Best Champion Bans by Division (Patch 26.18) - LoL Ban List

Best Champion Bans by Division (Always Current):

The best champions to ban in ranked League of Legends, Updated for Patch 26.18. Broken down by division from Bronze all the way to Diamond+, because the right ban is not the same at every rank.

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

BEST CHAMPION BANS BY DIVISION 

SEASON 16 - PATCH 26.18 - Last Updated: September 13, 2026

This is the permanent home of the NerfPlz ban list, updated in place every patch since 2018. The right ban changes with your rank: a champion who dominates Bronze often does nothing at Diamond+, and the champion wrecking high elo is frequently one lower divisions can safely ignore. Pick your division below. For champion rankings rather than bans, see the League of Legends Tier List.

All Divisions Diamond+EmeraldPlatinumGoldSilverBronze/Iron History

Optimal Bans for Patch 26.18

God Tier = ban these first | Good Bans = strong and popular | Meh Bans = commonly banned but not worth it

Diamond+

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]

1. Thresh
2. Lulu
3. Xerath
4. Ekko
5. Jhin
6. Seraphine

Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]

1. Nasus
2. LeBlanc
3. Viktor
4. Blitzcrank
5. Shaco

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]

1. Locke
2. Pyke
3. Zed

Emerald

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]

1. Viktor
2. Nasus
3. Cho'Gath
4. Thresh
5. Lulu
6. Jinx

Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]

1. Shaco
2. Morgana
3. Xerath
4. LeBlanc
5. Blitzcrank

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]

1. Locke
2. Zed
3. Yasuo

Platinum

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]

1. Jinx
2. Nasus
3. Seraphine
4. Thresh
5. Cho'Gath
6. Xerath

Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]

1. Shaco
2. Morgana
3. Nocturne
4. Blitzcrank
5. LeBlanc

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]

1. Locke
2. Caitlyn
3. Mel

Gold

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]

1. Seraphine
2. Cho'Gath
3. Nasus
4. Teemo
5. Jinx
6. Malphite

Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]

1. Shaco
2. Morgana
3. Xerath
4. Nocturne
5. Master Yi

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]

1. Mel
2. Caitlyn
3. Yasuo

Silver

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]

1. Teemo
2. Malphite
3. Veigar
4. Nasus
5. Jinx
6. Morgana

Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]

1. Shaco
2. Master Yi
3. Lux
4. Xerath
5. Blitzcrank

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]

1. Mel
2. Yasuo
3. Caitlyn

Bronze/Iron

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]

1. Seraphine
2. Teemo
3. Jinx
4. Jhin
5. Lux
6. Malphite

Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]

1. Shaco
2. Nasus
3. Master Yi
4. Morgana
5. Xerath

Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]

1. Mel
2. Yasuo
3. Caitlyn

The Most Banned Champions Since 2018

Across 96 patches of this list, from Patch 8.20 to Patch 26.18, these are the champions that have shown up on it most often. Ban list appearances counts every division and every tier; God Tier appearances counts only the "ban this first" slots.

Champion	Ban list appearances	God Tier appearances
Zed	412	134
Morgana	351	253
Yasuo	267	61
Lux	241	6
Darius	236	150
Blitzcrank	206	188
Jinx	157	18
Jhin	143	2
Master Yi	142	124
Yuumi	136	23
Miss Fortune	82	3
Akali	78	6
Thresh	77	21
Shaco	77	10
Caitlyn	77	14

Ban List History

Every patch of this list, newest first. Search a champion to see which patches they were worth banning in, or a patch number to jump to it.

Patch	First Bans (Diamond+)	First Bans (Bronze/Iron)
Patch 26.18	Thresh, Lulu, Xerath, Ekko	Seraphine, Teemo, Jinx, Jhin
Patch 26.17	Seraphine, Tristana, Lux, Darius	Veigar, Tristana, Nasus, Lux
Patch 26.16	Viktor, Syndra, Graves, Jinx	Mordekaiser, Master Yi, Lux, Miss Fortune
Patch 26.15	Thresh, Zed, Yasuo, Camille	Master Yi, Garen, Seraphine, Veigar
Patch 26.14	Locke, Thresh, Leona, Ahri	Leona, Yorick, Mordekaiser, Shyvana
Patch 26.13	Seraphine, Quinn, Riven, Hwei	Swain, Veigar, Rammus, Brand
Patch 14.9	Skarner, Blitzcrank, Draven, Pyke	Skarner, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Patch 14.7	Blitzcrank, Jinx, Pyke, Darius	Blitzcrank, Briar
Patch 14.6	Blitzcrank, Draven	Blitzcrank, Morgana
Patch 14.4	Twisted Fate, Maokai, Karma, Blitzcrank	Smolder, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Patch 14.3	Maokai, Blitzcrank, Rengar	Blitzcrank, Morgana, Brand
Patch 14.1	Akali, Jax, Blitzcrank, Draven	Blitzcrank, Morgana, Akali, Samira
Patch 13.24	Blitzcrank, Jax, Draven, Orianna	Blitzcrank, Briar, Morgana
Patch 13.22	K'Sante, Briar, Draven, Orianna	Briar, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Patch 13.21	Briar, Blitzcrank, K'Sante, Graves	Briar, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Patch 13.20	Briar, Blitzcrank	Briar, Morgana, Blitzcrank
Patch 13.19	Blitzcrank, Bel'Veth	Briar, Blitzcrank
Patch 13.18	Jarvan IV, Blitzcrank	Blitzcrank
Patch 13.16	Naafiri, Kha'Zix, Draven, Blitzcrank	Naafiri, Blitzcrank, Xerath
Patch 13.15	Kai'Sa, Draven, Rell	Zed, Blitzcrank
Patch 13.13	Milio, Rek'Sai, Rengar, Blitzcrank	Blitzcrank
Patch 13.12	Neeko, Kha'Zix, Rek'Sai, Blitzcrank	Morgana, Blitzcrank, Master Yi
Patch 13.11	Kha'Zix, Milio, Blitzcrank, Yuumi	Kha'Zix, Blitzcrank, Milio
Patch 13.9	Blitzcrank, Malphite, Draven, Hecarim	Morgana, Blitzcrank, Master Yi
Patch 13.7	Malphite, Blitzcrank, Jarvan IV, Milio	Morgana, Blitzcrank, Aurelion Sol, Malphite
Patch 13.6	Draven, Blitzcrank	Aurelion Sol, Milio, Blitzcrank
Patch 13.5	Aurelion Sol, Yuumi, Xayah, Jax	Aurelion Sol, Morgana, Blitzcrank
Patch 13.4	Aurelion Sol, Annie, Draven	Aurelion Sol, Morgana, Blitzcrank
Patch 13.3	Maokai, Elise, Jax, Draven	Aurelion Sol, Samira, Morgana, Maokai
Patch 12.22	Kassadin, Draven, Maokai, Fiora	Samira, Morgana, Blitzcrank, Master Yi
Patch 12.22	Zed, Fiora, Aatrox, Bel'Veth	Zed, Morgana, Blitzcrank, Master Yi
Patch 12.20	Draven, Zed, Bel'Veth, Hecarim	Zed, Morgana, Master Yi, Blitzcrank
Patch 12.19	Zed, Bel'Veth, Udyr	Master Yi, Morgana, Blitzcrank, Samira
Patch 12.18	Aatrox, Draven, Zed, Darius	Master Yi, Morgana, Udyr
Patch 12.17	Hecarim, Udyr, Draven, Aatrox	Master Yi, Udyr, Morgana
Patch 12.16	Draven, Sivir, Diana, Zed	Zed, Master Yi, Morgana, Samira
Patch 12.15	Draven, Sivir, Diana, Zed	Zed, Master Yi, Morgana
Patch 12.14	Bel'Veth, Diana, Draven, Sivir	Master Yi, Bel'Veth, Morgana
Patch 12.13	Fiora, Wukong	Bel'Veth, Master Yi
Patch 12.11	Wukong, Yuumi, Zeri, Fiora	Bel'Veth, Morgana, Samira, Darius
Patch 12.9	Yuumi, Rengar, Lucian, Lulu	Yasuo, Morgana, Master Yi, Samira
Patch 12.8	Yuumi, Rengar, Pyke, Ahri	Morgana, Yasuo, Master Yi, Samira
Patch 12.6	Zed	Morgana, Master Yi, Yasuo, Blitzcrank
Patch 12.5	Zeri, Tryndamere, Hecarim	Zeri, Morgana, Blitzcrank
Patch 12.4	Zeri, Renata Glasc, Tryndamere	Morgana, Yasuo, Master Yi, Blitzcrank
Patch 12.3	Zeri, Lulu, Janna	Zeri, Morgana, Yasuo, Master Yi
Patch 12.2	Akshan, Diana	Morgana, Yasuo, Master Yi, Blitzcrank
Patch 12.1	Lulu, Talon	Morgana, Master Yi, Yasuo, Yone
Patch 11.24	Talon, Lulu, Kassadin, Viktor	Morgana, Yasuo, Master Yi, Blitzcrank
Patch 11.23	Vex, Lulu, Morgana	Morgana, Yasuo, Master Yi, Teemo
Patch 11.21	Vex, Lulu, Graves	Morgana, Vex, Yasuo, Master Yi
Patch 11.16	Tahm Kench, Zed	Morgana, Irelia, Yasuo, Tahm Kench
Patch 11.8	Hecarim, Morgana, Darius, Kassadin	Morgana, Hecarim, Samira, Yasuo
Patch 11.7	Hecarim, Kassadin, Darius	Morgana, Hecarim, Yasuo, Yone
Patch 11.6	Hecarim, Kai'Sa, Kassadin	Morgana, Darius, Hecarim
Patch 11.5	Udyr, Viego, Kai'Sa, Hecarim	Udyr, Morgana, Leona
Patch 11.3	Kai'Sa, Samira, Viego, Udyr	Darius, Morgana, Leona
Patch 10.24	Samira, Amumu, Graves, Kayn	Amumu, Morgana, Fizz
Patch 10.23	Samira, Kha'Zix, Graves	Samira, Morgana, Master Yi, Kha'Zix
Patch 10.21	Samira, Hecarim, Lulu, Zed	Zed, Morgana, Yasuo, Master Yi
Patch 10.20	Samira, Hecarim, Darius, Kassadin	Samira, Darius, Zed, Morgana
Patch 10.19	Hecarim, Evelynn, Darius, Kassadin	Zed, Yasuo, Morgana, Blitzcrank
Patch 10.17	Caitlyn, Darius, Kassadin	Caitlyn, Zed, Morgana, Blitzcrank
Patch 10.16	Caitlyn, Darius, Kassadin, Lulu	Zed, Caitlyn, Morgana, Blitzcrank
Patch 10.15	Darius, Kassadin, Karthus, Lulu	Darius, Zed, Morgana, Blitzcrank
Patch 10.12	Yuumi, Darius, Graves, Ezreal	Darius, Yasuo, Yuumi, Master Yi
Patch 10.7	Wukong, Darius, Kassadin	Wukong, Darius, Morgana, Master Yi
Patch 10.6	Wukong, Darius, Senna, Kassadin	Darius, Yasuo, Sett, Morgana
Patch 10.5	Sett, Ornn, Darius, Senna	Sett, Darius, Morgana, Blitzcrank
Patch 9.24	Senna, Morgana, Nautilus, Cassiopeia	Senna, Yasuo, Darius, Morgana
Patch 9.23	Senna, Nautilus, Ekko, Darius	Senna, Yasuo, Darius, Morgana
Patch 9.22	Pantheon, Nautilus, Zed, Kayle	Morgana, Blitzcrank, Garen, Master Yi
Patch 9.21	Morgana, Shaco	Yasuo, Garen, Morgana, Blitzcrank
Patch 9.20	Pyke, Pantheon, Blitzcrank, Zed	Yasuo, Morgana, Blitzcrank, Pyke
Patch 9.19	Pyke, Zed, Pantheon, Vladimir	Yasuo, Pyke, Morgana, Master Yi
Patch 9.18	Pyke, Zed	Yasuo, Pyke, Morgana, Darius
Patch 9.17	Pyke, Zed	Yasuo, Pyke, Morgana, Darius
Patch 9.16	Qiyana, Pyke, Draven, Evelynn	Yasuo, Pyke, Morgana, Darius
Patch 9.15	Zed, Pyke, Vladimir	Yasuo, Zed, Morgana, Darius
Patch 9.14	Morgana, Zed, Evelynn, Pyke	Zed, Mordekaiser, Morgana, Darius
Patch 9.13	Mordekaiser, Zed, Evelynn, Sivir	Mordekaiser, Morgana, Master Yi
Patch 9.12	Mordekaiser, Zed, Darius, Nautilus	Zed, Morgana, Master Yi
Patch 9.11	Zed, Nautilus, Vladimir, Draven	Zed, Morgana, Master Yi, Draven
Patch 9.9	Zed, Morgana, Vayne, Hecarim	Morgana, Master Yi, Jax, Hecarim
Patch 9.8	Morgana, Hecarim, Vayne, Vladimir	Morgana, Vayne, Master Yi, Kayle
Patch 9.7	Morgana, Zed, Kayle, Vladimir	Zed, Morgana, Kayle, Vayne
Patch 9.6	Sylas, Zed, Morgana, Rek'Sai	Zed, Morgana, Jax, Vayne
Patch 9.5	Zed, Sylas, Rek'Sai, Draven	Zed, Jax, Master Yi, Draven
Patch 9.4	Zed, Draven, Sylas, Vladimir	Yasuo, Zed, Jax, Master Yi
Patch 9.3	Yasuo, Karthus, Draven, Lucian	Yasuo, Jax, Nasus, Master Yi
Patch 9.2	Karthus, Lucian, Kha'Zix, Camille	Darius, Jax, Nasus, Vayne
Patch 9.1	Aatrox, Galio, Lucian, Jax	Yasuo, Darius, Master Yi, Jax
Patch 8.24	Akali, Irelia, Camille, Karthus	Yasuo, Pyke, Master Yi
Patch 8.22	Camille, Aatrox, LeBlanc, Kassadin	Yasuo, Darius, Irelia, Master Yi
Patch 8.21	Viktor, LeBlanc, Camille, Kassadin	Yasuo, Master Yi, Viktor, Jax
Patch 8.20	Irelia, Urgot, Kai'Sa, Camille	Yasuo, Darius, Irelia, Master Yi

How This List Is Built

Every number here comes from real ranked games, counted per division rather than pooled into one all-ranks average. For each division we take the champions with the highest pick rate that also hold a win rate above 50 percent, capped at six, and those become the God Tier bans. Good Bans are the next most-banned champions in that division who are also winning: strong picks worth taking away, just not before the six above them. Meh Bans are the champions with high ban rates and win rates under 50 percent, the ones people ban out of frustration rather than necessity. That last group is the useful one: if a champion is in Meh Bans for your division, you are usually better off banning something else and just playing against them.

A note on how ban rate is read here. It is the share of games in your division where that champion is removed, not their share of all bans, so 40 percent means you see them banned in two games out of five. Divisions above Diamond are folded into Diamond+ by how many players are actually there rather than by how many games we happened to record, so the bracket reads like the ladder instead of like a sample.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who should I ban in Patch 26.18?

At Diamond+ the first bans are Thresh, Lulu, Xerath. In Bronze and Iron they are Seraphine, Teemo, Jinx. The full list for every division is above, and it is genuinely different at each rank.

Why is the best ban different at each rank?

Champions that punish mistakes scale with how many mistakes get made. A snowballing lane bully is far more dangerous in Bronze than at Diamond+, where it gets respected and warded against. Conversely, champions that need precise execution are close to harmless in low elo and terrifying in high elo.

What does Meh Bans mean?

Champions with a high ban rate but a win rate under 50 percent. People ban them because they are annoying, not because they are strong. Banning one of these is usually a wasted ban, and the bigger the gap between how often a champion is banned and how often they actually win, the more of your ban you are giving away. Locke is the clearest example of that in Patch 26.18: near the top of the ban charts at every rank, and still losing more games than they win.

How often is this updated?

Every patch, on this same page, so the URL never changes. Bookmark this rather than a specific patch's post.

Is this the same as the tier list?

No. The tier list ranks champions by how strong they are to play. This ranks champions by how much you gain from removing them from the game, which also depends on how often they are picked and at what rank.

Contents and Related Links:

1. League of Legends Tier List - champion rankings by role
2. Tier List Change Log - every patch since 2013
3. Counter Series - how to beat specific champions