2012 Dominion Tier List - Nami Patch Updated

SEASON 3 - NAMI/"BLACK CLEAVER" PATCH DOMINION TIER LIST

As you know, this tier list hasn't been updated for a long time simply because there wasn't that much interest in it, but after a few e-mails back and forth I've decided to update the Dominion tier list after some discussion with fellow league players.

In terms of game-breaking play this patch, two items unbalance the majority of heroes this patch: Black Cleaver and The Blackfire Torch

• Any dominion heroes that can take full advantage of these two items with strong mobility generally do very well in-game.

S Tier: Teemo, Talon, Kassadin, Rammus, Kha'Zix, Jayce, Lulu, Jax, Rumble, Darius, Poppy, Xin Zhao, Pantheon, Wukong, Nocturne, Lee Sin, Singed, Heimerdinger, Zyra, Diana

Tier 1: Malzahar, Blitzcrank, Amumu, Maokai, Urgot, Nunu, Swain, Renekton, Yorick, Riven, Jarvan IV,  Rengar, Miss Fortune, Nidalee, Alistar, Morgana, Ziggs, Elise, Malphite, Ezreal, Taric, Ryze, Katarina, Gragas, Sona, Hecarim, Janna

Tier 2: Irelia, Kayle, Fizz, Brand, Annie, Corki, Graves, Cho'gath, Twisted Fate, Gangplank, Lux, Nami, Dr. Mundo, Fiora, Evelynn, Ahri, Olaf, Mordekaiser, Syndra, Vayne, Garen, Zed

Tier 3: Shyvana, Akali, Caitlyn, Fiddlesticks, Cassiopeia, Vladamir, Skarner, Karthus, Sivir, Ashe, Warwick, Galio, Shen, Sion, Shaco, Udyr, Varus, Xerath, Anivia, Kog'Maw, Twitch

Tier 4: Soraka, Tristana, Kennen, Nautilus, Orianna, Veigar, Leona, Zilean, Trundle, Sejuani, Volibear, Tryndamere, Leblanc, Draven, Nasus, Viktor, Master Yi, Karma

• Heroes in BOLD I will talk about shortly
• Heroes in Italics may be over/undervalued, but aren't/haven't played enough for me to make a better judgement.

Nami Patch Updates

• Teemo: Teemo is absolutely game-breakingly strong this patch, despite his nerfs. With the way Blackfire Torch works with his mushrooms and poison, he can easily send enemy heroes scurrying back to base from across the map.
• Talon: It's no surprise from his domination on Summoners Rift that Talon's super strong on the Dominion map as well.
• Urgot: The new manamune changes make him stronger than ever before, but he still has a few weak matchups that can easily cost him bot lane and thus the game.
• Yorick: Not quite the overwhelming force he was before, he's still very powerful, and is even more so with the new manamune.
• Gragas: Despite his attack speed reduction losing usefulness as most heroes are now AD burst casters instead of auto-attackers, he still remains very powerful if you can build enough cooldown on him to take advantage of his mobility and strong ultimate.

Disclaimer:

• The purpose of this list is for discussion and to provide a starting point for hero selection.
• If you have any disagreements with the list, feel free to comment below!