Solo Queue Tier List Archive: Patch 5.12 (June 29, 2015)

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Hi everyone and welcome back to the newest edition of the Solo Queue Tier List "Division Climbers". In this patch we see the impacts of the introduction of Runeglaive to the mix. There were also a few non-impactful buffs this time around, especially to our poor Elise, still sitting at a hardly worth noticing 42% win rate.

Meanwhile, Lux faces a brand new spark of life with her most generous set of buffs yet! Check out the full listing below~

SEASON 5 - PATCH 5.12 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". In this patch we see the impacts of the introduction of Runeglaive to the mix. There were also a few non-impactful buffs this time around, especially to our poor Elise, still sitting at a hardly worth noticing 42% win rate.

Meanwhile, Lux faces a brand new spark of life with her most generous set of buffs yet! Check out the full listing 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 5.12 Summary

Buffs: Braum, Elise, Jarvan IV, Jax, Lux, Trundle, Tryndamere;
Nerfs: Ashe, Ekko, Gragas, Ryze;
Tweaks: Galio, Malphite;

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Updates

• Added Karthus Top
• 7/1: Added AP Ezreal with smite article, moved AP Ezreal up
• Wukong jungle moved up
• 7/4: Moved AP Ezreal up
• Added Janna spell blocking ability list
• Shen Top moved up
• 7/6: FOTM Tier list updated

The Tier List

God Tier [Highest Influence]:
Mid-Lane Gods: Ahri, Annie, Lux
Jungle Gods: Amumu, Shyvana, Diana
AD Gods: Ashe, Sivir, Jinx
Top Lane Gods: Wukong, Irelia, Riven
Support Gods: Janna, Nautilus, Blitzcrank

God Tier Rising: Blitzcrank (Support), Diana (Jungle), Lux (Mid), Nautilus (Support), Shyvana (Jungle)
God Tier Falling: 

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

Tier 1 Rising: Caitlyn (ADC), Darius (Top), Diana (Mid/Top), Kayle (Jungle), Malphite (Top), Malzahar (Mid), Morgana (Mid), Nunu (Jungle), Singed (Top), Sion (Top/Jungle), Vel'Koz (Mid), Wukong (Mid)
Tier 1 Falling: Kha'Zix (Jungle), Maokai (Jungle), Nunu (Jungle), Rek'Sai (Jungle), Sona (Support), Soraka (Support)

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

Tier 2 Rising: Gragas (Top), Lux (Support), Ryze (Mid), Teemo (Mid), Twitch (ADC),
Tier 2 Falling: Azir (Mid), Cassiopeia (Mid), Fiddlesticks (Jungle), Gragas (Jungle), Hecarim (Jungle/Top), Sejuani (Jungle)

Tier 3 [Needs Higher Skill/Knowledge Than Usual]:
Mid-Lane: Jayce, Syndra, Ekko, Leblanc, Fiora, Zilean, Master Yi, Gragas, Jarvan IV, Ezreal (AD), Urgot, Sona, Riven, Fiddlesticks, Kha'Zix, Malphite, 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, Karthus, Zac, Shyvana, Alistar, Leblanc, Vayne, Nunu, Elise, Taric
Support: Fiddlesticks, Zilean, Gragas, Maokai, Volibear, Kennen, Nunu, Kayle, Malphite, Nidalee, Pantheon, Anivia, Teemo, Lee Sin, Gangplank, Veigar

Tier 3 Rising:Zilean (Support)
Tier 3 Falling: Ekko (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

• Alistar [Tier 2 Support] - Despite his godly status in professional ranked play, this simply doesn't translate well into solo queue. His short cooldowns and powerful all-in requires good team synergy, which is often lacking when it comes to random five player set ups.
• Ashe [God Tier ADC] - Although she's been nerfed several times including last patch, I think that she's still likely the strongest AD carry in the game, especially with the undisputed top-notch utility provided from her ultimate. However, she's definitely not "extremely overpowered" anymore and seems much more in line with the rest of the good ADCs.
• Azir [Tier 2 Mid] - A champion that scales incredibly well into late game, Azir is one of those champions where if players would just buckle down and farm for 10 minutes, they'd probably do incredibly well. However, the amount of patience and cooldown management necessary to play Azir at a high level holds him back in solo queue. The urge to dive is just too great, and the ability to do so is just too low.
• Blitzcrank [God Tier Support] - The latest changes to the yellow gold item are actually quite beneficial to him. As a champion who is focused on making late game plays, the fact that Relic Shield was so much better than the gold item early to mid game made it nearly impossible for Blitzcrank players to choose the speed boost. However, now that they're much more even, Blitzcrank's speed burst from his refined W and the item make him impossible to escape from late game.
• Cassiopeia [Tier 2 Mid] - After nerfs on Luden's from last patch, Cassiopeia's become substantially weaker than before. By weaker, I mean balanced; she can still be quite the menace.
• Darius [Tier 1 Top] - The new black cleaver has definitely benefited him a ton, and reflects in his success rate at the moment. This, plus the return of more melee based top laners means that his bullying power continuous to increase.
• Diana [God Tier Jungle] - The new runeglaive jungle item seems completely built for her, and as such, she synergizes exceedingly well with it and is absolutely devastating in her current state.
• Ekko [Tier 3 Mid] - After repeated nerfs along with the skillcap that he brings along, Ekko requires a bit more effort and mastery to use effectively at the moment.
• Fiddlesticks [Tier 2 Jungle] - Where the runeglaive seemed built especially for Diana, at the same time it seems to be especially targeted to screw over Fiddlesticks.
• Kayle [Tier 1 Jungle] - Kayle is actually in a very good place right now in the jungle as an on-hit type of champion. Her standard on-hit build combined with Devourer makes for a very potent combination.
• Lux [God Tier Mid] - Patch 5.12 brought in exactly the kind of buffs Lux players have always wanted. A meaner, leaner, and more consistent machine of destruction, Lux is absolutely devastating right now with buffs on her both offensively and defensively. 
• Lux [Tier 2 Support] - Although Lux probably won't be seeing much support status considering her strength as a mid laner at the moment, support Lux is indeed slightly stronger than before and plays more consistently.
• Nunu [Tier 1 Jungle] - As many of you rightly surmised, Nunu does rely heavily on your teammates being competent. Personally, I do think that he can still hold his own, but agree that he probably shouldn't be god tier.
• Ryze [Tier 1 Top] - With his win rate evening out despite the insane ban rate he's facing, I think it's fair to say that he likely belongs in the bottom half of Tier 1 or high Tier 2. However, much like we saw from Kassadin after repeated nerfs, he'll likely stay on the ban radar for a few more patches. The memories of certain highlight reel videos are just too great.
• Sejuani [Tier 2 Jungle] - After the cinderhulk nerfs and direct Sejuani changes, I think the era of the boar beast woman is over, and she's snuggly balanced now.
• Teemo [Tier 2 Mid] - Oh the underdog rises again...with nerfs on Luden's from last patch and the return of more melee based assassin champions mid, as always, Teemo the ultimate early game ranged cheese and late game baiting master makes his comeback on the rift...

Disclaimer:

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

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