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Best Middle champions

Tier list for the Middle lane in patch 26.11 based on ranked solo matches. Click any champion to open their detailed lane guide with matchups, builds, and runes.

Last Updated:

Patch:26.11

Matches analyzed:27475

Lux
Lux

Lux

S+
Tier
54.19%
Win rate
2.52%
Pick rate
10.52%
Ban rate
692
Games
Xerath
Xerath

Xerath

S+
Tier
54.17%
Win rate
2.53%
Pick rate
7.73%
Ban rate
696
Games
Malzahar
Malzahar

Malzahar

S+
Tier
52.78%
Win rate
4.32%
Pick rate
17.77%
Ban rate
1 188
Games
Diana
Diana

Diana

S+
Tier
52.07%
Win rate
2.46%
Pick rate
8.05%
Ban rate
676
Games
Veigar
Veigar

Veigar

S+
Tier
52.06%
Win rate
3.18%
Pick rate
3.35%
Ban rate
874
Games
Fizz
Fizz

Fizz

S
Tier
51.64%
Win rate
3.32%
Pick rate
11.39%
Ban rate
912
Games
Aurora
Aurora

Aurora

A
Tier
53.24%
Win rate
1.29%
Pick rate
1.72%
Ban rate
355
Games
Naafiri
Naafiri

Naafiri

A
Tier
52.98%
Win rate
1.9%
Pick rate
25.35%
Ban rate
521
Games
Vex
Vex

Vex

A
Tier
52.97%
Win rate
1.72%
Pick rate
4.02%
Ban rate
472
Games
Irelia
Irelia

Irelia

A
Tier
52.72%
Win rate
1.47%
Pick rate
11.7%
Ban rate
404
Games
Ryze
Ryze

Ryze

A
Tier
52.69%
Win rate
1.35%
Pick rate
0.49%
Ban rate
372
Games
Anivia
Anivia

Anivia

A
Tier
52.26%
Win rate
1.13%
Pick rate
2.63%
Ban rate
310
Games
Ahri
Ahri

Ahri

A
Tier
50.79%
Win rate
5.27%
Pick rate
4.61%
Ban rate
1 447
Games
Annie
Annie

Annie

A
Tier
50.71%
Win rate
1.28%
Pick rate
0.76%
Ban rate
353
Games
Twisted Fate
Twisted Fate

Twisted Fate

A
Tier
50.64%
Win rate
1.7%
Pick rate
0.6%
Ban rate
468
Games
Sylas
Sylas

Sylas

A
Tier
50.54%
Win rate
2.7%
Pick rate
8.67%
Ban rate
742
Games
Akali
Akali

Akali

A
Tier
50.42%
Win rate
3.49%
Pick rate
17.28%
Ban rate
958
Games
Katarina
Katarina

Katarina

A
Tier
50.31%
Win rate
3.57%
Pick rate
9.95%
Ban rate
982
Games
Zoe
Zoe

Zoe

A
Tier
50.13%
Win rate
1.44%
Pick rate
3.19%
Ban rate
395
Games
Orianna
Orianna

Orianna

A
Tier
50%
Win rate
1.51%
Pick rate
0.62%
Ban rate
416
Games
Galio
Galio

Galio

B
Tier
49.62%
Win rate
1.9%
Pick rate
1.68%
Ban rate
522
Games
Akshan
Akshan

Akshan

B
Tier
49.54%
Win rate
1.2%
Pick rate
1.91%
Ban rate
329
Games
Viktor
Viktor

Viktor

B
Tier
49.13%
Win rate
3.34%
Pick rate
5.3%
Ban rate
918
Games
Zed
Zed

Zed

C
Tier
48.91%
Win rate
3.83%
Pick rate
25.92%
Ban rate
1 053
Games
Mel
Mel

Mel

C
Tier
48.9%
Win rate
2.32%
Pick rate
27.64%
Ban rate
638
Games
Yone
Yone

Yone

C
Tier
48.88%
Win rate
3.59%
Pick rate
7.12%
Ban rate
986
Games
Lissandra
Lissandra

Lissandra

C
Tier
48.87%
Win rate
1.93%
Pick rate
2.66%
Ban rate
530
Games
LeBlanc
LeBlanc

LeBlanc

C
Tier
48.76%
Win rate
1.76%
Pick rate
9.58%
Ban rate
484
Games
Talon
Talon

Talon

C
Tier
48.67%
Win rate
1.09%
Pick rate
5.44%
Ban rate
300
Games
Yasuo
Yasuo

Yasuo

C
Tier
48.37%
Win rate
4.79%
Pick rate
18.13%
Ban rate
1 317
Games
Ekko
Ekko

Ekko

C
Tier
48.2%
Win rate
1.71%
Pick rate
2.33%
Ban rate
471
Games
Poppy
Poppy

Poppy

D
Tier
100%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
1.5%
Ban rate
2
Games
Shyvana
Shyvana

Shyvana

D
Tier
100%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
8.12%
Ban rate
3
Games
Shaco
Shaco

Shaco

D
Tier
100%
Win rate
0.02%
Pick rate
22.42%
Ban rate
5
Games
Braum
Braum

Braum

D
Tier
100%
Win rate
0%
Pick rate
4.08%
Ban rate
1
Games
Ivern
Ivern

Ivern

D
Tier
100%
Win rate
0%
Pick rate
0.33%
Ban rate
1
Games
Rek'Sai
Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai

D
Tier
100%
Win rate
0%
Pick rate
0.89%
Ban rate
1
Games
Leona
Leona

Leona

D
Tier
100%
Win rate
0%
Pick rate
8.8%
Ban rate
1
Games
Udyr
Udyr

Udyr

D
Tier
83.33%
Win rate
0.02%
Pick rate
1.03%
Ban rate
6
Games
Quinn
Quinn

Quinn

D
Tier
76.27%
Win rate
0.21%
Pick rate
2.12%
Ban rate
59
Games
Pyke
Pyke

Pyke

D
Tier
75%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
18.98%
Ban rate
8
Games
Graves
Graves

Graves

D
Tier
71.43%
Win rate
0.05%
Pick rate
8.73%
Ban rate
14
Games
Kog'Maw
Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw

D
Tier
70.37%
Win rate
0.1%
Pick rate
0.63%
Ban rate
27
Games
Sejuani
Sejuani

Sejuani

D
Tier
66.67%
Win rate
0.02%
Pick rate
0.25%
Ban rate
6
Games
Camille
Camille

Camille

D
Tier
66.67%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
0.63%
Ban rate
9
Games
Jarvan IV
Jarvan IV

Jarvan IV

D
Tier
66.67%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
0.96%
Ban rate
9
Games
Thresh
Thresh

Thresh

D
Tier
66.67%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
4.88%
Ban rate
3
Games
Yunara
Yunara

Yunara

D
Tier
66.67%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
1.44%
Ban rate
3
Games
Samira
Samira

Samira

D
Tier
66.67%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
10.78%
Ban rate
12
Games
Elise
Elise

Elise

D
Tier
62.5%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
0.69%
Ban rate
8
Games
Jax
Jax

Jax

D
Tier
61.11%
Win rate
0.07%
Pick rate
9.5%
Ban rate
18
Games
Nunu & Willump
Nunu & Willump

Nunu & Willump

D
Tier
59.46%
Win rate
0.13%
Pick rate
0.49%
Ban rate
37
Games
Ambessa
Ambessa

Ambessa

D
Tier
59.38%
Win rate
0.12%
Pick rate
5.43%
Ban rate
32
Games
Riven
Riven

Riven

D
Tier
57.78%
Win rate
0.49%
Pick rate
1.72%
Ban rate
135
Games
Master Yi
Master Yi

Master Yi

D
Tier
57.69%
Win rate
0.09%
Pick rate
20.52%
Ban rate
26
Games
Zeri
Zeri

Zeri

D
Tier
57.14%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
0.43%
Ban rate
7
Games
Olaf
Olaf

Olaf

D
Tier
57.14%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
1.83%
Ban rate
7
Games
Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao

D
Tier
56.31%
Win rate
0.75%
Pick rate
5.69%
Ban rate
206
Games
Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger

Heimerdinger

D
Tier
56.12%
Win rate
0.36%
Pick rate
4.74%
Ban rate
98
Games
Teemo
Teemo

Teemo

D
Tier
56.1%
Win rate
0.15%
Pick rate
18.15%
Ban rate
41
Games
Zac
Zac

Zac

D
Tier
55.56%
Win rate
0.07%
Pick rate
0.68%
Ban rate
18
Games
Seraphine
Seraphine

Seraphine

D
Tier
54.55%
Win rate
0.16%
Pick rate
8.99%
Ban rate
44
Games
Vayne
Vayne

Vayne

D
Tier
54.55%
Win rate
0.08%
Pick rate
11.36%
Ban rate
22
Games
Dr. Mundo
Dr. Mundo

Dr. Mundo

D
Tier
54.55%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
4.45%
Ban rate
11
Games
Gwen
Gwen

Gwen

D
Tier
54.17%
Win rate
0.17%
Pick rate
2.78%
Ban rate
48
Games
Ashe
Ashe

Ashe

D
Tier
54.17%
Win rate
0.09%
Pick rate
8.85%
Ban rate
24
Games
Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks

D
Tier
53.33%
Win rate
0.05%
Pick rate
1.07%
Ban rate
15
Games
Aatrox
Aatrox

Aatrox

D
Tier
53.33%
Win rate
0.05%
Pick rate
5.7%
Ban rate
15
Games
Ziggs
Ziggs

Ziggs

D
Tier
53.15%
Win rate
0.52%
Pick rate
0.71%
Ban rate
143
Games
Singed
Singed

Singed

D
Tier
52.94%
Win rate
0.12%
Pick rate
1.13%
Ban rate
34
Games
Sion
Sion

Sion

D
Tier
52.38%
Win rate
0.31%
Pick rate
1.36%
Ban rate
84
Games
Briar
Briar

Briar

D
Tier
52.17%
Win rate
0.17%
Pick rate
14.06%
Ban rate
46
Games
Tristana
Tristana

Tristana

D
Tier
51.72%
Win rate
0.21%
Pick rate
2.42%
Ban rate
58
Games
Cho'Gath
Cho'Gath

Cho'Gath

D
Tier
51.47%
Win rate
0.25%
Pick rate
0.94%
Ban rate
68
Games
Tryndamere
Tryndamere

Tryndamere

D
Tier
50.82%
Win rate
0.22%
Pick rate
3.03%
Ban rate
61
Games
Taliyah
Taliyah

Taliyah

D
Tier
50.71%
Win rate
0.51%
Pick rate
0.29%
Ban rate
140
Games
Lucian
Lucian

Lucian

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.09%
Pick rate
1.86%
Ban rate
24
Games
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
4.29%
Ban rate
8
Games
Brand
Brand

Brand

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.89%
Pick rate
13.43%
Ban rate
244
Games
Fiora
Fiora

Fiora

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
3.64%
Ban rate
10
Games
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.07%
Pick rate
13.42%
Ban rate
18
Games
Warwick
Warwick

Warwick

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
6.61%
Ban rate
12
Games
Nocturne
Nocturne

Nocturne

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
16.19%
Ban rate
8
Games
Zaahen
Zaahen

Zaahen

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
2.22%
Ban rate
10
Games
Renekton
Renekton

Renekton

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.12%
Pick rate
2.91%
Ban rate
34
Games
Darius
Darius

Darius

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
15.48%
Ban rate
12
Games
Illaoi
Illaoi

Illaoi

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
9.25%
Ban rate
10
Games
Kalista
Kalista

Kalista

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.02%
Pick rate
0.2%
Ban rate
6
Games
Sett
Sett

Sett

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.09%
Pick rate
4.42%
Ban rate
24
Games
Ornn
Ornn

Ornn

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
0.68%
Ban rate
8
Games
Evelynn
Evelynn

Evelynn

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
2.31%
Ban rate
4
Games
Senna
Senna

Senna

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
3.22%
Ban rate
12
Games
Nautilus
Nautilus

Nautilus

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.02%
Pick rate
12.7%
Ban rate
6
Games
Lillia
Lillia

Lillia

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.02%
Pick rate
2.01%
Ban rate
6
Games
Rakan
Rakan

Rakan

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
0.31%
Ban rate
4
Games
Kayn
Kayn

Kayn

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
7.47%
Ban rate
4
Games
Sivir
Sivir

Sivir

D
Tier
50%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
1.38%
Ban rate
2
Games
Pantheon
Pantheon

Pantheon

D
Tier
49.68%
Win rate
0.57%
Pick rate
2.26%
Ban rate
157
Games
Varus
Varus

Varus

D
Tier
48.89%
Win rate
0.16%
Pick rate
3.83%
Ban rate
45
Games
Nasus
Nasus

Nasus

D
Tier
48.78%
Win rate
0.15%
Pick rate
3.77%
Ban rate
41
Games
Gangplank
Gangplank

Gangplank

D
Tier
48.44%
Win rate
0.23%
Pick rate
3.52%
Ban rate
64
Games
Vladimir
Vladimir

Vladimir

D
Tier
47.79%
Win rate
2.14%
Pick rate
6.12%
Ban rate
588
Games
Kassadin
Kassadin

Kassadin

D
Tier
47.73%
Win rate
1.28%
Pick rate
1.82%
Ban rate
352
Games
Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz

D
Tier
47.26%
Win rate
0.73%
Pick rate
1.49%
Ban rate
201
Games
Karthus
Karthus

Karthus

D
Tier
47.06%
Win rate
0.06%
Pick rate
0.8%
Ban rate
17
Games
Hwei
Hwei

Hwei

D
Tier
46.64%
Win rate
1.68%
Pick rate
1.21%
Ban rate
461
Games
Malphite
Malphite

Malphite

D
Tier
46.34%
Win rate
0.45%
Pick rate
17.43%
Ban rate
123
Games
Kennen
Kennen

Kennen

D
Tier
46.34%
Win rate
0.15%
Pick rate
0.96%
Ban rate
41
Games
Syndra
Syndra

Syndra

D
Tier
46.09%
Win rate
1.77%
Pick rate
2.16%
Ban rate
486
Games
Aurelion Sol
Aurelion Sol

Aurelion Sol

D
Tier
45.99%
Win rate
1%
Pick rate
0.89%
Ban rate
274
Games
Jayce
Jayce

Jayce

D
Tier
45.95%
Win rate
0.27%
Pick rate
1.87%
Ban rate
74
Games
Viego
Viego

Viego

D
Tier
45.83%
Win rate
0.09%
Pick rate
9.89%
Ban rate
24
Games
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

D
Tier
45.5%
Win rate
0.69%
Pick rate
1.18%
Ban rate
189
Games
Azir
Azir

Azir

D
Tier
45.21%
Win rate
0.68%
Pick rate
0.28%
Ban rate
188
Games
Kayle
Kayle

Kayle

D
Tier
44.9%
Win rate
0.18%
Pick rate
2.88%
Ban rate
49
Games
Ezreal
Ezreal

Ezreal

D
Tier
44.29%
Win rate
0.25%
Pick rate
5.64%
Ban rate
70
Games
Kai'Sa
Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa

D
Tier
44.12%
Win rate
0.12%
Pick rate
1.56%
Ban rate
34
Games
Wukong
Wukong

Wukong

D
Tier
44%
Win rate
0.09%
Pick rate
1.22%
Ban rate
25
Games
Twitch
Twitch

Twitch

D
Tier
42.86%
Win rate
0.1%
Pick rate
8.16%
Ban rate
28
Games
Jhin
Jhin

Jhin

D
Tier
42.31%
Win rate
0.09%
Pick rate
3.06%
Ban rate
26
Games
Qiyana
Qiyana

Qiyana

D
Tier
41.86%
Win rate
0.78%
Pick rate
0.97%
Ban rate
215
Games
Swain
Swain

Swain

D
Tier
41.12%
Win rate
0.39%
Pick rate
4.36%
Ban rate
107
Games
Morgana
Morgana

Morgana

D
Tier
40.95%
Win rate
0.38%
Pick rate
21.23%
Ban rate
105
Games
Zyra
Zyra

Zyra

D
Tier
40.54%
Win rate
0.13%
Pick rate
3.2%
Ban rate
37
Games
Jinx
Jinx

Jinx

D
Tier
40%
Win rate
0.02%
Pick rate
3.84%
Ban rate
5
Games
Caitlyn
Caitlyn

Caitlyn

D
Tier
38.71%
Win rate
0.11%
Pick rate
27.74%
Ban rate
31
Games
Rumble
Rumble

Rumble

D
Tier
38.46%
Win rate
0.09%
Pick rate
0.77%
Ban rate
26
Games
Corki
Corki

Corki

D
Tier
38.46%
Win rate
0.05%
Pick rate
0.29%
Ban rate
13
Games
Neeko
Neeko

Neeko

D
Tier
38.03%
Win rate
0.26%
Pick rate
0.98%
Ban rate
71
Games
Shen
Shen

Shen

D
Tier
37.5%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
1.13%
Ban rate
8
Games
Urgot
Urgot

Urgot

D
Tier
37.5%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
1.43%
Ban rate
8
Games
Yorick
Yorick

Yorick

D
Tier
36.84%
Win rate
0.14%
Pick rate
12.29%
Ban rate
38
Games
Kled
Kled

Kled

D
Tier
36.84%
Win rate
0.07%
Pick rate
0.65%
Ban rate
19
Games
Zilean
Zilean

Zilean

D
Tier
36.84%
Win rate
0.07%
Pick rate
0.77%
Ban rate
19
Games
Smolder
Smolder

Smolder

D
Tier
36.63%
Win rate
0.37%
Pick rate
31.48%
Ban rate
101
Games
Gragas
Gragas

Gragas

D
Tier
36%
Win rate
0.18%
Pick rate
0.55%
Ban rate
50
Games
Vi
Vi

Vi

D
Tier
35.71%
Win rate
0.05%
Pick rate
1.19%
Ban rate
14
Games
Lulu
Lulu

Lulu

D
Tier
33.33%
Win rate
0.02%
Pick rate
6.18%
Ban rate
6
Games
Trundle
Trundle

Trundle

D
Tier
33.33%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
0.55%
Ban rate
12
Games
Gnar
Gnar

Gnar

D
Tier
33.33%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
0.87%
Ban rate
3
Games
Karma
Karma

Karma

D
Tier
33.33%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
4.12%
Ban rate
12
Games
Kindred
Kindred

Kindred

D
Tier
33.33%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
1.14%
Ban rate
3
Games
Garen
Garen

Garen

D
Tier
32.14%
Win rate
0.2%
Pick rate
8.01%
Ban rate
56
Games
Volibear
Volibear

Volibear

D
Tier
30%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
2.34%
Ban rate
10
Games
K'Sante
K'Sante

K'Sante

D
Tier
27.27%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
1.99%
Ban rate
11
Games
Draven
Draven

Draven

D
Tier
25%
Win rate
0.04%
Pick rate
10.07%
Ban rate
12
Games
Miss Fortune
Miss Fortune

Miss Fortune

D
Tier
25%
Win rate
0.07%
Pick rate
5.01%
Ban rate
20
Games
Lee Sin
Lee Sin

Lee Sin

D
Tier
25%
Win rate
0.06%
Pick rate
12.7%
Ban rate
16
Games
Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

D
Tier
22.22%
Win rate
0.03%
Pick rate
11.28%
Ban rate
9
Games
Kha'Zix
Kha'Zix

Kha'Zix

D
Tier
0%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
2.45%
Ban rate
2
Games
Amumu
Amumu

Amumu

D
Tier
0%
Win rate
0%
Pick rate
2.36%
Ban rate
1
Games
Maokai
Maokai

Maokai

D
Tier
0%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
0.3%
Ban rate
2
Games
Nidalee
Nidalee

Nidalee

D
Tier
0%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
0.52%
Ban rate
4
Games
Bard
Bard

Bard

D
Tier
0%
Win rate
0%
Pick rate
1.7%
Ban rate
1
Games
Aphelios
Aphelios

Aphelios

D
Tier
0%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
1.75%
Ban rate
2
Games
Nilah
Nilah

Nilah

D
Tier
0%
Win rate
0%
Pick rate
2.08%
Ban rate
1
Games
Milio
Milio

Milio

D
Tier
0%
Win rate
0%
Pick rate
4.1%
Ban rate
1
Games
Skarner
Skarner

Skarner

D
Tier
0%
Win rate
0.01%
Pick rate
0.25%
Ban rate
3
Games
Bel'Veth
Bel'Veth

Bel'Veth

D
Tier
0%
Win rate
0%
Pick rate
1.7%
Ban rate
1
Games

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How the Middle tier list is built

Where the data comes from

The Middle tier list is built from real ranked solo queue matches pulled from the Riot Games API. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every champion played in Middle is aggregated by win rate, pick rate, and ban rate.

How the ranking works

Each Middle champion is rated on two numbers. The win rate is its wins divided by games, and the pick rate is how often it is picked in Middle compared to all Middle games. A high win rate together with enough pick rate reaches S+ and S, while lower numbers step down through A, B, and C to D.

These Middle placements are a snapshot of the current patch and move with balance changes and sample size. A champion can still beat its tier in the right matchup or in skilled hands.