Optimal Best Champions Bans At Each Division - Patch 8.8 April List

Since it's getting a bit too late in the night to put together another Weird Pick Wednesday, we'll catch up later this week and drop in a quick ban list update instead. This list will likely be updated again later in the week, but here's a preliminary ban list as we float into the early stages of the new patch.

SEASON 8
PATCH 8.8 BAN LIST

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Preface Chatter

Since it's getting a bit too late in the night to put together another Weird Pick Wednesday, we'll catch up later this week and drop in a quick ban list update instead. This list will likely be updated again later in the week, but here's a preliminary ban list as we float into the early stages of the new patch.

Check out the full list below!

Be sure to check out the regular ranked queue list, and the FOTM tier list as well!

The purpose of this list is to discover optimal bans, with the knowledge that enemy teams will likely ban the ones at the top of the list.

Banning Thought Process

1. Which champions could the enemy team pick that would really screw my team over?
2. Which champions could the enemy team pick that would really screw ME over?
3. Which of the champions above is the enemy team likely going to pick if it's not banned?
4. Which of the champions above is the enemy team probably going to ban?

After considering these items, it's time to hit the ban phase.

Optimal Bans

 Diamond+

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Kai'Sa, Kha'Zix, Irelia, Camille, Warwick, Xayah, Zed
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Morgana, Janna, Ezreal, Rakan

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Caitlyn, Yasuo

Platinum

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Kai'Sa, Irelia, Kha'Zix, Zed, Warwick, Camille
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Janna

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Yasuo, Darius, Swain

Gold

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Kai'Sa, Irelia, Zed, Darius, Kha'Zix, Warwick, Fizz
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Janna

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Yasuo, Swain

Silver

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Zed, Yasuo, Kai'Sa, Irelia, Darius, Blitzcrank, Fizz, Master Yi
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Janna

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Kha'Zix, Caitlyn

Bronze

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Zed, Yasuo, Darius, Kai'Sa, Irelia, Blitzcrank, Master Yi, Fizz
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Jax, Janna

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Kha'Zix

Method

To do this list, I first start with whichever statistical compilation site I have available (my personal preference is leagueofgraphs.com). Afterwards, I check the most banned champions and separate them into either "God Tier" or "Meh Bans" based on win rate and popularity, sometimes subjective reasoning (in which case I'd do a write-up).

Last I do an analysis of both the win rate and the popularity by division and add in good bans for that division based on such.

Some people may note that most sites don't distinguish between "Platinum Only" and "Platinum and Higher". However, this generally doesn't make much of a difference as a result of the way the overall player distribution is between the ranks. Bronze and Silver make up the highest percentage of error, but generally run similar to each other.

Explanations

• Taking out explanations to make this list faster to put together, feel free to ask questions in the comments section below!

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