Which champions were the most played in LoL (League of Legends) in 2020? Here we show you the overview of the most popular champs from last year for each position.
In the past year 2020, the meta changed multiple times among professionals in League of Legends. As a result, different champions gained a lot of attention and were frequently played.
But which champions were played most often by professionals throughout the year?
These champions are the most popular
Where does the data come from? The website gol.gg published the statistics from last year. It shows how often various heroes were picked, banned, and ultimately played. From this, their popularity can be derived.
One looks at professional tournaments such as
- The World Championship 2020
- the LCK Regional Finals 2020
- the EU Masters Summer 2020
- the LEC Summer Playoffs 2020
- and many other tournaments of Season 10
The favorite: Sett
In this overview, we want to arrange the most popular champions by their role. This is quite difficult with Sett, as he had a significant influence on the entire game. This is also shown by the values from gol.gg. He was played
- in 921 matches on the top lane,
- in 431 matches in the jungle,
- in 361 matches as support,
- in 177 matches in the middle
- and even in 17 games as ADC
Sett was present in 72% of all pick-and-ban phases worldwide. He received 2,376 bans worldwide and was played 1,907 times. This makes him the most banned champion from Season 10, ahead of Syndra.
Top Lane: Ornn
Throughout the year, Ornn maintained a dominance in picks according to gol.gg. Ornn was present in nearly 64% of all champion selects that took place in LoL in 2020. After the ban phase, this champion was still present in 1,909 games of the professionals. In the pro scene, he is the most picked top laner.
Other champions like Volibear or Sett also had their golden moments, but then quickly declined in popularity. Ornn remained consistent throughout the year.
Jungle: Lee Sin
For junglers in League of Legends, Lee Sin has been a well-known name for years and is played frequently. In 2020, his popularity increased again.
Lee Sin was chosen in 42% of all champion selects, explains gol.gg. Since his 70% in 2014, this is the second highest value now. Worldwide, he reached 1,607 picks. This gives him a few hundred picks advantage over the competition.
- Trundle was selected 1,289 times
- Graves was selected 1,038 times
Mid: Syndra
The control mage Syndra played an important role among professional players on the mid lane last year.
After Sett, Aphelios, and Ornn, she is the champion who landed fourth most often in pick-and-ban phases. About 57% of all counted games, explains gol.gg.
When counting picks and bans together, Syndra has a significant lead over her competitors in the middle.
- Syndra: 1,107 picks to 2,318 bans
- Azir: 1,171 picks to 1,034 bans
- Zoe: 1,094 picks to 1,564 bans
- Orianna: 1,046 picks to 694 bans
ADC: Aphelios
Among the ADCs, some champions were popular in 2020. Kalista, Ashe, and Ezreal are at the top of the top 10. However, Aphelios was present in 64% of the picks and bans for the ADC role according to gol.gg.
Especially at the beginning of the year, Aphelios was very popular. His presence then decreased over the course of the season. By the end of 2020, the champion had a 64% presence in the picks and bans. He was played 2,000 times and banned 1,843 times.
In between, Aphelios was the most banned champion in LoL.
Support: Nautilus
Tanks were an important topic in the supporter role in 2020. And one of the big winners here is Nautilus. With 1,978 picks in the supporter role, the anchor-throwing champion is really popular among professionals. Nautilus was present in 49% of the picks and bans.
Thresh was also strongly represented, although he was only played 1,704 times, he also received 1,673 bans. In third and fourth places among supporters according to gol.gg are Braum with 1,208 picks and 477 bans and then Leona with 1,023 picks and 502 bans.
Which champion did you enjoy playing the most in League of Legends last year? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and explain what makes the champion so good. If your favorite is Teemo, you don’t have to provide an explanation. Everyone knows why Teemo is just great.
