Hello summoners and welcome back to another Proguides mid patch update video.
My name is Kellen and today I’ll be going over all the strongest champions
using fresh statistics to give you the most accurate and BEST tier
lists available. We're always encouraging all our viewers to comment on our Tier lists and
say if you agree or disagree with us on specific champion placements.
Also as a reminder, we’ll be adding the newly reworked champions like Malphite and Swain to our
tier lists as well. A lot has changed since the beginning of patch 9.14 and there’s a lot to cover.
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and jump into one of the biggest patch in league of legends history.
To kickthings off, let’s go over some of the HOTFIX
BUFFS AND NERFS that were made in patch 9.14.
Akali had her base HP and base regen increased by a small amount.
Galio had his passive damage increased during the mid to late
game and his Q – winds of war will have its mana cost lowered.
Tahm Kench’s passive does 4% of his max hp now, and his Q – tongue lash will
have its cooldown reduced to 5 at all ranks, followed by a buff to its slow.
Singed will have his poison trail’s recast timer COMPLETELY REMOVED.
Fizz will receive a small nerf to his passive which was buffed this patch And Cassiopeia
will have her Miasma’s cooldown nerfed, followed by a healing nerf to her Twin fangs.
Alright, let's move on to the Top Lane.
So, for this week we have quite a few changes
compared to the one that we had in the previous week.
Sitting at the top of the tier lists all by
himself is Kled. At the start of patch 9.14, Kled
received a GIGANTIC buff to his Q which now reduces healing by 60% if he successfully yanks his
opponents. This means that champions who rely on healing such as, Mordekaiser, Renekton, Darius,
Riven, Vladimir, Aatrox, and even Jax with time warp + corrupting ARE ALL NOW COUNTERED by kled.
What you may notice about these champions we just listed is that every single one of them is either in A tier or S tier,
making Kled the strongest counter-pick champion in the game on top
of the fact that he was already pretty strong before the changes.
Speaking of S tier, we have Mordekaiser, Renekton, Darius, Riven, Jax, Vladimir, and a new member – Cassiopea.
Even after the hotfix nerf, cass remains as a big threat in the top lane due to the changes on her Miasma.
Before this patch, bruisers who could dash on top of her could usually win out
on most trades but now that miasma’s minimum cast range has been removed, they
have no choice but to play safe. Cass has become the perfect bully for those of you
who like dominating the top lane and forcing the enemy to play under tower.
Qiyana has been placed into our A tier forn now and is surprisingly
strong this patch. Although she entered the rift with
an abysmal 41% winrate, she’s starting to get a lot
stronger now that players are getting used to her playstyle.
Camille has been placed in our B tier temporarily because of a GAMEBREAKING bug on her Q. At the
start of patch 9.14, Camille mains have started noticing that sheen and tri force are no longer
proccing on her 2nd Q which lowered her winrate
by 2-3%. Camille will be moved back into our A tier
once this bug is fixed, but until then, we recommend
that you AVOID COMPLETELY PLAYING THIS CHAMPION.
Malphite and Swain recently received mini-reworks to their kit and are
now placed in our B and C tier respectively. Although we placed Swain
in our C tier for top, he’s definitely doing a lot better in the mid
lane but much like Camille he is suffering from Gamebreaking bugs.
One of the biggest ones we’ve noticed is that Swain still loses soul
fragments stacks during the game. But hopefully this will be fixed soon.
The jungle tier lists doesn’t see too many changes compared to the one we had at
the start of the patch. In our S tier we have the same 6 champions who are Hecarim,
Evelyn, J4, Elise, Vi, and Master yi. These 6 champions are a notch above
the rest and will give you the best results when it comes to ranked games.
Some notable A tier picks that are close to making that push to
S tier are Sejuani, Kayn, Nunu and Willump, Kindred, Rammus, and Karthus.
If you’re looking for picks that are a bit less popular than our 6 S tier ones, then our analysts recommend you pick them up.
Sylas has been RE-ADDED to our jungle tier list due to many players still using
him as a jungler. His conqueror route is still pretty good in the jungle
but you’ll have to kite your camps harder due to the removal of the shield
on his E. Sylas will be placed in our C tier for our mid patch update in the jungle role.
Nidalee did received a small buff at the start of this patch and
is safely sitting in our A tier for now. Although she requires
a lot of mechanical skill to play, the bonus damage on her E does make her
clear a lot better and Nidalee mains ARE LOVING this change.
increase in winrate and playrate over the past few weeks. He did
receive a few buffs to his base stats in the past few patches and they’ve definitely made an impact on his stance in the meta.
Alright, let's run it down mid.
The midlane tier list has quite a few changes. Compared to the one that we had.
Fizz recently had a few changes to his passive which now blocks AP and AD damage
rather than just auto attacks. Although many players predicted that this change would be a
significant nerf, our challenger analysts thought otherwise and said that this would be a big buff.
It turns out that we were correct and the changes made to fizz were
SO OP that he had to be hotfixed within a few ours of releasing.
As for rumble, his playrate has been increasing in the midlane for quite some time but is now
officially here to stay. He holds onto the highest winrate in Korea at 56% and is likely
the best mid laner for solo queue.
Even pro players have finally been using this pick in competitive
play such as TSM’s bjergsen and we’ll see a lot more rumble mid in the coming weeks.
For the S tier we have Ahri, Zed, Talon, Malzahar,
Vlad, and a brand new member in the mid Lane - Kled
Much like Kled top, he’s demolishing mid lane right now
with the added effect to his Q. Kled is most likely going to receive
a nerf or at least a change to the buff he has just received
within the next few weeks SO MAKE SURE YOU SPAM HIM FOR FREELO ASAP.
Swain recently received a mini rework and he will be placed in our A tier for patch 9.14.
The changes made to his kit have been getting positive feedback from the community
and Riot has done a great job with his kit. However, like we mentioned earlier, Swain
is suffering from a handful of bugs which severely limits his stance in the meta.
Next up, we have a few new additions to the mid lane, we like to talk, about which are Cassiopea, Mordekaiser,
TF, and Qiyana. Cassiopea got a TON of buffs at the start of this patch
and its safe to say that they were a bit too strong. Much like Fizz, she had
to get hotfixed within hours of patch 9.14 and is in a great spot right now.
Mordekaiser has dropped from our S tier due to some nerfs but is still really op. The only thing
holding him back in the mid lane right now is that he
has much more worse match-ups compared to top lane
or he has much more favorable match-ups.
TF has dropped to our A tier due to his winrate slightly declining in the past couple of weeks.
In the on-hit build is still seeing a little bit less play around the world and the hype is slowly dying down.
Lastly, Qiyana will be placed in our A tier for mid lane due to players getting used to her unique kit and
playstyle. Our analysts recommend you pick her up this patch because she’s only looking to become stronger.
Lastly, in the F Tier we have the one and only Galio.
Did you know that whenever you purchase Galio in the shop he
comes with a FREE bonus feature? If you’re wondering what
is, it’s THE COMPLETE REMOVAL OF YOUR FLASH TAUNT.
Seriously guys this change is so bad why can you flash taunt … Anyway, lets go to the ad carries.
The ADC tier list remains roughtly same as the one we had at the start of
the patch. In our S+ tier we have Sivir by herself, which shouldn’t come
as a surprise. Her damage, safety, waveclear, and utility makes her the
best all around adc in the game and she’s LONG overdue for another nerf.
In S tier we have Draven, Jinx, Vayne, Ezreal, and Kaisa. These 5 champions
will give you the competitive edge you need to win more ranked games.
Our Challenger analysts recommend you pick up Jinx specifically because she has a
significantly lower playrate and banrate than our other S or S+ tier picks.
You just get the chance to get your hands on her much more often.
Jhin received a small buff to his W in 9.14, but he’ll
remain in the A tier for ad carries for now. Ever since the
Ever since stormrazor rework, Jhin has been struggling quite a bit
and it’ll take some time before he finds his footing once again.
Although the double IE + rapid fire Kennen build is quite
good right now, it still isn't what it used to be.
Some notable A tier picks our challenger analysts recommend you pick up this patch are Ashe and Tristana.
The Tri force ashe build has been rising in popularity and is considered to be viable in all ELOS. Having the
reduced cooldown on your ultimate is very powerful and can help set up plays around the map. Tristana on
the other hand received a few buffs a couple weeks ago and her stance in the meta has improved by a lot.
Finally, let's talk support.
The support tier list sees a couple of changes compared to the one we had.
In our S+ tier we have Pyke and Thresh. Pyke received a few changes to his ultimate
which made his winrate SKYROCKET. The bonus gold you receive from assists and kills is
super OP for solo queue and he’ll be a priority pick in competitive play this week.
Thresh on the other hand, has always been on the brink
of making the push to S+ and has finally done it with this
patch. His winrate and playrate are unrivaled in the bot lane and is a clear S+ tier pick.
In our S tier we have Nautilus, Morgana, Nami, Blitzcrank, and Leona.
Nautilus and Blitzcrank have been dropped from our S+ tier due to
their winrates declining a tiny amount. The shield buster mechanic on
Blitzcrank has been very good for him but just wasn’t enough to make him OP.
Morgana on the other hand, has seen a sudden spike in her winrate due to champs like Leona, Thresh, and Nautilus and Blitzcrank
seen a TON more play. Our analysts recommend you pick her up this patch because she is DOMINATING the bot lane right now.
And lastly but not least, actually in this case it is last but least, because in F tier we have Galio... big surprise.
Galio is by now the worst player in the game right now.
AND IS COMPLETELY GUTTED for 9.14. Press F to pay respects.
Well... Actually on second thought you can even
press F anymore because you also can't flash taut.
Oh man Galio what are we gonna do with you.
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