Most Popular Meta Ranked Champions FOTM Tier List ~ Patch 6.19 (September)

Hey everyone! The latest FOTM Tier List update for Patch 6.19 is now available. The trend appears to still be focused in on high burst damage mid-laners and immobile marksman. However, Lux is quickly coming back into popularity, so we may see some shifts in the upcoming patches...

SEASON 6 - September - PATCH 6.19 FOTM RANKED META TIER LIST

"THE POPULAR KIDS"

Preface Chatter

Hey everyone! The latest FOTM Tier List update for Patch 6.19 is now available. The trend appears to still be focused in on high burst damage mid-laners and immobile marksman. However, Lux is quickly coming back into popularity, so we may see some shifts in the upcoming patches...

Check out the full list below!

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Patch 6.19 Summary

Buffs: Corki, Dr. Mundo, Singed, Udyr

Nerfs: Anivia, Aurelion Sol, Cassiopeia, Kled, Soraka, Twitch,

Tweaks: Kog'Maw

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Updates:

• 9/28: Kog'maw moved down
• Standard Ranked Tier List updated

The Tier List

God Tier [Pee Your Pants - BAN]:
Mid-Lane Gods: Yasuo, Zed, Ahri, Leblanc
Jungle Gods: Zac, Lee Sin, Hecarim
Marksman Gods: Jhin, Lucian
Top Lane Gods: Yasuo, Yorick, Riven, Darius
Support Gods: Soraka, Thresh, Janna

God Tier Rising: Janna (Support), Kog'Maw (Marksman), Yorick (Top)
God Tier Falling:

Tier 1 [Expected Powerhouses]:
Mid-Lane: Lux, Syndra, Annie, Fizz, Katarina, Orianna, Twisted Fate, Ekko, Cassiopeia, Vladimir, Viktor, Anivia, Malzahar, Veigar, Lissandra, Brand, Gangplank
Jungle: Kha'Zix, Graves, Nidalee, Vi, Rengar, Amumu, Elise, Evelynn, Ekko, Fizz, Gragas, Master Yi, Shaco, Kled, Rek'Sai, Nocturne, Jax, Sejuani
Marksman: Vayne, Ezreal, Jinx, Caitlyn, Ashe, Kog'Maw, Twitch, Miss Fortune
Top Lane: Irelia, Gangplank, Gnar, Ekko, Fiora, Malphite, Renekton, Illaoi, Vladimir, Jax, Shen, Kled, Pantheon, Kennen, Teemo, Tryndamere, Jayce, Wukong. Nasus
Support: Braum, Blitzcrank, Morgana, Bard, Leona, Nami,Sona, Karma, Alistar

Tier 1 Rising: Alistar (Support), Brand (Mid), Miss Fortune (Marksman), Nocturne (Jungle), Twitch (Marksman), Wukong (Top)
Tier 1 Falling: Blitzcrank (Support), Irelia (Top), Vayne (Marksman), Vladimir (Mid)

Tier 2 [Crowd Favorites]:
Mid-Lane: Vel'Koz, Kassadin, Diana, Morgana, Taliyah, Xerath, Karma, Ryze, Azir, Kennen, Akali, Aurelion Sol, Swain, Ziggs, Jayce, Talon, Varus
Jungle: Skarner, Fiddlesticks, Xin Zhao, Diana, Volibear, Jarvan IV, Kog'Maw, Wukong, Malphite, Shyvana, Olaf, Rammus, Warwick, Udyr, Kindred, Trundle, Pantheon, Malzahar,
Marksman: Tristana, Sivir, Draven, Varus, Kalista, Corki
Top Lane: Garen, Olaf, Trundle, Swain, Ryze, Fizz, Maokai, Volibear, Hecarim, Sion, Rumble, Tahm Kench, Cho'gath, Rengar, Jarvan IV, Kayle, Dr. Mundo, Graves, Poppy, Akali, Lissandra, Singed, Nautilus, Malzahar, Zac, Quinn,
Support: Annie, Brand, Lulu, Tahm Kench, Taric, Zyra, Zilean, Nautilus

Tier 2 Rising:
Tier 2 Falling: Annie (Support), Fizz (Top), Garen (Top), Olaf (Top), Sivir (Marksman), Skarner (Jungle), Taliyah (Mid), Tristana (Marksman), Trundle (Top)

Tier 3 [Playable]:
Mid-Lane: Zilean, Kayle, Karthus, Lulu, Zyra, Cho'Gath, Pantheon, Corki, Jhin, Quinn, Heimerdinger, Galio, Ezreal, Kog'maw (AP), Nidalee (AP), Gragas, Mordekaiser, Urgot,
Jungle: Maokai, Twitch, Rumble, Nunu, Quinn, Poppy, Kayle, Aurelion Sol, Dr. Mundo, Cho'Gath, Taric, Tryndamere, Tahm Kench, Nautilus, Sion, Aatrox, Taliyah, Nasus, Shen, Darius
Marksman: Quinn, Graves, Urgot, Kindred, Kennen
Top Lane: Taliyah, Rammus, Gragas, Cassiopeia, Lulu, Xin Zhao, Heimerdinger, Aatrox, Aurelion Sol, Diana, Nidalee, Lee Sin, Rek'Sai, Zed, Shyvana, Kassadin, Mordekaiser, Warwick, Udyr, Kha'Zix, Karma, Vi, Master Yi, Viktor, Talon, Azir, Urgot
Support: Trundle, Vel'Koz, Poppy, Malphite, Veigar, Shen, Lux, Sion, Kennen, Nunu, Gragas

Tier 3 Rising:
Tier 3 Falling:

Tier 4 [Not Amused]:
Mid-Lane: Jarvan IV, Kha'Zix, Wukong, Malphite, Teemo, Riven, Tahm Kench, Tristana (AP), Elise, Fiddlesticks, Sona, Evelynn, Leona, Soraka, Janna
Jungle: Leona, Zed, Fiora, Riven, Gangplank, Blitzcrank, Alistar
Marksman: Twisted Fate, Mordekaiser
Top Lane: Vayne, Elise, Galio, Braum, Alistar, Nunu, Soraka
Support: Taliyah, Galio, Fiddlesticks, Xerath, Teemo, Volibear, Kayle, Maokai, Anivia, Gangplank, Nidalee, Orianna, Yorick, Elise, Lissandra, Ashe, Leblanc

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.

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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

• Katarina [Tier 1 Mid] - As the game meta continuously moves away from poke-type strategies back into all-in strategies, Katarina continues to grow in power. She was always a crowd favorite for her potential 1v5 pentakill power, and is now even drawing some bans in ranked ladder play.
• Lux [Tier 1 Mid] - Ever since patch 6.18, Lux has quickly rose through the ranks and is now back on top for the most popular mid laner right under Ahri. Her strong poking ability coupled by her ability to 100 to 0 multiple enemies from long range makes her very popular among mid lane players.
• Syndra [Tier 1 Mid] - Similar to Lux, Syndra's ability to nuke and outplay have made her a staple in every mid-laner's repitoire. Her Scatter the Weak presents extremely high potential for making game-changing plays via the AOE knockback, and adds a unique aspect to her kit.
• Trundle [Tier 2 Top] - Players top lane are picking up mostly high damage melee now, which causes Trundle's tank shredding ultimate to lose a lot of its effect. He is currently shelved for now until the meta shifts back.
• Yasuo [God Tier Mid/Top] - This patch, Yasuo is still dominating the fear factor, and is now even more banned than the traditionally most banned mid laner, Zed. His old playstyle of high damage, high mobility was already annoying enough. However, once you add in the unkillable factor curtesy of Frozen Mallet and Guardian Angel, you get one particularly annoying champion.
• Yorick [God Tier Top] - As the latest champion to receive a massive overhaul, Yorick is getting largely positive reviews by players, who enjoy the new burst damage that his kit produces. As a result, he is getting banned an insane amount of the time as a tanky bruiser. His win rate is also slowly climbing up to respectable levels, which makes us think it might not all just be new champion complaints.
• Zac [God Tier Jungle] - Although Zac's been at the top of the standard tier list for quite some time, I think this is the first time he made it to the top of the FOTM Tier List as a jungler. As I said quite a few times, Zac's gank potential and team fight changing ultimate is extremely good in a meta with mostly immobile marksman. Personally, I am surprised they have not nerfed him yet.

Disclaimer:

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

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