Best Champions Ban Tier List For Ranked Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Diamond - Patch 14.6 March 2023

Ahri Kinda Good

Overall, this patch looks fairly balanced but a few champions still stand out, including Ahri who's been cooking ever since her buffs in patch 14.4 and subsequent nerfs to other mid laners like Karma. Meanwhile, Karma and Smolder both got hit with the nerf bat this patch so they're not nearly the powerhouses they were previously.

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PATCH 14.6 BAN TIER LIST

Ahri Kinda Good

Overall, this patch looks fairly balanced but a few champions still stand out, including Ahri who's been cooking ever since her buffs in patch 14.4 and subsequent nerfs to other mid laners like Karma. Meanwhile, Karma and Smolder both got hit with the nerf bat this patch so they're not nearly the powerhouses they were previously.

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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]: Blitzcrank, Draven
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Ahri, Jinx, Gragas, Viego

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Smolder, Hwei, Karma

Platinum/Emerald

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

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Senna, Senna, Karma, Shaco, Zed, Smolder

Gold 

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Blitzcrank, Morgana
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Briar, Lux, Jinx, Viego

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Shaco, Zed, Smolder

Silver 

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Karma, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Lux, Ahri, Jinx

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Karma, Shaco, Zed, Yasuo, Smolder

Bronze/Iron

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Blitzcrank, Morgana
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Lux, Ahri, Jinx

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Karma, Shaco, Zed, Smolder

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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