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Upgrade Death's Dance

Gain 250. Death's Dance's Ignore Pain is increased to Melee 40% / Ranged 15% of damage received, and heals for (125% Bonus Attack Damage) instantly when scoring a takedown.
Tier
A
Rank
#57
Rarity
Silver
Offered in
All picks
Patch
26.21

How Upgrade Death's Dance plays

Upgrade Death's Dance is A tier over all champions on patch 26.21: #57 of 226 augments and #18 of the 67 silver 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, 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 Nilah, Bel'Veth and Kha'Zix. 9 of its 15 best champions are fighters.

It gets better later: D 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 Critical Healing: if you already have one of the two, the other jumps up your list.

Upgrade Death's Dance 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 D#215
Second pickTier A#67
Third pickTier A#48
Fourth pickTier A#46

Best champions for Upgrade Death's Dance

The champions Upgrade Death's Dance 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.
#ChampionRoleUpgrade Death's Dance on itChampion tier
1Nilah iconNilahFighterTier STier A
2Bel'Veth iconBel'VethFighterTier STier S
3Kha'Zix iconKha'ZixAssassinTier ATier B
4Vi iconViFighterTier ATier B
5Zed iconZedAssassinTier ATier B
6Nocturne iconNocturneFighterTier ATier B
7Rengar iconRengarAssassinTier ATier B
8Jarvan IV iconJarvan IVFighterTier ATier C
9Renekton iconRenektonFighterTier ATier C
10Qiyana iconQiyanaAssassinTier ATier C
11Riven iconRivenFighterTier ATier B
12Naafiri iconNaafiriAssassinTier ATier C
13Trundle iconTrundleFighterTier ATier A
14Talon iconTalonAssassinTier ATier B
15Pantheon iconPantheonFighterTier ATier B
16Garen iconGarenFighterTier ATier C
17Kayn iconKaynFighterTier ATier A
18Briar iconBriarFighterTier ATier B
19Gangplank iconGangplankFighterTier ATier B
20Ambessa iconAmbessaFighterTier ATier A

Also good on Pyke, Yone, Tryndamere, Lee Sin, Olaf, Master Yi, Viego, Illaoi, Aatrox, Yasuo, Zaahen, Jax, Warwick, Volibear, Jayce, Gnar, Wukong, Fiora, Nasus, Darius, Sett, Urgot, Xin Zhao, Camille, Akali, Leona, Shyvana, Hecarim, Yorick, Irelia, Skarner, Kled, K'Sante, Udyr, Rek'Sai, Poppy, Dr. Mundo, Sion and Shaco.

Cards that pair with Upgrade Death's Dance

The cards that do best next to it in the same game, best first.
  1. 1Critical HealingTier B
  2. 2Double TapTier C
  3. 3Take'em Down Down DownTier A
  4. 4Master of DualityTier B
  5. 5ZealotTier A
  6. 6Mighty ShieldTier B
  7. 7TyphoonTier C
  8. 8Tank It Or Leave ItTier A

Items to buy with Upgrade Death's Dance

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. Yun Tal Wildarrows1. Yun Tal Wildarrows
  2. Berserker's Greaves2. Berserker's Greaves
  3. Kraken Slayer3. Kraken Slayer
  4. Guinsoo's Rageblade4. Guinsoo's Rageblade
  5. Navori Flickerblade5. Navori Flickerblade
  6. Nashor's Tooth6. Nashor's Tooth

Questions and answers

What does Upgrade Death's Dance do in ARAM Mayhem?

Gain 250. Death's Dance's Ignore Pain is increased to Melee 40% / Ranged 15% of damage received, and heals for (125% Bonus Attack Damage) instantly when scoring a takedown.

Is Upgrade Death's Dance good in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 Upgrade Death's Dance is A tier over all champions (#57). It is at its best on Nilah, Bel'Veth and Kha'Zix.

Which champions is Upgrade Death's Dance best on?

Best first: Nilah, Bel'Veth, Kha'Zix, Vi, Zed, Nocturne, Rengar and Jarvan IV. The full list with each champion's tier is on this page.

What pairs well with Upgrade Death's Dance?

Critical Healing, Double Tap and Take'em Down Down Down, 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.