FOTM Ranked Solo Queue Tier List (High Elo) ~ Patch 7.12 - June

Wow, it's been quite a while since the last FOTM list update, I've really been slacking a bit. Back in action this week though! This time around we're looking at some interesting shifts in the mid-lane with Kassadin back in the mix and roaming mid-laners all the rage.

Meanwhile, Thresh looks like he's ready to take over the top spot on the support list and Rakan's rising fast behind. Draven is also surprisingly high nowadays as a result of his new Death's Dance build, which is super obnoxious to deal with.

SEASON 7 - June - PATCH 7.12
FOTM RANKED META TIER LIST

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Preface Chatter

Wow, it's been quite a while since the last FOTM list update, I've really been slacking a bit. Back in action this week though! This time around we're looking at some interesting shifts in the mid-lane with Kassadin back in the mix and roaming mid-laners all the rage.

Meanwhile, Thresh looks like he's ready to take over the top spot on the support list and Rakan's rising fast behind. Draven is also surprisingly high nowadays as a result of his new Death's Dance build, which is super obnoxious to deal with.

Check out the full list below! 

The purpose of the "Flavor of the Month" ("FOTM") list is to show which champions are popular in today's metagame in terms of pro picks and high Elo choices.

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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!

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Patch 7.12 Summary

Buffs: Camille, Corki, Jax, Jhin, Kindred, Rakan, Rek'Sai
Nerfs: Ivern, Karma, Malzahar, Rumble, Xayah, Zac

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Updates:

• Added Blitzcrank explanation

The Tier List

God Tier [High Priority Picks]:
Mid-Lane Gods:  Fizz, Kassadin, Yasuo, Zed, Ahri
Jungle Gods: Zac, Lee Sin, Elise
Marksman Gods: Caitlyn, Xayah, Draven
Top Lane Gods: Fiora, Yasuo, Fizz, Riven
Support Gods: Lulu, Thresh, Blitzcrank

Tier 1 [Meta Picks]:
Mid-Lane: Orianna, Syndra, Katarina, LeBlanc, Vladimir, Twisted Fate, Ekko, Anivia, Taliyah, Lux, Malzahar, Cassiopeia, Viktor, Jayce, Galio
Jungle: Ivern, Kha'Zix, Graves, Master Yi, Gragas, Warwick, Evelynn, Sejuani, Jarvan IV, Rek'Sai, Nidalee, Shaco, Nunu, Vi
Marksman: Lucian, Twitch, Vayne, Ashe, Ezreal, Jinx, Varus
Top Lane: Darius, Galio, Renekton, Vladimir, Kled, Jayce, Gangplank, Pantheon, Kennen, Irelia, Shen, Jax, Rumble, Gragas, Jarvan IV, Tryndamere, Malphite, Teemo, Camille
Support: Janna, Karma, Rakan, Nami, Bard, Soraka, Braum, Morgana, Zyra, Brand

Tier 2 [Crowd Favorites]:
Mid-Lane: Talon, Annie, Vel'Koz, Xerath, Ziggs, Veigar, Karma, Morgana, Akali, Gangplank, Brand, Aurelion Sol, Lissandra, Karthus
Jungle: Twitch, Pantheon, Kindred, Rengar, Hecarim, Amumu, Jax, Olaf, Nocturne, Xin Zhao, Rammus, Fiddlesticks, Shyvana, Rumble, Wukong
Marksman:  Jhin, Tristana, Kog'Maw, Miss Fortune, Kalista, Sivir
Top Lane: Swain, Illaoi, Akali, Nasus, Ekko, Kayle, Gnar, Talon, Garen, Heimerdinger, Singed, Yorick, Nautilus, Olaf, Sion, Poppy, Wukong, Aatrox, Dr. Mundo
Support: Sona, Leona, Alistar, Malzahar, Tahm Kench, Zilean, Vel'Koz, Nautilus, Taric

Tier 3 [Playable]:
Mid-Lane:  Diana, Swain, Zilean, Azir, Ryze, Heimerdinger, Kayle
Jungle:  Skarner, Udyr, Maokai, Volibear, Aatrox, Diana, Aurelion Sol
Marksman:  Ziggs, Corki
Top Lane: Sejuani,Maokai, Mordekaiser, Cho'Gath, Trundle, Rengar, Quinn, Tahm Kench, Lissandra
Support: Annie, Maokai, Lux, Fiddlesticks, Veigar

Tier 4 [Rarely Seen]:
Mid-Lane: Fiddlesticks, Corki, Cho'Gath
Jungle: Cho'Gath, Poppy, Quinn
Marksman: 
Top Lane: Xin Zhao, Ryze, Urgot, Karthus, Volibear
Support: Sion, Trundle

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

• Draven [God Tier Marksman] - Draven continues to rise as one of top marksmen on the rift. His impossibly strong dueling potential is greatly boosted by his Death's Dance rush build, which allows him to pick up Fervor for even stronger early game cheese and snowball potential.
• Galio [Tier 1 Mid] - Although Galio is mostly played for his tanky top lane prowess, he's still seen in mid quite a bit as counter to assassins as a result of his durability and counter-ganking abilities.
• Kassadin [God Tier Mid] - Kassadin's rise to glory is largely a result of a large decline in play rate from Talon and Zed, allowing Kassadin to play against his favorite targets, squishy mages. He's always a threat as a result of his powerful roaming and snowball potential, but recent meta shifts certainly favor him quite a bit.
• Nidalee [Tier 1 Jungle] - After nerfs on other junglers, Nidalee is slowly making a comeback onto the rift as a top tier jungler and an old favorite for many high level jungle mains. Her damage is now comparable after nerfs on the lethality and cinderhulk junglers, so expect to see more of her in the upcoming patches.
• Rakan [Tier 1 Support] - A few patches after release, Rakan has secured a spot in the hearts of many as a top tier support. He's extremely fun to play, and the range increase on his Q definitely helped quite a bit with his lane sustain potential as well.
• Taliyah [Tier 1 Mid] - Taliyah's gone from a cheese champion to one that can carry particularly hard. Her roaming power is great, and as players have learned to use her skills appropriately, running from her is almost impossible once she gets ahead.
• Thresh [God Tier Support] - Thresh is quickly taking over the God Tier support list, and is behind only Lulu in terms of bans and #1 in popularity. The addition of scaling magic resist a few patches back has greatly amplified his all-in potential by adding a bit more forgiveness to his decision-making process.
• Twitch [Tier 2 Jungle] - Twitch jungle is surprisingly popular. He's gone from a simple level 2 cheese jungler to one that can actually clear the jungle, resulting in a powerful source of damage and an effective initiation method if he gets ahead and his team has good follow-up.
• Zac [God Tier Jungle] - Despite nerf after nerf to this guy, he keeps coming as the #1 ban on everyone's list. His crowd-control is simply overwhelming, and the only good way to deal with him is to ban him out or pick him up. Even if you dodge his E, his Q simply wrecks havoc on teams.
• Ziggs [Tier 3 Marksman] - Ziggs as a marksman is largely out of favor, but people still pick him up if the team happens to be very AD heavy. He's also good if your team happens to be running Lucian mid or top, and his tower siege potential is still second to none.

Disclaimer:

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

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