Best Champions Ban Tier List For Ranked Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond - Patch 11.6 March

Hecarim Nerfed...Ish? 

Despite the nerf to Hecarim, he continues to perform well in jungle so feel free to keep playing him...when he's not banned that is. Meanwhile, Udyr has fallen off in power since 11.5 so he's no longer worth banning in Diamond but still bannable in other divisions. Lastly, Tristana's been poking her Yordle head in all sorts of places, maybe toss a ban her way just to avoid getting snowballed on. 

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SEASON 10
PATCH 11.6 BAN TIER LIST

Hecarim Nerfed...Ish 

Despite the nerf to Hecarim, he continues to perform well in jungle so feel free to keep playing him...when he's not banned that is. Meanwhile, Udyr has fallen off in power since 11.5 so he's no longer worth banning in Diamond but still bannable in other divisions. Lastly, Tristana's been poking her Yordle head in all sorts of places, maybe toss a ban her way just to avoid getting snowballed on.

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Be sure to check out the regular ranked queue list, and the FOTM tier list as well!

The purpose of this list is to discover optimal bans, with the knowledge that enemy teams will likely ban the ones at the top of the list.

Banning Thought Process

1. Which champions could the enemy team pick that would really screw my team over?
2. Which champions could the enemy team pick that would really screw ME over?
3. Which of the champions above is the enemy team likely going to pick if it's not banned?
4. Which of the champions above is the enemy team probably going to ban?

After considering these items, it's time to hit the ban phase.

Optimal Bans

Diamond+

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Hecarim, Kai'Sa, Kassadin
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Thresh, Tristana, Gnar

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Udyr, Viego, Yone

Platinum

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Hecarim, Udyr, Darius
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Kai'Sa, Thresh, Tristana, Lulu

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Viego, Yone

Gold 

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Hecarim, Darius, Morgana, Udyr
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Kai'Sa, Thresh, Jhin

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed, Viego, Yone

Silver 

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Darius, Morgana, Hecarim, Viego, Udyr, Leona
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Kai'Sa, Tristana, Jhin, Lux

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed, Yone

Bronze

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Morgana, Darius, Hecarim
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Kai'Sa, Lux, Tristana, Jhin

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed, Yone

Method

To do this list, I first start with whichever statistical compilation site I have available (my personal preference is leagueofgraphs.com). Afterwards, I check the most banned champions and separate them into either "God Tier" or "Meh Bans" based on win rate and popularity, sometimes subjective reasoning (in which case I'd do a write-up).

Last I do an analysis of both the win rate and the popularity by division and add in good bans for that division based on such.

Some people may note that most sites don't distinguish between "Platinum Only" and "Platinum and Higher". However, this generally doesn't make much of a difference as a result of the way the overall player distribution is between the ranks. Bronze and Silver make up the highest percentage of error, but generally run similar to each other.

Explanations

• Taking out explanations to make this list faster to put together, feel free to ask questions in the comments section below!

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