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Augment Details Silver T3 Patch 26.9
Upgrade Thornmail

What Not to Pair with Upgrade Thornmail

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

56.85%Win Rate
0.26%Pick Rate
T3Tier
52,455Games

What Not to Pair with Upgrade Thornmail

Bad augment synergies and pairings to avoid

Avoid
Upgrade Thornmail Upgrade Thornmail Upgrade Thornmail Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T3
Win Rate
56.85%
Pick Rate
0.26%
Games
52,455

Upgrades Bramble Vest and Thornmail , empowering Thorns to generate a protective shell around you. The shell is broken by the next enemy champion to use a basic attack on-hit against you, which causes them to take 50 – 250 (based on level) (+ 30% armor) (+ 30% magic resistance) (+ 12% maximum health) magic damage . Shell regenerates after 20 – 5 (based on level) seconds of being out-of-combat with enemy champions.

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Scopiest Weapons Scopiest Weapons Scopiest Weapons Prismatic
Rarity
Prismatic
Tier
T2
Win Rate
55.15%
Pick Rate
0.66%
Games
134,093

Gain ( 250 / 150) bonus attack range.

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Avoid Upgrade Thornmail + Scopiest Weapons

Upgrade Thornmail requires enemies to use basic attacks on-hit against you to trigger its empowered Thorns shell damage. Scopiest Weapons grants massive bonus attack range, positioning you far from enemies. This playstyle conflict means the shell rarely gets broken, wasting the core mechanic and defensive purpose of the augment entirely.

Upgrade Thornmail Upgrade Thornmail Upgrade Thornmail Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T3
Win Rate
56.85%
Pick Rate
0.26%
Games
52,455

Upgrades Bramble Vest and Thornmail , empowering Thorns to generate a protective shell around you. The shell is broken by the next enemy champion to use a basic attack on-hit against you, which causes them to take 50 – 250 (based on level) (+ 30% armor) (+ 30% magic resistance) (+ 12% maximum health) magic damage . Shell regenerates after 20 – 5 (based on level) seconds of being out-of-combat with enemy champions.

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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 Upgrade Thornmail + Glass Cannon

Glass Cannon caps your health threshold at 70% maximum health, severely limiting survivability. Upgrade Thornmail's shell damage scales with 12% maximum health, making the reduced health pool directly reduce the augment's offensive output. The defensive anti-synergy undermines both the protective shell concept and the health-based damage scaling.

Upgrade Thornmail Upgrade Thornmail Upgrade Thornmail Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T3
Win Rate
56.85%
Pick Rate
0.26%
Games
52,455

Upgrades Bramble Vest and Thornmail , empowering Thorns to generate a protective shell around you. The shell is broken by the next enemy champion to use a basic attack on-hit against you, which causes them to take 50 – 250 (based on level) (+ 30% armor) (+ 30% magic resistance) (+ 12% maximum health) magic damage . Shell regenerates after 20 – 5 (based on level) seconds of being out-of-combat with enemy champions.

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ADAPt ADAPt ADAPt Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T1
Win Rate
55.58%
Pick Rate
0.82%
Games
167,258

Convert all of your bonus attack damage into ability power at a rate of 1 ability power per 0. 6 bonus attack damage . Additionally, increase your ability power by 15% .

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Avoid Upgrade Thornmail + ADAPt

Upgrade Thornmail's shell damage scales with 30% armor and 30% magic resistance, encouraging tanky defensive builds. ADAPt converts all bonus attack damage into ability power, removing physical damage scaling and pushing toward a mage build path. This stat conversion conflicts with the resistances-focused scaling that makes the augment effective.

Upgrade Thornmail Upgrade Thornmail Upgrade Thornmail Silver
Rarity
Silver
Tier
T3
Win Rate
56.85%
Pick Rate
0.26%
Games
52,455

Upgrades Bramble Vest and Thornmail , empowering Thorns to generate a protective shell around you. The shell is broken by the next enemy champion to use a basic attack on-hit against you, which causes them to take 50 – 250 (based on level) (+ 30% armor) (+ 30% magic resistance) (+ 12% maximum health) magic damage . Shell regenerates after 20 – 5 (based on level) seconds of being out-of-combat with enemy champions.

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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 Upgrade Thornmail + Vampirism

Vampirism sets your health regeneration to 0 and prevents ally healing, forcing reliance on omnivamp for sustain. Upgrade Thornmail is designed for frontliners who absorb damage and punish attackers. The inability to benefit from regeneration or ally healing reduces your effective tanking capability, conflicting with the augment's intended role.

What Not to Pair with Upgrade Thornmail

Bad augment synergies and pairings to avoid

Augments

Avoid Upgrade Thornmail + Scopiest Weapons: Upgrade Thornmail requires enemies to use basic attacks on-hit against you to trigger its empowered Thorns shell damage. Scopiest Weapons grants massive bonus attack range, positioning you far from enemies. This playstyle conflict means the shell rarely gets broken, wasting the core mechanic and defensive purpose of the augment entirely. Avoid Upgrade Thornmail + Glass Cannon: Glass Cannon caps your health threshold at 70% maximum health, severely limiting survivability. Upgrade Thornmail's shell damage scales with 12% maximum health, making the reduced health pool directly reduce the augment's offensive output. The defensive anti-synergy undermines both the protective shell concept and the health-based damage scaling. Avoid Upgrade Thornmail + ADAPt: Upgrade Thornmail's shell damage scales with 30% armor and 30% magic resistance, encouraging tanky defensive builds. ADAPt converts all bonus attack damage into ability power, removing physical damage scaling and pushing toward a mage build path. This stat conversion conflicts with the resistances-focused scaling that makes the augment effective. Avoid Upgrade Thornmail + Vampirism: Vampirism sets your health regeneration to 0 and prevents ally healing, forcing reliance on omnivamp for sustain. Upgrade Thornmail is designed for frontliners who absorb damage and punish attackers. The inability to benefit from regeneration or ally healing reduces your effective tanking capability, conflicting with the augment's intended role.