Vel'Koz ARAM Mayhem Build & Best Augments

Rell T1

Tier

T1

Rank

#14

Win Rate

54.57%

Pick Rate

0.40%

Rell is a hard-engage tank who wins by starting fights on her terms. She wants to ride in, force the enemy team to react, then keep bodies close long enough for her carries to clean up. Her signature pattern is simple: look for grouped enemies, commit with your engage, and turn the fight into a messy frontline brawl where running away is difficult. In ARAM: Mayhem, Rell is easier to find action with but also easier to punish if she wastes her entry. The map keeps teams close, augments can make fights explode quickly, and one good engage can decide the whole wave. Play patiently until enemies stack up or burn key escape tools, then go in with your team ready to follow. If you dive alone, you are not a tank; you are a delivery system for enemy damage. View champion guide

Leona T2

Tier

T2

Rank

#37

Win Rate

51.64%

Pick Rate

0.65%

Leona is a hard-engage tank who starts fights, locks one target in place, and gives her team a clear signal to go in. Her basic pattern is simple: find an angle, land the engage, chain her stun and ultimate, then stand in front while allies finish the target. In ARAM: Mayhem, Leona’s job gets even more direct. Fights happen often, damage comes fast, and augments can make both teams much harder to predict. She shines when your team can follow her first move, but she is punished if she dives too early or picks a target her allies cannot reach. Play her like a trigger, not a solo carry: wait for a real opening, force the fight, then keep the enemy backline or diver under control. View champion guide

Amumu T3

Tier

T3

Rank

#62

Win Rate

50.44%

Pick Rate

0.53%

Amumu is a simple engage tank who starts fights, locks enemies in place, and lets his team pile damage onto grouped targets. His signature pattern is straightforward: look for a safe angle, land your bandage engage, then follow with his big area crowd control when multiple enemies are close enough to punish. In ARAM: Mayhem, Amumu likes the constant brawling because enemies are often packed together and fights start fast. That also means bad engages get punished quickly. Play him as the first button for your team, not a lone hero. If your carries are in range to follow, go in hard. If they are clearing waves or backing up, hold your engage and threaten space instead. He is entry-level friendly because his job is clear: absorb pressure, force grouped fights, and turn one caught target into a full teamfight. He struggles when enemies spread out, kite backward, or bait him into diving too far, so patience matters more than flashy mechanics. View champion guide

Sejuani T3

Tier

T3

Rank

#68

Win Rate

49.87%

Pick Rate

0.33%

Sejuani is a durable engage tank who starts fights, locks down priority targets, and gives her team a clear front line to play behind. Her signature pattern is simple: walk up with allies nearby, threaten crowd control, then commit when an enemy steps too far forward. In ARAM: Mayhem, the constant brawling makes her job easier to understand but harder to execute cleanly. You get more chances to force fights, but bad engages are punished fast, so look for clumped enemies, follow-up damage, or a teammate ready to dive with you before you go in. View champion guide

Nautilus T3

Tier

T3

Rank

#73

Win Rate

50.39%

Pick Rate

0.83%

Nautilus is a frontline engage tank who turns one good catch into a full team fight. His identity is simple: walk up with threat, hook the target that steps too far forward, then layer crowd control so your carries can finish the job. His signature pattern is hook, lock down, and stand in the way. If an enemy carry mispositions, Nautilus can start the fight immediately. If your team is being dived, he can peel just as well by anchoring himself between the threat and his backline. In ARAM: Mayhem, the constant brawling makes Nautilus feel very natural. There is less time to play slow lane games and more value in forcing clean all-ins, protecting damaged allies, and punishing anyone who uses mobility too early. He is entry-level friendly because his job is clear, but good Nautilus players win by choosing the right target instead of throwing every hook on cooldown. View champion guide

Galio T1

Tier

T1

Rank

#13

Win Rate

53.55%

Pick Rate

0.67%

Galio is a frontline mage-tank who wins fights by stepping into the middle of them. He brings reliable engage, area control, peel, and a big teamfight entrance, making him a strong pick when your team needs someone to start the brawl and absorb pressure. His signature pattern is simple: look for grouped enemies, charge in with crowd control, force them to hit you or back off, then let your carries free-fire while the fight is disrupted. He is especially good when allies can follow his engage quickly, because Galio creates messy moments where hesitation gets punished. In ARAM: Mayhem, Galio’s job becomes more direct. Fights happen often, teams stack close together, and augments can make engages more explosive. Play him as a fight starter and bodyguard: start when your team is in range, peel when an assassin dives your backline, and do not waste your entrance on a fight your teammates cannot reach. View champion guide

Maokai T2

Tier

T2

Rank

#50

Win Rate

51.87%

Pick Rate

0.71%

Maokai is a durable engage tank and zone-control pick who wins fights by making the enemy walk through bad terrain. He is easy to understand: throw saplings into bushes or choke points, punish anyone who steps too close, then start fights with reliable crowd control when your team is ready to follow. In ARAM: Mayhem, Maokai’s value comes from how messy and fast fights become. The single lane gives him natural choke points, and augments can push him toward harder frontline play, more annoying poke control, or stronger teamfight disruption. He is best when he plays patiently before the fight, controls space first, then commits once an enemy is trapped or separated. If he dives too early without follow-up, he can get burned down; if he waits for the right angle, he turns chaotic brawls into very simple catches. View champion guide

Orianna T3

Tier

T3

Rank

#80

Win Rate

50.28%

Pick Rate

0.51%

Orianna is a control mage who fights through the Ball, shaping space instead of simply throwing spells forward. Her job is to shield or attach to an ally, punish enemies who walk into the Ball’s zone, and turn grouped fights with a well-timed combo. In ARAM: Mayhem, fights break out faster and teams collide more often, so Orianna gets more chances to find multi-target impact. She is strongest when she plays behind a durable engager or fast diver, moves the Ball onto them before the fight starts, and waits for enemies to stack too closely. If she throws the Ball too early or stands too far forward, mobile champions can punish her before her setup matters. Pick Orianna when your team wants steady poke, shielding, wave control, and a big teamfight follow-up. Play patiently, track where the Ball is, and make enemies choose between backing away from its threat or eating the fight-changing pull. View champion guide

Malphite T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#127

Win Rate

47.50%

Pick Rate

0.92%

Malphite – Shard of the Monolith Malphite is a tanky engage champion built around one devastating combo: Unstoppable Force into everything else. His identity is simple—he runs at you, becomes impossible to kill, and turns teamfights with a single well-timed ultimate. In standard modes, he's known as "the press R to win champion," and that reputation follows him into ARAM. What changes in ARAM: Mayhem is how often he gets to do it. The accelerated gold and experience means Malphite hits his power spikes faster and stays relevant longer. He's not stuck farming for twenty minutes waiting for a chance to flash-ult. Instead, he's constantly looking for angles, constantly threatening the engage, and constantly forcing the enemy team to respect his cooldown. The single-lane format actually helps him—there's nowhere to run when a giant rock monster crashes through your entire backline. His role is frontline disruptor. He soaks damage, peels for carries, and creates openings with Ground Slam and Unstoppable Force. He doesn't deal massive sustained damage, but he doesn't need to. One good ultimate can set up his entire team to clean up a fight. The trade-off is that when his ultimate is down, he's much less threatening. Smart enemies will track that cooldown and play aggressively when they know he can't engage. Mayhem's faster pacing also means Malphite has to be more decisive. He can't afford to sit back and wait for the perfect engage forever—the game moves too quickly. He needs to recognize when a good opportunity becomes a great one, commit fully, and trust his team to follow up. Passive play loses games in this mode, even on a tank. View champion guide

Jarvan IV T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#131

Win Rate

48.09%

Pick Rate

0.42%

Jarvan IV – The Exemplar of Demacia Jarvan IV is a dive-heavy engage tank who defines fights by isolating priority targets and forcing them to play his game. His entire identity revolves around the Dragon Strike + Demacian Standard combo, which lets him gap-close, knock up multiple enemies, and set up his ultimate for a death zone. In ARAM: Mayhem, he becomes one of the most consistent engage tools in the game because the mode's accelerated pace and frequent team fights mean his combo is almost always available when you need it. He plays best as a frontline initiator who creates openings for follow-up damage. You're not there to 1v1 carries—you're there to trap them with your team nearby. The Mayhem format favors his playstyle because the constant fighting gives him plenty of opportunities to land game-changing combos, and the gold acceleration helps him hit his tanky item spikes faster than on Summoner's Rift. What changes most in Mayhem is how forgiving his engage windows become. With ability haste more accessible and skirmishes happening non-stop, Jarvan can afford to be aggressive with his combo rather than waiting for the perfect moment. A decent knock-up into a well-placed Cataclysm often wins the fight outright when your team can collapse instantly. Just remember: your ultimate traps allies too, so don't isolate your own carries in the process. View champion guide

Renata Glasc T2

Tier

T2

Rank

#22

Win Rate

52.08%

Pick Rate

0.39%

Renata Glasc is a backline support-controller who wins fights by making the enemy engage look bad. She protects a carry, punishes divers that overcommit, and turns crowded fights with her hostile crowd control instead of raw damage. Her signature pattern is simple: stay just behind your strongest threat, save your key defensive tool for the first real all-in, then use her fight-swinging ultimate when enemies are stacked or forced through a narrow path. In ARAM: Mayhem, Renata likes the constant 5v5 pressure because enemies group naturally and fights start fast. That gives her more chances to counter-engage, peel, and punish clumped teams. The tradeoff is that mistakes are harsher: if she wastes her protection early or stands too far forward, she has no easy escape. Pick her when your team has a clear carry to enable or when the enemy team wants to dive straight through the front line. View champion guide

Janna T2

Tier

T2

Rank

#25

Win Rate

51.90%

Pick Rate

0.45%

Janna is a defensive enchanter who wins fights by denying the enemy’s engage, shielding the right carry, and turning messy brawls into clean retreats or re-engages. Her signature pattern is simple: stay just behind the frontline, interrupt dives with wind control, then use her healing and disengage to reset the fight when opponents overcommit.In ARAM: Mayhem, Janna is less about sitting back forever and more about reacting fast in constant skirmishes. The single-lane pressure gives her plenty of chances to punish predictable dashes, protect low-health allies, and save teammates from bad trades. She is entry-level friendly if you focus on one job first: keep your damage dealers alive, and only step forward when your team can immediately punish. View champion guide

Milio T2

Tier

T2

Rank

#64

Win Rate

51.34%

Pick Rate

0.40%

Milio is a backline enchanter who wins fights by keeping carries safe, extending their threat range, and turning messy trades into survivable ones. His signature pattern is simple: stay behind the damage dealers, shield or heal before the burst lands, then use his defensive tools to let allies keep hitting instead of backing away. In ARAM: Mayhem, Milio is less about quiet lane support and more about fast reaction in constant brawls. Augments and nonstop teamfights make good positioning matter even more: if he is caught first, the fight can collapse, but if he survives the opening engage, his team gets much harder to finish off. Pick him when your side has strong carries that want time, space, and a second chance in every fight. View champion guide

Lulu T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#121

Win Rate

47.27%

Pick Rate

0.46%

Lulu the Fae Sorceress Lulu is a whimsical enchantress who controls fights through disruption, buffs, and crowd control rather than raw damage. She excels as a support or utility mage, turning enemy engages into chaos while amplifying her allies. Her signature pattern revolves around Polymorph—shutting down divers or assassins the moment they commit—and using Whimsy to speed up engages or peel threats. In ARAM: Mayhem, her constant poke and shielding become even more oppressive, and the faster pace means her ult and polymorph are available for nearly every skirmish. View champion guide

Braum T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#130

Win Rate

48.29%

Pick Rate

0.40%

Braum the Heart of the Freljord Braum is a tanky support who wins by blocking damage and setting up stuns for his team. His whole identity revolves around Unbreakable, the giant shield that absorbs projectiles and protects allies standing behind him. In ARAM: Mayhem, he becomes one of the best anti-poke picks in the game because the constant barrage of skillshots makes his shield invaluable. His signature pattern is simple: catch a projectile on the shield, then look for a counter-engages with Winter's Bite or Glacial Fissure. He applies stacks of Concussive Blows with every hit, and once his team stacks four applications, the target gets stunned. In a mode where fights never stop, that crowd control creates real kill pressure. Mayhem's faster pace changes how he plays. He still peels for carries, but the increased gold and experience gain let him build tank items faster than on Summoner's Rift. He becomes harder to kill sooner, and his ultimate comes up often enough to force fights whenever his team is ready. He is not a damage dealer, and he cannot 1v1 most champions, but he controls the space in front of his team better than almost anyone. View champion guide

Seraphine T1

Tier

T1

Rank

#2

Win Rate

56.33%

Pick Rate

0.94%

Seraphine Seraphine is a backline mage-support who wins fights by stacking pressure, not by forcing one clean burst. She likes long trades, grouped enemies, and teammates who can follow up on her setup. If you play her well, you keep people at arm’s length, soften them up, and turn one good hit into a wider fight win. Her pattern is simple: stay safe, tag multiple targets, and use her crowd control and healing to keep your team moving. In ARAM: Mayhem, that plan gets even better because the fights are constant and everyone is packed together, so her teamfight value shows up fast. The flip side is that she is still vulnerable if enemies reach her first, so spacing and timing matter more than greed. View champion guide

Ashe T2

Tier

T2

Rank

#24

Win Rate

51.83%

Pick Rate

1.23%

Ashe is a utility marksman who wins fights by slowing targets, checking space, and setting up picks before the brawl fully starts. Her basic pattern is simple: keep enemies tagged with Frost, punish anyone who steps too far forward, and use her long-range engage to start clean fights for your team. In ARAM: Mayhem, Ashe is less about quiet lane control and more about constant teamfight value. The single-lane map makes her poke, vision control, and slows easy to apply, but it also means divers and hard engage reach her faster. Play her like a backline caller: soften enemies, create catches, follow allied crowd control, and reposition early whenever the fight turns messy. View champion guide

Morgana T1

Tier

T1

Rank

#32

Win Rate

52.56%

Pick Rate

1.14%

Morgana is a control mage-support who wins ARAM: Mayhem by catching one target, protecting the right ally, and making tight spaces miserable for the enemy team. Her signature pattern is simple: land a binding, drop her damage zone under the trapped target, then use her spell shield to block the counter-engage or protect whoever is stepping forward. In Mayhem, fights break out faster and augments can make engages much harder to read, so Morgana is strongest when she plays patiently instead of fishing nonstop. Hold key choke points, punish enemies who walk too straight, and save your shield for the spell that actually starts the fight. If you miss your catch tool, back up and reset; if you land it, your team gets a clean window to burst, follow up, or force the enemy frontline to retreat. View champion guide

Xerath T2

Tier

T2

Rank

#61

Win Rate

50.90%

Pick Rate

0.96%

Xerath is a long-range artillery mage who wins fights before they fully start. His job is to sit outside the main brawl, charge up poke, punish grouped enemies, and finish low-health targets when they try to retreat. He is strongest when your team can hold space for him; he is weakest when mobile bruisers or assassins get a clean angle onto him. His signature pattern is simple: keep distance, soften targets with repeated spell hits, then look for a stun or follow-up damage when someone is forced to walk in a straight line. In ARAM: Mayhem, the pace is less forgiving. Augments, extra engage tools, and constant fighting make positioning harder, but they also give Xerath more crowded targets to hit. Play him patiently, punish enemies during their approach, and save your defensive tools for the champion who can actually reach you. View champion guide

Lux T3

Tier

T3

Rank

#66

Win Rate

49.86%

Pick Rate

1.05%

Lux is a long-range burst mage who plays around catching enemies with light control, softening them with poke, and finishing grouped targets from a safe distance. Her signature pattern is simple to understand: stay behind your front line, fish for a binding or a clean poke angle, then layer damage when the enemy is locked in place or already forced to dodge. In ARAM: Mayhem, Lux is still an entry-level friendly backline pick, but the mode is faster and messier than standard ARAM. She gets more chances to hit clustered enemies, yet she is punished harder when divers, Snowball users, or flank threats reach her. Play patiently, value spacing, and use her range to control fights before they fully break open. View champion guide

Varus T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#155

Win Rate

46.18%

Pick Rate

1.04%

Varus the Arrow of Retribution Varus is a long-range poke marksman who dominates lanes by wearing down enemies before they can close the distance. He fills the artillery carry role, relying on charged shots and crowd control to dictate the flow of fights from safety. His signature pattern revolves around charging Piercing Arrow (Q) to snipe low-health targets or harass opponents under their tower. He stacks blight on enemies with basic attacks, then detonates those stacks with abilities for burst damage. This creates a rhythm: auto-attack, ability, auto-attack, ability. In ARAM: Mayhem, Varus becomes significantly more oppressive. The mode's accelerated pace and increased mana regeneration let him fire fully charged arrows almost on cooldown. His ultimate, Chain of Corruption, spreads faster in constant team fights, often triggering multiple chains in a single engagement. He transitions from a careful poker into a relentless siege engine that forces enemies to dodge or die. View champion guide

Jinx T1

Tier

T1

Rank

#6

Win Rate

54.66%

Pick Rate

1.18%

Jinx is a backline marksman who turns one good kill into a full team wipe. She pokes and farms safely with rockets, swaps to minigun when a target is locked down, and uses her traps to punish anyone who walks too far forward. Her signature pattern is simple: stay alive, tag a low-health enemy, then use the takedown speed reset to chase the next one. In ARAM: Mayhem, Jinx loves the constant fighting and narrow lane, but she also gets punished harder for poor spacing. More brawls mean more chances to snowball with resets, yet divers and long-range engage can reach her quickly if she stands too close. Play behind your frontline, fire rockets when enemies group up, save traps for incoming threats, and only step forward once the first enemy is already falling. View champion guide

Viego T3

Tier

T3

Rank

#100

Win Rate

50.00%

Pick Rate

0.40%

Viego is a reset-driven melee skirmisher who looks for one cracked target and turns that takedown into a full fight takeover. He is not a simple frontliner; he wants to enter after someone is already low, claim a possession, use the stolen body for tempo, then return to his own kit to keep chasing.In ARAM: Mayhem, Viego gets more chances to snowball because fights happen constantly and damaged enemies are often within reach. The tradeoff is that he is punished hard if he dives first into crowd control or grabs a bad possession with no exit. Play him like a cleanup carry: wait for cooldowns, follow engage, secure the first reset, then decide quickly whether the stolen champion helps you continue or whether you should reposition before the next burst hits. View champion guide

Pyke T3

Tier

T3

Rank

#122

Win Rate

48.56%

Pick Rate

0.71%

Pyke the Bloodharbor Ripper Pyke is a support assassin designed to execute low-health targets and share the gold with his teammates. He plays as a lane bully who fishes for picks with Bone Skewer (Q) and sets up kills with Ghostwater Dive (W). His entire identity revolves around his ultimate, Death from Below (R), which executes enemies and grants bonus gold to the last ally to assist. In ARAM: Mayhem, he is a relentless kill-stealer who turns every skirmish into a gold fountain for his team. Mayhem accelerates his already aggressive playstyle. The mode's increased gold generation and constant fighting mean Pyke hits his power spikes faster and finds more execute opportunities. He thrives in the chaos, slipping in and out of combat with his camouflage and mobility. The single-lane format forces enemies to cluster, making his Phantom Undertow (E) stun easier to land on multiple targets. He is not a traditional healer or shielder; he keeps his allies alive by killing the enemy first and sharing the wealth. View champion guide

Kai'Sa T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#137

Win Rate

47.78%

Pick Rate

1.15%

Kai'Sa Daughter of the Void Kai'Sa is a hybrid marksman who evolves her abilities based on the stats she builds. In ARAM: Mayhem, she becomes a high-octane carry who hits her evolution breakpoints much faster than on Summoner's Rift. You are looking to stack attack speed and ability power quickly, unlock your evolved abilities, and turn into a late-game raid boss who can dive the backline or melt frontline tanks. Her signature pattern revolves around isolation damage and her ultimate engage. She wants to catch enemies alone for massive bonus damage, then use Killer Instinct to reposition and shield herself. In Mayhem's chaotic environment, she excels at cleaning up scattered fights after the initial burst goes out. What changes in Mayhem is the pace of her power curve. The accelerated gold and experience mean you will often have two or even three evolved abilities by the time teams start grouping hard. This lets her play more aggressively around Snowball and engage angles that would be too risky in standard ARAM. She transitions from a poke-heavy early game into a versatile damage dealer who can adapt her build to whatever the enemy team throws at her. View champion guide

Samira T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#150

Win Rate

46.68%

Pick Rate

0.63%

Samira the Desert Rose Samira is a high-octane hybrid marksman designed to style on enemies through close-range combat and ability weaving. She occupies a unique space between an AD carry and an assassin, relying on her Style meter to unlock her devastating ultimate. Her entire kit rewards aggressive play and rapid input execution, making her one of the most adrenaline-heavy picks in the game. In ARAM: Mayhem, Samira thrives because the constant fighting accelerates her entire game plan. The single-lane format removes her biggest weakness—getting kited or flanked in side lanes—and replaces it with non-stop targets for her dashes and ultimate. She builds Style faster here than in any other mode, letting her fire Inferno Trigger repeatedly throughout a single extended teamfight. Her signature pattern is simple but demanding: stack abilities and auto-attacks to reach Style grade S, then unleash her ultimate for massive area-of-effect damage and healing. Miss the timing or get interrupted, and she pops. Land it, and she turns a messy brawl into a pentakill highlight. View champion guide