SEASON 4 - PATCH 4.6 SOLO QUEUE TIER LIST
SEASON 4 UPDATE
SEASON 4 UPDATE
Preface Chatter
Ready yourself, it's a brand new updated tier list that's....on time?! So in this patch they addressed some fairly common complains going around, namely on wriggles lantern and heal. I think that heal is still a viable choice in lane, especially mid if you're going against a high burst champion. However, for bot lane I think it's better for one of them to run exhaust now rather than double heal.
I've made some changes to the God Tier and Tier 1 champions this time around, but as you can see from the population in the middle, Riot's doing a great job balancing the game considering how many champions they've put in.
As usual, check out the list below and add your thoughts and comments in the comment section. Please remember to keep comments classy and personal attacks to a minimum, thanks!
Patch 4.6 Summary
Updates:Buffs: Gragas, Kassadin, Maokai, Rengar, Rumble
Nerfs: Wriggle's Lantern, Heal
- Added Heimerdinger top, Gragas support
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God Tier [Very Strong]:
Mid-Lane Gods: Kayle, Ziggs
Jungle Gods: Warwick, Xin Zhao, Amumu, Kha'Zix, Master Yi, Vi, Wukong
AD Gods: Jinx, Draven, Miss Fortune
Top Lane Gods: Jax, Fiora, Trundle,
Support Gods: Morgana, Thresh, Leona
Tier 1 [Really Strong]:
Mid-Lane: Soraka, Katarina, Talon, Swain, Orianna, Nidalee, Karma, Heimerdinger, Anivia, Yasuo, Lux, Morgana, Galio, Malzahar, Leblanc, Ahri, Brand, Syndra, Pantheon, Diana, Lulu (AP), Fizz, Wukong, Kha'Zix
Jungle: Nocturne, Elise, Jax, Evelynn, Fiddlesticks, Volibear, Shaco, Jarvan IV, Udyr, Lee Sin, Pantheon, Aatrox, Tryndamere, Hecarim, Dr. Mundo,
AD Carry: Caitlyn, Lucian, Graves, Varus, Tristana, Ezreal, Sivir
Top Lane: Kayle, Renekton, Nasus, Wukong, Soraka, Shyvana, Dr. Mundo, Singed, Tryndamere, Warwick, Heimerdinger, Yasuo, Darius, Teemo, Olaf, Aatrox, Yorick, Kennen, Jarvan IV, Elise, Malphite, Lee Sin, Udyr, Volibear, Karma, Nidalee
Support: Sona, Taric, Karma, Zyra, Lulu, Janna, Blitzcrank
Tier 2 [Balanced]:
Mid-Lane: Twisted Fate, Viktor, Cassiopeia, Akali, Fiora, Annie, Kassadin, Kennen, Mordekaiser, Zed, Vladimir, Vel'Koz, Xerath, Zyra, Teemo, Elise, Lissandra, Sion, Ryze, Jayce,
Jungle: Skarner, Nautilus, Rammus, Olaf, Zac, Maokai, Nasus, Shyvana, Rengar, Leona, Trundle, Malphite, Gragas, Diana, Zed
AD Carry: Ashe, Corki, Twitch, Kog'Maw, Vayne, Quinn
Top Lane: Rumble, Riven, Cho'gath, Zac, Xin Zhao, Rengar, Master Yi, Pantheon, Ryze, Viktor, Shen, Poppy, Akali, Quinn, Vi, Swain, Kha'Zix, Vladimir, Garen, Jayce, Lissandra, Zed
Support: Annie, Nami, Fiddlesticks, Alistar, Soraka
Tier 3 [Needs Higher Skill/Knowledge Than Usual]:
Mid-Lane: Gragas, Karthus, Veigar, Riven, Tristana, Cho'Gath, Fiddlesticks
Jungle: Sejuani, Nunu, Cho'Gath, Shen, Malzahar, Yasuo, Fiora, Riven, Kayle, Poppy, Darius,
AD Carry: Twisted Fate, Kennen, Urgot
Top Lane: Irelia, Gangplank, Mordekaiser, Sion, Vayne, Talon, Nunu, Galio
Support: Teemo, Nunu, Volibear, Lux, Nautilus, Gragas, Orianna, Nidalee, Zilean, Gangplank, Shen
Tier 4 [Difficult to Win]:
Mid-Lane: Kog'maw, Zilean, Janna, Ezreal (AP),
Jungle: Gangplank, Blitzcrank, Alistar
AD Carry:
Top Lane: Urgot
Support: Kayle, Malphite, Poppy, Elise, Galio, 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.
Champion Explanations
- Akali [Tier 2 Mid] - She's still strong in certain match-ups, but definitely suffering as of late due to the current FOTM champion pool.
- Graves [Tier 1 ADC] - The 4.5 buffs were kind to him, and this has become more and more apparent as of late.
- Karma [Tier 1 Support] - Her damage output is really insane, and synergizes well with champions like Draven and Jinx.
- Master Yi [God Tier Jungle] - The nerfs definitely hurt him a bit, but he seems to be hanging onto his OP status for now.
- Sejuani [Tier 3 Jungle] - Sejuani's suffered greatly with the introduction of the Feral Flare, and seems to be getting phased out quickly. The main difference between her and Amumu is the fact that Amumu's sticking power and ultimate execution speed are just in a whole different level.
- Sona [Tier 1 Support] - While her win rate is the highest out of all the supports, it's likely a result of her low popularity. She's definitely still strong, but her core strength currently doesn't fully make up for her lower utility.
- Soraka [Tier 1 Mid/Top] - Soraka is broken right now. With good jungle communication, she's easily one of the strongest mid laners in the game. Her only downside is that she's almost always going to be camped since the enemy laner will be complaining 100% of the time, but that just makes it easier to countergank. Previously, you could still take her down with ignite, but with the changes on Heal Summoner in Patch 4.5, it's almost impossible.
- Trundle [God Tier Top] - Trundle's been flying into the scene ever since Renekton's nerf. He can do a lot of same roles, and one he gets a blade of the ruined king and some tankiness, his ability to shred tanks from 100 to 0 is absolutely insane. He also has a very high amount of sustain, which makes him ideal as a stable top lane pick.
- Twisted Fate [Tier 2 Mid Lane] - I think Twisted Fate is definitely on the rise, and could potentially be strong again soon. It might be too soon to tell, but keep your eye on him.
- Warwick [God Tier Jungle] - Warwick with Feral Flare is very broken right now, and his ultimate is just as obnoxious as ever...except now he just has more damage and can solo kill.
- Xin Zhao [God Tier Jungle] - If you've been playing lately, I don't think this one will come as a surprise to you. His ganking options and damage output are immense with Feral Flare.
- The purpose of this list is for discussion and to provide a starting point for hero selection.
Agree? Disagree? Comment below!