LoL Patch 26.20 Tier List Recap: the Worlds Patch
Read this first
- Patch 26.20 is real, and it's the Worlds patch. Riot's official notes went up 2026-10-06 18:00 UTC (2:00 PM ET): https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/league-of-legends-patch-26-20-notes/ (accessed 2026-10-30). Riot says it's "the patch we'll be seeing our year-defining competitive play on". The League wiki gives the US release date as Oct 7, 2026 (https://wiki.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/V26.20, accessed 2026-10-30).
- ⚠️ 26.20 is no longer the live ranked patch. u.gg's default tier list already shows Patch 26.21 (https://u.gg/lol/mid-lane-tier-list, accessed 2026-10-30). This page shows solo queue data from 26.20, which is the patch Worlds is played on. Ranked players on 26.21 should use current data.
- Solo queue isn't pro play. These are Emerald+ ranked numbers, not Worlds pick/ban data. Pro priorities can differ a lot from this table.
Data source (one site: u.gg)
- Site: u.gg, Patch 26.20 tier list pages, e.g. https://u.gg/lol/mid-lane-tier-list?patch=16_20&rank=emerald_plus®ion=world (u.gg labels 26.20 internally as "16_20"; the page title reads "Patch 26.20")
- Pulled: 2026-10-30, about 1:20 PM ET
- Queue / rank / region: Ranked Solo/Duo · Emerald+ · World (all regions)
- Sample: 2,357,516 matches (u.gg's
total_matchesfor this dataset). The dataset's last-updated stamp is 2026-10-20 03:52 UTC (Oct 19, 11:52 PM ET), so u.gg stopped updating 26.20 data then - Fields used: win rate, pick rate, ban rate and games, all as u.gg reports them. Rates are percentages
- Champion names: mapped from Riot Data Dragon IDs (https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com, champion.json, accessed 2026-10-30)
How we placed champions (our method, not u.gg's tiers)
- Only champions with ≥1% pick rate in the role qualify, so tiny samples don't get rated.
- Champions are ranked by u.gg's own per-role tier score, the
tier.stdevsvalue in u.gg's data. Our reading is that this measures how many standard deviations a champion sits above or below the role average; u.gg doesn't document it on the page. - Tier letters are our own cutoffs applied to that score: S ≥ 4.0, A 2.0–3.99, B < 2.0 (B covers the rest of each role's top 8). That makes the letter an editorial label (opinion). The numbers next to it are data.
- u.gg's on-site letter grades (S+, S, A…) may differ from ours.
Tier list by role (Patch 26.20, Emerald+, World, u.gg)
Top
49 champions met the 1% pick-rate floor in this role.
| Our tier | Champion | Win rate | Pick rate | Ban rate | Games | u.gg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Malphite | 51.85% | 7.42% | 17.92% | 174,869 | 8.34 |
| A | Nasus | 50.11% | 4.26% | 16.06% | 100,502 | 3.40 |
| A | Gangplank | 50.83% | 5.25% | 8.82% | 123,790 | 3.32 |
| A | Mordekaiser | 50.65% | 5.82% | 8.35% | 137,146 | 2.92 |
| A | Teemo | 51.27% | 4.19% | 6.47% | 98,675 | 2.62 |
| A | Fiora | 50.81% | 4.72% | 6.14% | 111,270 | 2.46 |
| A | Irelia | 50.19% | 4.61% | 12.77% | 108,707 | 2.14 |
| B | Yone | 50.02% | 8.83% | 15.06% | 208,188 | 1.81 |
Lowest u.gg scores in the role (avoid): Jayce 47.84 / 5.48 / 7.14 / 129182 / -3.01; K'Sante 46.99 / 3.64 / 2.53 / 85904 / -2.67; Volibear 48.53 / 4.34 / 2.02 / 102254 / -1.46 (WR / PR / BR / games / score)
Jungle
46 champions met the 1% pick-rate floor in this role.
| Our tier | Champion | Win rate | Pick rate | Ban rate | Games | u.gg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Wukong | 52.13% | 7.77% | 6.65% | 183,275 | 5.51 |
| S | Master Yi | 50.41% | 6.26% | 15.64% | 147,645 | 4.54 |
| S | Shaco | 50.66% | 4.23% | 16.28% | 99,696 | 4.47 |
| A | Talon | 50.87% | 6.06% | 10.44% | 142,890 | 3.61 |
| A | Cho'Gath | 51.42% | 6.18% | 7.79% | 145,660 | 3.30 |
| A | Rammus | 53.01% | 2.12% | 4.63% | 50,049 | 3.27 |
| A | Briar | 50.75% | 4.14% | 8.30% | 97,703 | 2.89 |
| A | Lillia | 51.24% | 5.16% | 4.35% | 121,732 | 2.65 |
Lowest u.gg scores in the role (avoid): Zed 47.69 / 2.76 / 24.12 / 65022 / -2.21; Rengar 48.30 / 3.81 / 7.42 / 89881 / -2.04; Lee Sin 49.33 / 13.21 / 17.13 / 311319 / -2.01 (WR / PR / BR / games / score)
Mid
40 champions met the 1% pick-rate floor in this role.
| Our tier | Champion | Win rate | Pick rate | Ban rate | Games | u.gg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Locke | 50.27% | 7.46% | 32.04% | 175,767 | 6.87 |
| S | LeBlanc | 50.55% | 5.29% | 17.16% | 124,763 | 4.14 |
| A | Katarina | 50.76% | 6.74% | 12.31% | 158,812 | 3.55 |
| A | Viktor | 50.37% | 8.98% | 14.19% | 211,779 | 3.04 |
| A | Fizz | 51.26% | 5.02% | 6.73% | 118,372 | 2.62 |
| A | Ahri | 51.17% | 9.35% | 2.94% | 220,374 | 2.36 |
| A | Vex | 51.93% | 3.15% | 4.20% | 74,374 | 2.22 |
| A | Yone | 50.34% | 8.60% | 15.06% | 202,799 | 2.10 |
Lowest u.gg scores in the role (avoid): Mel 45.35 / 2.22 / 10.82 / 52224 / -3.85; Sylas 48.37 / 7.01 / 18.15 / 165178 / -2.60; Orianna 46.59 / 2.93 / 0.35 / 69039 / -1.78 (WR / PR / BR / games / score)
Bot (ADC)
31 champions met the 1% pick-rate floor in this role.
| Our tier | Champion | Win rate | Pick rate | Ban rate | Games | u.gg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Jinx | 52.09% | 16.81% | 9.02% | 396,311 | 7.88 |
| S | Tristana | 51.33% | 10.91% | 9.37% | 257,177 | 4.46 |
| A | Draven | 50.12% | 4.62% | 14.16% | 108,951 | 2.88 |
| A | Twitch | 50.91% | 5.43% | 7.50% | 128,083 | 2.39 |
| B | Viktor | 51.99% | 2.61% | 14.19% | 61,452 | 1.68 |
| B | Yasuo | 51.68% | 2.33% | 24.01% | 54,960 | 1.63 |
| B | Xayah | 51.62% | 5.80% | 1.04% | 136,722 | 1.53 |
| B | Zeri | 51.18% | 4.57% | 0.90% | 107,704 | 0.90 |
Lowest u.gg scores in the role (avoid): Ezreal 45.97 / 11.14 / 3.85 / 262716 / -7.13; Caitlyn 49.14 / 15.09 / 22.61 / 355862 / -2.41; Lucian 49.16 / 8.68 / 2.37 / 204602 / -1.14 (WR / PR / BR / games / score)
Support
38 champions met the 1% pick-rate floor in this role.
| Our tier | Champion | Win rate | Pick rate | Ban rate | Games | u.gg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Thresh | 51.96% | 15.64% | 13.03% | 368,672 | 8.34 |
| S | Blitzcrank | 51.55% | 7.39% | 14.22% | 174,236 | 5.76 |
| S | Leona | 51.74% | 7.78% | 8.30% | 183,424 | 4.35 |
| A | Braum | 52.08% | 5.65% | 6.46% | 133,222 | 3.68 |
| B | Janna | 51.68% | 6.00% | 1.37% | 141,526 | 1.69 |
| B | Alistar | 51.33% | 5.40% | 1.92% | 127,236 | 1.42 |
| B | Milio | 50.42% | 7.03% | 4.73% | 165,843 | 1.39 |
| B | Nami | 50.85% | 9.33% | 1.16% | 220,029 | 1.28 |
Lowest u.gg scores in the role (avoid): Yuumi 48.02 / 5.97 / 8.28 / 140652 / -2.48; Karma 48.85 / 7.25 / 3.19 / 170915 / -1.33; Camille 45.94 / 1.72 / 2.62 / 40626 / -1.20 (WR / PR / BR / games / score)
Midlane notes (the requested focus)
- Data: Locke has the highest u.gg score in mid (6.87) with a 32.04% ban rate, the highest of the mid top 8. His win rate (50.27%) is only average, so his ranking comes from pick and ban pressure, not raw win rate.
- Data: Vex (51.93%) and Fizz (51.26%) have the best mid win rates in the top 8. Ahri pairs a 51.17% win rate with the highest mid pick rate shown (9.35%) and a low 2.94% ban rate.
- Data: Mel (45.35%) and Orianna (46.59%) are the weakest qualifying mids on 26.20 in solo queue.
- Context from the official notes: 26.20 nerfed Cassiopeia (base health 630 → 610, base mana 480 → 450) and changed Hextech Rocketbelt (ability haste 20 → 10; active 100 (+10% AP) → 135 (+15% AP)). Source: Riot patch notes, accessed 2026-10-30.
- Context: for a "Worlds mid" angle, Riot's notes name Ambessa and K'Sante as pro staples, and the notes cite pro play for Ashe and Cassiopeia. Whether Worlds drafts follow the solo queue numbers above is unknown; we have no pro pick/ban data on this page.
Caveats
- Solo queue is not pro play. The tiers come from Emerald+ ranked games on all servers combined.
- Numbers can shift a little between u.gg refreshes. u.gg stopped updating the 26.20 dataset on Oct 20 (03:52 UTC).
- Off-role picks (e.g. Viktor and Yasuo in bot, Yone in top) appear because u.gg tracks them in that role and they clear the 1% floor.
- We didn't use lolalytics. The page for 26.20 returned "Resource Not Found" on 2026-10-30, so this guide uses a single source by design.
Sources (all accessed 2026-10-30)
- Riot, League of Legends Patch 26.20 Notes (published 2026-10-06 18:00 UTC): https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/league-of-legends-patch-26-20-notes/
- League of Legends Wiki, V26.20 (US release Oct 7, 2026): https://wiki.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/V26.20
- u.gg 26.20 tier list (Emerald+, World): https://u.gg/lol/mid-lane-tier-list?patch=16_20&rank=emerald_plus®ion=world (other roles use the same parameters on the matching role pages)
- u.gg current default (shows 26.21): https://u.gg/lol/mid-lane-tier-list
- Riot Data Dragon champion IDs: https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/16.21.1/data/en_US/champion.json
What is confirmed, and what is not
- ✅ The patch's existence, date and quoted changes come from Riot's official notes.
- ✅ Every win, pick and ban rate, game count and score was read from u.gg's own page data for 26.20, Emerald+, World on 2026-10-30. They weren't computed or estimated.
- ⚠️ The tier letters (S/A/B) and the 1% floor are our editorial method, so they're opinion.
- ⚠️ Our reading of the u.gg "score" (standard deviations from the role average) is an interpretation of an undocumented field. If the checker prefers, drop the score column and sort by u.gg's on-page order.
- ⚠️ Bot-lane checks: Ezreal shows 45.97% at 11.14% pick, and Caitlyn shows a 22.61% ban rate. Both look unusual but are what u.gg reports.
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