ARAM Nerfs & Buffs

Balance changes for every champion on the Howling Abyss.

ARAM nerfs & buffs

ARAM Tier ListPatch 26.15

Updated 2026-08-06 · Balance data from the official patch notes · Win rates: lolalytics.com (updated 2026-08-06)

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Pick these when you see them. Statistically the strongest champions on the Abyss this patch.

Bel'Veth
Bel'Veth67.6%
DPSSustainMedium

Sustained damage is king in ARAM's endless 5v5s and nobody does it better. True damage ult, ramping attack speed and lifesteal make her nearly impossible to burst. 67.6% win rate while already holding a buff.

Kalista
Kalista60.0%
DPSPokeHard

Constant skirmishes suit her hop-kiting perfectly, and Rend collects every low-health target in the fight. The +10% damage buff pushed her from playable to oppressive.

Xayah
Xayah58.4%
AOEDPSPeelMedium

Feathers shred clumped teams and her ult is a free answer to every engage in the game. Elite AOE cleanup in a narrow lane.

Viktor
Viktor58.2%
AOEPokeWaveclearMedium

The lane is only so wide. His W and E hit multiple champions every cast, his waveclear never stops, and grouped enemies walk into max-range poke all game.

Tryndamere
Tryndamere57.9%
DPSSustainEasy

Five seconds of being unkillable, every fight. He dives the backline, forces the enemy to burn everything, and walks out with a reset.

Olaf
Olaf57.3%
DPSPokeSustainEasy

Axe poke is free damage all game in one lane, W keeps him healthy through the chip war, and his ult ignores every form of peel on the way to the carries.

Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser57.2%
AOEDPSSustainEasy

Big AOE Q damage into grouped fights, a passive that burns whole teams, and an ult that simply removes the enemy's best player from the fight.

Irelia
Irelia57.0%
EngageDPSSustainHard

Q resets turn ARAM's clumped fights into a playground. Real engage, sustained damage, and she never runs out of targets to dash to.

Kindred
Kindred56.8%
DPSPokePeelHard

Safe kiting poke from range all game, and her ult denies executes for the entire team at every chokepoint fight.

Zaahen
Zaahen56.7%

56.71% win rate despite -5% damage dealt AND +5% damage taken. Riot is actively trying to hold this one down and it isn't working.

Hecarim
Hecarim56.6%
EngageAOESustainMedium

One of the fastest engages in the mode, AOE spin healing in the middle of the pile, and an ult fear that breaks every defensive formation.

Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao56.5%
EngageSustainPeelEasy

Reliable engage, built-in sustain, and his ult peels an entire dive off the carry. Simple, consistent, and very hard to punish.

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Reliable winners. Strong kits for the single-lane brawl without being format-warping.

Jinx
Jinx56.5%
DPSAOEEasy

Rockets splash the whole frontline and one reset turns a fight into a massacre.

Ekko
Ekko55.9%
BurstAssassinAOEMedium

Dive, burst, rewind out. One of the few assassins that thrives in grouped fights.

Master Yi
Master Yi55.7%
DPSAssassinEasy

Alpha Strike dodges the scary stuff and resets keep him spinning through the pile.

Samira
Samira55.6%
AOEDPSEngageHard

Built for chaotic 5v5s. Blocks projectiles, chains off every knockup, and snowballs resets.

Rek'Sai
Rek'Sai55.5%
EngageBurstCCMedium

Free knockup engage and a true-damage execute, with burrow to duck the poke war.

Renekton
Renekton55.4%
EngageSustainCCEasy

Point-and-click stun and built-in sustain shine in the endless brawl.

Syndra
Syndra55.2%
PokeBurstCCMedium

Long-range poke all game and a point-and-click execute on whoever steps up first.

Yorick
Yorick55.2%
WaveclearDPSMedium

Maiden and ghouls apply constant pressure, and the wall traps anyone who dives.

Sona
Sona55.1%
SupportAOECCEasy

Poke, heals, and a fight-winning AOE stun ult, all while scaling for free.

Nilah
Nilah55.1%
AOEDPSSustainMedium

Her ult pulls fights together and her W blanks the auto-attack poke war.

Wukong
Wukong55.0%
EngageAOECCEasy

A double-knockup teamfight ult in a mode that is nothing but teamfights.

Gwen
Gwen55.0%
DPSSustainMedium

Sustained AP damage, and her mist shrugs off half the enemy team's kit.

Briar
Briar54.9%
SustainDPSEngageMedium

Self-healing scales with fight length, and ARAM fights never end.

Aphelios
Aphelios54.7%
DPSAOEHard

The right gun rotation brings more AOE and range than any other marksman.

Ezreal
Ezreal54.7%
PokeBurstMedium

Safe poke forever. He never has to step into range to deal his damage.

Gangplank
Gangplank54.6%
PokeAOEBurstHard

Barrels chunk grouped enemies and his ult rains on the whole lane.

Kled
Kled54.6%
EngageDPSMedium

Two health bars and an engage ult that starts every fight on his terms.

Caitlyn
Caitlyn54.5%
PokeDPSEasy

Range is king in the poke war and nobody outranges her.

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Solidly above water. Good picks that reward playing to their strengths.

Viego
Viego54.5%
DPSSustainBurstHard
Kayle
Kayle54.5%
DPSPeelAOEEasy
Tristana
Tristana54.4%
DPSBurstEasy
Illaoi
Illaoi54.4%
AOESustainDPSMedium
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench54.4%
TankPeelSustainMedium
Zeri
Zeri54.3%
DPSAOEHard
Yone
Yone54.2%
DPSEngageAOEHard
Yasuo
Yasuo54.2%
DPSEngagePeelHard
Senna
Senna54.1%
PokeSupportDPSEasy
Soraka
Soraka54.0%
SupportSustainPokeEasy
Gragas
Gragas54.0%
AOEEngageTankMedium
Aatrox
Aatrox53.9%
SustainAOECCMedium
Ivern
Ivern53.9%
SupportCCPeelMedium
Darius
Darius53.8%
AOEDPSSustainEasy
Pantheon
Pantheon53.8%
EngageBurstPokeEasy
Nami
Nami53.7%
SupportCCPokeMedium
Xerath
Xerath53.7%
PokeAOECCMedium
Jax
Jax53.6%
DPSEngageEasy
Kog'Maw
Kog'Maw53.6%
DPSPokeAOEEasy
Milio
Milio53.6%
SupportPeelPokeEasy
Sivir
Sivir53.5%
WaveclearAOEDPSEasy
Thresh
Thresh53.5%
EngagePeelCCHard
Nidalee
Nidalee53.4%
PokeAssassinSustainHard
Skarner
Skarner53.3%
TankEngageCCMedium
Hwei
Hwei53.3%
PokeAOECCHard
Gnar
Gnar53.2%
CCTankPokeHard
Taric
Taric53.2%
SupportPeelCCMedium
Ahri
Ahri53.2%
PokeBurstCCMedium
Vex
Vex53.2%
BurstAOECCMedium
Sett
Sett53.1%
TankEngageAOEEasy
Seraphine
Seraphine53.0%
AOECCSupportEasy
Riven
Riven52.9%
BurstEngageCCHard
Twisted Fate
Twisted Fate52.9%
PokeCCWaveclearMedium
Malzahar
Malzahar52.8%
CCWaveclearDPSEasy
Lux
Lux52.8%
PokeAOECCEasy
Lissandra
Lissandra52.7%
EngageCCAOEMedium
Ashe
Ashe52.6%
PokeCCDPSEasy
Rell
Rell52.6%
EngageTankCCMedium
Aurora
Aurora52.6%
PokeBurstAOEMedium
Kayn
Kayn52.5%
AOEAssassinSustainMedium
Swain
Swain52.5%
AOESustainCCMedium
Galio
Galio52.5%
TankAOECCMedium
Maokai
Maokai52.5%
TankEngageCCEasy
Shen
Shen52.5%
TankPeelSupportMedium
Morgana
Morgana52.4%
PokeCCPeelEasy
Corki
Corki52.4%
PokeDPSAOEMedium
Rammus
Rammus52.4%
TankEngageCCEasy
Draven
Draven52.3%
DPSBurstHard
Zoe
Zoe52.3%
PokeBurstCCHard
Poppy
Poppy52.2%
TankPeelCCMedium
Trundle
Trundle52.2%
TankDPSSustainEasy
Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz52.1%
PokeAOEDPSMedium
Sejuani
Sejuani52.1%
TankEngageCCMedium
Rakan
Rakan52.1%
EngageCCSupportMedium
Jhin
Jhin52.1%
PokeBurstCCMedium
Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger52.0%
PokeAOEWaveclearEasy
Lucian
Lucian52.0%
DPSBurstMedium
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Playable but you're not winning the game at champ select.

Zyra
Zyra52.0%
AOEPokeCCEasy
Ambessa
Ambessa52.0%
EngageDPSBurstHard
Dr. Mundo
Dr. Mundo52.0%
TankSustainEasy
Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks52.0%
AOECCSustainMedium
Twitch
Twitch51.9%
DPSAOEAssassinEasy
Nautilus
Nautilus51.9%
EngageTankCCEasy
Cho'Gath
Cho'Gath51.9%
TankAOECCEasy
Singed
Singed51.9%
TankSustainAOEMedium
Leona
Leona51.9%
EngageCCTankEasy
Renata Glasc
Renata Glasc51.9%
SupportCCPeelMedium
Janna
Janna51.8%
PeelSupportCCEasy
Garen
Garen51.8%
TankSustainDPSEasy
Sion
Sion51.8%
TankEngageWaveclearMedium
Fizz
Fizz51.8%
AssassinBurstMedium
Graves
Graves51.7%
DPSBurstMedium
Ornn
Ornn51.6%
TankEngageCCMedium
Lulu
Lulu51.5%
PeelSupportCCEasy
Anivia
Anivia51.5%
AOECCWaveclearMedium
Neeko
Neeko51.5%
AOECCBurstMedium
Amumu
Amumu51.5%
TankEngageAOEEasy
Varus
Varus51.4%
PokeAOECCMedium
Vayne
Vayne51.3%
DPSMedium
Alistar
Alistar51.2%
TankEngageCCEasy
Kai'Sa
Kai'Sa51.2%
DPSBurstMedium
Udyr
Udyr51.2%
TankDPSCCMedium
Aurelion Sol
Aurelion Sol51.0%
AOEDPSCCMedium
Vi
Vi51.0%
EngageBurstCCEasy
Kassadin
Kassadin51.0%
BurstAssassinMedium
Rumble
Rumble51.0%
AOEDPSPokeHard
Vladimir
Vladimir51.0%
SustainAOEBurstMedium
Sylas
Sylas51.0%
SustainBurstAOEHard
Zilean
Zilean50.9%
SupportCCPokeMedium
Talon
Talon50.9%
AssassinBurstAOEMedium
Karma
Karma50.8%
PokeSupportCCMedium
Ryze
Ryze50.8%
DPSWaveclearBurstHard
Veigar
Veigar50.8%
BurstAOECCEasy
Azir
Azir50.7%
DPSPokeAOEHard
Qiyana
Qiyana50.7%
AssassinBurstAOEHard
Brand
Brand50.7%
AOEPokeBurstEasy
Miss Fortune
Miss Fortune50.6%
AOEPokeDPSEasy
Braum
Braum50.5%
TankPeelCCEasy
Nasus
Nasus50.5%
TankDPSSustainEasy
Fiora
Fiora50.4%
DPSSustainHard
Annie
Annie50.4%
BurstAOECCEasy
Rengar
Rengar50.3%
AssassinBurstMedium
Orianna
Orianna50.2%
AOECCPokeHard
Ziggs
Ziggs50.1%
PokeAOEWaveclearEasy
Yunara
Yunara50.0%
DPSMedium
Shyvana
Shyvana50.0%
AOEDPSTankEasy
Camille
Camille49.9%
EngageDPSHard
Evelynn
Evelynn49.8%
AssassinBurstMedium
Urgot
Urgot49.8%
DPSTankCCMedium
Akshan
Akshan49.7%
DPSAssassinMedium
Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank49.7%
EngageCCTankMedium
Taliyah
Taliyah49.5%
AOEPokeCCMedium
Zed
Zed49.5%
AssassinBurstPokeHard
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The Abyss is not kind to these kits right now.

Jarvan IV
Jarvan IV49.5%
EngageAOECCMedium
Zac
Zac49.4%
TankEngageAOEMedium
Elise
Elise49.3%
BurstCCHard
Karthus
Karthus49.0%
AOEDPSPokeMedium
Kennen
Kennen48.9%
AOECCEngageMedium
Warwick
Warwick48.9%
SustainEngageCCEasy
Diana
Diana48.8%
BurstAOEEngageMedium
Malphite
Malphite48.6%
EngageTankAOEEasy
Pyke
Pyke48.4%
AssassinCCEngageHard
Katarina
Katarina48.4%
AOEBurstAssassinHard
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia48.4%
DPSAOECCHard
Jayce
Jayce48.3%
PokeBurstHard
Mel
Mel48.1%
PokeBurstAOEMedium
Smolder
Smolder48.1%
DPSPokeAOEMedium
Volibear
Volibear47.7%
TankEngageSustainEasy
Naafiri
Naafiri47.7%
AssassinBurstEasy
Nunu & Willump
Nunu & Willump47.6%
TankEngageAOEEasy
Lillia
Lillia47.5%
AOEDPSCCHard

A kiting skirmisher with no room to kite. One lane means she eats every hook and engage while her damage-over-time gets healed off.

Bard
Bard47.3%
CCSupportPokeHard

His kit is built around roaming a big map. With no chimes to collect and nowhere to wander, half the champion is missing.

Quinn
Quinn47.1%
DPSPokeMedium

Map mobility is her whole identity and ARAM deletes it. What remains is a squishy short-range auto-attacker.

Shaco
Shaco46.9%
AssassinBurstHard

Stealth ganks and boxes do nothing against five people standing together. Burst assassins starve in long sustained fights.

Nocturne
Nocturne46.8%
EngageAssassinEasy

Ulting into five stacked enemies is a coin flip at best. No isolated targets means no clean engages.

Lee Sin
Lee Sin46.7%
EngageBurstHard

Early skirmish power means little when every fight is 5v5 from minute one, and he falls off hard by second item.

Teemo
Teemo46.2%
PokeAOEEasy

Shrooms clog the lane but he brings no teamfight presence, and a single-target blind rarely decides a five-man brawl.

LeBlanc
LeBlanc46.0%
BurstAssassinHard

Bursts one target, then has nothing for the next eight seconds. Long grouped fights are the worst place for a one-shot assassin.

K'Sante
K'Sante45.8%
TankCCPeelHard

A duelist tank with no side lane to duel in, and too little damage to matter in the poke war.

Kha'Zix
Kha'Zix45.3%
AssassinBurstMedium

His isolation passive almost never activates when both teams are grouped from start to finish.

Yuumi
Yuumi45.2%
SupportPeelSustainEasy

The healing reduction hits her harder than anyone, and constant lane poke chips through what's left of her value.

Akali
Akali42.9%
AssassinBurstHard

Energy runs dry fast in ARAM's long fights, and 42.9% says diving five grouped enemies is not a plan.

Locke
Locke33.2%

33.22% with no compensation buffs. Badly needs ARAM adjustments.

How this tier list is made

Placements start from per-champion win rates (emerald+plus bracket) and are weighed against the ARAM balance multipliers Riot applies each patch: a champion holding a high win rate through a damage nerf ranks above one being propped up by compensation buffs. We re-cut the list every patch when the official balance changes land. Spot a placement you disagree with? Tell us why.

Balance data reflects the official League of Legends patch notes and is updated each patch.

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