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Thread the Needle

Gain 18% Lethality Armor Penetration and Magic Penetration.
Tier
C
Rank
#204
Rarity
Gold
Offered in
All picks
Patch
26.21

How Thread the Needle plays

Thread the Needle is C tier over all champions on patch 26.21: #204 of 226 augments and #81 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 attack damage 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 Tristana, Quinn and Akshan. 7 of its 15 best champions are marksmen.

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

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

Thread the Needle 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 C#194
Second pickTier C#200
Third pickTier C#178
Fourth pickTier C#177

Best champions for Thread the Needle

The champions Thread the Needle 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.
#ChampionRoleThread the Needle on itChampion tier
1Tristana iconTristanaMarksmanTier STier C
2Quinn iconQuinnMarksmanTier STier D
3Akshan iconAkshanMarksmanTier STier C
4Kayn iconKaynFighterTier STier A
5Twitch iconTwitchMarksmanTier STier C
6Kindred iconKindredMarksmanTier STier C
7Xayah iconXayahMarksmanTier STier C
8Fiddlesticks iconFiddlesticksMageTier ATier C
9Urgot iconUrgotFighterTier ATier C
10Nocturne iconNocturneFighterTier ATier B
11Garen iconGarenFighterTier ATier C
12Sivir iconSivirMarksmanTier ATier C
13Rengar iconRengarAssassinTier ATier B
14Azir iconAzirMageTier ATier B
15Mordekaiser iconMordekaiserFighterTier ATier C
16Kennen iconKennenMageTier ATier D
17Aphelios iconApheliosMarksmanTier ATier B
18Aatrox iconAatroxFighterTier ATier C
19Rumble iconRumbleFighterTier ATier B
20Viego iconViegoFighterTier ATier A

Also good on Naafiri, Jarvan IV, Udyr, Draven, Senna, Pantheon, Lucian, Nilah, Jhin, Tryndamere, Renekton, Aurelion Sol, Graves, Smolder, LeBlanc, Samira, Lee Sin, Akali, Bel'Veth, Kha'Zix, Jinx, Nunu & Willump, Ambessa, Briar, Olaf, Heimerdinger, Zed, Vi, Lissandra, Karthus, Elise, Jayce, Brand, Volibear, Annie, Camille, Caitlyn, Pyke, Riven, Ezreal, Vex, Veigar, Evelynn, Gragas, Gangplank, Bard, Neeko, Qiyana, Talon, Blitzcrank, Teemo, Malzahar, Ziggs, Cassiopeia, Master Yi, Mel, Aurora, Zeri, Kalista, Anivia, Vladimir, Fizz, Orianna, Katarina, Malphite, Zyra, Locke, Ahri, Shaco, Amumu, Sylas, Cho'Gath, Kled, Taliyah, Shyvana, Zoe, Lux, Syndra, Nidalee, Miss Fortune, Lillia, Gwen, Vel'Koz, Corki, Xerath, Kassadin, Sion, Ryze, Viktor, Diana, Darius, Zaahen, Ekko, Hecarim, Seraphine, Morgana, Hwei, Swain, Zilean, Twisted Fate and Yorick.

Cards that pair with Thread the Needle

The cards that do best next to it in the same game, best first.
  1. 1Big ShotTier C
  2. 2Gift of the DrownedTier C
  3. 3Ultimate RevolutionTier C
  4. 4Draw Your SwordTier S
  5. 5It's Killing TimeTier C
  6. 6Spin To WinTier A
  7. 7Pin CushionTier D
  8. 8Fey MagicTier C

Items to buy with Thread the Needle

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. Morellonomicon1. Morellonomicon
  2. Winter's Approach2. Winter's Approach
  3. Rapid Firecannon3. Rapid Firecannon
  4. Fiendhunter Bolts4. Fiendhunter Bolts
  5. Edge of Night5. Edge of Night
  6. Bloodthirster6. Bloodthirster

Questions and answers

What does Thread the Needle do in ARAM Mayhem?

Gain 18% Lethality Armor Penetration and Magic Penetration.

Is Thread the Needle good in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 Thread the Needle is C tier over all champions (#204). It is at its best on Tristana, Quinn and Akshan.

Which champions is Thread the Needle best on?

Best first: Tristana, Quinn, Akshan, Kayn, Twitch, Kindred, Xayah and Fiddlesticks. The full list with each champion's tier is on this page.

What pairs well with Thread the Needle?

Big Shot, Gift of the Drowned and Ultimate Revolution, 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.