Viego ARAM Mayhem Build & Best Augments

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

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

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

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

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

Darius T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#149

Win Rate

47.24%

Pick Rate

0.50%

Darius the Hand of Noxus Darius is a juggernaut designed to run people down and execute them. His entire identity revolves around bleed stacks and his ultimate, Noxian Guillotine. You hit things, you stack passive damage, and you dunk them when they get low. In ARAM: Mayhem, he becomes a lane bully with terrifying reset potential. He plays as a frontliner who wants extended fights. Unlike burst mages or assassins, Darius needs time to stack his passive, Hemorrhage. Once he hits five stacks on a target—or max stacks on anyone—he gains massive attack damage and applies bleed instantly to everyone he hits. This is his "win condition" in every skirmish. Mayhem mode accelerates his strengths. Faster gold and experience mean he hits his item spikes sooner. The constant fighting gives him endless opportunities to stack his passive and heal off crowds. His biggest weakness—getting kited—still exists, but the mode's chaos often lets him close gaps when enemies overextend for poke. You pick Darius when your team needs a durable threat who can clean up fights. He excels at punishing squishies who get caught by Snowball or crowd control. If enemies clump up, his Q healing and passive spread turn him into a raid boss. Just don't expect to dive five people alone without backup. 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

Sona T2

Tier

T2

Rank

#38

Win Rate

52.11%

Pick Rate

0.55%

Sona is a backline enchanter who wins by staying near her team, cycling auras, and turning messy fights into clean chases or retreats. Her basic pattern is simple: poke when enemies step up, keep allies topped off between trades, speed the group into good angles, then use her big crowd-control moment when several enemies commit too far.In ARAM: Mayhem, Sona feels stronger when fights happen around your whole team instead of in scattered duels. The mode is faster and more explosive, so positioning matters even more: stand close enough to empower allies, but far enough back that divers have to spend real tools to reach you. Augments can push her toward heavier shielding and healing, safer utility, or more aggressive poke, but her job stays the same. Keep the team moving, punish overcommits, and make every extended fight worse for the enemy. 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

Karma T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#120

Win Rate

47.92%

Pick Rate

0.70%

Karma the Enlightened One Karma is an offensive support mage who defines games through poke, disengage, and burst shielding. She sits in the backline, charging her Mantra to decide when a fight turns. Her identity is simple: land Qs, empower the right ability, and keep her team healthy while chipping away at the enemy. In ARAM: Mayhem, she becomes a relentless spam engine. The mode's accelerated gold and experience let her hit her cooldown reduction cap quickly, turning her from a tempo mage into a constant pressure source. She does not one-shot tanks, but she makes sieging impossible for the enemy and surviving easy for her team. Core Identity and Role She functions primarily as a poke and disengage support. Unlike pure enchanters who heal, Karma prevents damage with shields and speed bursts. Unlike burst mages, she relies on sustained damage and crowd control over time rather than a single rotation. She fits best on compositions that want to kite backward or siege towers without diving. Her signature pattern is the Mantra Q. She activates her ultimate, fires an empowered Inner Flame, and creates a wide explosion that slows and deals heavy area damage. This creates a zone the enemy cannot walk through. If they force the issue, she uses Mantra E to shield her whole team and grant a massive movement speed burst, repositioning everyone instantly. What Changes in Mayhem Mayhem speeds up her entire game plan. In standard ARAM, Karma often struggles with mana early or feels weak if she falls behind on gold. Here, she reaches her power spikes faster and stays relevant longer. The increased ability haste available in the mode means her Mantra cooldown drops rapidly, letting her empower abilities in almost every skirmish. Constant Mantra access: She empowers abilities much more often, making her burst shielding or poke available for every engagement. Enhanced disengage: The mode favors aggressive engages, but her Mantra E shuts down dives harder when she has the haste to cast it repeatedly. Sustained poke pressure: She forces enemies off objectives or towers faster because she never runs out of resources to throw. She excels at keeping her team at full health while forcing the enemy to recall. Her weakness remains her lack of hard crowd control and low durability if caught. If the enemy has unstopabble engages or long-range burst, she has to play further back and rely on her empowered shields to recover. In Mayhem, her ability to dictate pacing makes her a consistent and reliable pick for players who prefer positioning over mechanical execution. 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

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

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

Zoe T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#145

Win Rate

47.51%

Pick Rate

0.57%

Zoe the Aspect of Twilight Zoe is a burst mage who turns enemy mistakes into one-shot opportunities. She thrives on chaos, bouncing around the fight, poking from bizarre angles, and deleting squishy targets with a single well-placed Q. Her identity is all about positioning and timing—she is slippery, annoying, and devastating when she has room to work. In ARAM: Mayhem, she is a terror. The single-lane format removes her biggest weakness—getting flanked—so she can focus entirely on reaching max range on her Paddle Star. The constant fighting means she always has summoner spells to steal with Spell Thief, and the Mayhem pace keeps her enemies too busy to dodge every bubble. Her signature pattern is simple but deadly: cast Q forward, use R to portal backward or sideways, and guide the orb across the entire lane for massive damage. Land a sleep with E, and the target is usually dead before they wake up. In Mayhem, where everyone is aggressive and cooldowns fly fast, Zoe punishes overextension harder than almost anyone else. 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

Viktor T1

Tier

T1

Rank

#41

Win Rate

54.17%

Pick Rate

0.56%

Viktor is a scaling control mage who wins fights by shaping space before the enemy can fully commit. He pokes from range, punishes clumped targets, and turns narrow lanes into bad trades with his area control. Play him as a backline damage dealer: soften the frontline, hold key zones when divers step in, then follow with burst once someone is forced to stand in the wrong place. In ARAM: Mayhem, Viktor gets more chances to hit grouped enemies, but he also gets punished harder when he is caught without room to kite. Augments can push him toward heavier poke, faster fight tempo, or stronger teamfight control, so his best games come from picking the angle your comp needs. If your team has engage, save damage for the locked target. If your team lacks frontline, play slower, clear waves, and make enemies walk through your threat before they can reach you. 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

Taliyah T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#111

Win Rate

47.92%

Pick Rate

0.37%

Taliyah the Stoneweaver Taliyah is a control mage who shapes the battlefield with terrain manipulation and sustained area damage. She excels at zoning enemies, disrupting movement, and locking down targets with her crowd control chain. In ARAM: Mayhem, her ability to create walls and control narrow corridors becomes even more valuable on the single-lane map. Her signature pattern revolves around Threaded Volley on worked ground, where she fires fast projectiles that chunk health over time. She sets up kills with Seismic Shove to knock enemies into her team, then follows with Unraveled Earth to catch anyone trying to escape. Her ultimate, Rock Surfing, lets her roam quickly or cut off retreat paths—a powerful tool in the constant fighting of Mayhem. In this mode, Taliyah shifts from a roaming mid-laner into a dedicated zone controller. The reduced cooldowns and accelerated gold income let her spam abilities more freely, and the confined space means her walls and knockups are harder to avoid. She thrives when she can poke from a distance and punish overextensions with her burst combo. View champion guide

Anivia T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#147

Win Rate

47.07%

Pick Rate

0.51%

Anivia is a control mage who defines teamfights through zone control, terrain manipulation, and sustained damage. She acts as a defensive anchor, turning narrow ARAM bridges into death traps with her crowd control and area denial. Her signature pattern revolves around Glacial Storm (R). She creates a large damaging zone that slows enemies and amplifies her other abilities. In standard modes, she struggles with mana costs and early game fragility. ARAM: Mayhem removes most of those weaknesses. Accelerated gold and experience let her reach her power spike faster, while constant fighting plays directly into her teamfight-focused kit. The Mayhem environment shifts her role slightly. She becomes a sustained damage dealer who can fish for picks more aggressively. The reduced penalty for dying means she can use her passive, Rebirth, as a strategic tool rather than a desperate last resort. She still plays as a backline controller, but she can take risks that would be suicidal on Summoner's Rift. View champion guide