"THE POPULAR KIDS"
Preface Chatter
Update: As the season winds into its close, I thought this would be a good opportunity to do some updates on this list for November. Check out the details below!
Highlights:
- Yasuo falls out of favor
- Rammus and Ryze part of the new "must ban" list
Nerfs: Kha'Zix, Lucian, Tristana, Viktor, Wukong, Yasuo;Buffs: Azir, Ezreal, Gangplank;Tweaks: Sion, Akali;
Search for a champion:
God Tier [Pee Your Pants - BAN]:
Mid-Lane Gods: Zed, Fizz, Akali, Zilean
Jungle Gods: Rammus, Kha'Zix, Vi, Lee Sin,
AD Gods: Lucian
Top Lane Gods: Ryze, Gnar, Maokai, Akali
Support Gods: Morgana, Thresh
Tier 1 [Expected Powerhouses]:
Mid-Lane: Yasuo, Syndra, Katarina, Jayce, Ahri, Talon, Orianna, Lux, Xerath, Lulu (AP)
Jungle: Jarvan IV, Maokai, Pantheon, Amumu, Fiddlesticks, Warwick, Rengar, Udyr, Wukong, Xin Zhao
AD Carry: Tristana, Caitlyn, Vayne, Corki, Twitch, Jinx, Draven
Top Lane: Yasuo, Irelia, Rengar, Jax, Shyvana, Riven, Lulu, Pantheon, Jayce, Tryndamere, Nasus, Lee Sin, Rumble, Jarvan IV, Fiora
Support: Leona, Janna, Braum, Blitzcrank, Alistar, Nami, Lulu,
Tier 2 [Crowd Favorites]:
Mid-Lane: Annie, Ziggs, Twisted Fate, Kassadin
Jungle: Master Yi, Shaco, Sion, Elise, Skarner, Nocturne, Volibear, Nautilus, Evelynn
AD Carry: Ezreal, Kog'Maw
Top Lane: Sion, Nidalee, Wukong, Renekton, Trundle, Cho'gath, Udyr, Vladimir, Olaf, Xin Zhao, Warwick, Swain, Dr. Mundo, Lissandra, Zed
Support: Annie, Zilean, Sona, Karma
Tier 3 [Playable]:
Mid-Lane: Diana, Azir, Pantheon, Cassiopeia, Leblanc, Kayle, Nidalee (AP), Morgana, Lissandra, Mordekaiser, Swain, Viktor, Brand, Vel'Koz, Malzahar, Anivia, Ryze, Galio, Vladimir, Zyra, Karma, Veigar, Heimerdinger, Karthus, Gragas, Kha'Zix, Tristana, Cho'Gath, Kennen
Jungle: Olaf, Trundle, Kayle, Jax, Dr. Mundo, Nasus, Shyvana, Gragas, Diana, Malphite, Tryndamere, Hecarim, Aatrox, Sejuani, Zac, Nunu, Cho'Gath, Darius
AD Carry: Miss Fortune, Graves, Varus, Ashe, Sivir, Quinn
Top Lane: Kayle, Malphite, Azir, Alistar, Singed, Gragas, Darius, Kennen, Teemo, Shen, Yorick, Garen, Quinn, Aatrox, Elise, Volibear, Kha'Zix, Karma, Poppy, Vi, Master Yi, Viktor, Gangplank, Zac, Mordekaiser, Talon
Support: Zyra, Fiddlesticks, Vel'Koz, Taric, Gragas
Tier 4 [Not Amused]:
Mid-Lane: Elise, Wukong, Teemo, Gangplank, Riven, Fiora, Fiddlesticks, Kog'maw, Ezreal (AP), Soraka, Janna
Jungle: Leona, Zed, Shen, Yasuo, Fiora, Riven, Poppy, Gangplank, Malzahar, Blitzcrank, Alistar
AD Carry: Twisted Fate, Kennen, Urgot
Top Lane: Heimerdinger, Vayne, Galio, Nunu, Soraka, Urgot
Support: Teemo, Nunu, Volibear, Lux, Kayle, Soraka, Nautilus, Maokai, Anivia, Veigar, Gangplank, Malphite, Nidalee, Orianna, Poppy, Elise, Galio, Shen, Yorick, Lissandra, Ashe, Leblanc, Caitlyn
- This tier list details which champions are most popular in today's current metagame, for better or for worse. Selecting a high popularity champion and doing mediocre is always favorable to selecting a low tier champion and doing mediocre for team morale.
Disclaimer:
- The purpose of this list is for discussion and to provide a starting point for hero selection.
Agree? Disagree? Comment below!
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ReplyDeleteThis list almost seems more accurate then the solo Q list
ReplyDeleteI really think Riven mid deserves better than T4. She's definitely not T1 or anything but I don't think its that bad considering she still snowballs like a train and can solo carry.
ReplyDeleteSome people prefer this one more, that's why I put up both.
ReplyDeleteThis one is more like the "champions played very often and considered to be op"- list.
ReplyDeleteThe other one is more about hidden op champs that are good to carry soloq if executed well.
I could be completely wrong because its only my point of view.
This is a FOTM tier list, which does not place champions based on viability but on popularity.
ReplyDeleteAsk yourself, is Riven mid POPULAR?
If I took Riven mid, would my team's reaction be NOT AMUSED?
Hint: The answer is most likely YES.
Hey SSJ, love your tier lists :D ...but i wanna know...would the FOTM list be better if im trying to see what champs are good to play in a ranked 5s team? I main top lane and i want to expand my champ pool but a lot of the champs from the solo queue list wouldnt work (obviously) so i just wanted to make sure if this list would be better to look at when im talking about ranked 5s champions. Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteI've been wondering, what makes a champ a "Crowd Favorite"? Is the list purely based on popularity? I'm only really asking since Annie was in "Playable" last I checked, now she's in "Crowd Favorite".
ReplyDeleteOh cool, new titles for the tier's. yuhp... Nice new names.
ReplyDeleteThat makes sense, thanks xD Yea ofcourse the comp matters but since top lane is more or less an island im usually able to pick champs like Maokai or Ryze almost any game, so I just wanted to know what other champs i can play in ranked 5s in general. I guess what im looking for is a tier list of champions for ranked 5s :p
ReplyDeleteSWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletethe only reason i would ban lee sin is so i dont have to have him in my team.
ReplyDeleteWhy is evelynn so popular? She is sooo bad after nerfs probably tier 2-3 more like 3
ReplyDeletepick rates
ReplyDeleteShe can walk past wards (invisible) and as most people are lower elo (silver) she stops face :D
ReplyDeleteCan you delete this stupid fucking list, tired of people banning akali because of your nonsense
ReplyDeletewhole different crowd commenting on this list than the other one.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't put Yasuo so high on these lists unless he got a buff recently I don't know about. Just my two cents.
ReplyDeleteIf you can utilize her properly she is quite powerful, just like elise. Both of which are in Tier 3 in the Solo Queue list.
ReplyDeleteRammus should be T3 top
ReplyDeletejayce mid should be god tier #worlds
ReplyDeleteWith the small buffs to Ezreal. Did it help him any?
ReplyDeleteurgot should be a god in all lanes...
ReplyDeleteYasuo God tier ? i think is pick rate has been lowered and he isnt that strong imo
ReplyDeleteToo bad I'm never gonna ban Lee Sin, its almost an advantage at low ELO when someone on the other team chooses him...
ReplyDeleteI want to buy Volibear or Darius, but I can't decide. Any opinions and reasons for them?
ReplyDeleteWhat makes Master Yi Top tier 3?
ReplyDeleteFor top lane or jungle?
ReplyDeleteIsn't this a popularity list? I'm not completely sure as I have only seen this list a few times.
ReplyDeleteBecause he is terrible top? Lol. Have you ever faced a Yi top? I literally destroy them no matter what top laner I chose.
ReplyDeleteI think in this list Lulu mid should be moved down. I've gotten a lot of "WTF why are you lulu mid??" by people.
ReplyDeleteI still see it time to time.
ReplyDeleteNot bad.
Not what it used to be.
But still viable and still used.
Darius.
ReplyDeleteSo fun to play
Plus Dunkmaster :3
Soraka supp tier 4 ? tsm odd one destroys everything with it
ReplyDeleteTHIS. I take jungle, never ban lee sin, enemy team picks lee sin, 90% of the time its an easy win. Also helps if i instruct my team not to attempt to go yasuo, then i dont ban him either and low and behold theres a high chance the enemy team has yasuo or lee sin.
ReplyDeleteHes terrible. But for this tier list its about popularity, and he is played a lot for some reason.
ReplyDeleteIP comes free. Add to that your wins for the day...you should be able to have both in no time at all, even if you just play 5-10 games a week. Just make sure you get those daily wins and you sir, can have both!
ReplyDeleteSame with Yasuo!
ReplyDeleteBut then if you don't jungle, it;s just as likely he will be on your team. Even in plat I hate when a lee sin is on my team. And I wouldn't say it's the best thing to allow the enemy team to have both lee sin and yasuo on the same team. That combo is so annoying, even though individually they are both terrible champs.
ReplyDeleteThat's the key, you must take jungle. Otherwise sure, go ahead and ban him so you don't have him on your team. I think the two of them together are still pretty awful, of course assuming this is solo queue we're talking here.
ReplyDeleteIt's not that it's a good game-winning combo. It's just makes me rage so hard when I die because the enemy lee picks me off with a flash kick ino yas ult combo. I still would kill myself if both were on my team at the same time.
ReplyDeleteLol that would be hilarious to see. I might actually dodge if I had both of them on my team and I wasn't in my most comfortable position, as long as its not promos or something. I from now on am always looking to make a tactical dodge if need be. Looking up people before the match begins on Lolking is a helpful tool to mastering the tactical dodge.
ReplyDeleteI seriously dont know why highly mobile assassins are always overplayed no matter how good or bad they are. Maybe they are fun champs to play but if your champ has a low win rate(LEE SIN at 46% be like) why is it so important to play him? I especially see this in the jungle where its Kha'Zix vs Lee Sin when I dont go jungle. This still happens if we have a ton of mobility-carries in other lanes. If I jungle in this situation I typically go Amumu, Sejuani, Skarner, or Nautilus to put a tank in the team comp other than the support. In top lane its the same situation in the form of Riven vs. Fiora. If one is picked vs me, why not counter it with Renekton when your team isnt tanky instead of picking the 4th mobility-carry champ. In mid I see Yas vs Fizz most of the time, my counter is Swain(Vs. Yas) or Galio(Vs. Fizz). I only see the non-diversity in bot lane in the form of Lucian but Lucian is OP without a doubt so I cant complain there. Maybe I over-value tankiness but Is a dash really more important than any nukes, sustain, tankiness, or AoE?
ReplyDeleteodd one is a jungler come on man
ReplyDeleteThen i meant dyrus
ReplyDeleteThat long ass tier 4 support list.... Elise? Yorick? has anyone actually ever played them support?
ReplyDeleteI don´t know whats the big deal with Maokai top, he just can´t carry in soloq
ReplyDeleteRIP your memory
ReplyDeleteDude they have CC so they MUST be supports! (Wood 12 logic)
ReplyDeleteDyrus is a top laner... The TSM Support is Lustboy, and I've NEVER seen him play Soraka (or really anything outside of Nami with the very [I repeat, *VERY*] occasional Thresh/Janna/Braum, although he did play Alistar support with WildTurtle in ranked a couple weeks ago)
ReplyDeleteelise was played as a very strong support pick in lcs before. and for yorick just his ult ^^ (2 adcs,op.)
ReplyDeletepoppy jungle is tier 4? i dont think so
ReplyDeleteBecause this is FOTM and popularity, NOT strength. Look at the other tier list
ReplyDeleteAs you said, mobile champs are fun and League of Legends is a game so if people think they can win while having fun, they'll do it
ReplyDeleteI see your point but they dont win as much as other champs and it pisses me off when I see them all the time lol
ReplyDeleteMove ryze, rammus, and vi down and j4, amumu, syndra, irelia, rengar, and kat up. Also wukong should be t1 top, kayle should be t2, and every adc is above mf.
ReplyDeleteWrong tier list, and if it was on the right one then it would still be wrong.
ReplyDeleteYou should make two of these a month!
ReplyDeleteOr at least update them!
Because I haven't seen a Ryze in forever, and a lot of things have changed.
Thanks for that suck reasoning.
ReplyDeleteWhere would Malhazar be in the mid lane? Who would be better azir or Malhazar
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