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Tank Engine

On takedown, gain a stack that grants 5% increased size and 5% max Health. Lose 65% of stacks on death.
Tier
A
Rank
#68
Rarity
Gold
Offered in
All picks
Patch
26.21

How Tank Engine plays

Tank Engine is A tier over all champions on patch 26.21: #68 of 226 augments and #20 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 Tahm Kench, Sett and Dr. Mundo. 10 of its 15 best champions are tanks.

It gets better later: B tier as a first pick and A tier by the fourth pick, when the game runs long enough for it to pay off.

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

Tank Engine 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#88
Second pickTier B#78
Third pickTier A#49
Fourth pickTier A#41

Best champions for Tank Engine

The champions Tank Engine 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.
#ChampionRoleTank Engine on itChampion tier
1Tahm Kench iconTahm KenchTankTier ATier S
2Sett iconSettFighterTier ATier A
3Dr. Mundo iconDr. MundoTankTier ATier B
4Ornn iconOrnnTankTier ATier C
5Zac iconZacTankTier ATier D
6Gnar iconGnarFighterTier ATier C
7Shen iconShenTankTier ATier B
8Rek'Sai iconRek'SaiFighterTier ATier B
9Sejuani iconSejuaniTankTier ATier B
10Braum iconBraumTankTier ATier C
11Cho'Gath iconCho'GathTankTier ATier C
12Diana iconDianaFighterTier ATier C
13Nunu & Willump iconNunu & WillumpTankTier ATier C
14Galio iconGalioTankTier ATier A
15Vi iconViFighterTier ATier B
16Alistar iconAlistarTankTier ATier A
17Illaoi iconIllaoiFighterTier ATier C
18Urgot iconUrgotFighterTier ATier C
19Kled iconKledFighterTier ATier B
20Pantheon iconPantheonFighterTier ATier B

Also good on Jarvan IV, Amumu, Yorick, Bel'Veth, Aatrox, Darius, Nautilus, Malphite, Vladimir, Poppy, Maokai, Nocturne, Rakan, Garen, Thresh, Briar, Taric, Rell, Mordekaiser, Rammus, Skarner, Shyvana, Sion, Volibear, Blitzcrank, Cassiopeia, K'Sante, Bard, Trundle, Naafiri, Leona, Sylas, Wukong, Renekton, Nasus, Singed, Camille, Swain, Lee Sin, Warwick, Fiddlesticks, Jax, Udyr, Zaahen, Olaf, Xin Zhao, Tryndamere, Gragas, Lissandra, Irelia, Gwen, Rengar, Karma, Soraka, Kassadin, Riven, Master Yi, Fiora, Ambessa and Hecarim.

Cards that pair with Tank Engine

The cards that do best next to it in the same game, best first.
  1. 1Circle of DeathTier A
  2. 2Pressure CookerTier B
  3. 3Steel Your HeartTier A
  4. 4Lich BrainTier A
  5. 5RecoilTier B
  6. 6Apex InventorTier C
  7. 7Upgrade ImmolateTier A
  8. 8TyphoonTier C

Items to buy with Tank Engine

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. Kraken Slayer1. Kraken Slayer
  2. Imperial Mandate2. Imperial Mandate
  3. Boots of Swiftness3. Boots of Swiftness
  4. Statikk Shiv4. Statikk Shiv
  5. Navori Flickerblade5. Navori Flickerblade
  6. Horizon Focus6. Horizon Focus

Questions and answers

What does Tank Engine do in ARAM Mayhem?

On takedown, gain a stack that grants 5% increased size and 5% max Health. Lose 65% of stacks on death.

Is Tank Engine good in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 Tank Engine is A tier over all champions (#68). It is at its best on Tahm Kench, Sett and Dr. Mundo.

Which champions is Tank Engine best on?

Best first: Tahm Kench, Sett, Dr. Mundo, Ornn, Zac, Gnar, Shen and Rek'Sai. The full list with each champion's tier is on this page.

What pairs well with Tank Engine?

Circle of Death, Pressure Cooker and Steel Your Heart, 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.