Qiyana Best ARAM Mayhem Augments

Shaco T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#157

Win Rate

45.74%

Pick Rate

0.99%

Shaco the Demon Jester Shaco is an elusive assassin who thrives on confusion and misdirection. His entire kit is built around messing with enemy targeting, escaping certain death, and punishing overextended players. In standard modes, he is known for jungle trapping and split pushing. In ARAM: Mayhem, he transforms into a chaotic teamfight disruptor who refuses to stay dead. His signature pattern is simple: engage, deal burst damage, and disappear before the enemy can retaliate. He uses Deceive to vanish and reposition, then returns to the fight when opponents have blown their cooldowns. This makes him incredibly frustrating to lock down, especially in a mode where ability haste and damage are amplified. What changes in ARAM: Mayhem is his teamfight presence. On a single lane with constant fighting, Shaco cannot rely on jungle ambushes or split pushing. Instead, he uses his boxes and clone to create chaos in the middle of teamfights. The faster pace and increased resources mean he hits his power spike earlier, letting him spam abilities more frequently. He becomes a hit-and-run menace who forces enemies to waste abilities on decoys while his team capitalizes on the opening. View champion guide

Ezreal T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#158

Win Rate

45.67%

Pick Rate

1.10%

Ezreal the Prodigal Explorer Ezreal is a skillshot-heavy marksman-mage hybrid who thrives on spacing, poke damage, and repositioning. In standard modes, he is the quintessential "safe" pick who relies on Mystic Shot cooldown resets and Arcane Shift mobility to chip away at enemies while staying out of reach. His identity centers on landing Q consistently—if you hit, you get rewarded with lower cooldowns and sustained pressure. If you miss, you lose lane control. In ARAM: Mayhem, that core loop gets amplified by the mode's accelerated pace and constant fighting. The single-lane format removes his ability to farm safely under a tower or roam for isolated picks. Instead, he becomes a pure poke engine in a corridor where hiding is nearly impossible. The Mayhem environment—faster gold, more frequent ability casts, and aggressive augments—shifts him from a scaling safety pick into an early-game damage threat who can snowball hard if his aim holds up. His role here is straightforward: siege from max range, fish for Mystic Shot hits, and use Arcane Shift almost exclusively for repositioning or dodging high-value engage. The constant teamfight means his ultimate, Trueshot Barrage, comes up often and cuts through the entire enemy team. He still struggles against hard engage and burst, but the mode's tools give him more ways to survive and contribute than he would have in normal ARAM. View champion guide

Neeko T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#159

Win Rate

45.87%

Pick Rate

0.61%

Neeko the Curious Chameleon Neeko is a deceptive mage who blends disruption with burst damage. She excels at starting fights and confusing enemies with her passive disguise, then locking down multiple targets with her ultimate. In ARAM: Mayhem, her ability to engage from unexpected angles becomes far more dangerous. Her signature pattern is simple: disguise as an ally, position aggressively, then unleash her full combo. Enemies who fail to track her true location get caught in devastating crowd control. The constant fighting in Mayhem gives her frequent opportunities to land game-changing ultimates. What changes in Mayhem is the pace and payoff. Faster gold and experience let her reach her power spike earlier. Enhanced ability haste and the Mayhem augment system amplify her engage potential, making her a premier teamfight controller. Her passive, often niche on Summoner's Rift, becomes a genuine threat when she can disguise as a diving ally and follow up instantly. View champion guide

Akali T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#160

Win Rate

45.31%

Pick Rate

0.47%

Akali the Rogue Assassin Akali is a mobile AP assassin who dances in and out of danger using her shroud and resets. In ARAM: Mayhem, she becomes a relentless skirmisher who can engage, burst, and disengage on a much shorter cycle. The accelerated pace means her energy restores faster and her ultimate comes up often, letting her look for picks constantly instead of waiting for the perfect all-in. Her signature pattern is simple: hit a champion with her Q, proc the bonus damage with an auto, and use her shroud to dodge returns. In Mayhem, this loop happens faster and with less punishment. You still need to respect hard crowd control, but the mode's speed favors her aggressive style. She excels at weaving through chaotic fights, picking off low-health targets, and slipping away before the enemy can collapse. View champion guide

Thresh T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#161

Win Rate

45.37%

Pick Rate

0.86%

Thresh the Chain Warden Thresh is a ranged support catcher who controls fights through displacement, isolation, and peel. His identity centers on the lantern: a unique tool that repositions allies and turns bad engages into instant escapes. In ARAM: Mayhem, he becomes a relentless playmaker who can fish for hooks constantly without running dry on mana or cooldowns. He plays as a frontline-adjacent warden. You stand near your carry, threaten hooks to zone enemies off the wave, and look for grabs that drag someone out of position into your team. The lantern gives your team a safety net most supports cannot offer, letting allies play aggressive and still have a bail-out button. Mayhem accelerates his hook pattern. Faster ability cycles mean Death Sentence comes up often enough to spam, miss, and still have another chance shortly after. The lantern becomes a repeated repositioning tool rather than a long-cooldown emergency button. Flay's knockback is available frequently enough to disrupt dashes and channels on reaction, making him much harder to dive. His signature pattern is simple: land a hook, pull twice, then Flay the target sideways or backward into your team. If the fight turns, drop the lantern for a threatened ally. The Box creates a zone that punishes enemies trying to chase or escape, slowing anyone who touches a wall. In Mayhem, the lower cooldowns and higher resource regeneration let you cycle this entire sequence multiple times in one extended fight. View champion guide

Kennen T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#162

Win Rate

44.78%

Pick Rate

0.42%

Kennen the Heart of the Tempest Kennen is a ranged mage who fights by stacking Mark of the Storm on enemies. Hit a target with three abilities or empowered attacks, and they get stunned. That loop—apply pressure, land the stun, burst them down—is his entire identity. He excels at controlling teamfights and diving into clustered enemies. In ARAM: Mayhem, Kennen becomes a teamfight menace. The single lane keeps opponents close together, which is exactly where he wants them. His ultimate, Slicing Maelstrom, turns any grouped fight into a lightning storm of stuns and damage. Expect constant engages, frequent ultimates, and very little room for enemies to dodge his passive procs. He plays best as a mid-line control mage or engage tool. Build for ability power and survivability, land your stuns on priority targets, and save your ultimate for moments when the enemy commits to a fight. In Mayhem's chaotic brawls, Kennen thrives on the clutter. View champion guide

Aatrox T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#163

Win Rate

45.27%

Pick Rate

0.34%

Aatrox the Darkin Blade Aatrox is a melee fighter designed to sustain through damage and reset his abilities on takedowns. He dominates the center of fights, using sweeping cleaves to heal himself while wearing down multiple enemies. His entire playstyle revolves around hitting sweet spots on his Q to deal bonus damage and sustain, then chasing down low-health targets to reset his cooldowns and keep swinging. In ARAM: Mayhem, Aatrox becomes a relentless raid boss. The accelerated pace and constant fighting mean his ultimate comes up often, giving him frequent windows to dive the enemy backline. He excels at punishing teams that clump together, since his Q arcs can hit multiple champions in the narrow lane. Snowball gives him a reliable engage tool he lacks on Summoner's Rift, letting him close gaps and start his combo without walking through poke. Expect frequent all-ins, massive healing spikes, and a champion that gets stronger the longer a fight drags on. View champion guide

Gnar T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#164

Win Rate

44.93%

Pick Rate

0.32%

Gnar the Missing Link Gnar is a prehistoric yordle who fights entirely through his rage meter. He starts every fight as a small, ranged skirmisher poking with boomerangs and hops, then transforms into Mega Gnar—a massive melee beast with crowd control that can single-handedly win teamfights. Managing that transformation timer is the entire champion. In ARAM: Mayhem, Gnar becomes a constant threat because the accelerated pace keeps his rage building fast. You get more Mega Gnar phases, more ult slams, and way more opportunities to catch people who overextend. The single-lane format means your ultimate almost always has a wall to slam enemies against. Core Identity Form Swapper: Mini Gnar kites and chips away; Mega Gnar engages and disrupts. You never pick just one. Wall-Slam Champion: GNAR! throws enemies in a direction. Landing them into terrain stuns and deals bonus damage. In the Howling Abyss bridge, good wall slams are devastating. Self-Contained Engage: Mega Gnar's E hops in and slows nearby enemies, setting up your own ultimate without needing a teammate to start. What Changes in Mayhem The constant fighting means you cycle through forms rapidly. You barely get downtime to wait for a good transformation—rage fills whether you're ready or not. This forces quicker decisions: burn Mega Gnar on a small play, or hold it a few seconds for something bigger. Snowball helps Mini Gnar close distance before transforming, letting you hop in as Mega Gnar from unexpected angles. The faster gold and experience also smooth out his item spikes, so you're not stuck in that awkward mid-game phase where Mini Gnar feels too squishy to contribute. View champion guide

Camille T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#165

Win Rate

45.96%

Pick Rate

0.11%

Camille the Steel Shadow Camille is a high-mobility diver who isolates and executes priority targets. She excels at dodging skillshots with Hookshot, locking down squishies with The Hextech Ultimatum, and sustaining through extended fights with Defensive Dash shields. In ARAM: Mayhem, her engage range and stick potential scale faster, making her a relentless threat once she finds an angle. View champion guide

Lee Sin T5

Tier

T5

Rank

#166

Win Rate

43.91%

Pick Rate

0.62%

Lee Sin the Blind Monk Lee Sin is a high-mobility fighter and playmaker who thrives on landing his Sonic Wave to close gaps and kick enemies out of position. In standard modes, he is known for his early aggression and mechanical outplays. In ARAM: Mayhem, he becomes a relentless engage engine. The single-lane format removes his need to set up jungle ambushes, letting him focus entirely on finding angles for his signature Dragon's Rage kicks. His core pattern is simple but demanding: hit Q, dash in, execute a kick, then use his W to dash to an ally or ward for safety. Mayhem's faster pace and reduced cooldowns mean he can attempt these engages far more often. He excels at punishing overextended enemies and turning their frontline against their backline by kicking tanks into squishy carries. While he lacks the raw sustain of dedicated bruisers, his mobility lets him weave in and out of fights, disrupting enemy formations and creating chaos for his team to exploit. View champion guide