Solo Queue FOTM Tier List - June - Patch 5.10

Hi everyone and welcome back to the latest in the FOTM series. In this patch, Leblanc retains her position at the top, and Ryze and Ashe have synchronized with the Division Climber tier list at God Tier.

SEASON 5 - June - PATCH 5.10 FOTM TIER LIST

"THE POPULAR KIDS"

Preface Chatter

Hi everyone and welcome back to the latest in the FOTM series. In this patch, Leblanc retains her position at the top, and Ryze and Ashe have synchronized with the Division Climber tier list at God Tier.

Thresh remains the uncontested favorite support of bot lane, although Morgana still draws more bans. Check out the full listing below!

The purpose of the "Flavor of the Month" ("FOTM") list is to show which champions are popular in today's metagame, so you can learn how to beat them!

If you're looking for the division climber solo queue tier list, be sure to check it out via this link!

For a list of champions with the highest *potential* in the game without regard to difficulty or team synergies, check out the list of strongest potential champions in each position!

Patch 5.10 Summary

Buffs: Akali, Karma, Ryze, Taric;
Nerfs: Cassiopeia, Gragas, Jinx, Leona, Rek'Sai, Sejuani (temporarily tooltip only), Sion (Bug fix);
Tweaks: Lulu;;

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Updates:

• Ekko added
• 6/9: AP Kog'Maw moved up, Varus mid added

The Tier List

God Tier [Pee Your Pants - BAN]:
Mid-Lane Gods: Leblanc, Zed, Katarina
Jungle Gods: Sejuani, Hecarim, Gragas, Nidalee, Rek'Sai
AD Gods: Ashe, Kalista, Jinx
Top Lane Gods: Ryze, Hecarim, Irelia, Vladimir, Riven, Nasus, Gnar, Ekko
Support Gods: Morgana, Thresh

God Tier Rising: Ashe (ADC), Gnar (Top), Gragas (Jungle), Kalista (ADC), Morgana (Support), Nasus (Top), Rek'Sai (Jungle), Ryze (Top), Thresh (Support), Vladimir (Top)
God Tier Falling: Sion (Top)

Tier 1 [Expected Powerhouses]:
Mid-Lane: Cho'Gath, Ziggs, Fizz, Xerath, Ahri, Yasuo, Annie, Lissandra, Diana, Cassiopeia, Orianna, Vladimir, Ekko, Azir, Lux
Jungle: Nautilus, Vi, Rengar, Amumu, Nunu, Lee Sin, Evelynn, Jarvan IV, Fizz, Maokai, Zac, Volibear, Pantheon, Fiddlesticks, Shaco, Xin Zhao, Kha'Zix
AD Carry: Graves, Vayne, Sivir, Lucian, Caitlyn, Corki
Top Lane: Sion, Maokai, Lissandra, Fizz, Rumble, Cho'gath, Kennen, Darius, Pantheon, Jax, Rengar, Lee Sin, Jarvan IV, Akali, Fiora, Jayce
Support: Janna, Annie, Nautilus, Blitzcrank, Leona

Tier 1 Rising: Akali (Mid), Amumu (Jungle), Annie (Support), Azir (Mid), Evelynn (Jungle), Fizz (Mid), Jarvan IV (Jungle), Lee Sin (Jungle), Lucian (ADC), Maokai (Top), Nunu (Jungle), Rengar (Jungle), Shyvana (Top), Vayne (ADC), Volibear (Jungle), Yasuo (Mid), Ziggs (Mid)
Tier 1 Falling: Graves (ADC), Janna (Support), Pantheon (Jungle), Sion (Jungle), Vi (Jungle)

Tier 2 [Crowd Favorites]:
Mid-Lane: Akali, Viktor, Lulu (AP), Talon, Morgana, Kog'maw (AP), Nidalee (AP), Jayce, Twisted Fate
Jungle: Malphite, Master Yi, Warwick, Wukong, Sion, Elise, Nocturne, Udyr
AD Carry: Tristana, Ezreal, Draven, Quinn, Twitch,
Top Lane: Shyvana, Yasuo, Tryndamere, Wukong, Nidalee, Renekton, Malphite, Trundle, Lulu, Gragas, Olaf, Xin Zhao, Warwick, Swain, Urgot, Garen, Dr. Mundo, Zed
Support: Bard, Braum, Sona, Nami, Lulu, Karma, Alistar

Tier 2 Rising: Akali (Mid), Bard (Support), Garen (Top), Morgana (Mid),
Tier 2 Falling: Nidalee (Mid), Quinn (ADC), Shyvana (Top), Tristana (ADC), Viktor (Mid)

Tier 3 [Playable]:
Mid-Lane: Syndra, Urgot, Varus, Pantheon, Kayle, Zilean, Mordekaiser, Swain, Brand, Vel'Koz, Malzahar, Anivia, Ryze, Galio, Kassadin, Zyra, Karma, Veigar, Heimerdinger, Karthus, Gragas, Kha'Zix, Tristana, Kennen
Jungle: Ekko, Rammus, Skarner, Olaf, Trundle, Kayle, Jax, Dr. Mundo, Nasus, Shyvana, Diana, Tryndamere, Aatrox, Cho'Gath, Shen, Darius
AD Carry: Kog'Maw, Miss Fortune, Varus, Urgot
Top Lane: Kayle, Singed, Rek'Sai, Kassadin, Teemo, Shen, Yorick, Quinn, Aatrox, Elise, Volibear, Udyr, Kha'Zix, Karma, Poppy, Vi, Master Yi, Viktor, Gangplank, Zac, Mordekaiser, Heimerdinger, Talon, Azir
Support: Zyra, Kennen, Soraka, Taric, Fiddlesticks, Vel'Koz, Zilean, Nunu, Gragas

Tier 3 Rising: Heimerdinger (Top),
Tier 3 Falling: Rek'Sai (Top), Urgot (Mid)

Tier 4 [Not Amused]:
Mid-Lane: Elise, Wukong, Malphite, Teemo, Gangplank, Riven, Fiora, Fiddlesticks, Ezreal (AP), Sona, Soraka, Janna
Jungle: Leona, Zed, Yasuo, Fiora, Riven, Poppy, Gangplank, Malzahar, Blitzcrank, Alistar
AD Carry: Twisted Fate, Kennen
Top Lane: Alistar, Vayne, Galio, Nunu, Soraka
Support: Teemo, Volibear, Lux, Kayle, Maokai, Anivia, Veigar, Gangplank, Malphite, Nidalee, Orianna, Poppy, Galio, Shen, Yorick, Elise, Lissandra, Ashe, Leblanc, Caitlyn

Tier 4 Rising:
Tier 4 Falling: 

Instructions and Caveats:

• 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.

Click Here for a description of the tiers

God Tier: These champions are common bans and are likely perceived as being "overall extremely strong/broken". They have very obvious and/or flashy skills that make them appear stronger than other champions. You'll likely see these champions picked early on if they're not banned.

Tier 1: These champions are the ones you'll see in the majority of your games and are good to familiarize yourself with as you'l be battling against them a lot.

Tier 2: These champions are relatively strong and have historically been picked more often than other champions. They may have been nerfed at one point at another, but are still perceived as strong in their current states.

Tier 3: These champions aren't quite as popular as the rest of the champions in the first 3 tiers, but picking them one at a time isn't going to cause much of a concern on your team. However, if you have a team of 5 of them your teammates are likely to feel a bit uneasy about your chances of winning in solo queue.

Tier 4: Selecting these champions will likely cause a rift between you and your teammates, who will proceed to flame you if you fail your lane. Exercise caution when selecting these champions, as team morale often plays a big part in victory or defeat.

Champion Explanations

• Ashe [God Tier ADC] - Ever since Ashe's latest rework, she's become an absolute powerhouse on the rift. Difficult to trade with, difficult to all-in against, and a bit anti-fun when stunned from a mile away makes her a top priority ban at the moment. 
• Azir [Tier 1 Mid] - Azir's strong 1v1 trading and potential team wombo-combos make him extremely popular on the rift. Although he's still very squishy and relies on proper cooldown management to be effective, the damage he outputs is enough to make him a threat if not properly disposed of.
• Bard [Tier 2 Support] - After the initial Bard fails died down and Riot's latest buff to the champion, he's become a staple on the rift. Although his success is still debatable in terms of effectiveness, his play-making ability is close to that of Thresh's.
• Ekko [God Tier Top] - It's hard to tell if it's simply a result of Ekko being a new champion release, but it seems that he's extremely strong on the rift in small skirmishes at the moment. His ultimate also has an overwhelmingly high AP ratio, making his one-shot ability close to outrageous.
• Evelynn [Tier 1 Jungle] - Evelynn's made a strong rise back into the mainstream lately as an AD based bruiser. Very difficult to escape from, her invisibility also makes her ganks extremely potent.
• Fizz [Tier 1 Mid] - After the latest AD Fizz craze and Riot decided to revert him back to an AP-centric role, he's found his place back in mid lane. As a trickster with propensity to dodge your best spells and cause general havoc on the rift, he's a very popular assassin at the moment.
• Gragas [God Tier Jungle] - Despite nerfs to Gragas this patch, he remains one of the most popular junglers on the rift. With his strong damage mitigation via his ultimate and nearly constant CC, he's difficult to escape from on a good day and downright annoying on others.
• Leblanc [God Tier Mid] - Leblanc still holds her place as one of the most banned champions on the rift at the moment. With her ability to instantaneously one-shot people from insane distances and then retreat right back to safely, it's no wonder that she's captured the position of most annoying champion on the rift.
• Morgana [God Tier Support] - Out of all the supports, few get as much ban time as Morgana. The main reason for this is because popular supports like Thresh and Nautilus rely heavily on their CCs, which Morgana completely negates via her black shield. Three second root durations are also instantly rage-inducing.
• Ryze [God Tier Top] - The latest changes to Ryze escalated him far beyond expectations. His current status as an undisputed FOTM champion (see link) have made him the single most targeted champion on the rift for Riot nerfplz claims. This means Ashe might be safe for a while longer.
• Yasuo [Tier 1 Mid] - With nerfs on a variety of champions and the sudden burst in support Nautilus's popularity, Yasuo's back stronger than ever and definitely sports a kit that synergizes well with the other champions on the rift. 

Disclaimer:

• The purpose of this list is for discussion and to provide a starting point for hero selection.

Agree? Disagree? Comment below!