2015 Champion Tier List - Ranked 3s Twisted Treeline - Patch 5.7 Update

Check out the newest in the Twisted Treeline Tier List Series! This update features strong move ups from the usual suspects from the solo queue map, along with some old favorites

SEASON 5 - December - PATCH 5.7 RANKED 3'S TIER LIST

THE TWISTED TREELINE

Introduction

Hi everyone and welcome to the latest in the Twisted Treeline tier list series! I was planning on updating this a few patches ago, but received an unsolicited offer from a challenger level player to help with the list...unfortunately it seems he's not up to this particular challenge, so I'll be updating it myself from now on.

So hard to find good help these days.

That being said, for those that would like to contribute, please leave your thoughts for discussion in the comments section ^_^

Highlights: It seems like Sion's taken over a lot more than just Summoner's Rift, and the new Diana buffs have brought her into new light. Check out the full scoop below!

Current Metagame

Right now there are two main methods of playing Twisted Treeline:

1. Duo top with a support like Leona or Annie
2. Two solo lanes with a jungler

It seems for the most part higher tier teams prefer the support meta running exhaust + ignite, whereas lower divisions seem to do better with the level advantage from having a jungler. In the case of having a jungler, Cinderhulk seems to do very well on this map scaling into late game.

Based off of this, I'm splitting this tier list into "roles" similar to the solo queue 5s list. However, as there are only 3 positions open, I won't be including every champion into this list. If you feel that I've missed out on a strong champion, please let me know and I'll include it in the next update.

Updates

• 4/21: Added Gragas Jungle

Toolkit and Options

Click to toggle champion movement history - NEW!

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The Tier List

God Tier [Very Strong]:
AP: Morgana, Cho'Gath, Diana
Jungle: Sejuani, Maokai, Nunu, Cho'Gath, Volibear
Melee Solo *: Sion, Cho'Gath, Jarvan IV, Maokai, Wukong, Darius, Riven, Yasuo
Support: Leona, Maokai, Braum
AD Ranged: Kalista, Graves, Lucian

God Tier Rising: Cho'Gath (Jungle/Melee/AP), Diana (AP), Kalista (AD), Lucian (AD), Maokai (Jungle), Nautilus (Support), Nunu (Jungle), Sejuani (Jungle), Sion (Melee/Support), Volibear (Jungle)
God Tier Falling: 

Tier 1 [Strong]:
AP: Karma, Lulu, Brand, Syndra, Malzahar, Lissandra, Ahri, Vel'koz, Kayle, Orianna, Singed, Anivia, Cassiopeia, Annie, Katarina, Fizz, Rumble
Jungle: Sion, Xin Zhao, Shyvana, Jarvan IV, Lee Sin, Rek'Sai, Gragas, Shaco, Pantheon, Nidalee, Vi, Yorick, Kha'Zix, Rengar, Udyr, Aatrox, Skarner, Trundle, Riven, Hecarim, Warwick
Melee Solo: Singed, Pantheon, Olaf, Renekton, Volibear, Xin Zhao, Zed, Trundle, Jayce, Jax, Lee Sin, Rengar, Nidalee, Hecarim, Aatrox, Fiora, Shyvana, Kha'Zix, Garen
Support: Nautilus, Sion, Volibear, Annie, Karma, Thresh, 
AD Ranged: Corki, Jinx, Ezreal

Tier 1 Rising: Brand (AP), Malzahar (AP), Singed (Melee), Volibear (Support), Shyvana (Jungle), Syndra (AP), Xin Zhao (Melee/Jungle)
Tier 2 Falling: Ahri (AP), Corki (AD), Jarvan (IV), Lissandra (AP), Lee Sin (Jungle), Olaf (Melee), Pantheon (Melee), Rek'Sai (Jungle), Shaco (Jungle), Volibear (Solo)

Tier 2 [Viable]:
AP: Nidalee, Vladimir, Viktor, Gragas, Singed, Zyra, Azir, Ziggs, Swain, Zilean, Teemo, Xerath, Mordekaiser, Kassadin, Lux
Jungle: Dr. Mundo, Malphite,  Amumu, Fiddlesticks, Evelynn, Nocturne, Elise, Zac, Nasus
Melee Solo: Tryndamere, Kayle, Irelia, Rek'Sai, Gnar, Yorick, Udyr, Dr. Mundo, Nasus, Gangplank, Malphite
Support: Lulu, Morgana, Soraka, Nunu, Malphite, Taric
AD Ranged: Quinn, Vayne

Tier 2 Rising: Soraka (Support)
Tier 2 Falling: 

Tier 3 [Not Played Often]: Everybody else. Not to say that you can't win with other champions, but for the most part the ones above will give you plenty to work with. Feel free to try out other strategies and post your experiences in the comment section below!

AD/AP Positioning

Due to the way the map is arranged, bot lane is generally considered the "safer" lane, so the solo laner almost always goes here. However, as this game mode is somewhat uncommon, you may see teams send two champions to bot lane. As a result, it's generally best to send an AP bot with long range waveclear, as these champions can deal with both 1v1 and 1v2 lanes.

This means that for the most part, the AD based champion will go top. However, swapping these around isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's a good idea to make sure that you have a mix of damage types so that the enemy team can't easily itemize against you.

Champion Explanations

• * Melee Solo - If you're planning on getting into the upper end of the Tier 3 ladder, playing with a support is definitely the way to go at the moment. However, while you're climbing melee champions can still succeed until teams start becoming more organized and skilled with their coordination.
• Jarvan IV [Melee Solo God] - Despite having his armor buff nerfed, he still does well as a solo laner with his ranged waveclear and strong all-in. However, as a utility jungler he is somewhat nerfed with the removal of his armor buff, and works better as a damage dealer than a solid front line.
• Kalista [God Tier ADC] - With the introduction of more tanky, high CC supports such as Nautilus and Sion into the spectrum, people are finding the AD carry meta more beneficial than ever to take down tanks and kite. As the queen of such things, Kalista's become a strong champion for the marksman role when required on the rift as there's less to hold her down.
• Maokai [Jungle/Support God]: Maokai works in a ton of different roles and is easily one of the most contested pick in the Treeline at the moment. This of course has nothing to do with the fact that he is in fact a tree. Instead, his base damage, crowd control, and area of effect damage reduction skills are simply amazingly good on the map right now. He works best as a support, but as most of the time only higher tiers run a support, he does do well in other roles as well.
• Nautilus [Tier 1 Support] - Like his Summoner's Rift status, Nautilus is proving himself as a solid support on the Twisted Treeline as well with his newfound buffs in the past few patches.
• Shyvana [Tier 1 Jungle] - The cinderhulk change greatly benefited Shyvana, a traditionally strong 3s champion in her own right.
• Sion [Melee Solo God] - In his current rendition, Sion is simply a beast in terms of providing a strong front line and excellent CC. 
• Singed [Tier 1 AP] - If your team is running a ranged AD/Support already, Singed actually works very well with his strong waveclear and frontlining abilities. However, in a team of three melee he is still somewhat lackluster.
• Sion [Tier 1 Support] - Similar to Nautilus and Maokai, players are finding higher damage, tanky supports to be valuable on the rift, especially when Leona is banned out.

Disclaimer:

• The purpose of this list is for discussion and to provide a starting point for hero selection.
• While I'm by no means a guru on the Twisted Treeline I do enjoy playing the game mode quite a bit and hope that they'll introduce the solo queue 3v3 some day.
• That being said, take this tier list with a grain of salt and feel free to engage in open debate in the comment section with your own thoughts and comments. As the game mode isn't all that popular right now, hopefully this list will help spur some of you to try it out!

Agree? Disagree? Comment below!

Previous versions of this list available here