FOTM Ranked Solo Queue Tier List (High Elo) ~ Patch 7.24 - December

 Season 8 is almost here, and the champion pools are starting to stabilize...we're seeing a lot of Ezreal and Leona domination, and Zoe is shaping up to be the new Yasuo of Season 8. That's great news for you Yasuo mains, now we just need to find four other champions players hate more than your favorite roaming swordsman!

SEASON 8 (Preseason) - December- PATCH 7.24
FOTM RANKED META TIER LIST

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Preface Chatter

Season 8 is almost here, and the champion pools are starting to stabilize...we're seeing a lot of Ezreal and Leona domination, and Zoe is shaping up to be the new Yasuo of Season 8. That's great news for you Yasuo mains, now we just need to find four other champions players hate more than your favorite roaming swordsman!

Anyway, 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.

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!

Be sure to check out our the Optimal Champion Bans by Division Listing!

Patch 7.24 Summary

Buffs: Aurelion Sol, Bard, Camille, Darius, Evelynn, Galio, Ivern, Karthus, Riven, Zyra, 

Nerfs: Ezreal, Jarvan IV, Leona, Malzahar, Maokai, Ornn, Shen, Sona, Taric, Xin Zhao, Yorick, Zoe 

Tweaks: Morgana

Toolkit and Options

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Updates:

• Added article on Xerath support

The Tier List

God Tier [High Priority Picks]:
Mid-Lane Gods: Zoe, Zed, Katarina, Yasuo, Malzahar
Jungle Gods: Lee Sin, Kha'Zix, Kayn
Marksman Gods: Ezreal, Vayne, Miss Fortune
Top Lane Gods: Yasuo, Ornn, Darius, Riven
Support Gods: Thresh, Leona

Tier 1 [Meta Picks]:
Mid-Lane: Azir, Orianna, Xerath, Fizz, Kassadin, Ahri, Lux, LeBlanc, Morgana, Twisted Fate, Vladimir, Ryze, Veigar, Syndra, Corki, Jayce
Jungle: Xin Zhao, Jarvan IV, Evelynn, Rammus, Rengar, Morgana, Shyvana, Master Yi, Pantheon, Twitch, Cho'Gath, Sejuani, Jax, Warwick, Hecarim, Riven, Shaco
Marksman: Jhin, Tristana, Xayah, Draven, Varus, Caitlyn, Lucian
Top Lane: Teemo, Gangplank, Jayce, Fiora, Gnar, Maokai, Nasus, Jax, Shen, Pantheon, Camille, Irelia, Jarvan IV, Malphite, Vladimir, Cho'Gath, Illaoi, Garen, Singed
Support: Blitzcrank, Lulu, Janna, Morgana, Nami, Miss Fortune, Alistar, Karma, Soraka, Xerath, Bard, Rakan

Tier 2 [Crowd Favorites]:
Mid-Lane: Ekko, Talon, Diana, Taliyah, Anivia, Gangplank, Vel'Koz, Ziggs, Viktor, Annie, Akali, Karthus, Galio, Cassiopeia, Brand
Jungle: Graves, Udyr, Elise, Maokai, Nidalee, Vi, Zac, Kindred, Diana, Wukong, Nocturne, Gragas, Rek'Sai, Ekko, Amumu, Aatrox
Marksman: Twitch, Ashe, Jinx, Kalista, Kog'Maw, Sivir
Top Lane: Yorick, Urgot, Rengar, Renekton, Sion, Akali, Rumble, Kled, Trundle, Kennen, Tryndamere, Heimerdinger, Wukong, Galio, Poppy, Dr. Mundo, Olaf, Kayle
Support: Sona, Braum, Teemo, Lux, Zyra, Taric, Tahm Kench, Brand, Zilean, Vel'Koz, Nautilus

Tier 3 [Playable]:
Mid-Lane: Lissandra, Heimerdinger, Aurelion Sol, Zyra, Zilean, Swain, Fiddlesticks
Jungle: Fiddlesticks, Ivern, Olaf, Tryndamere, Volibear, Trundle, Dr. Mundo
Marksman: Corki, Quinn
Top Lane: Aatrox, Tahm Kench, Ryze, Swain, Ekko, Quinn, Talon, Mordekaiser
Support: Shen, Veigar, Fiddlesticks, Annie, Malphite

Tier 4 [Rarely Seen]:
Mid-Lane: Kayle, Gragas
Jungle: Nunu, Aurelion Sol, Skarner, Quinn, Poppy
Marksman:
Top Lane: Nautilus, Lissandra, Volibear, Karthus, Gragas, Nunu
Support: Sion, Poppy, Nunu

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

• Azir [Tier 1 Mid] - An all-time favorite for professional players, Azir is currently touted as one of the most oppressive mid-laners on the rift. As a result, players are enjoying his lane bullying dominance to the utmost. When you couple this with his potentially game-changing ultimate, it's no wonder he's a champion that fits into most player's arsenals.
• Ezreal [God Tier Marksman] - Ezreal continues to deal far too much damage for a champion that's chosen to go down the greedy tree (Inspiration). Because of this, he simply has a ton of advantages over every other marksman at this point and there are few reasons to not pick him if he's open.
• Jhin [Tier 1 Marksman] - The rise of Jhin seems largely a result of poke supports being so popular on the rift now. He synergizes extremely well as a high-poke champion himself, and actually works very well with somewhat off-meta supports like Xerath.
• Miss Fortune [God Tier Marksman] - Similar to Jhin, Miss Fortune really excels at early game poke damage and bullying power. Most games also snowball quite quickly, and as an early to mid-game champion, this works in her favor.
• Morgana [Tier 1 Jungle] - Some of you might be thinking oh goodness...SSJ's gone off the deep end...again. However, the new patch changes have resulted in a massively healing Morgana via her W changes. As a result, she can sustain extremely well in jungle. When you combine this with her obnoxiously long crowd-control, she works quite well as a jungler. 
• Ornn [God Tier Top] - Ornn's top lane prowess is mostly invested in his unkillable nature and massive crowd-control. His built-in shield and CC-prevention makes him extremely difficult to deal with, and now that players aren't rushing death cap first item, he's quite difficult to beat.
• Xerath [Tier 1 Support] - As one of the strongest poke champions in the game, Xerath's viability as a support skyrocketed with the release of the Manaflow Band rune. More on Xerath support here.
• Xin Zhao [Tier 1 Jungle] - Xin's one of those champions I always thought was incredibly strong, but the cat's finally out of the bag and everyone else is waking up to it as well. His ability to snowball games is immense, and he's far too tanky for a champion that builds mostly damage items.
• Zoe [God Tier Mid] - Zoe's power lies in her immense flexibility, and although she takes quite some time to master, it's well worth it for the insane amount of play-making ability she has at her disposal.

Disclaimer:

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

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