Skip to content
LazyEloGet the app
Menu
Porcupine augment icon

GoldGold augment

Porcupine

Taking damage from champions builds up a burst of needles. At critical mass, the needles burst, dealing (75–200 (by level) +125% Bonus Armor+125% Bonus Magic Resist) physical damage and Slowing nearby enemies by 30% for 2 seconds.
Tier
B
Rank
#140
Rarity
Gold
Offered in
All picks
Patch
26.21

How Porcupine plays

Porcupine is B tier over all champions on patch 26.21: #140 of 226 augments and #54 of the 90 gold cards. That is the average over every champion; on the right one it is worth more, on the wrong one much less.

It gives critical strikes and health and resistances, so it pays off on champions that already use those. On a champion that doesn't, it is a wasted pick, whatever its tier.

It does best on Rammus, Malphite and Poppy. 13 of its 15 best champions are tanks.

Its tier holds in every pick it can show up in (B tier), so there is no bad moment to take it.

The card it pairs with best is Protein Shake: if you already have one of the two, the other jumps up your list.

Porcupine tier by pick

ARAMKit ranks every card for each of the four picks of a game separately. The rank is its place among the cards offered in that pick.
PickTierRank in that pick
First pickTier B#147
Second pickTier B#121
Third pickTier B#91
Fourth pickTier B#141

Best champions for Porcupine

The champions Porcupine does best on, best first, with its tier on each and the champion's own Mayhem tier. Tiers only: no win rates for augments, as Riot's policy asks.
#ChampionRolePorcupine on itChampion tier
1Rammus iconRammusTankTier STier C
2Malphite iconMalphiteTankTier STier B
3Poppy iconPoppyTankTier ATier A
4K'Sante iconK'SanteTankTier ATier D
5Ornn iconOrnnTankTier ATier C
6Vi iconViFighterTier ATier B
7Nunu & Willump iconNunu & WillumpTankTier ATier C
8Braum iconBraumTankTier ATier C
9Diana iconDianaFighterTier ATier C
10Alistar iconAlistarTankTier ATier A
11Amumu iconAmumuTankTier ATier B
12Sion iconSionTankTier ATier B
13Zac iconZacTankTier ATier D
14Leona iconLeonaTankTier ATier B
15Nautilus iconNautilusTankTier ATier B
16Rell iconRellTankTier ATier A
17Garen iconGarenFighterTier ATier C
18Lee Sin iconLee SinFighterTier ATier C
19Warwick iconWarwickFighterTier ATier B
20Darius iconDariusFighterTier ATier B

Also good on Sejuani, Rakan, Rek'Sai, Galio, Gnar, Jarvan IV, Cho'Gath, Shyvana, Thresh, Briar, Camille, Skarner, Mordekaiser, Shen, Wukong, Illaoi, Maokai, Sett, Blitzcrank, Pantheon, Nasus, Urgot, Zaahen, Dr. Mundo, Taric, Trundle, Singed, Kled, Yorick, Renekton, Sylas, Gragas, Yone, Irelia, Hecarim, Fiora, Jax, Volibear, Kayn, Olaf, Bel'Veth, Xin Zhao, Viego, Tryndamere, Udyr, Yasuo, Swain, Riven, Naafiri, Graves, Tahm Kench, Fiddlesticks, Bard, Vladimir, Rumble, Master Yi, Cassiopeia and Karma.

Cards that pair with Porcupine

The cards that do best next to it in the same game, best first.
  1. 1Protein ShakeTier A
  2. 2Forged By The MasterTier A
  3. 3HellbentTier B
  4. 4ImpassableTier C
  5. 5Stay ResoluteTier A
  6. 6Circle of DeathTier A
  7. 7Shark BaitTier B
  8. 8Bread And JamTier C

Items to buy with Porcupine

The items that do best in games with this card, best first, over all champions. Check your champion's build page for its own items.
  1. Randuin's Omen1. Randuin's Omen
  2. Yun Tal Wildarrows2. Yun Tal Wildarrows
  3. Force of Nature3. Force of Nature
  4. Kaenic Rookern4. Kaenic Rookern
  5. Dead Man's Plate5. Dead Man's Plate
  6. Jak'Sho, The Protean6. Jak'Sho, The Protean

Questions and answers

What does Porcupine do in ARAM Mayhem?

Taking damage from champions builds up a burst of needles. At critical mass, the needles burst, dealing (75–200 (by level) +125% Bonus Armor+125% Bonus Magic Resist) physical damage and Slowing nearby enemies by 30% for 2 seconds.

Is Porcupine good in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 Porcupine is B tier over all champions (#140). It is at its best on Rammus, Malphite and Poppy.

Which champions is Porcupine best on?

Best first: Rammus, Malphite, Poppy, K'Sante, Ornn, Vi, Nunu & Willump and Braum. The full list with each champion's tier is on this page.

What pairs well with Porcupine?

Protein Shake, Forged By The Master and Hellbent, best first.

Pick your cards with the tiers next to you

LazyElo is a free Windows app that sits next to the League client. In ARAM Mayhem it shows the strongest champion on your bench, and in game you type the three cards you're offered to see their tier for your champion and what each one does.

Related

Source: ARAMKit, used with permission. Patch 26.21, 23,177,263 ARAM Mayhem games, data of October 28, 2026. Riot keeps Mayhem games out of its public match API, so these aggregates come from ARAMKit. Card tiers are shown without win rates, as Riot's developer policy asks.