Solo Queue Tier List Archive: Patch 3.7 (May 31, 2013)

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SEASON 3 - PATCH 3.7  SOLO QUEUE TIER LIST

Preface Chatter
It's a been two weeks since the release of Patch 3.7 and about time to update the tier list! This might be my new timeline, or I might move it up to a week after patch release. On the other hand, if I do that it won't be nearly as accurate. Leave a comment saying which one you'd prefer!

There's been a ton of changes this patch, but some aren't as important as others as you'll see below. I haven't discussed every movement below, so feel free to ask in the comments section if you want to know more!

As a recap, here are the changes in Patch 3.7:

Buffs: Akali, Cassiopeia, Karma, Nami, Nunu, Syndra
Nerfs: Caitlyn, Diana, Jarvan IV, Rammus, Zac, Zed
Tweaks: Elise, Miss Fortune, Rumble, Twisted Fate, Varus, Warwick

The Tier List

God Tier: 
Mid-Lane Gods: Twisted Fate, Rumble
Jungle Gods: Nautilus, Sejuani, Hecarim, Fiddlesticks, Rammus, Amumu,
AD Gods: Miss Fortune, Draven
Top Lane Gods: Rumble, Singed, Wukong
Support Gods:  Janna, Sona, Thresh

Tier 1:
Mid-Lane: Kassadin, Diana, Kha'Zix, Malzahar, Swain, Zyra, Kennen, Jayce, Zed, Cho'Gath
Jungle: Zac, Jarvan IV, Nasus, Cho'Gath, Kha'Zix, Evelynn, Diana, Lee Sin, Volibear, Maokai, Elise
AD Carry: Twitch, Varus, Ezreal, Caitlyn, Ashe
Top Lane: Kennen, Elise, Jayce, Renekton, Irelia, Lee Sin, Udyr
Support: Soraka, Nami, Blitzcrank, Taric,

Tier 2:
Mid-Lane: Kayle, Ryze, Talon, Vladimir, Elise, Lux, Anivia, Karthus, Nidalee, Katarina, Ahri, Evelynn, Orianna
Jungle: Udyr, Shen, Nocturne, Leona, Shaco, Vi, Xin Zhao, Zed, Warwick, Nunu, Malphite
AD Carry: Sivir, Vayne, Tristana, Kog'Maw, Graves
Top Lane: Jax, Kayle, Kha'Zix, Tryndamere, Riven, Vladimir, Teemo, Nasus, Shen, Cho'gath, Yorick, Zac, Darius, Volibear, Garen, Zed, Malphite
Support: Leona, Lulu, Nunu, Zyra

Tier 3:
Mid-Lane: Morgana, Fizz, Akali, Pantheon, Mordekaiser, Cassiopeia, Brand, Galio, Xerath, Annie, Master Yi, Sion, Gragas, Viktor, Lulu, Fiddlesticks
Jungle: Riven, Pantheon, Dr. Mundo, Trundle, Skarner, Jax, Kayle, Darius
AD Carry: Quinn, Corki, Thresh
Top Lane:  Jarvan IV, Warwick, Xin Zhao, Pantheon, Nidalee, Akali, Galio, Talon, Trundle, Fiora, Dr. Mundo, Poppy
Support: Elise, Morgana, Nidalee, Lux

Tier 4:
Mid-Lane:  Lissandra, Syndra, Veigar, Kog'maw, Zilean, Leblanc, Tristana, Janna, Ziggs, Ezreal, Heimerdinger, Karma
Jungle: Shyvana, Rengar, Olaf, Master Yi (AD), Tryndamere, Gangplank, Fiora, Blitzcrank, Alistar
AD Carry: Urgot
Top Lane:  Rengar,Gangplank, Shyvana, Olaf
Support: Alistar, Kayle, Maokai, Yorick, Lissandra, Karma, Ashe, Zilean, Leblanc, Fiddlesticks, Ryze, Caitlyn

• Champions in BOLD I will talk about shortly
• Champions in Italics 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.

Click Here for a description of the tiers

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 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.

Tier 2: These champions are a little more hit or miss, and if they start falling behind they start feeling powerless.

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.

Tier 4: 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

• Amumu - Moved Amumu back up to God Tier, after nerfs on Zac, Amumu's viability as a top choice is much higher now. His ultimate as a whole will always be clutch the way it's designed, and his skillset as a whole is solid.
• Diana - The nerfs to Diana didn't hurt her all that much in terms of laning, but it did make her jungle a little worse. The fact that she can chase down Ezreal also makes her a worthwhile addition at the moment.
• Evelynn - Jungle Evelynn's been the talk of the town lately, and after seeing it in action, I can see why. She simply does a considerable amount of damge, is rather difficult to get away from, is difficult to burst down with her shields, and has an easy time ganking.
• Ezreal - BLUE Ezreal is indeed a very strong build, and if he gets his core earlier than your AD carry gets theirs, he becomes a one man wrecking crew. Draven and Miss Fortune shut him down pretty hard though due to their ridiculous early to mid game even without items.
• Janna - Janna is by far the most obnoxious support in the game right now, everything your support does, she does better. (Except heal).
• Jarvan IV - Jarvan top wasn't included in the last update, but I've placed him in Tier 3. His sustain's not all that great, but his late game utility is decent. Either way, Wukong beats him in all regards top lane.
• Karma - Karma...oh karma...she keeps getting buffed, but she's still not a good champion despite her redesign and repeateded buffs. 1v1 she's an absolute monster, and almost impossible to duel. Even 1v2 she's can be difficult to beat. But late game she's still item dependent like the old karma, which makes her a poor support. Meanwhile mid, her utility gets outclassed by many other AP carries. Meanwhile, the return of Kassadin to FOTM status absolutely destroys any chance for her to be picked up.
• Kassadin - Hi Kassadin. Long time no see, can't say I've missed you. This guy is basically Singed in lane. He can lose his lane, fall behind in CS, and then somehow mid to late game destroy all your friends. There's a variety of ways to "counter" him in lane, but the only way to actually beat him is to counter him AND follow him when he roams. On the other hand, one cannot simply follow through rifts...
• Lissandra - I've been seeing a decent amount of success with Lissandra top as opposed to Lissandra Mid, but she's still a little lackluster from what I can see. Her combo is pretty slick and can definitely turn the tides of a teamfight, but it seems like it still needs a *slight* numbers buff. The number of times I can count where enemy champions got away from my perfect combo with just a sliver of health is innumerable. I've also seen some people playing her as support. I'd give it a no.
• Lux - Lux is great if you can land all her skillshots, and by building Athene's you definitely get your fair share of chances. She's still very unreliable in clutch situations, but her kiting ability is extremely good.
• Maokai -Added Maokai support as requested. He's good in spam based lanes, for example if there's a Soraka, Sona, and Ezreal in the lane. The reason for this is that he can get as many passive procs as he likes while playing aggressively. The main issue with him is that his strongest source of damage is his saplings, which tends to push the lane. Everything he does, Leona does better. The only reason you'd play him is if the enemy team had someone like a Karthus or Anivia. (Or both)
• Nami - The buffs to Nami have made her amazing in lane. I'd say she's definitely extremely viable as a support now, although Soraka's still very strong (albeit boring) as well, which is why Nami falls under her.
• Nautilus - Nautilus' power is insane at the moment, he really needs a nerf.
• Nunu - Big talk about the big changes on Nunu, and lots of people are saying he's a God Tier jungler at the moment. I'm not seeing it yet though, and I think he's above average at best. Convince me otherwise!
• Soraka - Although she's extremely boring, she's also extremely effective...don't knock her out, even against a kill lane that armor buff can be a life-saver and often is.
• Thresh - I think I went Thresh-crazy before...did I really put AD Thresh over Kog'maw? He's still good, but honestly I think I was a little biased at the time.
• Tristana - Tristana's skillsets as a whole are good, and above average in fact. The problem with her is her jump. It's so buggy against common champions that it can't even be considered an escape in some games. I've seen games that have been lost after Singed flips Tristana in the air mid-jump just once. How can you rely on an AD carry that instead of escaping, her jump might just just knock herself up?
• Tryndamere - AD Tryndamere is still the most annoying thing in the world...the fact that it's made a resurgence post-nerfs really upsets me, but what can you do...it's a solid split-pushing strategy that works.
• Twisted Fate - His nerfs haven't really affected the reasons why he's OP much. On the other hand, I've seen a surprisingly small number of AD Twisted Fates considering the changes.
• Wukong - Wukong is extremely powerful right now and still under the radar. Abuse his power as much as possible right now.
• Zac: [Edit 5/31]: Did not realize Zac was taken off the list completely, I was actually going to move him down from the God tier jungle to the Tier 1 jungle. He's still very very strong. Fixed!
• Zed - His nerfs were substantial, but he's still decently strong. He may get moved down again next patch.

Disclaimer:

• The purpose of this list is for discussion and to provide a starting point for champion selection.

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