Best Champions Ban Tier List For Ranked Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond - Patch 13.22 November 2023

K'Sante Time?

K'Sante is performing well at higher divisions but not quite as well in lower divisions where the skill floor prevents him from getting too out of hand. Meanwhile, Sylas appears to be decent at all divisions despite his high skill floor, likely due to his ability to turn fights around unexpectedly from the brink of death.

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PATCH 13.22 BAN TIER LIST

K'Sante Time?

K'Sante is performing well at higher divisions but not quite as well in lower divisions where the skill floor prevents him from getting too out of hand. Meanwhile, Sylas appears to be decent at all divisions despite his high skill floor, likely due to his ability to turn fights around unexpectedly from the brink of death.

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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]: K'Sante, Briar, Draven, Orianna, Jarvan IV
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Ezreal, Sylas

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

Platinum/Emerald

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Briar, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Sylas, Jarvan IV

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed, K'Sante, Shaco

Gold 

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Briar, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Lux, Jhin, Sylas

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed, Shaco, K'Sante, Yasuo, Yone

Silver 

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Briar, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Lux, Jhin, Sylas

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed, Shaco, Yasuo, Samira, K'Sante

Bronze/Iron

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Briar, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Lux, Jhin, Sylas

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed, Shaco, Yasuo, Samira

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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