GoldGold augment

Pressure Cooker

Every second, apply an infinitely stacking Burn to nearby enemy champions, dealing (0.5% Max Health) magic damage per second for 2 seconds. QUEST: Deal 1500 Burn damage to enemy Champions. REWARD: Increase the range of the Burn damage around you. QUEST: Deal 15000 Burn damage to enemy Champions. REWARD: Double the rate at which Pressure Cooker applies Burn. QUEST: Deal 30000 Burn damage to enemy Champions. REWARD: Increase the range of the Burn damage around you.

Tier: B
Rank: #84
Rarity: Gold
Offered in: Pick 1, Pick 2
Patch: 26.21

How Pressure Cooker plays

Pressure Cooker is B tier over all champions on patch 26.21: #84 of 226 augments and #26 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 health and resistances, so it pays off on champions that already use that. On a champion that doesn't, it is a wasted pick, whatever its tier.

It does best on Sion, Alistar and Zac. 11 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 Steel Your Heart: if you already have one of the two, the other jumps up your list.

Pressure Cooker 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.

Pick	Tier	Rank in that pick
First pick	Tier B	#84
Second pick	Tier B	#88
Third pick	Not offered	–
Fourth pick	Not offered	–

Best champions for Pressure Cooker

The champions Pressure Cooker 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.

#	Champion	Role	Pressure Cooker on it	Champion tier
1	Sion	Tank	Tier S	Tier B
2	Alistar	Tank	Tier A	Tier A
3	Zac	Tank	Tier A	Tier D
4	Nunu & Willump	Tank	Tier A	Tier C
5	Rek'Sai	Fighter	Tier A	Tier B
6	Diana	Fighter	Tier A	Tier C
7	Ornn	Tank	Tier A	Tier C
8	Poppy	Tank	Tier A	Tier A
9	Sett	Fighter	Tier A	Tier A
10	Amumu	Tank	Tier A	Tier B
11	Malphite	Tank	Tier A	Tier B
12	Vi	Fighter	Tier A	Tier B
13	Rell	Tank	Tier A	Tier A
14	Nautilus	Tank	Tier A	Tier B
15	Braum	Tank	Tier A	Tier C
16	Kled	Fighter	Tier A	Tier B
17	Cho'Gath	Tank	Tier A	Tier C
18	Garen	Fighter	Tier A	Tier C
19	Rammus	Tank	Tier A	Tier C
20	Rakan	Support	Tier A	Tier C

Also good on Shen, K'Sante, Skarner, Mordekaiser, Maokai, Aatrox, Galio, Leona, Sejuani, Jarvan IV, Illaoi, Darius, Blitzcrank, Pantheon, Taric, Sylas, Gnar, Gragas, Warwick, Dr. Mundo, Swain, Yorick, Urgot, Zaahen, Volibear, Thresh, Trundle, Shyvana, Renekton, Jax, Nocturne, Wukong, Lee Sin, Tahm Kench, Singed, Tryndamere, Briar, Nasus, Vladimir, Udyr, Naafiri, Fiddlesticks, Olaf, Riven, Irelia, Camille, Xin Zhao, Bel'Veth, Rumble, Rengar, Gwen, Lissandra, Cassiopeia, Hecarim, Master Yi, Fiora, Kassadin, Ambessa, Bard, Morgana, Soraka, Orianna, Ryze and Karma.

Cards that pair with Pressure Cooker

The cards that do best next to it in the same game, best first.

Items to buy with Pressure Cooker

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. Warmog's Armor
2. Protoplasm Harness
3. Unending Despair
4. Hollow Radiance
5. Kaenic Rookern
6. Heartsteel

Questions and answers

What does Pressure Cooker do in ARAM Mayhem?

Every second, apply an infinitely stacking Burn to nearby enemy champions, dealing (0.5% Max Health) magic damage per second for 2 seconds. QUEST: Deal 1500 Burn damage to enemy Champions. REWARD: Increase the range of the Burn damage around you. QUEST: Deal 15000 Burn damage to enemy Champions. REWARD: Double the rate at which Pressure Cooker applies Burn. QUEST: Deal 30000 Burn damage to enemy Champions. REWARD: Increase the range of the Burn damage around you.

Is Pressure Cooker good in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 Pressure Cooker is B tier over all champions (#84). It is at its best on Sion, Alistar and Zac.

Which champions is Pressure Cooker best on?

Best first: Sion, Alistar, Zac, Nunu & Willump, Rek'Sai, Diana, Ornn and Poppy. The full list with each champion's tier is on this page.

What pairs well with Pressure Cooker?

Steel Your Heart, Forged By The Master and Soul Eater, best first.

Pick your cards with the tiers next to you

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Plans and pricing The Mayhem card picker

ARAM Mayhem augment tier list
Every card from S to D on patch 26.21.
ARAM Mayhem augment combos
The best partner for each strong card.
Jeweled Bracelet
Another B-tier gold card.
Heavy Is The Crown
Another B-tier gold card.
With Haste
Another B-tier gold card.
Sion Mayhem build
The champion Pressure Cooker does best on.
ARAM Mayhem tier list
Every champion from S to D.

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.