Summary
- Starting items in Arena are overpowered and shouldn't be disregarded to save gold, as they provide a significant advantage.
- Playing tanks in Arena may not guarantee a first-place finish, but they are reliable for avoiding last place and often finishing second.
- Rerolling Augments is crucial, as certain ones synergize well with specific champions and can be game-changing. Additionally, diversifying damage types and playing around the Ring of Fire are effective strategies.
Arena is the latest game mode to grace the screens of League of Legends players, and with combatants heading into the fray with only one teammate, it is easily one of the most unique modes yet.
Seeing as this 2v2v2v2 mode Arena has a ranked ladder to climb, and League of Legends players are known for their competitive nature, the tips and tricks for Arena should help players win more fights and hopefully come out on top.
7 Don't Disregard Starting Items
In normal games of League or in ARAMs, starting items can be good, but they can also be skipped in many situations for item components instead. In Arena, however, the starting items are all extremely overpowered, and any players overlooking them to save gold will be putting themselves at a disadvantage from the off.
Each of the starting items cost 1000g, but their stats have been bumped up an extraordinary amount, making them incredibly cost-efficient.
6 Play Tanks For Easy High Finishes
While tanks, and especially double tank duos in Arena won't always land teams a 1st place finish as they can get out-scaled by DPS or sustain, they are easy for consistently avoiding last place at the very least, and often finishing 2nd.
In some ways, tank duos can be seen as gatekeepers, as they will beat a lot of teams, especially in the early rounds where they have enough base damage to kill squishier champions. They are also fairly easy to play, and as fights will naturally last longer, players actually get to fight for longer instead of getting one shot.
5 Reroll Augments
Augments are one of the best things about Arena in League of Legends, as they can completely change the way fights unfold. Every so often in the Shop Phase between battles, players will be presented with a selection of three Augments to choose from. These Augments will be different for every player, but the Augments will all be of the same tier.
What many players don't realize though, is that twice a game, these Augments can be rerolled giving the player three new options. While the tier of these Augments will not change, certain Augments synergize incredibly well with particular champions, so rerolling to get better Augments can be game-changing.
4 Diversify Damage
One of the easiest ways to win more in this 2v2v2v2 mode is to play the best champion duos for Arena, but a good rule to try and follow in general regardless of the duo is to try and pick two champions with different damage types.
This makes it harder for the enemy to itemize against, as they cannot just build one type of resistance. This is particularly effective in the later rounds when other teams have been knocked out. Naturally, players should also look to counter the enemy's damage, especially when lots of them deal the same type of damage.
3 Play Around Your Augments
Similarly to the best Augments in Teamfight Tactics, some of the Augments in Arena can completely warp the way a champion is played, but only if the player adapts and plays around them. First of all, players should think about which Augments they choose and select ones that are good for both their champion and their ally's champion, perhaps discussing options together.
Then, for certain Augments with the biggest effects, players should change the way they approach fights to get the most out of them. Pressing Tab to check what Augments the enemy has is also vital so that players are prepared for what is coming and can give themselves the chance to counter.
2 Buy Juices Together
Juices are unique to Arena and can be bought for 700g, but they only last for one round, providing players with a temporary boost. As they cost precious gold and thus can only be occasionally built, players should try and avoid wasting Juices.
The best way to make Juices count is by purchasing them together for the same round, making sure to win it. The best time to use Juices is naturally when low on team HP and facing elimination, but they can also be used against particularly tough matchups that players lost to earlier in the game.
1 Play Around The Ring Of Fire
To make sure fights don't go on for too long, a Ring of Fire gradually closes in each round, dealing increasing true damage to any champions caught outside. With this in mind, there are many ways to play around the Ring of Fire in Arena and use it to the team's advantage.
For example, champions like Poppy and Alistar can knock enemies out of the ring, and well-timed Blast Cones can also do this. Players looking to kill enemies in the Ring of Fire should wait till it closes in more. There are also times when players can trap enemies between terrain and the ever-approaching Ring of Fire, and strong zoning abilities will be best for this.
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