SEASON 4 - PATCH 4.1 SOLO QUEUE TIER LIST
SEASON 4 UPDATE
Preface ChatterLadies and gentlemen, welcome to the official start of Season 4! This time around they nerfed two major top lane items: Sunfire Cape and Spirit Visage. For those of you wondering why Dr. Mundo didn't get nerfed hard this patch, it's because they hit him with an indirect one from the item changes.
Anyway, without further ado, let's check out the list!
Patch 4.1 Summary
Buffs: Anivia, Darius, Janna, Yasuo
Nerfs: Annie, Evelynn, Jinx, Nasus, Olaf, Rengar, Riven, Shyvana, Thresh
Tweaks: Fiddlesticks, Hecarim, Lux, Malzahar, Talon
Item Nerfs: Spirit Visage, Sunfire Cape
Updates/Changes:- 1/19: Annie moved down, Mundo/Graves moved back up, Yasuo moved up to Tier 1 Mid
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Ziggs,
Kassadin, Swain,
Kayle,
Kha'ZixJungle Gods: Amumu,
Rammus, Vi, Jarvan IV,
Kha'Zix, Elise
AD Gods: Sivir,
Draven, Jinx,
LucianTop Lane Gods: Shyvana, Wukong, Jax, Nasus, Renekton,
Dr. MundoSupport Gods:Leona, Thresh
Tier 1 [Really Strong]:Mid-Lane: Gragas, Orianna, Lux, Fizz,
Talon, Morgana, Malzahar, Nidalee, Syndra, Diana, Ahri,
Teemo, Annie, Brand, Wukong,
Yasuo, Pantheon,
Katarina, Akali,
Jungle: Shyvana, Volibear, Fiddlesticks, Sejuani, Evelynn, Aatrox, Udyr, Lee Sin, Zac, Nocturne, Hecarim, Nautilus, Dr. Mundo, Rengar
AD Carry: Caitlyn, Twitch, Varus, Tristana, Ezreal, Graves
Top Lane: Aatrox, Olaf,
Teemo, Singed, Darius, Rengar, Tryndamere, Yorick, Kennen, Jarvan IV,
Warwick, Elise, Kayle, Malphite, Lee Sin, Udyr, Volibear,
Karma, Nidalee
Support: Sona, Annie, Taric, Zyra, Blitzcrank, Janna, Nami,
Tier 2 [Balanced]:Mid-Lane: Heimerdinger, Viktor, Cassiopeia,
Anivia, Galio, Kennen, Mordekaiser, Zed, Vladimir, Xerath, Zyra, Elise, Lissandra, Sion, Karma
Jungle: Olaf, Shaco, Maokai, Nasus, Warwick, Pantheon, Wukong, Xin Zhao, Leona, Trundle, Malphite, Skarner, Gragas, Diana, Zed
AD Carry: Vayne, Kog'Maw, Ashe, Miss Fortune, Quinn, Corki,
Top Lane: Rumble, Fiora, Zac,
Riven, Pantheon,
Yasuo, Shen, Poppy, Akali, Quinn, Vi, Swain, Kha'Zix, Vladimir, Cho'gath, Garen, Jayce, Lissandra, Zed
Support: Lulu,
Fiddlesticks, Karma, Alistar, Soraka
Tier 3 [Needs Higher Skill/Knowledge Than Usual]:Mid-Lane: Karthus, Veigar, Leblanc,
Riven, Twisted Fate, Jayce, Cho'Gath, Ryze, Evelynn, Fiddlesticks, Soraka
Jungle: Nunu, Jax, Cho'Gath, Malzahar,
Yasuo, Fiora, Master Yi, Riven, Kayle, Poppy, Darius,
AD Carry: Twisted Fate, Kennen, Urgot
Top Lane: Irelia, Gangplank, Mordekaiser, Xin Zhao, Sion, Vayne, Master Yi, Talon, Ryze, Nunu, Galio, Trundle
Support: Morgana,
Teemo, Nunu,
Volibear, Lux, Nautilus, Orianna, Nidalee, Zilean, Gangplank, Shen
Tier 4 [Difficult to Win]:Mid-Lane: Lulu, Kog'maw, Zilean, Tristana, Janna, Ezreal (AP),
Jungle: Tryndamere, Gangplank, Blitzcrank, Alistar
AD Carry:Top Lane: Urgot
Support: Kayle, Malphite, Elise, Maokai, Yorick, Lissandra, Ashe, Leblanc, Caitlyn
- Champions in BOLD I will talk about shortly
- Champions UNDERLINED may be over/undervalued, but aren't/haven't played enough for me to make a better judgement.
- Within each tier the champions are strongest from left to right, but within a tier each champion's strength is relatively close. This is especially true for Tiers 2 and 3 where these champions are ALL highly playable and player dependent on how strong they are in-game.
God Tier: These champions are almost impossible to keep down. If your team doesn't make it a priority to shut down these champions and shut them down hard, even if they lose their lane, lose in CS, and it's their first time playing the champion, they can be a massive nuisance for your team. On the other hand, if they're actually good at the champion...that's when it's time to throw in the towel.
Tier 1: These champions generally do very well regardless, and have some sort of advantage over most other champions. When they do well, their team does well. Even when they don't do well, their team still has a good chance of a comeback victory by utilizing one or more aspects of their late game utility.
Tier 2: This is the Tier of balanced champions where Riot shoots to place their designs. These champions generally do well in their own right, and are very strong picks with a good chance of winning. However, they're not overpowered by any means and do have their weaknesses.
Tier 3: These champions can still do very well, but tend to need a little more snowballing to get rolling. Even if they get an early lead, it's still very possible to turn the tides on them with just a mistake or two. They may also have some weaknesses that can be capitalized on.
Tier 4: These champions are either underpowered or offer less reward than other champions for the same amount of effort. These champions basically start winning from the get-go or get made fun of for the rest of the game. They need gold to do their job correctly, and if they don't get enough of it, they become sandbags for the enemy team to punch. Chances of a comeback with one of these champions feeding on your team is almost none.
Champion Explanations
- Anivia [Tier 2 Mid] - So this last patch gave Anivia a couple buffs, including a faster auto attack for smoother harass/last hitting. However, she's still getting heavily cheesed by champions who are strong level 1~3 champions due to the fact that she quite literally has the lowest base health in the game. That being said, if she can survive to mid-late game without dying, her damage output, utility, and waveclear are insane.
- Draven [God Tier Marksman]- With the newest Jinx nerf this patch coupled with the Sivir and Lucian nerfs of last patch, Draven's back and stronger than ever before. His main strength is obviously his ability early on to out-duel any champion in the game. As the other "top" ad carries were nerfed he's naturally stronger. This, combined with the nerfs on tank items really makes him a major threat on the field at all points in the game.
- Dr. Mundo [God Tier Top] - Sunfire cape and Spirit Visage nerfs took down a huge part of his "OP" factor and he's much more manageable now.
- Fiddlesticks [Tier 2 Support] - Although Fiddlestick's fear was inadvertently changed, it really goes to show you that a minor change in his fear flee path can break the champion so heavily. That being said, since they reverted the change I think he's still a pretty solid support, but a lot of the heavier melee supports are taking over at the moment.
- Gragas [Tier 1 Mid] - Gragas is absolutely beast right now. With champions like Draven, Yasuo, and Jax seeing a lot of gameplay, that means that his attack speed reduction is an amazing asset to most teams.
- Kassadin [God Tier Mid] - While Kassadin's been banned 90% of games, I still think he's a very strong pick and snowballs a team very hard, even from behind. While he certainly has his counters, I think that he adds a particular element to the game that creates a need to address him. That being said, I haven't seen him in months.
- Katarina [Tier 1 Mid] - With Yasuo being so popular, most other assassins nerfed and Katarina untouched, I think we'll be seeing a lot more of her power now. A lot of popular champions also have relatively little in the way of CC and she's great against a team with Mundo.
- Kha'Zix [God Tier Mid/Jungle] - With squishy champions gaining popularity on the fields of justice, Kha'zix has really made a comeback as one of the biggest nuisances on the field. His damage output is nothing to scoff at, and although he tends to be squishy, with a mid laners like Swain/Gragas and supports like Leona on the field, a tanky jungler is hardly required.
- Riven [Tier 2 Top, Tier 3 Mid] - Riven's nerfs I feel were fair, and although her playstyle has changed drastically, I think that she's still a balanced top laner. As she stands I think she needs a little more skill than usual mid lane, but still works to some degree.
- Warwick [Tier 1 Top] - As it stands, outside of a couple champions that are almost always banned (Mundo, Shyvana etc.) top lane has become a fairly subdued lane compared to how it used to be. Warwick's one of the few champions that has the ability to outsustain these champions, and his hunter's call also works very well with all the heavy auto-attack champions that are out there now. The shift towards more heavy damage, low CC champions also gives his low cooldown suppression a high level of success. While he doesn't particularly stand out in the jungle, I think he's very strong top at the moment.
- Yasuo [Tier 2 Top/Tier 1 Mid] - Yasuo's new buffs were pretty decent, and as long as your team has some sort of reliable knock-up, I think that he's fairly good. With a 50% win rate at the moment I think it's fair to say that he's balanced, leaning up closer to Tier 1.
- The purpose of this list is for discussion and to provide a starting point for hero selection.
Agree? Disagree? Comment below!
This of course is the easiest conclusion. Yasuo has a high learning curve, and without it, we're just running around like lunatics trying to block everything we can think of with Wind Wall.
