Zed 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

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

Kha'Zix T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#140

Win Rate

46.45%

Pick Rate

0.44%

Kha'Zix the Voidreaver Kha'Zix is an AD assassin designed to hunt down isolated targets and snowball kills into evolution upgrades. In standard modes, he relies on brushes and flanks to close the gap. In ARAM: Mayhem, the single-lane format forces him to adapt, but the constant fighting feeds his isolation damage and resets faster than any other mode. His signature pattern is simple: find a lone enemy, burst them down, then use the reset on Leap to continue or escape. Isolation is the key mechanic. When no enemy allies are nearby, his Taste Their Fear deals massive bonus damage. Mayhem's chaotic brawls often split teams apart, creating isolation opportunities that would not exist in a disciplined 5v5. What changes in Mayhem is the pace and the recovery. You will hit evolution milestones much earlier due to accelerated gold and experience. The challenge is patience. Engaging into a grouped enemy team gets you killed. Waiting for Snowballs, poke, or overextensions to create isolation windows is how you turn this mode into a feeding frenzy. View champion guide

Katarina T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#167

Win Rate

44.05%

Pick Rate

0.62%

Katarina the Sinister Blade Katarina is a reset-based assassin who turns teamfights into chain reactions. Her entire identity revolves around securing takedinds to refresh her cooldowns and reposition using her Daggers. In ARAM: Mayhem, she becomes a high-octane cleanup machine where the constant fighting gives her far more reset opportunities than Summoner's Rift. She functions as a melee AP carry who wants to dive the backline. Unlike burst mages who dump their kit and retreat, Katarina stays in the fight. One reset leads to another, and a low-health enemy team can vanish in seconds if she finds her rhythm. Her signature pattern is simple but demanding: throw a Dagger, Shunpo to a target or Dagger, trigger the Dagger's spin damage, and channel Death Lotus on clustered enemies. When someone dies, her basic abilities come back up instantly. In Mayhem's chaotic environment, you will often see her teleport three or four times in a single extended skirmish. The key adjustment for this mode is patience. Mayhem accelerates everything, so the temptation to engage immediately is strong. But Katarina still needs to wait for crowd control to be spent and for enemies to drop to kill range. Her damage is terrifying, but she dies fast if she goes in too early. 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

Ziggs T3

Tier

T3

Rank

#74

Win Rate

50.23%

Pick Rate

0.78%

Ziggs is a long-range artillery mage who wins space before the fight fully starts. He pokes from safety, clears waves fast, and punishes enemies who walk through narrow lanes or clump around objectives. His signature pattern is simple: throw bombs to chip people down, use minefields and displacement to make engages awkward, then help finish structures when the enemy team is forced back. In ARAM: Mayhem, Ziggs plays even more like a pressure pick. The map is still tight, but the pace is wilder, so he has to keep moving between casts instead of standing still and farming damage. Augments can push him toward heavier poke, better safety, or faster fight cleanup, but his core job stays the same: control the lane, soften targets before they engage, and make every enemy advance cost health. View champion guide

Jayce T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#143

Win Rate

46.60%

Pick Rate

0.79%

Jayce the Defender of Tomorrow Jayce is a ranged AD caster who dominates lanes through poke, disengage, and burst. He swaps between a ranged Mercury Cannon for harassment and a melee Mercury Hammer for all-ins. In ARAM: Mayhem, his already strong poke becomes oppressive, and his disengage tools shine against constant engage attempts. He plays as a mid-range bully. You sit on the edge of fights, chunking targets with Shock Blast through Acceleration Gates, then swapping to hammer form to execute or peel. The play pattern is simple: poke until they're low, then dive. If they dive you, knock them back and reposition. Mayhem's faster pacing and increased resource generation let him spam abilities more freely. Gate cooldowns come up faster, letting him maintain speed buffs and damage amplification nearly permanently. His burst window is shorter, and his disengage is more reliable when fights start instantly and often. He fits best in poke or siege comps. He struggles against hard engage if he misses his knockback or gets burst down before swapping forms. Positioning matters more than mechanics—stay at max range, use Gate to zone or speed up allies, and only go melee when you have a clean kill or need to peel. 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

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

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

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

Veigar T3

Tier

T3

Rank

#81

Win Rate

50.14%

Pick Rate

0.98%

Veigar is a scaling burst mage who controls space with his cage and deletes targets once they are forced to stand still. His usual pattern is simple: punish clumped enemies, trap priority targets, then stack damage through repeated spell hits and takedown pressure.In ARAM: Mayhem, Veigar gets more chances to fight than on a normal map, but he also has less room to hide. Play him as a backline control mage: hold your stun for engages or escapes, farm stacks safely when the wave is contested, and use the chaos of Mayhem to land huge area damage on enemies who overcommit. View champion guide

Azir T4

Tier

T4

Rank

#144

Win Rate

47.58%

Pick Rate

0.41%

Azir is a control mage who turns the battlefield into his personal kingdom. He fights from behind a wall of sand soldiers, zoning enemies with sustained damage and territorial control rather than burst. His identity revolves around positioning: he wants enemies to fight where he decides. In ARAM: Mayhem, Azir thrives because the single-lane format forces constant fights. He can set up his soldier zones once and force the enemy team to either engage through them or concede ground. The mode's accelerated pace and frequent gold income let him reach his late-game power spike faster than on Summoner's Rift, where he often struggles through a weak early game. His signature pattern is simple: place soldiers, auto-attack from behind them, and shuffle enemies with his ultimate when they overextend. In Mayhem, the faster ability rotations and enhanced resources mean he keeps soldiers up more consistently and pokes harder. He becomes a sustained damage turret that's hard to approach without eating constant sand-spear shots. 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

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

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

Zed T3

Tier

T3

Rank

#52

Win Rate

50.26%

Pick Rate

0.75%

Zed is a mobile AD assassin who looks for isolated or softened targets, marks them with his shadows, then snaps back out before the enemy team can punish him. His signature pattern is simple to understand: poke with shadow angles, wait for a key cooldown to miss, dive the carry, and use the return shadow to escape or dodge retaliation.In ARAM: Mayhem, Zed gets more chances to fight because teams clash constantly and targets are often already low. He is still not a frontliner, so patience matters. Use the chaos to hide your engage, punish squishy champions who step past their team, and avoid diving into layered crowd control unless you have a clear way back out. 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

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

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