ARAM Tier List: Ranking Best Champions [V13.12]

Only the champions relevant to the All Random, All Mid game mode will be ranked here.

You can see a lot of competition among gamers in the ever-changing world of ARAM. Each of them likes to play with the best champs available, and nothing less than that. Therefore, before playing ARAM, it is crucial to know which champions are worth it and which are just trash. For this reason, we have carefully created our ARAM tier list, which has ranked the champions based on their skills and abilities.

We are categorizing the most suitable and destructive champions in our tier list. Picking an extremely popular and best champ can become a frenzied job with many options. In the same vein, you must avoid bad ones. But hey! Do not get panicked; our tier list has got you wrapped. 


Key Points

  • There are a total of 21 champions ranked in this article.
  • They have been ranked based on their abilities, meta-relevance, and overall kit.
  • Among the top ranks, you will find Ziggs, Vel’Koz, and Veigar.
  • In the bottom ranks, you will see Sona, Poppy, and Skarner

Summary

In the table below we will rank all of the entries in this tier list briefly.

S RankA RankB RankC RankD Rank
ZiggsSeraphineKayleKog'MawTeemo
Vel'KozLiliaAsheHeimerdingerSinged
VeigarVarusMorganaMaokaiPoppy
MalphiteMiss FortuneNautilusSona
CaitlynSkarner

You can learn about them in much more detail in the article itself.

S Tier

ARAM Tier List
S Tier.

S-tier ARAM champions are known for their exceptional abilities, skill-set, features, and power. This tier is specially made for those who have proven to be nothing less but the best. They are equipped with all the latest features and updates.

Ziggs

Our ARAM tier list season 11 would be incomplete without Ziggs. He is one of the most excellent and popular champions in season 12. This champion has gained popularity for many reasons, and players would love to play with him. Also, he is known for causing a lot of damage to its enemies.

He has an exceptional ability to cause as much damage as possible and beat his opponents. Ziggs has another job, too, to create a lot of disturbance on the map and his poke is quite annoying for its opponents that makes him a pesky opponent for its enemies.

This unit’s ultimate is far better than many other champions and is known to be the best AoE attack in ARAM. Ziggs build was designed to deal top damage and rescue himself from a lot of trouble. So feel lucky if you get your hands on this one. In addition to this, his abilities are extraordinary and consist of both reach and range.

Due to these rationales, Ziggs stands out as the securest and most treacherous champion at once. Do you want to give him an alternate name? Well, it can be some sugar and some spice.

Health 606-2408
Mana 480-879.5
Health Regen 6.5-16.7
Mana Regen 8-21.6

Vel’Koz

Next on our ARAM tier list, we have Vel’Koz. This champion has a unique name. But, like his name, its features, abilities, and powers are also extraordinary. He truly deserves to be one of our top-tier champion. If you wish to torture and frustrate your opponents, you should go for none other than Vel’Koz. This champion can cause a vast amount of damage to the enemies and kill them in seconds.

No opponent can easily avoid and get rid of his spells. ARAM’s gameplay maps are more diminutive. It is an advantage for Vel’Koz as his attacks are varied and have much range. This unit is yet another ability of Vel’Koz, and another reason players choose it over other champions.

I don’t even think the opponents can win against this player, it is always a lose-lose when your opponent is Vel’Koz. His ultimate is yet another great ability through which you can kill off your careless enemies in seconds.

Health 590-2324
Mana 469-826
Health Regen 5.5-14.85
Mana Regen 8-21.6

Veigar

Next on our ARAM tier list hots, we have Veigar. He is an extremely popular ARAM champion. You will surely win if you choose this champ for your competitive plays. He is no doubt an excellent pick for ARAM.

His stacking ability can cause much damage to your enemies. However, let us not forget that his ultimately can cause much trouble to your opponents effortlessly. ARAM is all about team fight gameplays; therefore, Veigar stands out as the best option. This player is known for killing off his enemies in seconds and activating the passive.

These abilities make him unique; however, his enemies hate him for these. Veigar’s R Primordial Burst is excellent for hitting his enemies with enormous magic damage. This ability is constructed on the target’s missing health and keeps increasing with every spell. In short, Veigar is a true champion, and you should consider any other player when he is present.

Health 550-2386
Mana 490-932
Health Regen 6.5-16.7
Mana Regen 52-97.9

Malphite

Malphite is nothing else but a mighty champion in ARAM. You cannot expect anything from him but to be the best. He is a fun champ; you can only know that if you have ever played with him. This champ is excellent for starting a team fight, and you cannot even wonder how much damage his ultimate can deal within seconds.

His kit is mighty and due to this, we have ranked this one in our S-tier. This champ consists of a Passive Granite Shield main job is to give him a shield of 10 per cent of his maximum health. It works great when you are unable to sit back in ARAM.

His Q Seismic Shard beat his enemies and sealed the improvements for about three seconds. It saves it from the counterattacks of his enemies. This champ’s E Ground Slam is beneficial in dealing with magic damage based on the armor. It reduces the attack speed of rivals to a great extent. The second-best quality of Malphite for sure!

It’s not all about this incredible champ; his R Unstoppable Force is what sets him apart from all other champions. He launches like a rocket at its competitors, beating them to dust within seconds. In short, Malphite is a must; make sure you get your hand on it.

Health 644-2412
Mana 280-1300
Health Regen 7-16.35
Mana Regen 7.3-16.65

Caitlyn

Caitlyn provides perfect long-range damage carry. You cannot expect anything from her but perfection. She can beat the hell out of her enemies but keeps an appropriate distance from them, it means she can attack them, but her enemies will always be lost.

This powerful champion is capable of trapping small bushes in RAM gameplay mode. Anyone trying to invade that space will have its life taken; she shows no mercy. Her ultimate can uplift other low-health fellow champions and let them show who they actually are. With the newest update, Caitlyn is more powerful than ever now.

Her unknown lethality can build and helps her to shoot her enemies in just one go. Now its enemies cannot save their low-health allies. Times up! In short, Caitlyn’s long-range poke, high damaging ability and the newest lethality build make her stand apart from every champion on our ARAM tier list. You must be fortunate to get her on your team.

Health 580-2399
Mana 315-995
Health Regen 3.5-12.85
Mana Regen 7.4-19.3

A Tier

ARAM Tier List
A Tier.

A-tier champions have all features, abilities, and skill-set, but some miss out. And due to this, they are known to be the second-best category of champions in ARAM’s play mode. They can help you win. However, their chances are less as compared to our S-tier list.

Seraphine

A-tier’s first champion is Seraphine. First of all, can we appreciate how elegant and classy the name is? Apart from that, she is another lady champion after Caitlyn on our ARAM tier list season 11. This champion is a perfect mix of class, style, and she is an excellent example of beauty with abilities.

Her moves are exceptional, and her powers are unbeatable. She is known for mopping out its enemies and giving tough competition to them with style and artistry. Moreover, she can do effectively what you want her to do, i.e., kill the opponents as fast as possible.

Seraphine deals a lot of damage. She has a fast pace in her attacks. As a result, she can sideline your rivals and torment them with successive spells. This champ can only lose if the player is not good enough. However, that happens in very rare cases. Mostly, she is a winner.

Health 570-2338
Mana 440-1120
Health Regen 6.5-16.7
Mana Regen 8-25

Lilia

Lilia truly deserves to be on our A-tier. She is one of the best offensive supporters in ARAM. She has got the proper commands and powers to help you win effortlessly. This champion has a lot of room to be around and fights off her enemies compared to Centaur.

Centaur has relatively less space to show off their skills and powers. If Lilia lands on any of its skill shots, it will help her to gain more control. With this, her ultimate will charge up quickly. Lilia is a game-changer if you know to play with her. Her skill-set, shots, and damage can sweep out your enemies in seconds. However, Lilia gets very few updates so that it might lack behind our top-tier champions.

Health 605-2390
Mana 410-1260
Health Regen 2.5-11.85
Mana Regen 11.5-27.65

Varus

Varus is famous for its long-range poke. He is a very helpful gateway to get your hands on the random lottery. But do you know what’s best about this champ? He is excellent for dealing with damage from an appropriate distance. His slows and roots do a great job of making him super powerful. Varus is designed in a way that he can gain temporary attack speed when he kills or help in the killing of a competitor. This incredible champ gets extra range each time he charges Q Piercing Arrow, and the more he spends doing that.

This champ is capable of empowering his following Q by making use of his W Blighted Quiver. His E-hail of Arrows can deal a massive range of physical damage and hinder the enemies’ pace. So with all these significant factors about Varus, why did we rank him in our A-tier? Well, the answer is simple. In contrast with our S-tier champions, fewer updates and less capability stop him from excelling.

Health 600-2385
Mana 360-1040
Health Regen 3.5-12.85
Mana Regen 8-21.6

Miss Fortune

Watch out! What we have next on our ARAM tier list season 11 is Miss Fortune. Her name compliments her character well. She can bring you nothing else but luck in your game. She is a highly consistent champion in ARAM’s gameplay. In contrast with other champions that come with thousands of buffs and nerfs, Miss Fortune is a constant star in bot lane.

She can be used as you want to. This champ can be your traditional champion, an ADC, or an APC when required. Every time she attacks a new target, she gets awarded a bonus for physical damage. Q Double Up fires a bullet at her competitor, which builds a strong attack for her AD. It ultimately damages Fortune’s target and damages them to an exceptional extent.

However, she can still do much better compared to our S-tier. Her abilities can be updated and upgraded as well. Fewer updates make her lag behind its fellow champions.

Health 640-2391
Mana 300-980
Health Regen 3.75-14.8
Mana Regen 8-21.6

B Tier

ARAM Tier List
B Tier.

B-tier consists of average-performing champions, they are not too good not that bad either. They will do the job only if you know how to play them. They are ranked as being average or passable champions. They do not carry extraordinary features and abilities; however, they can still be used if the above two tiers are inaccessible.

Kayle

B-tier’s first champion is Kayle. Unfortunately, this champ does not have much to it and it can be classified as an ordinary ARAM champion with no hype or extraordinary qualities. He is placed in our B-tier due to various reasons.

First, it is not so popular and has no super ability to make it stand out. Secondly, he needs time to level up in ARAM’s gameplay, this means that you will have to play till he takes up his complete form. In the meanwhile, some enemies can attack you very quickly.

However, Kayle also has some good qualities that makes him appropriate for gameplay. For example, he can also be deadly and play well after gaining full power. Its damage level is also good and can cause great trouble to your rivals.

Health 670-2234
Mana 330-1180
Health Regen 5-13.5
Mana Regen 8-21.6

Ashe

Ashe truly deserved our B-tier, she is average but still does a good job. However, the chances of winning ARAM’s gameplay with Ashe are low, but it will still let you play a good game. Ashe lets its players have a reasonable kill participation rate and an overall good play. If you use it, it is loaded with slows, stuns, and vision correctly; it can help you win however, you would need to use a lot of strategies to win.

Despite that, her powers and competencies are lower than her fellow champions in our above tiers. Ashe needs a lot of improvements before someone can employ her for competitive play. Her skill set is somewhat average. In addition, Ashe’s Passive Frost Shot slowly applies to her target and consequently, Ashe misses a lot of hot marks. In short, she consists of both good and bad factors, but slight improvement can help her to excel higher.

Health 640-2357
Mana 280-875
Health Regen 3.5012.85
Mana Regen 7-18.05

Morgana

Next up on our ARAM tier list hots, we have Morgana and she is ranked in our B-tier for several reasons. It can play well but sometimes it can disappoint you as well. In short, Morgana is 50/50 when it comes to competitive play.

If you know how to play, you can utilize her otherwise, you might have a hard time struggling with her. She can let you win -only if you know how to use her limited powers and abilities sharply. She can play a mid-role while being on a rift.

However, she can also play a supportive role and it all depends upon how you wish to utilize her powers and abilities. This champ is always there for her team and if her team desperately needs her help, she can help us her shield to give them timely aid in killing and smashing their enemies.

Her Q Dark Binding is her super ability and the most extended stun in ARAM’s gameplay. It is capable of dealing with magic damage but that is all about Morgana; her powers and capabilities are not that great to help you gain a victory. So, in short, there is nothing so great about Morgana but her abilities and limited powers will still do the job for you. However, if you wish to win with high scoring, you better opt for higher tiers.

Health 630-2398
Mana 340-1360
Health Regen 5.5-12.3
Mana Regen 11-17.8

Nautilus

Nautilus is an excellent champion, and there is no doubt about that, he is here in ARAM Gameplay mode for initiation. He can get himself in a fight, kill enemies and hinder the speed of his rivals. Nautilus does get some damage during this process.

This champ can catch his enemies by using the Dredge Line Ability to conquer even in the narrower lines. That is all about Nautilus’s good points; now, we shall move forward with our reasons for ranking it in our B-tier. Correct and clever strategies are crucial before landing Nautilus into a competitive play.

His ultimate ability is a significant issue. It can kill an entire team of players with just his ultimate. But sometimes, the players do not know how to utilize it, which is a significant disadvantage.

Health 646-2346
Mana 400-1199
Health Regen 8.5-17.85
Mana Regen 8.65-17.15

C Tier

Bad ARAM Champions
C Tier.

C-tier is reserved for those champions who are weaker as compared to the above tiers. They do not have anything special about them. Their skillset, capacities, and markers are all below-average and not satisfactory. You should skip them and avoid playing with these champions. Their inability to play well in ARAM’s play mode can cause you significant losses.

Kog’Maw

Kog’Maw is not the best option when it comes to playing competitive gameplays. His abilities and powers are not that great in contrast with higher tiers. He still needs a lot of improvements. This champion needs proper maintenance and levelling up before you can trust him with your gameplay.

Make sure you do not get yourself in trouble by getting him. However, if it’s in luck and you get this one randomly, then we are sorry. ARAM is all about fast gameplays and beating your enemies within seconds.

Kog’Maw might disappoint you here as it is relatively slow and does not carry much power to smash your competitors. However, his high-ranged damage in ARAM’s gameplay can deal a good amount of damage to the enemies, and that’s all you can expect from him nothing else.

Health 635-2318
Mana 325-1005
Health Regen 3.75-13.1
Mana Regen 8.75-20.65

Heimerdinger

Heimerdinger is another slow champion on our list, likewise considering its abilities, he can be easily overthrown by other champions and can lose very quickly in a competitive play. You must wonder why we have not ranked him in our D-tier if it was that bad. Well, he is saved, all thanks to its control over specific areas due to its powerful turrets.

You will find him just doing this job throughout ARAM’s gameplay mode because he is not capable of dealing with significant damages. It’s just his turrets save him every time; otherwise, it would have been discarded by now.

Health 558-2275
Mana 385-725
Health Regen 7-16.35
Mana Regen 8-21.6

Maokai

Maokai is yet another champion with us on our list and he is not that good in contrast with our above-tier champions. He needs a lot of leveling up before bringing it into a competitive play. His splitting ability saves him every time from under the eye of the game developers and it can deal a lot of damage within a few minutes. However, he suits traditional plays, not those involving great competitors.

Health 635-2488
Mana 375-1106
Health Regen 5-17.75
Mana Regen 7.2-17.4

D Tier

ARAM Worst Champions
D Tier.

D-tier is blamed for having some extremely disastrous and valueless champions. Please do not even think of using them of your own choice. However, if your stars are against you and you get one of them from the champion’s random pool, then we are sorry! D-tier is reserved for those champions who are the weakest and unpowered in ARAM. 

Teemo

Let us talk about our first champion, which is Teemo and it has nothing exceptional to offer its players, just a random champion in ARAM’s play mode. It has no strengths that would let you feel confident about it and only consists of weaknesses. He consists of two active damaging abilities, known as Q and R, which are useless most of the times.

In short, heis only applicable when your enemies will constantly step on his mushrooms. But this is not always the case, and things might not be in your favor, especially when you are in hot water. It is an ultimate stupid decision to enter your opponent’s area and set up a tarp for them.

Health 598-2366
Mana 334-759
Health Regen 5.5-16.55
Mana Regen 9.6-17.25

Singed

Another useless and powerless champion, oh sorry! Not champion, but a loser on our D-tier is Singed. He is suitable for slow-paced games and is under tank Meta’s control.  This champ is known for his poison-spreading ability which is a damage-over-time effect.

He can only be fun to play if he can disable the enemies. However, it is not always possible; it is almost near impossible most of the time.

An update in Lol has recently launched new mobility features, and now it is at its highest. You can see Singed running around as an empty soda can without actual use. Pretty useless! Singed is an old player in ARAM’s play mode. Every player knows how to deal with it and stay safe from its poison.

It is also quite simple to tackle and play with, making it an unfit champion for competitive play.  In short, if you wish to win and play aggressively, look for more robust and powerful champions. We are sure you could find some. Good luck!

Health 650-2333
Mana 330-1095
Health Regen 9.5-18.85
Mana Regen 7.5-16.85

Poppy

Poppy is yet another struggler and an old-school champion with us that still strives hard to place herself in this current Meta. Nothing works best for her; absolutely nothing! There is only a bit of damage to her attacks, which saves her some time, but not always.

Poppy is another most flawed champion on our list of worst champions. Poppy is famous for its power kit, which is focused on battling off in the melee range. But with an ultimate, it is an entirely valueless move in a solo queue. Poppy’s champion design is bygone and does not fit well with the modern League of Legends.

After carefully investigating her abilities, we could find none of them is of much importance for the modern-day League of Legends. Initially, Poppy was designed to provide gameplay services by being a mobile tank.

Its main purpose was to block tanks and keep enemies away. But that is for the past; Poppy is in trouble and cannot keep up its enemy’s top laner. If we compare her with Irelia or Sett, she cannot do much. Poppy’s tankiness is fragile and can break anytime by items like Kraken Slayer and Void Staff.

In short, Poppy is an angry little champion that runs here and there and takes out all her frustration on helpless minions.

Health 610-2378
Mana 280-960
Health Regen 8-21.6
Mana Regen 7-18.9

Sona

You will not believe that Sona had a famous past, and she was known to be an extremely popular champion. She was a true champion by having all powers required to support Meta, such as stun, speed, power, heal, and damage. However, things did not turn out well for her. With a drastic change in ARAM’S gameplay, Sona’s features were no longer needed.

Its design does not fit well with the new design of ARAM. For an enchanter, Sona’s abilities are way too slow-paced. Likewise, Q, W, and E spell distribute a slight recharge timer among themselves. As a result, players cannot activate them all at once.

That does not sound much, right? But other supports and mid-laners do not have this issue. The cherry on top, Sona’s ultimate width, is also small. And it makes it a job to stun a single champion. This small ultimate was much more useful when enemies did not have many escape tools. However, for now, it is worthless.

Health 550-2097
Mana 340-1105
Health Regen 5.5-14.85
Mana Regen 11.5-18.3

Skarner

Skarner can be much improved if some transformations are made to it. The game developers have attempted several times to bring him under the limelight.  However, it has never worked; no matter how much advertising is done, its actions create a huge contrast. Skarner is quite boring, dull, and not practical at all.

In the Howling Abyss, he feels lost and out of place. Skarner has no significant strengths, he only has a reward, and that’s all about him. For beginners, Skarner is not a good option. He is challenging to understand. Skarner gets into quite uncomfortable situations when he tries to obtain its passive.

We cannot even trust Skarner for a traditional game; therefore, we do not even think of getting him into a competitive match ground. Skarner is so weak outside its passive zones that its enemies can smash him within seconds.

Health 650-2333
Mana 320-1340
Health Regen 9-23.45
Mana Regen 7.2-14.85

Comparison Table

ChampionTierHealthManaHealth RegenMana Regen
ZiggsS606-2408480-879.56.5-16.78-21.6
Vel’KozS590-2324469-8265.5-14.858-21.6
VeigarS550-2386490-9326.5-16.752-97.9
MalphiteS644-2412280-13007-16.357.3-16.65
CaitlynS580-2399315-9953.5-12.857.4-19.3
SeraphineA570-2338440-11206.5-16.78-25
LiliaA605-2390410-12602.5-11.8511.5-27.65
VarusA600-2385360-10403.5-12.858-21.6
Miss FortuneA640-2391300-9803.75-14.88-21.6
KayleB670-2234330-11805-13.58-21.6
AsheB640-2357280-8753.5012.857-18.05
MorganaB630-2398340-13605.5-12.311-17.8
NautilusB646-2346400-11998.5-17.858.65-17.15
Kog’MawC635-2318325-10053.75-13.18.75-20.65
HeimerdingerC558-2275385-7257-16.358-21.6
MaokaiC635-2488375-11065-17.757.2-17.4
TeemoD598-2366334-7595.5-16.559.6-17.25
SingedD650-2333330-10959.5-18.857.5-16.85
PoppyD610-2378280-9608-21.67-18.9
SonaD550-2097340-11055.5-14.8511.5-18.3
SkarnerD650-2333320-13409-23.457.2-14.85

Patch Notes V13.12

The V.13.12 patch notes introduced changes to the following champions.

  • Ashe
  • Gangplank
  • Gragas
  • Ivern
  • Janna
  • Kai’Sa
  • Kha’Zix
  • Kindred
  • Kled
  • Kog’Maw
  • K’Sante
  • Lucian
  • Lulu
  • Milio
  • Mordekaiser
  • Nasus
  • Neeko
  • Orianna
  • Rell
  • Rumble
  • Ryze
  • Sivir
  • Tahm Kench
  • Yone
  • Yuumi
  • Zeri

Verdict

As we come towards the end, we want to leave a few ending remarks. ARAM is a popular game worldwide. However, choosing the best one can sometimes become challenging with so many champions.

Therefore, we have formed our ARAM Tier List, which would help us to rank the myriad champions in descending order. e have rated the characters on various grounds, such as power, ability, and updates. e hope you have enjoyed what you have read. Share it with your friends and family for a quick read about your favorite ARAM champions. 

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