Best Champions Ban Tier List For Ranked Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond - Patch 12.6 April

This patch is showing a lot of impact from bot lane supports and marksmen at higher divisions, despite how mains in the lane might feel about their ability to carry. Meanwhile, common marksmen like Zeri continue to perform well, but are fairly balanced based on player skill level. 

That being said, Renata has fallen off the ban radar so if you're interested in picking her up as a main now might be a good time to start...just watch out for that Blitzcrank. Check out the full list below!

SEASON 12
PATCH 12.6 BAN TIER LIST

Bot Lane Impact

This patch is showing a lot of impact from bot lane supports and marksmen at higher divisions, despite how mains in the lane might feel about their ability to carry. Meanwhile, common marksmen like Zeri continue to perform well, but are fairly balanced based on player skill level. 

That being said, Renata has fallen off the ban radar so if you're interested in picking her up as a main now might be a good time to start...just watch out for that Blitzcrank.

Check out the full list below!

Be sure to check out the regular ranked queue 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]: Zed
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Jinx, Ahri, Lucian, Blitzcrank

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Yuumi, Zeri, Lulu, Rengar, Irelia

Platinum

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Yuumi, Lulu, Blitzcrank
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Jinx, Lucian, Ahri

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed, Zeri, Irelia

Gold 

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Darius, Blitzcrank
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Jinx, Miss Fortune, Lux

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed, Morgana, Irelia, Yasuo, Zeri

Silver 

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Morgana, Shaco, Master Yi, Blitzcrank
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Jinx, Lux, Miss Fortune

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed

Bronze/Iron

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Morgana, Master Yi, Yasuo, Blitzcrank, Shaco
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Lux, Miss Fortune, Yasuo

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed

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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