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LoL Patch 26.21 Tier List: Best Champions by Role, With the Stats Behind Every Pick

Analysis by Stephen Pierce · Published , 1:40 PM ET

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  • 26.21 is the current ranked patch. Riot's official notes went up 2026-10-20 18:00 UTC (2:00 PM ET): https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/league-of-legends-patch-26-21-notes/ (accessed 2026-10-30). Riot: "Worlds has begun, but time still passes for the rest of us… here we've got 26.21." Worlds itself stays on 26.20.
  • The sample isn't small: about 1.66 million Emerald+ matches (see below). It's still a live patch, so the numbers will move until 26.22.
  • These are solo queue numbers, not pro play.

Data source (one site: u.gg)

Method (same as our 26.20 list)

  • Only champions with ≥1% pick rate in the role are included. They're ranked by u.gg's per-role tier score (tier.stdevs), which we read as standard deviations from the role average. u.gg doesn't document this field, so treat that reading as our interpretation.
  • Tier letters are our editorial cutoffs (opinion): S ≥ 4.0, A 2.0–3.99, B < 2.0. The numbers are data.

Tier list by role (Patch 26.21, Emerald+, World, u.gg)

Top

49 champions met the 1% pick-rate floor.

Our tier Champion Win rate Pick rate Ban rate Games u.gg score
S Malphite 51.37% 7.10% 18.36% 117,741 6.95
S Darius 50.96% 7.57% 13.82% 125,448 5.02
A Nasus 50.65% 3.77% 11.82% 62,549 3.27
A Gangplank 50.76% 5.09% 9.05% 84,343 3.17
A Fiora 50.93% 4.59% 6.35% 76,031 2.61
A Irelia 50.49% 4.63% 12.72% 76,687 2.52
A Mordekaiser 50.22% 5.44% 8.28% 90,131 2.11
A Garen 50.86% 6.19% 4.33% 102,598 2.04

Lowest u.gg scores in the role: Jayce 47.56 / 5.78 / 7.39 / 95876 / -3.47; K'Sante 46.74 / 3.67 / 2.46 / 60858 / -2.82; Ambessa 48.02 / 3.80 / 4.72 / 63020 / -1.98 (WR / PR / BR / games / score)

Jungle

47 champions met the 1% pick-rate floor.

Our tier Champion Win rate Pick rate Ban rate Games u.gg score
A Shaco 50.88% 4.25% 16.68% 70,382 3.93
A Master Yi 50.54% 6.07% 15.71% 100,653 3.78
A Wukong 51.84% 6.34% 6.17% 105,145 3.33
A Briar 51.40% 4.14% 8.26% 68,546 2.99
A Cho'Gath 51.69% 5.68% 8.35% 94,159 2.90
A Lillia 51.71% 5.22% 5.09% 86,541 2.81
B Talon 50.30% 5.68% 10.40% 94,142 1.96
B Shyvana 51.25% 3.84% 4.56% 63,584 1.82

Lowest u.gg scores in the role: Qiyana 46.31 / 7.25 / 16.03 / 120147 / -6.42; Lee Sin 47.89 / 12.34 / 15.12 / 204564 / -5.43; Zed 47.16 / 2.67 / 23.94 / 44336 / -2.08 (WR / PR / BR / games / score)

Mid

41 champions met the 1% pick-rate floor.

Our tier Champion Win rate Pick rate Ban rate Games u.gg score
S LeBlanc 50.50% 5.41% 18.15% 89,703 4.85
S Yasuo 50.28% 9.10% 26.05% 150,855 4.59
S Katarina 50.92% 6.62% 12.18% 109,751 4.30
A Ahri 51.43% 9.87% 3.21% 163,652 3.39
A Vex 52.10% 3.02% 4.35% 50,048 2.70
A Fizz 51.04% 4.94% 6.79% 81,901 2.69
A Vladimir 51.42% 4.25% 6.61% 70,455 2.60
A Xerath 51.18% 4.12% 7.85% 68,213 2.17

Lowest u.gg scores in the role: Viktor 47.92 / 6.75 / 11.07 / 111823 / -3.68; Mel 45.86 / 1.79 / 8.79 / 29653 / -3.11; Akali 48.80 / 7.67 / 17.28 / 127205 / -2.43 (WR / PR / BR / games / score)

Bot (ADC)

28 champions met the 1% pick-rate floor.

Our tier Champion Win rate Pick rate Ban rate Games u.gg score
S Jinx 50.97% 13.41% 7.28% 222,278 4.33
A Draven 50.00% 4.42% 15.20% 73,222 3.43
A Twitch 51.14% 5.57% 7.86% 92,260 3.27
A Xayah 51.92% 7.62% 2.04% 126,325 3.07
A Yasuo 52.45% 2.40% 26.05% 39,807 2.65
B Tristana 50.08% 7.77% 7.62% 128,853 1.71
B Kai'Sa 50.15% 21.26% 4.06% 352,467 1.41
B Sivir 51.10% 4.45% 1.68% 73,750 1.24

Lowest u.gg scores in the role: Ezreal 46.41 / 12.33 / 3.99 / 204389 / -8.17; Caitlyn 48.33 / 12.72 / 20.77 / 210818 / -5.43; Jhin 49.69 / 18.95 / 2.32 / 314179 / -1.01 (WR / PR / BR / games / score)

Support

38 champions met the 1% pick-rate floor.

Our tier Champion Win rate Pick rate Ban rate Games u.gg score
S Thresh 51.86% 15.22% 13.60% 252,214 8.08
S Blitzcrank 51.43% 7.75% 14.94% 128,432 5.78
S Leona 51.88% 8.34% 8.77% 138,247 4.85
A Braum 51.94% 5.56% 6.92% 92,240 3.62
B Rell 52.20% 4.06% 1.46% 67,263 1.60
B Alistar 51.17% 6.20% 2.21% 102,762 1.48
B Janna 51.55% 5.20% 1.35% 86,119 1.39
B Seraphine 50.52% 6.50% 4.53% 107,780 1.32

Lowest u.gg scores in the role: Yuumi 48.23 / 5.76 / 8.51 / 95495 / -2.16; Karma 48.60 / 7.52 / 3.22 / 124642 / -1.67; Pantheon 47.75 / 3.41 / 3.61 / 56442 / -1.26 (WR / PR / BR / games / score)

What 26.21 changed for these picks (official notes)

Every change below is summarized from Riot's 26.21 notes (accessed 2026-10-30). The win rates are u.gg 26.21 Emerald+ numbers from the tables above. - Jinx nerf (AD growth 3.25 → 3 per level; health 630 → 610). She's still the top bot pick by u.gg score (4.33) at 50.97% WR. On 26.20 she was 52.09%. - Tristana nerf (Q attack speed 60/75/90/105/120% → 40/60/80/100/120%): 50.08% WR on 26.21, down from 51.33% on 26.20. - Caitlyn nerf (passive headshot 60–100% → 60–80% AD; Q base damage up): 48.33% WR with a 20.77% ban rate. - Lee Sin nerf (W cooldown 7s → 8s; R damage down): 47.89% WR in jungle. Qiyana nerf (Q damage down): 46.31%. They're the two weakest qualifying junglers. - Wukong nerf (passive armor per stack 6–10 → 4.5–10) still leaves him in jungle A tier at 51.84%. - Locke changes (mana growth 70 → 60, W cost up, E and W scaling up). He was 26.20's top mid by u.gg score but isn't in the 26.21 mid top 8. - Viktor nerf (move speed 335 → 330; Q shield down): 47.92% WR, the lowest u.gg score in mid. - Darius buff (Q cooldown at rank 5 5s → 4s): #2 top by u.gg score (5.02), 50.96% WR. - Yone nerf (Q 110% → 105% AD) and Rammus nerf (W armor/MR down). Neither appears in its role's 26.21 top 8.

Top picks by role (highest u.gg score, data)

  • Top: Malphite (51.37% WR, 18.36% ban)
  • Jungle: Shaco (50.88% WR, 16.68% ban)
  • Mid: LeBlanc (50.50% WR, 18.15% ban)
  • Bot: Jinx (50.97% WR, 13.41% pick)
  • Support: Thresh (51.86% WR, 15.22% pick)

Caveats

  • 26.21 is live, so u.gg will keep updating these numbers; we pulled them at 1:22 PM ET on Oct 30.
  • Off-role picks show up when u.gg tracks them in that role and they clear the 1% floor (e.g. Yasuo in bot).
  • One site only (u.gg). We haven't cross-checked against lolalytics.
  • The tier letters are opinion. The stats are u.gg's.

Sources (accessed 2026-10-30)

What is confirmed, and what is not

  • ✅ Every stat was read from u.gg's page data for 26.21 / Emerald+ / World at 1:22 PM ET, 2026-10-30.
  • ✅ Every patch change summarized comes from Riot's 26.21 notes.
  • ⚠️ The tier letters, the 1% floor and our reading of u.gg's score are editorial.
  • ⚠️ Comparisons with 26.20 win rates come from our 26.20 recap pull (u.gg, same filters).

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