Qiyana is a melee assassin usually played Jungle/Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Qiyana in ARAM: Play as an aggressive assassin, using your element-grabbing mobility to poke and all-in squishies.
Qiyana ARAM Abilities
Qiyana's first attack or ability against each enemy deals bonus damage.
Elemental Wrath: Swing weapon to deal damage with an empowered bonus from your current element. · Edge of Ixtal: Swing weapon to deal damage with an empowered bonus from your current element.
Qiyana dashes and enchants her weapon with an element, granting bonus damage on attacks and abilities.
Qiyana dashes to an enemy, dealing damage and briefly slowing them.
Qiyana fires a shockwave that detonates elements, stunning and damaging nearby enemies.
Qiyana ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as an aggressive assassin, using your element-grabbing mobility to poke and all-in squishies. Position near brushes and the river to maximize your passive and stealth for surprise engages.
Tips
Use brush to reset your passive for bonus damage on your next auto-attack.
Save your ultimate for narrow corridors to maximize its stun and damage.
Pick up River or brush elements for stealth and extra burst in fights.
Build early ability haste to spam your spells more often in ARAM.
Focus squishy targets with your combo to secure quick picks.
Combos
E -> Q -> auto-attack for a quick burst trade.
W (River) -> Q -> R for a stealth engage and multi-stun.
W (Brush) -> Q -> E -> auto-attack for surprise damage from fog.
R -> E -> Q -> auto-attack to chain crowd control and burst.
Qiyana ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Dark Harvest
Sudden Impact
Grisly Mementos
Treasure HunterSecondary — Precision
Presence of Mind
Coup de GraceSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
The Brutalizer - 2.
Health Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Hubris - 2.
Axiom Arc - 3.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need burst and chase potential
- enemy has immobile squishy targets
- your champion relies on short trades
Avoid when:
- enemy team has heavy peel or disengage
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need burst and chase potential
- enemy has immobile squishy targets
- your champion relies on short trades
Avoid when:
- enemy team has heavy peel or disengage
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team has multiple tanks or bruisers
- your champion relies on ability damage
- you need to kite melee opponents effectively
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly squishy
- your team already has enough armor penetration
Options
Qiyana ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Qiyana in ARAM?
In ARAM, Qiyana typically builds core items like Hubris, Axiom Arc, Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Dark Harvest runes (Domination primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Qiyana in ARAM?
Take Dark Harvest in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Qiyana in ARAM.
How do you play Qiyana in ARAM?
Play as an aggressive assassin, using your element-grabbing mobility to poke and all-in squishies. Position near brushes and the river to maximize your passive and stealth for surprise engages.
What is Qiyana's best combo in ARAM?
E -> Q -> auto-attack for a quick burst trade.
