Solo Queue Tier List Archive: Patch 5.11 (June 15, 2015)

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Hi everyone and welcome back to the newest edition of the Solo Queue Tier List "Division Climbers". With Caitlyn disabled for a while, I'm not sure how heavily the buffs affected her. However, there's been quite a bit of movement in the jungle and mid lane. Check out the full scoop below:

SEASON 5 - PATCH 5.11 SOLO QUEUE TIER LIST

"Division Climbers"

This List has been updated, and new versions are available via this link

Preface Chatter

Hi everyone and welcome back to the newest edition of the Solo Queue Tier List "Division Climbers". With Caitlyn disabled for a while, I'm not sure how heavily the buffs affected her. However, there's been quite a bit of movement in the jungle and mid lane. Check out the full scoop below:

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The purpose of this list is to pick out the champions that when played, will allow you to climb divisions the fastest by winning more games.

If you're looking for a more meta based tier list based on popularity, be sure to check out the FOTM list as well!

For a list of champions with the highest *potential* in the game without regard to difficulty or team synergies, check out the list of strongest potential champions in each position!

Patch 5.11 Summary

Buffs: Aatrox, Caitlyn, Jayce, Kha'Zix, Malphite, Orianna, Shen, Shyvana;
Nerfs: Ashe, Ekko, Hecarim, Katarina, Leblanc, Ryze, Sejuani, Sivir, Luden's Echo;
Tweaks: Brand;

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Updates

• Added Corki Mid
• Added Jungle Evelynn description 
• Added Ekko Jungle
• 6/22: Ryze moved down;
• Added Nautilus Top
• FOTM Tier List updated

The Tier List

God Tier [Highest Influence]:
Mid-Lane Gods: Ahri, Annie
Jungle Gods: Nunu, Amumu
AD Gods: Ashe, Sivir, Jinx
Top Lane Gods: Wukong, Irelia, Riven
Support Gods: Janna, Sona, Soraka, Nautilus

God Tier Rising: Soraka (Support), Wukong (Top)
God Tier Falling: 

Tier 1 [Strong/Preferred Choices]:
Mid-Lane: Anivia, Malzahar, Diana, Talon, Xerath, Twisted Fate, Cho'Gath, Morgana, Swain, Ziggs, Vladimir, Brand, Heimerdinger, Cassiopeia, Karthus, Vel'Koz, Karma, Kayle, Kennen,
Jungle: Fiddlesticks, Hecarim, Rek'Sai, Kha'Zix, Maokai, Sejuani, Shyvana,  Nidalee, Nocturne, Nautilus, Vi, Shaco, Warwick,  Pantheon, Volibear, Xin Zhao, Sion, Udyr, Gragas, Evelynn
AD Carry: Vayne, Draven, Graves, Kog'Maw, Kalista
Top Lane: Vladimir, Tryndamere, Renekton, Hecarim, Fiora, Akali, Nasus, Ryze, Rengar, Heimerdinger, Cassiopeia, Malphite, Jarvan IV, Swain, Sion, Kayle, Aatrox, Rumble, Cho'gath, Lulu, Teemo, Rek'Sai, Pantheon
Support: Blitzcrank, Leona, Lulu, Morgana, Brand, Taric, Nami, Zyra, Thresh, Vel'Koz

Tier 1 Rising: Diana (Mid), Gragas (Jungle), Heimerdinger (Mid), Kha'Zix (Jungle), Lulu (Top), Maokai (Jungle), Nasus (Top), Nautilus (Jungle), Nocturne (Jungle), Shyvana (Jungle), Twisted Fate (Mid), Udyr (Jungle), Vi (Jungle), Vladimir (Top)
Tier 1 Falling: Blitzcrank (Support), Hecarim (Top), Leona (Support), Nidalee (Jungle), Ryze (Top), Sejuani (Jungle), Shaco (Jungle)

Tier 2 [Viable/Balanced Choices]:
Mid-Lane: Katarina, Orianna, Akali, Lulu (AP), Wukong, Zed, Azir, Mordekaiser, Kog'maw (AP), Fizz, Nidalee, Galio, Pantheon, Lux, Zyra, Viktor, Corki, Lissandra, Varus, Ekko, Yasuo
Jungle: Skarner, Rengar, Lee Sin, Fizz, Cho'Gath, Wukong, Diana, Jarvan IV, Poppy, Irelia, Kayle, Zac, Rammus, Malphite, Master Yi, Trundle
AD Carry: Miss Fortune, Corki, Caitlyn, Varus, Quinn, Tristana, Twitch, Ezreal, Lucian
Top Lane: Kennen, Singed, Darius, Diana, Gnar, Nautilus, Ekko, Poppy, Xin Zhao, Urgot, Morgana, Maokai, Garen, Gangplank, Yasuo, Mordekaiser, Lissandra, Nautilus, Karma, Malzahar, Nidalee, Jax, Volibear, Warwick, Shen, Zed, Quinn, Trundle, Udyr, Lee Sin, Jayce, Galio, Olaf, Yorick, Viktor, Kha'Zix, Vi
Support: Braum, Bard, Annie, Karma, Alistar, Xerath,

Tier 2 Rising: Azir (Mid), Gangplank (Top), Poppy (Top), Skarner (Jungle)
Tier 2 Falling: Ekko (Top), Katarina (Mid), Wukong (Jungle/Mid)

Tier 3 [Needs Higher Skill/Knowledge Than Usual]:
Mid-Lane: Jayce, Syndra, Ryze, Leblanc, Fiora, Zilean, Master Yi, Gragas, Jarvan IV, Ezreal (AD), Urgot, Ezreal (AP), Sona, Riven, Fiddlesticks, Kha'Zix, Malphite, Teemo, Tristana, Kassadin, Veigar, Sejuani, Elise
Jungle: Olaf, Ekko, Nasus, Karthus, Gangplank, Jax, Fiora, Zed, Malzahar, Leona, Riven, Darius, Shen, Dr. Mundo, Elise, Yorick, Garen, Tryndamere, Aatrox, Alistar
AD Carry: Urgot, Twisted Fate, Kennen
Top Lane: Master Yi, Talon, Fizz, Dr. Mundo, Gragas, Zac, Shyvana, Alistar, Leblanc, Vayne, Nunu, Elise, Taric
Support: Fiddlesticks, Lux, Gragas, Maokai, Volibear, Kennen, Zilean, Nunu, Kayle, Malphite, Nidalee, Pantheon, Anivia, Teemo, Lee Sin, Gangplank, Veigar

Tier 3 Rising:
Tier 3 Falling: Elise (Jungle), Leblanc (Mid), Ryze (Mid),

Tier 4 [Low Benefits for Effort Used]:
Mid-Lane: Soraka, Janna
Jungle: Yasuo
AD Carry:
Top Lane: Kassadin, Azir, Rammus, Soraka
Support: Orianna, Poppy, Ashe, Elise, Galio, Syndra, Shen, Yorick, Lissandra, Leblanc

Tier 4 Rising:
Tier 4 Falling:

Instructions and Caveats:

• 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.
• This tier list takes data from ALL players; however, since the majority of players fall in the first three tiers, the majority of data points will come from there.
• Win Rates are important in analyzing each champion's strength, but are not the end-all criteria for any champion's position.
• The creator of this list is diamond, so there may be some personal bias towards higher tier play on certain champions.

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 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

• Ashe [God Tier ADC] - Despite nerfs to Ashe this time around, she remains one of the top, if not distinctively the top ADC in solo queue at the moment. However, she's definitely closer to to the other marksmen in the game now.
• Azir [Tier 2 Mid] - As a champion who sees a lot of competitive and high Elo play, Azir truly happens to be one of those high skill cap champions with tons of potential and very little room to execute it. However, if you're willing to practice with him for at least 50 games, you can do very well with him.
• Diana [Tier 1 Mid] - With the recent nerfs on other popular champions like Katarina and Leblanc, Diana is comparably much stronger. Additionally, with the way Luden's Echo was changed, it's not quite as broken on "poke" type champions now, and still very strong on assassin based champions.
• Ekko [Tier 2 Mid/Top] - After the nerfs on Ekko, he seems to be fairly balanced at the moment. 
• Hecarim [Tier 1 Top] - Still an excellent team fight oriented champion who also does well in lane, his overall impact has been diminished this patch after a set of repeated nerfs. He still has a high game impact, but has dropped 4% from the leader of the pack to someone with an average success rate, (even with a moderate level of mastery).
• Janna [God Tier Support] - The latest changes to ancient coin have made it very easy for Janna to play passive and still receive a huge benefit as a utility based champion. This means that even Jannas who aren't really quite sure when to trade can sit back and still make a massive impact on the game.
• Katarina [Tier 2 Mid] - As a burst type champion with strong poke damage via Luden's, Katarina received a double whammy nerf, bringing her back down to Earth.
• Kha'Zix [Tier 1 Jungler] - The latest buffs on Kha'Zix greatly increased his effective area, allowing him to execute his burst damage extremely effectively. This combined with the continual nerfs on tanky junglers is bringing him back into rotation.
• Leblanc [Tier 3 Mid] - Leblanc's latest nerfs made her already small margin of error even smaller, pushing her tightly into a high skill niche.
• Leona [Tier 1 Support] - A combination of the previous patch nerfs on Leona and ancient coin buffs made Leona progressively weaker in comparison. She's still an extremely good champion to carry in solo queue, especially in lower divisions. However, she's definitely not at the top of her game anymore.
• Lulu [Tier 1 Top] - With the rise of heavy melee burst champions, Lulu's rising up as well. This combined with the fact that she can easily CC Ryze during his passive means she works very well as a counter for one of the most popular top laners.
• Malzahar [Tier 1 Mid] - As a champion that didn't rely on Luden poke to be effective, Malzahar gains greatly from this patch since he really doesn't lose out on much, whereas everyone else was hit slightly.
• Ryze [Tier 1] - After initial Ryze hype died down, it seems like Ryze actually needs a bit a finesse to execute correctly, and not just facerolling on the keyboard. Once people realized how deadly he is during his passive, they play much safer during laning phase. However, he's still very good if you're able to abuse his ranges.
• Ryze [Tier 3 Mid] - Where Ryze is able to abuse his ranges top lane, his mid lane potency is a bit lower as he doesn't have a good gap closer nor poke.
• Sejuani [Tier 1 Jungler] - After the nerfs Riot promised went live, Sejuani's play power took a big hit. She's definitely still very viable, but nowhere near the overwhelming force she was before.
• Shyvana [Tier 1 Jungler] - Shyvana jungle took a very interesting turn. Although Shyvana's damage to other champions was increased slightly, her true buff lies in the fact that her jungle clearing power is insanely high now, allowing her to not only clear her own camps with ease, but the enemy camps as well. She's essentially a high damage Nunu at this point, and impacts the early game very hard. Her late game still isn't that strong, but her early game power is indisputable. 
• Soraka [God Tier Support] - Similar to Janna but on an even larger scale, the passive playstyle buff via ancient coin made Soraka extremely powerful.
• Twisted Fate [Tier 1 Mid] - Despite nerfs on Ludens, Twisted Fate's abilities center around his mid game map control. As there's an excellent balance between early and late game champion powers in the current meta, he fits a key role as arguably the most influential mid-game champion in the game. 
• Udyr [Tier 1 Jungler] - As a counter-jungling and early game monster, Udyr does decently in the current meta as Riot's nerfed many of the high mobility champions. Now he can successfully run from and chase down enemy champions.
• Wukong [God Tier Top] - With the advent of the new black cleaver, Wukong already received a massive power spike. This combined with nerfs on many popular top laners puts him in a desirable position. The fact that he smashes on Ryze very hard also helps too. Again, as primarily a solo queue champion, he performs poorly in 1v2s, but in the uncoordinated environment of solo queue can easily snowball or come from behind via a well placed ultimate on an unguarded backline.
• Wukong [Tier 2 Mid] - Although as a champion by himself Wukong is very good on a variety of teams, placing him mid does generally stop your team from having a Luden's user. Despite the nerfs this patch, the item is still a cornerstone of damage on most teams, and not having one reduces the poke power of a team significantly. He's still viable mid, but isn't quite the cheese force mid that he used to be.

Disclaimer:

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

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