Thread the Needle: LoL Arena Augment

Thread the Needle is a gold augment in League of Legends Arena.

Overview

Grants armor penetration and magic penetration.²

Level	Effect
1	15% armor penetration and magic penetration.
2	20% armor penetration and magic penetration.
3	35% armor penetration and magic penetration.

2026 Season 3 Act 2, all regions

CArenaSweats tierC tier

Full stats on ArenaSweats PagesFrom ranked Arena games tracked by ArenaSweats, updated 5 Nov 2026.

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A Pantheon W build with Thread the Needle III, Clown College, Aim for the Head II and Glass Cannon, alongside Kinkou, Duskblade, Blade of the Ruined King, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge and Reworked Voltaic, dealt 15,000 damage in a near-instant kill on a target with 23,000 health.⁴
A Glass Cannon build with Aim for the Head and Thread the Needle, plus two prismatic items, dealt enough damage to remove 15,000 health with one ability.⁵
A Pyke build included Thread the Needle alongside Desecrator, Doomsayer and Despoil; Endless Hunger, Stridebreaker and Kinkou Jitte were also part of the build.⁶
Other percentage penetration sources, such as Thread the Needle, further reduce a target's remaining armor and magic resistance.⁷

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Thread the Needle granted both armor penetration and magic penetration and was useful for Irelia.⁸ 8x2 duos

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