SEASON 3 - PATCH 3.15 SOLO QUEUE TIER LIST
PRESEASON UPDATE
PRESEASON UPDATE
Preface Chatter
The balance changes on this patch were far less extensive than the preseason patch (whew) but the meta has definitely evolved since the end of Season 3. A lot of heavy split pushing champions have seen high success in solo queue such as Shyvana and Mundo, and bot lane is snowballing harder than ever with the support changes. Check out the details below!
Patch 3.15 Summary
Champion Additions/Removals:Buffs: Ahri, Janna, Lulu, Soraka,Nerfs: Lee Sin, Lucian, Sivir, TaricTweaks: Fiddlesticks, Rammus
- Tentatively added Yasuo to jungle and mid;
- Added Orianna, Teemo support;
- Reduced champions in God Tier;
Updates:
- New: Adding links to articles discussing each champion that's covered in the FOTM posts of the site.
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God Tier [Very Strong]:
Mid-Lane Gods: Kassadin, Swain, Ziggs, Kayle, Talon
Jungle Gods: Rammus, Amumu, Jarvan IV, Shyvana, Vi
AD Gods: Sivir, Jinx, Lucian
Top Lane Gods: Dr. Mundo, Nasus, Shyvana, Jax, Wukong, Renekton
Support Gods:Leona, Taric, Annie, Thresh
Tier 1 [Really Strong]:
Mid-Lane: Orianna, Lux, Syndra, Annie, Fizz, Malzahar, Morgana, Kennen, Diana, Gragas, Ahri, Nidalee, Wukong, Brand, Pantheon, Akali, Kha'Zix
Jungle: Evelynn, Elise, Fiddlesticks, Olaf, Sejuani, Nocturne, Zac, Aatrox, Udyr, Lee Sin, Hecarim, Nautilus, Dr. Mundo, Volibear, Nasus, Maokai
AD Carry: Caitlyn, Twitch, Draven, Varus, Tristana, Ezreal, Graves
Top Lane: Riven, Aatrox, Olaf, Teemo, Singed, Tryndamere, Darius, Yorick, Kennen, Jarvan IV, Elise, Kayle, Malphite, Zac, Lee Sin, Udyr, Nidalee,
Support: Sona, Fiddlesticks, Janna, Zyra, Nami, Blitzcrank
Tier 2 [Balanced]:
Mid-Lane: Heimerdinger, Viktor, Mordekaiser, Cho'Gath, Anivia, Riven, Zed, Cassiopeia, Vladimir, Xerath, Twisted Fate, Katarina, Zyra, Jayce, Elise, Lissandra, Galio, Sion
Jungle: Shaco, Warwick, Kha'Zix, Rengar, Cho'Gath, Wukong, Leona, Xin Zhao, Trundle, Malphite, Skarner, Diana, Zed
AD Carry: Vayne, Corki, Ashe, Miss Fortune, Kog'Maw
Top Lane: Rumble, Pantheon, Fiora, Rengar, Irelia, Shen, Jayce, Poppy, Akali, Quinn, Vi, Swain, Kha'Zix, Vladimir, Gangplank, Cho'gath, Volibear, Garen, Lissandra, Zed
Support: Lulu, Alistar, Soraka, Gangplank
Tier 3 [Needs Higher Skill/Knowledge Than Usual]:
Mid-Lane: Karthus, Veigar, Leblanc, Teemo, Ryze, Karma, Evelynn, Yasuo, Fiddlesticks, Soraka
Jungle: Nunu, Yasuo, Fiora, Master Yi, Riven, Pantheon, Jax, Kayle, Poppy, Darius,
AD Carry: Quinn, Urgot
Top Lane: Mordekaiser, Warwick, Karma, Xin Zhao, Master Yi, Yasuo, Talon, Ryze, Nunu, Galio, Trundle
Support: Morgana, Karma, Teemo, Nunu, Lux, Orianna, Nautilus, Shen, Nidalee
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, Zilean, 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.
Champion Explanations
- Cho'Gath [Tier 2 Jungle] - Although he's a very solid jungler with superb sustain and decent waveclear, his ganks are a bit lackluster and he doesn't excel in many areas. That being said, I think he's balanced and strong in the right hands.
- Dr. Mundo [God Tier Top] - My man, Dr. Mundo. Despite the nerfs to the defense tree, top lane Mundo is an absolute beast right now. His scaling damage is insane (even when he builds full tank) and the current state of spirit visage makes it an ideal pick on almost all top lanes. This means that for Mundo who naturally builds it, it's especially powerful.
- Evelynn [Tier 1 Jungle] - Originally I was against moving Evelynn to god tier simply because she's a bit of a gimmick champion in my eyes, but the pressure she applies to lanes is strong enough to create a major disadvantage. Her damage and ganking power is also very good, and simple to execute as well.
- Fiddlesticks [Tier 1 Jungle] - The fear nerf hit him hard, but his ultimate is still game-changing.
- Lee Sin [Jungle] - Ahh...the most popular jungler in the game. He's definitely got a lot going for him, and itemizes very well with the preseason balance changes. However, in the end he's still a very skill oriented champion that excels best at the highest levels of play. However, for us mere mortals there are better selections.
- Leona [God Tier Support] - After the nerfs to Taric, Leona is probably the strongest support in the game right now, except when the enemy team has a lot of AD on their team in which case Taric will still be better.
- Nidalee [Tier 1 AP Mid] - With the pace of the game being focused more on diving enemy turrets and fast engages, Nidalee's poking power is greatly reduced. While she can still snowball hard, the current meta doesn't favor her unique strategy.
- Rammus [God Tier Jungle]- The nerfs were actually more of a tweak, since they did give him a longer lvl 1 taunt. This means that his early game ganks are even stronger than ever before, and his lvl 3 gank is better than ever.
- Shyvana [God Tier Top] - Similar to Mundo, her damage and tanking power are simply off the charts. Shyvana's a very cyclical champion. When her damage and tankiness are high enough to compete in the current meta, she's op, when it's not, she sucks. Since she offers very little in real utility, there's really no in-between.
- Singed [Tier 1 Top] - With Mundo and Shyvana on the field, Singed's power is a little less stellar than before. While he's still a decently strong champion, there are better champions that fit the same role now.
- Sivir [God Tier AD Carry]- Nerfs hit hard, but she's still probably the strongest AD carry in the game at the moment and snowballs HARD.
- Syndra [Tier 1 AP Mid]- Her utility and trading power is very high right now after all the buffs she received in the last few patches.
- Taric [God Tier Support] - Taric's nerfs hurt him a bit, but honestly he's still very strong.
- Teemo [Tier 3 Support] - The new hybrid masteries give him a very strong early game, and his harass is decent. Without oracle his new found glorious mushroom fields are also given a huge buff.
- Yasuo - Not seeing the power so far, check out this article for more details.
- The purpose of this list is for discussion and to provide a starting point for hero selection.
Agree? Disagree? Comment below!