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. 12.9 min
   First item at 12.9 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 53.2% of games that end around this point.
8. 27.6 min
   Three-item core at 27.6 min

   ››Zeke's Convergence + Locket of the Iron Solari + Knight's Vow completes Rell's core build.

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

Rell plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Rell Support is 129 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 46% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 77% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 30%. Rell averages 0.05 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Rell win rate by gold at 15

• 1,000+ gold ahead77.0%
• Ahead65.1%
• Behind39.7%
• 1,000+ gold behind29.9%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Pyke−546 gold at 15

Lux−390 gold at 15

Senna−387 gold at 15

Press these lanes

Yuumi+327 gold at 15

Braum+315 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.