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Augment Details Gold T3 Patch 26.9
Nightstalking

Nightstalking ARAM Mayhem Augment Guide

Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them renders you invisible for 1. 5 seconds. Attacking or casting abilites ends the stealth immediately.

51.94%Win Rate
0.50%Pick Rate
T3Tier
101,016Games

Performance by Stage

Performance by stage

Stage stats
StageWin RatePick RateGamesPatch
Stage1T351.64%0.39%22,44926.9
Stage2T253.73%0.43%24,77626.9
Stage3T351.71%0.48%27,15926.9
Stage4T350.73%0.54%26,49226.9
Stage5T555.03%0.34%16926.9

Best Champions

Best champions with this augment

Top synergy

Nightstalking Hextech Combos

Must-have augment combinations extracted from the guide

Combos
Nightstalking Nightstalking Nightstalking Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T3
Win Rate
51.94%
Pick Rate
0.50%
Games
101,016

Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them renders you invisible for 1. 5 seconds. Attacking or casting abilites ends the stealth immediately.

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Shadow Runner Shadow Runner Shadow Runner Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T3
Win Rate
54.88%
Pick Rate
0.48%
Games
96,547

After dashing , blinking , or exiting stealth , gain 300 bonus movement speed for 2 seconds.

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Nightstalking + Shadow Runner

Nightstalking grants invisibility after takedowns, which counts as exiting stealth to trigger Shadow Runner's massive 300 bonus movement speed. This combination creates a deadly chain reaction: secure a kill, become invisible to drop aggro, then gain a speed burst to reposition or chase the next target. The synergy enables aggressive playmaking with built-in escape routes.

Nightstalking Nightstalking Nightstalking Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T3
Win Rate
51.94%
Pick Rate
0.50%
Games
101,016

Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them renders you invisible for 1. 5 seconds. Attacking or casting abilites ends the stealth immediately.

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Executioner Executioner Executioner Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T1
Win Rate
59.04%
Pick Rate
1.63%
Games
331,261

Deal 10% increased damage to enemies below 30% of their maximum health . Scoring a champion takedown resets the cooldown of all your basic abilities.

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Nightstalking + Executioner

Executioner resets basic ability cooldowns on takedowns, perfectly complementing Nightstalking's invisibility trigger. After securing a kill, you immediately regain access to all basic abilities while becoming invisible, allowing you to unload a fresh ability rotation on surviving enemies. This creates devastating chain-kill potential in ARAM's constant teamfights where resets snowball rapidly.

Nightstalking Nightstalking Nightstalking Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T3
Win Rate
51.94%
Pick Rate
0.50%
Games
101,016

Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them renders you invisible for 1. 5 seconds. Attacking or casting abilites ends the stealth immediately.

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Get Excited Get Excited Get Excited Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T2
Win Rate
53.01%
Pick Rate
0.78%
Games
158,051

Scoring a champion takedown grants you 100% bonus movement speed and 15% total attack speed for 4 seconds.

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Nightstalking + Get Excited

Get Excited grants 100% bonus movement speed and attack speed on takedowns, stacking with Nightstalking's invisibility for overwhelming post-kill momentum. The combined speed boost lets you capitalize on stealth to reposition aggressively while the attack speed amplifies your damage output. This pairing excels on auto-attackers who can chain kills through ARAM's cramped engagements.

Nightstalking Nightstalking Nightstalking Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T3
Win Rate
51.94%
Pick Rate
0.50%
Games
101,016

Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them renders you invisible for 1. 5 seconds. Attacking or casting abilites ends the stealth immediately.

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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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Nightstalking + Vampirism

Vampirism provides 25% omnivamp for sustained fighting, while Nightstalking's invisibility offers survivability after each takedown. The combination addresses Vampirism's vulnerability to burst damage by giving you a reset-based escape tool. In ARAM's extended skirmishes, this pairing enables aggressive all-ins where each kill heals you and provides a stealth window to reposition safely.

What Not to Pair with Nightstalking

Bad augment synergies and low-value pairings to avoid

Avoid
Nightstalking Nightstalking Nightstalking Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T3
Win Rate
51.94%
Pick Rate
0.50%
Games
101,016

Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them renders you invisible for 1. 5 seconds. Attacking or casting abilites ends the stealth immediately.

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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 Nightstalking + Back to Basics

Avoid this pairing because Back to Basics permanently seals your ultimate ability, removing a powerful damage and engagement tool that could contribute to securing takedowns. With fewer ways to contribute to kills, Nightstalking's invisibility trigger becomes significantly harder to activate, wasting the augment's defensive repositioning potential.

Nightstalking Nightstalking Nightstalking Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T3
Win Rate
51.94%
Pick Rate
0.50%
Games
101,016

Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them renders you invisible for 1. 5 seconds. Attacking or casting abilites ends the stealth immediately.

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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 Nightstalking + Slow and Steady

Avoid this pairing because Slow and Steady removes all attack speed bonuses, forcing a slow, deliberate playstyle that conflicts with Nightstalking's design. The invisibility is meant to enable aggressive repositioning after takedowns, but the inability to rapidly capitalize on that window with attacks makes the stealth duration feel wasted and clunky.

Nightstalking Nightstalking Nightstalking Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T3
Win Rate
51.94%
Pick Rate
0.50%
Games
101,016

Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them renders you invisible for 1. 5 seconds. Attacking or casting abilites ends the stealth immediately.

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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 Nightstalking + Glass Cannon

Avoid this pairing because Glass Cannon caps your health at 70% maximum, making you extremely fragile. Nightstalking's invisibility is a defensive tool meant to help you survive after risky takedowns, but Glass Cannon's health restriction ensures you enter every fight vulnerable, often dying before you can secure the kills needed to trigger stealth.

Nightstalking Nightstalking Nightstalking Gold
Rarity
Gold
Tier
T3
Win Rate
51.94%
Pick Rate
0.50%
Games
101,016

Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them renders you invisible for 1. 5 seconds. Attacking or casting abilites ends the stealth immediately.

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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 Nightstalking + Vampirism

Avoid this pairing because Vampirism disables all healing from allies and sets health regeneration to zero. Nightstalking provides a brief defensive window after takedowns, but Vampirism's sustain model requires you to deal damage to survive. If you fail to secure the kill, you have no fallback recovery, making this high-risk combination punishing.

Augment Explained

Nightstalking

Augments

Final Metro: Summon a high-speed train that rushes through the battlefield, knocking up and crushing all enemies in its path. A T1 control rune for initiating, wave-clearing, and splitting fights.

Mechanics Breakdown

Nightstalking

Augments

Final Urban Express: Core effect: Active ability summons a train moving in a straight line, damaging and knocking up enemies for 1 second on collision. Base damage: 150-450 physical damage (scales with level). Stat bonus: Receives 40% attack damage bonus and 30% AP scaling. Train parameters: 1000 range length, 200 range width, moves at 1200 range/second. Cooldown: 120 seconds, can be manually terminated.

Trigger Conditions

Nightstalking

Augments

Activating the ability Train collides with enemy champions/minions/monsters Train collides with turrets (deals 50% damage)

What Does Not Trigger

Nightstalking

Augments

Train passing through allied units Summoner spell triggers Item skill triggers Minion triggers

Hidden Mechanics

Nightstalking

Augments

Final Metro Train: Train can knock up unstoppable enemies (except for a few ultimate abilities) Colliding with walls causes a 90-degree bounce and continues for 500 range Multiple trains can stack knock-up duration Train clears all enemy projectiles during movement

Best Champion Types

Nightstalking

Augments

Final Metropolis: Initiator supports (Alistar, Leona, Braum) Initiating fighters (Jarvan IV, Hecarim, Sejuani) Mages with difficult wave clear (Viktor, Ziggs) Siege champions (Morgana, Galio)

Low-Value Champion Types

Nightstalking

Augments

Final Urban Express: Pure single-target assassins (Zed, Talon, Akali) Ranged ADCs (Draven, Ashe, Vayne) Pure tank frontliners (Ornn, Tryndamere) Split-push reliant champions

Playstyle Tips

Nightstalking

Augments

Final Metro: Use in narrow terrain to significantly increase accuracy Use wall bounces to hit enemy carries hiding behind structures Initiate team fights by knocking up multiple enemies, creating an environment for teammates When clearing waves, aim at the center of the wave to clear all minions at once

Best Augment Combos

Nightstalking

Augments

Nightstalking + Shadow Runner: Nightstalking grants invisibility after takedowns, which counts as exiting stealth to trigger Shadow Runner's massive 300 bonus movement speed. This combination creates a deadly chain reaction: secure a kill, become invisible to drop aggro, then gain a speed burst to reposition or chase the next target. The synergy enables aggressive playmaking with built-in escape routes. Nightstalking + Executioner: Executioner resets basic ability cooldowns on takedowns, perfectly complementing Nightstalking's invisibility trigger. After securing a kill, you immediately regain access to all basic abilities while becoming invisible, allowing you to unload a fresh ability rotation on surviving enemies. This creates devastating chain-kill potential in ARAM's constant teamfights where resets snowball rapidly. Nightstalking + Get Excited: Get Excited grants 100% bonus movement speed and attack speed on takedowns, stacking with Nightstalking's invisibility for overwhelming post-kill momentum. The combined speed boost lets you capitalize on stealth to reposition aggressively while the attack speed amplifies your damage output. This pairing excels on auto-attackers who can chain kills through ARAM's cramped engagements. Nightstalking + Vampirism: Vampirism provides 25% omnivamp for sustained fighting, while Nightstalking's invisibility offers survivability after each takedown. The combination addresses Vampirism's vulnerability to burst damage by giving you a reset-based escape tool. In ARAM's extended skirmishes, this pairing enables aggressive all-ins where each kill heals you and provides a stealth window to reposition safely.

Bad Augment Synergies

Nightstalking

Augments

Avoid Nightstalking + Back to Basics: Avoid this pairing because Back to Basics permanently seals your ultimate ability, removing a powerful damage and engagement tool that could contribute to securing takedowns. With fewer ways to contribute to kills, Nightstalking's invisibility trigger becomes significantly harder to activate, wasting the augment's defensive repositioning potential. Avoid Nightstalking + Slow and Steady: Avoid this pairing because Slow and Steady removes all attack speed bonuses, forcing a slow, deliberate playstyle that conflicts with Nightstalking's design. The invisibility is meant to enable aggressive repositioning after takedowns, but the inability to rapidly capitalize on that window with attacks makes the stealth duration feel wasted and clunky. Avoid Nightstalking + Glass Cannon: Avoid this pairing because Glass Cannon caps your health at 70% maximum, making you extremely fragile. Nightstalking's invisibility is a defensive tool meant to help you survive after risky takedowns, but Glass Cannon's health restriction ensures you enter every fight vulnerable, often dying before you can secure the kills needed to trigger stealth. Avoid Nightstalking + Vampirism: Avoid this pairing because Vampirism disables all healing from allies and sets health regeneration to zero. Nightstalking provides a brief defensive window after takedowns, but Vampirism's sustain model requires you to deal damage to survive. If you fail to secure the kill, you have no fallback recovery, making this high-risk combination punishing.

Common Mistakes

Nightstalking

Augments

Final Train: Don't carelessly release in open areas, enemies can dodge easily Don't drive the train toward teammates, blocks their movement and damage Don't forget the manual stop feature, avoid overextending past enemies When enemy ADC gets QSS, don't force engage with train, CC will be instantly removed