In League of Legends, the Summer Split started last weekend in many leagues. We summarize which champions are currently particularly strong, so they are either banned or played. At the top in all major leagues are mainly three champions.
Which champions are these? For this list, we looked at the four major leagues – LEC, LCS, LPL, and LCK. This resulted in three champions who were noted in almost all of the 113 matches by the professionals (via gol.gg):
- Wukong – played 55 times, banned 54 times – 96.5% of all games played or banned
- Lucian – played 22 times, banned 86 times – 95.6% of all games played or banned
- Gwen – played 29 times, banned 74 times – 91.1% of all games played or banned
In 4th and 5th place are Viego and Ahri, who only reach around 80%. In the European LEC, they are only noted in 60% (Ahri) and 53% (Viego) of the games.
By the way, there are also 5 champions that the professionals do not choose.
Just a few days ago, Riot introduced the new AD Carry. Check out Nilah in this video:
Wukong experiences his great comeback in the jungle despite nerfs
What makes the champions so strong? Looking at the statistics, it stands out that Gwen has been one of the most popular champions all year long. Her invulnerability and good damage make her a real monster in 1v1 on the top lane.
Lucian and Wukong, on the other hand, celebrated their rise especially around the Mid-Season Invitational, which the RNG team controversially won. There was already a buff for Wukong in the previous patch 12.7.
Although with the patch 12.11 many nerfs were applied and Wukong was weakened, the meta has not been shaken by the top teams. Currently, the same three champions are at the top as they were in May at the MSI.
A small surprise is only Swain. He was played 19 times in the Chinese LPL and banned 17 times (59% of all matches). He played no role in the Spring Split in China (0%) and at MSI (0%). He benefited from the latest updates.
Can I also play these champions in SoloQ? Yes, although there are restrictions.
- Wukong is ranked 5th among junglers in all leagues with a win rate of 53.1% in the current patch. Looking at players with rank Platinum or higher, he is even ranked 3rd among all junglers.
- Lucian has a win rate of 50.4% (rank 8 among all ADCs) at all ranks and reaches a win rate of 51.2% (rank 6) in Platinum+.
Gwen, on the other hand, is at the lowest win rate (45.3% – rank 50) among top laners from Iron rank. However, it rises sharply when looking at Master, Grandmaster, and Challenger. Gwen is a super strong champion, but not so easy to play. One should keep this in mind when going to the top lane with her.
What do you think about the three champions? Do you play them yourself or do you think they are overrated? Feel free to write it in the comments.
In the European LEC, there has been quite a bit of movement in the teams’ rosters during the off-season. Especially Vitality restructured itself:
