Team Synergy

Rell wants teammates who turn one clean catch into a lost fight for the enemy. She brings the start: body entry, displacement, stun pressure, and a pull that makes grouped targets panic. What she needs most is fast AoE damage, reliable follow-up crowd control, waveclear before the engage, and a backline that can survive while she is in the enemy team. If the team only has single-target damage or slow scaling poke, Rell can find good engages that still do not kill anyone.

1. Miss Fortune

  • Synergy mechanism: Rell forces enemies to stand close together, and Miss Fortune punishes that with a channeled cone of damage. Rell is especially valuable because she can start from fog, Snowball, or a flank, then hold enemies in a predictable area long enough for Miss Fortune to commit.
  • Combo: Rell waits until enemy mobility or major disengage is used, then dives onto the main clump and pulls them inward. Miss Fortune should not start too early. She steps up after Rell has already made contact, angles her ultimate across the trapped targets, and uses her slow or autos to finish anyone walking out.
  • Best scenario: This pairing is strongest when the enemy team has two or more short-range champions trying to hit the wave together. If they walk into the middle of the lane or stack behind a minion wave, Rell can make the fight happen before they spread.
  • Enemy answer: Smart enemies will hold interrupts, shields, or dashes specifically for Miss Fortune. They may also split wide so Rell can only catch one side of the formation. If they keep a tank in front and carries far back, Rell has to be patient instead of forcing onto the first body.
  • Failure risk and recovery: The biggest failure is Miss Fortune channeling into a counter-engage or Rell going in while Miss Fortune is too far away. If the engage misses, Rell should peel backward through her team and threaten a second crowd control chain rather than chasing. Miss Fortune can recover by using range to clear the wave and waiting for Rell’s next real angle.

2. Orianna

  • Synergy mechanism: Orianna gives Rell a delivery system and a second layer of AoE control. Rell is already trying to stand in the middle of the enemy team, so placing the ball on her turns every engage into a threat that enemies must respect before it even starts.
  • Combo: Orianna shields or positions the ball on Rell before Rell commits. Rell enters with Snowball, mount engage, or a brush angle, then groups enemies with her own crowd control. Orianna immediately follows with Shockwave when targets are pulled together or when they burn movement trying to escape.
  • Best scenario: This is best against teams that kite backward in a straight line. Rell can force them to choose between walking through her frontline or eating Orianna’s follow-up. If Rell catches even two priority targets, Orianna’s damage and control usually make the fight easy for the rest of the team.
  • Enemy answer: Enemies will watch the ball. If they see it sitting on Rell, they may refuse to group or bait Rell into diving too deep. Long-range poke comps can also hit Orianna before she is close enough to follow.
  • Failure risk and recovery: The combo fails when Rell engages before the ball is attached, or when Orianna uses her burst on a tank that Rell cannot finish. If that happens, Rell should stop chasing and mark the enemy diver trying to punish Orianna. Orianna can reset the lane by clearing safely, then hide ball position behind minions or terrain before the next attempt.

3. Yasuo

  • Synergy mechanism: Rell gives Yasuo the kind of airborne setup he wants, while Yasuo gives Rell a real kill threat after she commits. Rell can start the fight without needing Yasuo to be first, which matters on ARAM because Yasuo often gets punished if he dashes in blind.
  • Combo: Rell looks for a clean knock-up on carries or a multi-target clump. Yasuo should hover just outside the danger zone, then enter when the airborne target is guaranteed. After Yasuo follows, Rell stays attached to the fight and uses her remaining control to stop peelers from knocking him away or bursting him during his exit.
  • Best scenario: This duo is strongest into medium-range teams that must walk up to deal damage. If the enemy backline is standing behind one frontline champion, Rell can go past the tank or drag the fight sideways, giving Yasuo access to the actual damage dealers.
  • Enemy answer: The enemy will try to space Rell’s first engage and hold point-and-click control for Yasuo after he enters. Exhaust effects, instant knockbacks, and layered disengage are annoying because Yasuo may arrive but not get to finish the target.
  • Failure risk and recovery: The common mistake is Rell engaging one isolated tank and Yasuo using his follow-up anyway. If the target will not die, Yasuo should save entry and Rell should disengage toward the wave. Recovery comes from playing slower: let Yasuo stack pressure on minions, force the enemy to step up, then Rell re-engages when a carry is actually reachable.

4. Samira

  • Synergy mechanism: Rell supplies the hard entry and crowd control Samira needs to start a reset-style fight. Samira does not want a fair front-to-back poke battle; she wants enemies damaged, locked down, and close enough that she can dash through the fight.
  • Combo: Rell starts only when Samira is in range to follow within a beat. Rell dives the enemy damage cluster, absorbs the first counter-hit, and keeps bodies grouped. Samira then dashes in after the enemy’s first defensive tools are spent, builds momentum with attacks and abilities, and uses her burst when the fight is already messy.
  • Best scenario: This pairing shines against squishy teams with limited instant lockdown. If Rell catches two carries and Samira enters after the first wave of spells, the enemy usually has to choose between hitting Rell, running from Samira, or splitting in panic.
  • Enemy answer: The clean answer is to save hard crowd control for Samira, not Rell. Enemies may also stand far enough apart that Samira cannot chain through multiple targets, or they may poke Rell low before she can safely start.
  • Failure risk and recovery: If Samira goes in at the same time as Rell, she can eat every defensive spell and die before the reset window opens. If the first engage fails, Rell should turn into peel mode and block the champions chasing Samira. Samira can recover by farming safely behind the wave until Rell forces another cooldown trade.

5. Brand

  • Synergy mechanism: Brand loves enemies who are clumped, slowed by the fight, and too busy escaping to dodge spell chains. Rell creates that situation naturally. She does not need Brand to dive with her; she needs him close enough to throw damage into the pile the moment she connects.
  • Combo: Brand should soften the enemy with poke first, especially if Rell is waiting for Snowball or a brush angle. Once Rell commits and pulls enemies together, Brand drops his AoE into the locked area and follows with his highest-value spread damage. Rell then stays between Brand and the enemy divers instead of chasing low-health targets too far.
  • Best scenario: This is best into teams that group around tanks or melee champions. Rell engages the frontline and nearby carries together, and Brand turns that clump into a burn zone the enemy cannot comfortably walk through.
  • Enemy answer: Enemies can reduce the value by spreading wide, poking Brand before the fight, or forcing Rell to engage without Brand in casting range. Champions with strong shields or sustain can also survive the first combo if Brand’s damage is split poorly.
  • Failure risk and recovery: The risk is overcommitting into a tank while Brand’s spells are down. Rell should track whether Brand is ready before starting. If the fight fizzles, Rell backs up and protects Brand while he clears the next wave; once the enemy has to group again, the same setup becomes dangerous.

Best team shape for Rell: one high-damage AoE carry, one reliable waveclear champion, one secondary engage or peel tool, and at least one champion who can hit structures after a won fight. Rell can create the opening, but she should not be the only threat. If her team can damage grouped enemies immediately and survive the enemy’s counter-engage, she turns ARAM: Mayhem fights into short, brutal collapses instead of long coin flips.