%
Games
129,477

Your basic attacks launch a bolt at the target that fires after a 0. 225 -second delay on-attack , deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, and applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Additionally, increase your total attack speed by 10% .

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Goredrink Goredrink Goredrink Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T1
Win Rate
58.75%
Pick Rate
1.04%
Games
210,405

Gain 15% omnivamp .

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Dual Wield + Goredrink

Goredrink provides 15% omnivamp that applies to all damage dealt, including the secondary bolts from Dual Wield. Since Dual Wield effectively increases basic attack damage output by 40% through its delayed bolt, the omnivamp healing scales proportionally, dramatically improving survivability in ARAM's constant teamfight environment.

What Not to Pair with Dual Wield

Bad augment synergies and low-value pairings to avoid

Avoid
Dual Wield Dual Wield Dual Wield Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
58.46%
Pick Rate
0.64%
Games
129,477

Your basic attacks launch a bolt at the target that fires after a 0. 225 -second delay on-attack , deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, and applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Additionally, increase your total attack speed by 10% .

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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 Dual Wield + Slow and Steady

This is a hard anti-synergy. Slow and Steady sets your base attack speed to a static amount and prevents your attack rate from benefiting from any attack speed bonuses. Dual Wield grants 10% total attack speed and scales with attack speed, making the bonus completely wasted and the augment significantly weaker.

Dual Wield Dual Wield Dual Wield Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
58.46%
Pick Rate
0.64%
Games
129,477

Your basic attacks launch a bolt at the target that fires after a 0. 225 -second delay on-attack , deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, and applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Additionally, increase your total attack speed by 10% .

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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 Dual Wield + Draw Your Sword

Draw Your Sword forces you to become melee with a fixed 200 unit attack range. Dual Wield is designed for champions who want to kite and attack from range, and the forced melee conversion negates the safety and positioning advantage that makes the bolt effect valuable.

Dual Wield Dual Wield Dual Wield Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
58.46%
Pick Rate
0.64%
Games
129,477

Your basic attacks launch a bolt at the target that fires after a 0. 225 -second delay on-attack , deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, and applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Additionally, increase your total attack speed by 10% .

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Upgrade Sword of Blossoming Dawn Upgrade Sword of Blossoming Dawn Upgrade Sword of Blossoming Dawn Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T5
Win Rate
48.57%
Pick Rate
0.12%
Games
23,649

Upgrades Sword of Blossoming Dawn , empowering Peppermint to have its healing increased by 250%. Additionally, you gain 100% bonus attack speed , but your basic attacks against champions now deal 50% damage.

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Avoid Dual Wield + Upgrade Sword of Blossoming Dawn

Upgrade Sword of Blossoming Dawn reduces your basic attack damage against champions to 50%. Since Dual Wield's bolt deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, the damage penalty applies twice, resulting in severely reduced overall damage output.

Dual Wield Dual Wield Dual Wield Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
58.46%
Pick Rate
0.64%
Games
129,477

Your basic attacks launch a bolt at the target that fires after a 0. 225 -second delay on-attack , deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, and applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Additionally, increase your total attack speed by 10% .

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Purist - Caster Purist - Caster Purist - Caster Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T5
Win Rate
46.95%
Pick Rate
0.11%
Games
22,539

Convert all of your bonus attack speed into ability haste at a rate of 0. 65 ability haste per 1% bonus attack speed . Additionally, your abilities' total cooldowns are reduced by 10%.

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Avoid Dual Wield + Purist - Caster

Purist - Caster converts all bonus attack speed into ability haste. Dual Wield provides 10% total attack speed and benefits from attack speed scaling for more frequent bolt triggers. Converting attack speed away defeats the core synergy and purpose of this augment.

Augment Explained

Dual Wield

Augments

Dual Blades: Equips two melee weapons simultaneously, gaining bonus attack damage and attack speed,专属 for melee fighters and assassins.

Mechanics Breakdown

Dual Wield

Augments

"Dual Blades: Core Effect: Allows you to equip two melee weapons simultaneously Stat scaling: Each melee weapon equipped grants 10% bonus attack damage and 15% bonus attack speed Restriction: Can only equip melee weapons, cannot equip ranged weapons or boots Active immediately: Bonus is recalculated immediately when equipment changes Applies to all basic attacks and skills

Trigger Conditions

Dual Wield

Augments

Dual Blades: When equipping melee weapons Including all melee weapons such as Long Sword, BF Sword, Tiamat Attributes from both weapons will take effect

What Does Not Trigger

Dual Wield

Augments

Double Strike: When equipping ranged weapons, When equipping boots, When equipping defensive items, When equipping AP items

Hidden Mechanics

Dual Wield

Augments

Dual Wield: Passive effects from both weapons apply. On-hit effects trigger twice (like Blade of the Ruined King, Black Cleaver). Critical chance stacks. Adds with other attack damage and attack speed bonuses.

Best Champion Types

Dual Wield

Augments

Dual Blades: Melee fighter champions (like Darius, Jax, Riven) Melee assassin champions (like Zed, Talon, Akali) Jungle champions Auto-attack reliant melee champions

Low-Value Champion Types

Dual Wield

Augments

Ranged champions Pure tank champions Pure support champions Ability-reliant melee champions

Playstyle Tips

Dual Wield

Augments

Dual Blades: Build two high-AD melee weapons: maximize AD bonus Build weapons with on-hit effects: triggers effects twice Don't build boots or defensive items: wastes weapon slots Use high AD and attack speed to quickly kill enemies

Best Augment Combos

Dual Wield

Augments

Dual Wield + Deft: Dual Wield's secondary bolt applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness, and Deft provides a massive 60% bonus attack speed to dramatically increase bolt trigger frequency. This combination transforms any basic attack into a rapid double-hit pattern, substantially amplifying total damage output and on-hit application rate during extended ARAM teamfights. Dual Wield + Lightning Strikes: Lightning Strikes increases all bonus attack speed by 20% and adds bonus magic damage on-hit when exceeding 1.75 attack speed, which synergizes perfectly with Dual Wield's 10% total attack speed increase. The dual bolts from Dual Wield will each trigger the on-hit bonus damage, creating overwhelming sustained damage in narrow-lane engagements. Dual Wield + Tap Dancer: Tap Dancer grants bonus attack speed equal to 10% of total movement speed while stacking movement speed infinitely on-hit. Dual Wield's bolts trigger the movement speed stacks twice per attack cycle, creating a self-accelerating loop where more attacks generate more speed, which converts back into faster attack rates for even more bolt triggers. Dual Wield + Goredrink: Goredrink provides 15% omnivamp that applies to all damage dealt, including the secondary bolts from Dual Wield. Since Dual Wield effectively increases basic attack damage output by 40% through its delayed bolt, the omnivamp healing scales proportionally, dramatically improving survivability in ARAM's constant teamfight environment.

Bad Augment Synergies

Dual Wield

Augments

Avoid Dual Wield + Slow and Steady: This is a hard anti-synergy. Slow and Steady sets your base attack speed to a static amount and prevents your attack rate from benefiting from any attack speed bonuses. Dual Wield grants 10% total attack speed and scales with attack speed, making the bonus completely wasted and the augment significantly weaker. Avoid Dual Wield + Draw Your Sword: Draw Your Sword forces you to become melee with a fixed 200 unit attack range. Dual Wield is designed for champions who want to kite and attack from range, and the forced melee conversion negates the safety and positioning advantage that makes the bolt effect valuable. Avoid Dual Wield + Upgrade Sword of Blossoming Dawn: Upgrade Sword of Blossoming Dawn reduces your basic attack damage against champions to 50%. Since Dual Wield's bolt deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, the damage penalty applies twice, resulting in severely reduced overall damage output. Avoid Dual Wield + Purist - Caster: Purist - Caster converts all bonus attack speed into ability haste. Dual Wield provides 10% total attack speed and benefits from attack speed scaling for more frequent bolt triggers. Converting attack speed away defeats the core synergy and purpose of this augment.

Common Mistakes

Dual Wield

Augments

Dual Blades: Don't pick this on ranged champions completely useless. Don't build boots or defensive items wastes weapon slots. Don't ignore double proc of attack effects items like Blade of the Ruined King and Black Cleaver have double benefit. Note survival Dual Blades offers high damage but leaves you very squishy.