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Upgrade Zhonya's

Reduce Zhonya's Hourglass Cooldown to 45 seconds. You can now move when in Zhonya's Hourglass, Seeker's Armguard, or Wooglet's Witchcap stasis and gain 50% Movement Speed during it.
Tier
B
Rank
#125
Rarity
Silver
Offered in
All picks
Patch
26.21

How Upgrade Zhonya's plays

Upgrade Zhonya's is B tier over all champions on patch 26.21: #125 of 226 augments and #37 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 ability haste and movement speed, 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 Singed, Shaco and Fiddlesticks. 7 of its 15 best champions are mages.

It is stronger early: B tier as a first pick and C tier by the fourth pick. Take it when it shows up early.

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

Upgrade Zhonya's 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#118
Second pickTier B#126
Third pickTier B#116
Fourth pickTier C#157

Best champions for Upgrade Zhonya's

The champions Upgrade Zhonya's 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 Zhonya's on itChampion tier
1Singed iconSingedTankTier STier B
2Shaco iconShacoAssassinTier STier B
3Fiddlesticks iconFiddlesticksMageTier STier C
4Rumble iconRumbleFighterTier STier B
5Kennen iconKennenMageTier ATier D
6Fizz iconFizzAssassinTier ATier A
7Udyr iconUdyrFighterTier ATier B
8Azir iconAzirMageTier ATier B
9Neeko iconNeekoMageTier ATier C
10Kayle iconKayleMarksmanTier ATier S
11Annie iconAnnieMageTier ATier B
12Rakan iconRakanSupportTier ATier C
13Akali iconAkaliAssassinTier ATier D
14Karthus iconKarthusMageTier ATier C
15Taliyah iconTaliyahMageTier ATier B
16Gragas iconGragasFighterTier ATier B
17LeBlanc iconLeBlancAssassinTier ATier D
18Lissandra iconLissandraMageTier ATier B
19Veigar iconVeigarMageTier ATier B
20Syndra iconSyndraMageTier ATier A

Also good on Kog'Maw, Bard, Evelynn, Cassiopeia, Sylas, Ahri, Locke, Heimerdinger, Anivia, Vladimir, Vex, Elise, Galio, Orianna, Diana, Malzahar, Brand, Renata Glasc, Zyra, Lillia, Blitzcrank, Mel, Miss Fortune, Xin Zhao, Volibear, Aurora, Vel'Koz, Viktor, Jax, Mordekaiser, Lux, Nunu & Willump, Kassadin, Varus, Aurelion Sol, Zoe, Nidalee, Twisted Fate, Nami, Swain, Malphite, Hwei, Ziggs, Gwen, Xerath, Seraphine, Karma, Maokai, Amumu, Morgana, Senna, Kai'Sa, Teemo, Nasus, Shyvana, Zilean, Yunara, Ekko, Ezreal, Janna, Nautilus, Sona, Soraka, Kalista, Ryze, Lulu, Cho'Gath, Ashe, Milio, Alistar, Ivern, Trundle, Zac, Twitch, Taric, Katarina, Tahm Kench, Rammus, Braum, Thresh, Tryndamere, Zeri, Sejuani, Yuumi, Gangplank and Shen.

Cards that pair with Upgrade Zhonya's

The cards that do best next to it in the same game, best first.
  1. 1Echo CastTier A
  2. 2Chain ReactionTier D
  3. 3MinionmancerTier B
  4. 4Mosh MonsterTier B
  5. 5FireFoxTier B
  6. 6Brass BlastTier D
  7. 7ErosionTier A
  8. 8Prom QueenTier B

Items to buy with Upgrade Zhonya's

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. Zhonya's Hourglass1. Zhonya's Hourglass
  2. Rapid Firecannon2. Rapid Firecannon
  3. Boots of Swiftness3. Boots of Swiftness
  4. Lich Bane4. Lich Bane
  5. Ionian Boots of Lucidity5. Ionian Boots of Lucidity
  6. Malignance6. Malignance

Questions and answers

What does Upgrade Zhonya's do in ARAM Mayhem?

Reduce Zhonya's Hourglass Cooldown to 45 seconds. You can now move when in Zhonya's Hourglass, Seeker's Armguard, or Wooglet's Witchcap stasis and gain 50% Movement Speed during it.

Is Upgrade Zhonya's good in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 Upgrade Zhonya's is B tier over all champions (#125). It is at its best on Singed, Shaco and Fiddlesticks.

Which champions is Upgrade Zhonya's best on?

Best first: Singed, Shaco, Fiddlesticks, Rumble, Kennen, Fizz, Udyr and Azir. The full list with each champion's tier is on this page.

What pairs well with Upgrade Zhonya's?

Echo Cast, Chain Reaction and Minionmancer, 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.