Singed ARAM Build and Guide

Updated for patch 26.22. Ability details come from Riot’s official game data for this patch; ARAM balance numbers come from the League of Legends Wiki’s champion data.

A Singed ARAM build turns Poison Trail into a moving slow and a burn: Rylai’s Crystal Scepter, Liandry’s Torment and Riftmaker, finished with Abyssal Mask and Mercury’s Treads. Riot sets his output at 90% and the damage he soaks at 105% here, which is why every item below carries Health.

Every item answers something in his patch 26.22 abilities (mostly the poison). There’s no win-rate chart behind them.

How is Singed changed in ARAM?

Two nerfs, both small on paper, but the poison runner feels them in a mode where he spends whole fights inside the enemy team. His poison deals 10% less than on Summoner’s Rift, and he takes 5% more from everything. The reason isn’t hard to guess: Poison Trail is a toggle with no cooldown, and a single lane full of clumped enemies means it’s ticking on several champions almost all game. Healing and shielding aren’t touched (he has neither in his kit anyway, apart from item effects). In practice, the damage taken nerf is the one that bites, because Singed’s whole job is to stand in the middle of the enemy team.

Why does Singed still work on the Howling Abyss?

He doesn’t need to chase anybody on this map, because a single lane funnels every enemy toward the cloud he’s already leaving behind. Enemies come to him. His patch 26.22 abilities:

• Noxious Slipstream (passive): drafting off nearby champions gives him a burst of Move Speed as he passes them.
• Poison Trail (Q): poison left behind him that damages enemies who walk through it. A toggle with cooldown 0.
• Mega Adhesive (W): glue on the ground that slows and grounds enemies standing in it. Cooldown 17/16/15/14/13.
• Fling (E): damages one enemy and throws it behind him, rooting it if it lands in Mega Adhesive. Cooldown 10/9.5/9/8.5/8.
• Insanity Potion (R): raises his combat stats and adds Grievous Wounds to Poison Trail. Cooldown 100.

On a narrow bridge, Singed can run straight through the enemy front line and back out again, and every enemy he passes speeds him up through Noxious Slipstream. That loop leaves poison on all of them. Fling is the other half: grab the carry who stepped too far forward, toss them behind you into glue, and your team gets a rooted target. Is it subtle? No. Does it work in a lane with no flanks? Funny enough, better than on the Rift, because enemies can’t walk around the cloud. Insanity Potion’s Grievous Wounds also matter more here, where sustain from health relics and healing champions is how most teams survive the poke.

What should a Singed ARAM build focus on?

Health plus anything that triggers off ability damage. Poison Trail ticks constantly, so items that apply on damaging abilities get applied a lot.

Rylai’s Crystal Scepter comes first. Every damaging tick from his abilities lets Rimefrost apply a 30% slow for 1 second. Poison ticks count, so anyone near him stays slowed. That’s a permanent slow on anyone chasing him (or anyone he runs past), plus 400 Health and 65 Ability Power for 2,600 gold.

Liandry’s Torment is second. Each poison tick refreshes Torment, a burn worth 2% of the target’s max Health per second, while Suffering ramps his damage up through a long fight. Against the tanks who usually try to body-block him, that max Health burn is the real damage.

Riftmaker sits third. Void Corruption builds up bonus damage for every second of champion combat, with Omnivamp once it’s full, and Void Infusion turns 2% of bonus Health into Ability Power. A Singed fight lasts long enough to max it, to be fair, most of his fights never really end.

Abyssal Mask wraps it up: 350 Health, 45 Magic Resist, and Unmake makes nearby enemy champions take 12% more magic damage, which helps his poison and every mage on his team. Mercury’s Treads give 30% Tenacity, so stuns don’t end his run through the enemy line.

How do you play Singed on the Howling Abyss?

• Run through, not around. Noxious Slipstream gives Move Speed when he passes enemies, so the shortest path is through them.
• Fling the champion closest to you into your own team; a target thrown into Mega Adhesive is also rooted.
• Glue the choke point at the start of a fight. Grounded enemies can’t dash out of the poison.
• Pop Insanity Potion when the enemy has a healer, since Poison Trail then applies Grievous Wounds.
• Pick up health relics on your way back. He has no heal of his own outside items.

How do no-recall shopping and Mark change the plan?

Shopping happens only at the fountain after a death, so the first big item usually shows up after the first respawn. Rylai’s is the one to save for. Respawns come early for him anyway (that’s the 105% damage taken at work), which at least means more shopping trips. Between fights, he leans on the relics.

Mark’s snowball, once it connects, lets him dash onto that target. Your summoners lock before the game starts. On Singed, Mark is a way to open a fight from distance: hit the snowball, dash in, Fling. Thing is, he already has Noxious Slipstream for speed, so Flash or Ghost are also fair picks for running through the enemy team.

Is Singed good in ARAM?

He’s decent. The 90% damage dealt and 105% damage taken nerfs hurt, but the map suits a champion who wants enemies clumped and has no reason to chase. Teams with a lot of crowd control and poke can still keep him out, honestly.

Laning against him on the Rift is covered in the Singed counters guide. Exact item values sit in our items database for League, and his outfits are on the Singed skins page.

Long story short, the Singed ARAM build is Rylai’s Crystal Scepter, Liandry’s Torment, Riftmaker and Abyssal Mask on Mercury’s Treads, and the plan is to run through the enemy team with the poison on.

FAQ

What are Singed’s ARAM modifiers?

Two: he deals 90% damage and takes 105% damage, per the wiki’s patch 26.22 data.

What items should Singed build in ARAM?

Rylai’s Crystal Scepter, Liandry’s Torment, Riftmaker and Abyssal Mask, with Mercury’s Treads.

Does Rylai’s Crystal Scepter work with Poison Trail?

Yes. Rimefrost slows enemies whenever a damaging ability hits them, and Poison Trail is a damaging ability.

When should Singed use Insanity Potion?

When enemies rely on healing. It raises his combat stats and makes Poison Trail apply Grievous Wounds, on a 100 second cooldown.

How was this Singed build chosen?

We read his patch 26.22 kit and picked items that feed off a toggle with no cooldown. No win-rate data was used.