Rell How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes

When Rell Support gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Rell wins most.

1. Lv 3
   All three basic abilities at level 3

   Rell's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
2. Lv 6
   Ultimate rank 1 at level 6

   The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Rell hits it.
3. Lv 11
   Ultimate rank 2 at level 11

   Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Rell can start or win.
4. Lv 16
   Ultimate rank 3 at level 16

   Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Rell can start or win.
5. 12.7 min
   First item at 12.7 min

   Zeke's Convergence is done — Rell's first real damage or durability spike.
6. 21.6 min
   Two items at 21.6 min

   ›Zeke's Convergence + Locket of the Iron Solari: the window to group and take objectives.
7. 25 min
   Strongest in games of about 25 minutes

   Rell wins 54.3% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Rell recovers well from behind: a lost lane is not a lost game, so keep farming and wait for teamfights. On average Rell Support is 157 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 44% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 75% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 36%. Rell averages 0.04 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Rell win rate by gold at 15

• 1,000+ gold ahead74.6%
• Ahead65.2%
• Behind42.3%
• 1,000+ gold behind35.5%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Xerath−738 gold at 15

Vel'Koz−577 gold at 15

Swain−520 gold at 15

Press these lanes

Yuumi+295 gold at 15

Lulu+176 gold at 15

What Rell does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.