Viktor is a ranged mage usually played Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Viktor in ARAM: Play as a backline poke mage, using your long-range abilities to harass and control space, while saving your Gravity Field for defensive peel or engage setups.
Viktor ARAM Abilities
Viktor collects Hex Fragments from kills to permanently upgrade his abilities, culminating in an ultimate augmentation.
Viktor blasts an enemy, gaining a shield and empowering his next attack; augmented, the shield is stronger and grants bonus move speed.
Viktor creates a gravity field that slows enemies, then stuns them if they remain inside.
Viktor fires a laser that damages all enemies in a line, then explodes after a short delay.
Viktor summons a moving storm that damages and interrupts enemies, growing larger and lasting longer when it kills champions.
Viktor ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a backline poke mage, using your long-range abilities to harass and control space, while saving your Gravity Field for defensive peel or engage setups.
Tips
Use your E, Death Ray, to poke enemies from a safe distance and control the narrow ARAM map.
Upgrade your Hex Core early to maximize ability power and mana sustain in the Howling Abyss.
Place your W, Gravity Field, in chokepoints to zone enemies and set up picks for your team.
Prioritize cooldown reduction items like Luden's Echo to spam abilities in teamfights.
Save your ultimate, Chaos Storm, for clustered enemies to maximize area damage and slow.
Combos
W (Gravity Field) > E (Death Ray) > Q (Siphon Power) > R (Chaos Storm) for burst and zone control.
E (Death Ray) > R (Chaos Storm) to catch enemies off guard with long-range poke and follow-up.
Q (Siphon Power) > auto-attack > E (Death Ray) for quick trades in skirmishes.
Viktor ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Sorcery
Deathfire Touch
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Gathering StormSecondary — Precision
Legend: Haste
Cut DownSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Lost Chapter
Core Items
- 1.
Blackfire Torch - 2.
Sorcerer's Shoes - 3.
Lich Bane
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has shields to burst through
- you need extra burst on squishy targets
- your team lacks magic penetration
Avoid when:
- enemy team is stacking magic resist
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy stacking magic resist
- you are primary magic damage carry
- team has heavy AP threat
Avoid when:
- enemy has little to no magic resist
- you need utility or survivability instead
Options
Viktor ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Viktor in ARAM?
In ARAM, Viktor typically builds core items like Blackfire Torch, Sorcerer's Shoes, Lich Bane and Deathfire Touch runes (Sorcery primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Viktor in ARAM?
Take Deathfire Touch in the Sorcery tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Viktor in ARAM.
How do you play Viktor in ARAM?
Play as a backline poke mage, using your long-range abilities to harass and control space, while saving your Gravity Field for defensive peel or engage setups.
What is Viktor's best combo in ARAM?
W (Gravity Field) > E (Death Ray) > Q (Siphon Power) > R (Chaos Storm) for burst and zone control.
