Zaahen is a melee fighter usually played Top on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Zaahen in ARAM: A poke-oriented mage who excels at harassing from a distance and controlling teamfights with well-timed crowd control and ultimate usage.
Zaahen ARAM Abilities
Zaahen gains bonus Attack Damage from attacking enemies, then revives when fully stacked.
Slashes twice on next attack, healing; recast to knock up on next attack.
Stabs in a direction, damaging enemies, then pulls them toward him.
Dashes to a location, then slices nearby enemies.
Zaahen rises and stabs downward, damaging enemies and healing for a portion of the damage dealt.
Zaahen ARAM Playstyle & Tips
A poke-oriented mage who excels at harassing from a distance and controlling teamfights with well-timed crowd control and ultimate usage.
Tips
Prioritize poke damage in ARAM to whittle down enemies before engages.
Save your ultimate for key moments like catching out squishies or peeling for your team.
Position behind your frontline to avoid getting caught by hard engage.
Use brush control to set up ambushes and vision denial.
Build ability haste to spam abilities more frequently in the constant teamfights.
Combos
Open with your long-range poke ability, then follow up with your damage-over-time skill.
Use your mobility spell to dodge skillshots and reposition during fights.
Chain your crowd control with your ultimate for a guaranteed pick.
Zaahen ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Bloodline
Last StandSecondary — Resolve
Conditioning
OvergrowthSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Boots - 2.
Phage
Core Items
- 1.
Sundered Sky - 2.
Plated Steelcaps - 3.
Death's Dance
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need sustain against poke
- enemy team has low burst
- your champion benefits from hybrid damage
Avoid when:
- enemy has grievous wounds
- you need burst over sustained damage
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your team has multiple healers or enchanters
- enemy has heavy magic damage and poke
- you have self-healing in your kit
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly physical damage
- you need more damage or armor instead
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has heavy AP burst
- you need survivability against magic damage
- your champion benefits from the shield
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly AD
- you already have enough magic resist
Options
Zaahen ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Zaahen in ARAM?
In ARAM, Zaahen typically builds core items like Sundered Sky, Plated Steelcaps, Death's Dance and Conqueror runes (Precision primary, Resolve secondary).
What runes should I use for Zaahen in ARAM?
Take Conqueror in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Resolve as your secondary tree for Zaahen in ARAM.
How do you play Zaahen in ARAM?
A poke-oriented mage who excels at harassing from a distance and controlling teamfights with well-timed crowd control and ultimate usage.
What is Zaahen's best combo in ARAM?
Open with your long-range poke ability, then follow up with your damage-over-time skill.
