Rell is a melee tank usually played Support on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Rell in ARAM: Play as a frontline initiator, using your mobility and CC to start fights and peel for your team, while building tanky to absorb damage in the narrow ARAM lane.
Rell ARAM Abilities
Rell's attacks and abilities steal Armor and Magic Resist, dealing bonus magic damage.
Rell strikes in a line, breaking shields and stunning enemies hit.
Rell leaps from her mount, knocking up enemies and gaining a shield, then trades mobility for tank stats.
Rell and an ally gain ramping Move Speed toward enemies, and her next attack explodes.
Rell erupts, pulling nearby enemies in, then constantly dragging them toward her for a short duration.
Rell ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a frontline initiator, using your mobility and CC to start fights and peel for your team, while building tanky to absorb damage in the narrow ARAM lane.
Tips
Use your W to engage and apply pressure, then follow up with E to stun key targets.
Maximize your passive's armor and MR shred by auto-attacking after abilities.
Coordinate with your team to chain CC after your engage for easy kills.
Build tanky items like Sunfire Aegis and Thornmail to survive and disrupt in ARAM's tight lanes.
Use your ultimate to initiate fights or peel for carries when enemies dive.
Combos
W -> E -> auto-attack for a quick stun and shred.
R -> W -> E to lock down a priority target from range.
Flash -> W -> E for a surprise engage on clustered enemies.
Rell ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Resolve
Aftershock
Demolish
Conditioning
OvergrowthSecondary — Precision
Legend: Haste
TriumphSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Guardian's Horn - 2.
Tear of the Goddess
Core Items
- 1.
Heartsteel - 2.
Mercury's Treads - 3.
Kaenic Rookern
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need mana and health sustain
- your champion stacks tear quickly
- enemy has burst damage you must survive
Avoid when:
- your champion doesn't stack tear efficiently
- you need immediate combat stats over scaling
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has multiple melee auto-attackers
- your team needs sustained frontline durability
- enemy lacks percent health damage
Avoid when:
- enemy team is heavy on burst mages
- your champion prefers damage over survivability
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team has mixed damage
- your team needs a frontline tank
- you want scaling defensive stats in long fights
Avoid when:
- enemy team is burst heavy
- you need immediate resistances over time
Options
Rell ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Rell in ARAM?
In ARAM, Rell typically builds core items like Heartsteel, Mercury's Treads, Kaenic Rookern and Aftershock runes (Resolve primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Rell in ARAM?
Take Aftershock in the Resolve tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Rell in ARAM.
How do you play Rell in ARAM?
Play as a frontline initiator, using your mobility and CC to start fights and peel for your team, while building tanky to absorb damage in the narrow ARAM lane.
What is Rell's best combo in ARAM?
W -> E -> auto-attack for a quick stun and shred.
