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League of Legends Champions Tier List: All 44 Ranked

By Rank Parade Team · Updated October 3, 2026 · 44 ranked

League of Legends has over 160 champions and counting, but some names just stick around in the culture more than others. This list covers 44 of the most recognizable, from day-one classics like Garen and Ashe to newer fan favorites like Senna and Seraphine.

We ranked them on a mix of things: how fun and iconic their kit is, how much impact they've had on the game's identity, how they play across skill levels, and how fans and pros talk about them in guides, forums and tier videos. This isn't a pure competitive-patch tier list, it's about lasting impression.

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SS Tier: The icons

Ahri

The poster girl of League for a reason. Charm, mobility, burst, a kit that's simple to learn but hard to master, Ahri's been a top-pick mid laner for years and she's usually the first champion new players recognize.

About Ahri

A nine-tailed fox mage who was part of League's original 2010 champion roster era and remains one of its most recognizable faces. Known for her charm ability and true damage ultimate.

Role: Mage/Assassin
Lane: Mid

Thresh

Possibly the most mechanically expressive support in the game. Landing a hook through a minion wave to yank someone into your team is one of the best feelings League offers, and his lantern play opens up outplay potential most supports never get.

About Thresh

A ghostly jailer support known for his lantern that can save allies and his hook that can doom enemies. One of the most popular support picks since his release.

Role: Support
Lane: Support

Jinx

Arcane turned her into a household name even outside gaming circles, but she was already a marksman staple before that. Rockets, hyper-scaling, and one of the most quotable personalities in the cast.

About Jinx

A chaotic marksman from Zaun who gained massive mainstream recognition through Netflix's Arcane series. Plays with rockets and a minigun that swap based on her attack choice.

Role: Marksman
Lane: Bot

Lee Sin

The definitive 'outplay' champion. Ward hop into a double kickbox is the clip every jungler dreams of hitting, even if his skill ceiling means half his games end in an inting Lee Sin montage instead.

About Lee Sin

A blind monk jungler famous for his mobility and outplay potential via Q-ward combos. A longtime favorite for highlight-reel plays.

Role: Fighter
Lane: Jungle

AA Tier: Genuinely great

Yasuo

The most argued-about champion on this entire list. Fans either love the windwall tech and knockup chains or groan the second they see him locked in on their team. We're putting him in A because, love him or hate him, nobody's forgetting Yasuo exists.

About Yasuo

Yasuo is a fighter champion in League of Legends, an Ionian swordsman wrongly accused of killing his master, now wandering in search of redemption. He wields a blade and wind magic, and is known for his mobility and the ability to launch airborne enemies.

Role: Fighter
Region: Ionia
Signature ability: Last Breath (ultimate)

Kai'Sa

Evolving passive, built-in mobility, and a kit that scales into whatever your team needs. She's been a go-to marksman pick since her release and rarely feels outright bad.

About Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is a champion in League of Legends, a human who survived years trapped in the Void by bonding with a living biological armor. She is a marksman known for her mobility and adaptable build options, and is also part of the K/DA virtual group.

Role: Marksman
Title: Daughter of the Void
Related group: K/DA

Vi

A punchy, no-nonsense jungler who got a huge popularity boost from Arcane. Her ultimate turning her into an unstoppable train toward one target is simple and satisfying every time it connects.

About Vi

Vi is a fighter champion in League of Legends, a hot-headed enforcer of Piltover who fights with massive hextech gauntlets. She works as Caitlyn's partner in law enforcement and has a complicated past in the undercity of Zaun.

Role: Fighter
Region: Piltover/Zaun
Signature ability: Cease and Desist (ultimate)

Zed — Image: League of Legends Wiki (Fandom), © its owner

Zed

The shadow assassin that every mid lane player either mains or fears. His ultimate swap trick and the all-in burst potential make him one of the most fantasized-about picks in solo queue.

About Zed

Zed is an assassin champion in League of Legends, the master of the Order of Shadow who abandoned traditional Ionian teachings to embrace forbidden shadow magic. He uses shadow clones to deal burst damage.

Role: Assassin
Region: Ionia
Signature ability: Death Mark (ultimate)

Ezreal

Skillshot poke, a blink to dodge incoming skillshots, and an ultimate that always finds a target. Ezreal's been meta-relevant across more years than almost anyone else in the marksman pool.

About Ezreal

Ezreal is a marksman champion in League of Legends, an adventurous young explorer and archaeologist from Piltover who uses a magical gauntlet to fire bolts of energy. He is known for his mobility via the Arcane Shift blink ability.

Role: Marksman
Region: Piltover
Signature ability: Trueshot Barrage (ultimate)

Riven

A mechanical showcase champion. The animation canceling and combo tech Riven mains pull off has made her a go-to for 'why League mechanics are insane' highlight reels for over a decade.

About Riven

Riven is a melee fighter champion in League of Legends, a former Noxian soldier who carries a shattered runic blade and wrestles with guilt over her role in the war against Ionia. She is known for her high-mobility combo playstyle.

Role: Fighter
Region: Noxus
Signature ability: Blade of the Exile (ultimate)

Katarina

Reset-chaining assassin fantasy fulfilled. She's prone to feast-or-famine games, but when a Katarina player is clicking, watching her bounce daggers across a full team fight is pure spectacle.

About Katarina

Katarina is an assassin champion in League of Legends, a deadly Noxian blade master who throws daggers and resets her abilities rapidly in combat. She comes from a family of assassins and military leaders serving Noxus.

Role: Assassin
Region: Noxus
Signature ability: Death Lotus (ultimate)

Draven

Spinning axes, a cocky personality, and one of the most satisfying passive mechanics (catching your own axes) in the game. Draven mains are a cult and they're proud of it.

About Draven

Draven is a marksman champion in League of Legends, a flamboyant and narcissistic former executioner from Noxus who fights with spinning axes. He is the older brother of fellow champion Darius.

Role: Marksman
Region: Noxus
Signature ability: Spinning Axe

Leona

The queen of engage supports. A full CC chain from Leona can end a laning phase before it even starts, and she remains one of the most beginner-friendly ways to feel powerful in bot lane.

About Leona

Leona is a champion in League of Legends, a radiant warrior of the Solari who protects the people of Mount Targon. She is a tank/support champion known for her sunlight-based crowd control abilities, and her story is intertwined with Diana as former friends turned rivals.

Role: Tank/Support
Title: The Radiant Dawn
Origin: Mount Targon

Senna

A support who scales into a hybrid marksman, with a kit built on last-hitting souls from any death nearby. Her design is one of Riot's more creative swings and it mostly landed.

About Senna

Senna is a champion in League of Legends, once a Sentinel of Light who hunted the Black Mist, later freed from imprisonment within Thresh's lantern. She is a marksman/support champion who can be played effectively in multiple roles, wielding a rifle imbued with mist magic.

Role: Marksman/Support
Title: The Redeemer
Related character: Lucian (husband)

Lux — Image: League of Legends Wiki (Fandom), © its owner

Lux

Lux brings long range poke, a game changing root, and a shield that bails out teammates in a pinch. She punishes bad positioning from across the map and scales her ultimate into a real teamfight ender. Not quite top tier flexibility, but reliable enough to land solidly in tier 2.

About Lux

Lux is a mage champion in League of Legends, a Demacian noblewoman who secretly wields forbidden light magic. She fights with a wand that channels light energy into shields, blinds and powerful damaging beams.

Role: Mage
Region: Demacia
Signature ability: Final Spark (ultimate)

BB Tier: Solid and well loved

Sett

A big, dumb, lovable brawler whose ultimate is just clapping someone between his hands. Straightforward, satisfying, and a good first pick for players who want to hit things really hard.

About Sett

Sett is a champion in League of Legends, the half-human son of a vastayan crime boss, who rose to lead his own criminal empire in Ionia. He is a melee fighter known for his brawler fighting style and punching-based abilities.

Role: Fighter
Title: The Boss
Origin: Ionia

Caitlyn

Longest auto-attack range in the bot lane and traps that punish overextension. Consistently strong in lane, though she can feel like a non-event once team fights get chaotic.

About Caitlyn

Caitlyn is a marksman champion in League of Legends, the renowned Sheriff of Piltover known for her sniper rifle and precision traps. She is often paired narratively and in lore with Vi as law enforcement partners.

Role: Marksman
Region: Piltover
Signature ability: Ace in the Hole (ultimate)

Miss Fortune

A bot lane staple whose ultimate, a screen-wide bullet storm, has been deleting whole enemy teams since the early days of the game.

About Miss Fortune

Miss Fortune, real name Sarah Fortune, is a marksman champion in League of Legends, the online multiplayer game by Riot Games. She is a notorious pirate captain from Bilgewater known for her twin pistols and her vendetta against the slavers who destroyed her home.

Role: Marksman
Region: Bilgewater
Signature ability: Bullet Time (ultimate)

Akali

Smoke bombs and a dash that makes her nearly unkillable in the right hands. She's gone through a lot of reworks and balance swings, which tells you how hard Riot's found it to get her fun without being oppressive.

About Akali

Akali is an assassin champion in League of Legends, a rogue ninja known as the 'Fist of Shadow' who left the Kinkou Order to fight on her own terms. She is known for her high mobility and burst damage, often played in the mid lane.

Role: Assassin
Region: Ionia
Signature ability: Perfect Execution (ultimate)

Irelia

Blade dancer with a kit that rewards precise stack management. She's had a rocky reputation through various reworks, but when she's tuned well she's one of the more stylish bruisers around.

About Irelia

Irelia is a champion in League of Legends, a skilled blade dancer from Ionia who fights to protect her homeland. She is a melee fighter known for manipulating a set of floating blades in combat.

Role: Fighter
Title: The Blade Dancer
Origin: Ionia

Pyke

An execute-support hybrid that broke the usual rules for the role. Pyke mains live for the moment they finish off a target the enemy thought was safe.

About Pyke

Pyke is a champion in League of Legends, once a harpooner from Bilgewater who was killed by a monstrous creature and returned from the depths as an undead reaper. He is a support champion known for his ability to execute low-health enemies and stealth away from combat.

Role: Support/Assassin
Title: The Bloodharbor Ripper
Origin: Bilgewater

Viktor

A slow-burn scaling mage with a laser beam ultimate and a personal evolution system. He rewards patience, which makes him endlessly interesting to theorycraft even when he's not the flavor of the month.

About Viktor

Viktor is a mage champion in League of Legends from Zaun, a scientist who has embraced augmentation of his own body in pursuit of what he calls the 'Glorious Evolution'. He fights with a hextech staff and mechanical enhancements.

Role: Mage
Region: Zaun
Signature ability: Chaos Storm (ultimate)

Evelynn

Invisible outside combat, terrifying inside it. Few junglers have made more people paranoid about warding bushes than Evelynn.

About Evelynn

Evelynn is a champion in League of Legends, a demonic seductress who lures victims into the shadows before revealing her monstrous true form. She is an assassin known for her stealth capabilities and burst damage, and has also appeared as a member of the K/DA virtual group.

Role: Assassin
Title: Agony's Embrace
Related group: K/DA

Jayce

A transforming hammer-and-cannon champion that demands real mechanical investment to play well. Jayce mains are a small but dedicated crowd for good reason.

About Jayce

Jayce is a champion in League of Legends from Piltover, known as the 'Defender of Tomorrow'. He fights using a transforming hextech hammer that can switch between a melee hammer and a ranged cannon.

Role: Fighter/Marksman (hybrid)
Region: Piltover
Signature ability: Mercury Transform (weapon switch)

Diana

A moon-themed diver with a pull and a shield that makes her annoyingly hard to burst down. She's quietly been a consistent mid or jungle pick for years.

About Diana

Diana is a champion in League of Legends, a scorned priestess of the Lunari who worships the moon. She is a melee mage fighter known for her moonlight-infused weapon and crescent-shaped attacks. Her story is closely tied to Leona, as the two were once friends before being divided by the conflict between the Lunari and Solari faiths.

Role: Fighter/Mage
Title: Scorn of the Moon

Sona

A support who just sits in lane buffing allies and poking enemies with a chord. Easy to pick up, satisfying to carry with, and her ultimate stun from across the map has ended plenty of games.

About Sona

Sona is a champion in League of Legends, a mute musician from Demacia who communicates and fights through the music of her magical etwahl. She is a support champion known for her auras that buff allies and her musical theme.

Role: Support
Title: Maven of the Strings
Origin: Demacia

Yone

Yasuo's half-brother with a similar fantasy but cleaner execution, dashing through enemies and tallying up a bonus-damage mark. He avoided a lot of the backlash Yasuo gets, somehow.

About Yone

Yone is a champion in League of Legends, the half-brother of Yasuo, an Ionian swordsman who died and was resurrected as a spirit bound to a demonic mask. He is a melee fighter/assassin known for wielding two swords.

Role: Fighter/Assassin
Origin: Ionia
Related character: Yasuo (half-brother)

Nidalee

Spear-throwing cougar-shifting jungler with one of the steepest learning curves in the game. Nobody respects a bad Nidalage, but a good one is terrifying from minute one.

About Nidalee

Nidalee is a champion in League of Legends, a human raised by cougars in the jungles of Southern Shurima. She is a shapeshifting champion who can transform between human and cougar forms, commonly played in the jungle role.

Role: Assassin/Fighter
Title: The Bestial Huntress
Origin: Southern Shurima

Blitzcrank

One rocket grab is all it takes to ruin someone's entire game. Simple, iconic, and still capable of winning lane off a single good hook even at low levels of play.

About Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank is a champion in League of Legends, a steam-powered golem originally built in Zaun as a trash compactor before gaining sentience. He is a tank/support champion best known for his signature Rocket Grab ability, used to pull enemies out of position.

Role: Tank/Support
Title: The Great Steam Golem
Origin: Zaun

Mordekaiser

A metal-clad juggernaut whose ultimate drags a single enemy into a separate dimension for a 1v1. It's a great gimmick that makes him feel distinct from every other top laner.

About Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser is a champion in League of Legends, a MOBA developed by Riot Games. He is an iron-willed juggernaut who can banish enemies to his own Death Realm to fight them one on one. He has been reworked since his original release, giving him a new kit and visual design.

Role: Fighter
Resource: Mana
Signature mechanic: Realm of Death ultimate

Ashe

One of League's original champions, still relevant thanks to a global-range stun ultimate and slowing autos. Not flashy, but dependable, like the reliable friend of the marksman roster.

About Ashe

Ashe is a marksman champion in League of Legends, the Warmother and Frost Archer of the Avarosan, one of the tribes of the Freljord. She fights with a magical bow and is known for her crowd-control arrows.

Role: Marksman
Region: Freljord
Signature ability: Enchanted Crystal Arrow (ultimate)

Lulu

A support who can shrink enemies into harmless squirrels or turn an ally into a giant. Chaotic, polarizing to play against, and beloved by anyone who's ever gotten a pentakill off her shield.

About Lulu

Lulu is a champion in League of Legends, a yordle known as the Fae Sorceress, who travels with her fairy companion Pix. She is a support champion famous for her ability to shrink enemies and enlarge allies, altering the outcome of fights.

Role: Support
Title: The Fae Sorceress
Companion: Pix

Janna

A peel-focused support whose tornado and shield have saved more marksmen than anyone can count. She's not the loudest champion in the game, but ADC players will tell you she's one of the best.

About Janna

Janna is a champion in League of Legends, an elemental spirit of the wind said to protect the people of Zaun. She is a support champion known for her ability to shield allies and knock back enemies using wind-based powers.

Role: Support
Title: The Storm's Fury
Origin: Zaun

Aatrox

A sword-wielding darkin who went through a full rework and came out the other side as one of the more satisfying top lane bruisers, all slams and self-sustain.

About Aatrox

Aatrox is a champion in League of Legends, known as the Darkin Blade, an ancient demonic warrior sealed away after a great war long ago. He is a melee fighter who uses a massive greatsword and sustains himself through dealing damage. He was reworked by Riot Games, receiving a new kit and updated lore.

Role: Fighter
Title: The Darkin Blade

Amumu

A sad little mummy whose point-and-click ultimate is one of the best team fight starters in the jungle role. Deceptively simple, consistently effective.

About Amumu

Amumu is a champion in League of Legends, known as the Sad Mummy, a small, lonely creature cursed to wander Shurima bound in bandages. He is a tank commonly played in the jungle role, known for his area of effect crowd control abilities.

Role: Tank
Title: The Sad Mummy
Origin: Shurima

CC Tier: Fine, with caveats

Seraphine

A singer-support with a kit that echoes a few older champions' designs a little too closely for some fans' taste. Still, her ability to go bot lane carry or support utility gives her real flexibility.

About Seraphine

Seraphine is a champion in League of Legends, a singer and musician from Piltover and Zaun whose empathic songs connect with the emotions of others. She is a mage/support champion themed around music, and has also been featured as part of the K/DA virtual pop group.

Role: Mage/Support
Origin: Piltover/Zaun
Related group: K/DA

Ekko

Time-rewind mechanic is a cool idea on paper, and his playstyle rewards aggressive diving, but he's often overshadowed by cleaner assassins and bruisers on this same list.

About Ekko

Ekko is an assassin champion in League of Legends from the undercity of Zaun, a young prodigy who manipulates time using a device called the Zero Drive. He is known for his ability to rewind time to escape death.

Role: Assassin
Region: Zaun
Signature ability: Chronobreak (ultimate)

Morgana

Her root-and-shield kit is a nightmare for melee champions and a lifesaver against hard engage supports. Less flashy than most on this list, but quietly one of the best answers to CC-heavy team comps.

About Morgana

Morgana is a champion in League of Legends, a fallen celestial being who renounced her wings and the cruelty of her sister Kayle's justice. She is known for her binding dark magic and is commonly played as a support or mage.

Role: Mage/Support
Title: The Fallen
Related character: Kayle (sister)

Annie

A child with a teddy bear that breathes fire, Annie's stun-on-a-timer kit is simple enough for total beginners, which has made her a long-running starter champion recommendation.

About Annie

Annie is a mage champion in League of Legends, a young girl with pyromantic powers accompanied by her enchanted teddy bear Tibbers, which she can summon to fight. She is one of the game's original champions.

Role: Mage
Region: Noxus
Signature ability: Summon: Tibbers (ultimate)

Heimerdinger

Turret spam from a tiny inventor is a genuinely unique lane fantasy, but he's niche enough that most players only ever face him rather than play him.

About Heimerdinger

Heimerdinger is a champion in League of Legends, a brilliant yordle inventor from Piltover known for his turret-based gameplay. He is a mage who deploys turrets and gadgets to control the battlefield. He also appears as a character in the animated series Arcane.

Role: Mage
Title: The Revered Inventor
Origin: Piltover

Darius

A big axe, a bleed stack, and an execute ultimate that feels amazing to land. Straightforward in a way that's satisfying early but can get predictable once a game stretches long.

About Darius

Darius is a fighter champion in League of Legends, the Hand of Noxus and a feared military commander who wields a massive axe. He is the younger brother of fellow champion Draven.

Role: Fighter
Region: Noxus
Signature ability: Noxian Guillotine (ultimate)

Master Yi

The definitive one-click carry fantasy for new players, all auto-attacks and a dash through everyone. Beloved by beginners, groaned at by basically everyone else in the lobby.

About Master Yi

Master Yi is a melee fighter/assassin champion in League of Legends who wields the Wuju-style blade and follows the martial discipline of the Ionian village of Wuju. He is known for his high mobility and burst damage through the Highlander ability.

Role: Fighter/Assassin
Region: Ionia
Signature ability: Highlander (ultimate)

DD Tier: A rough ride

Garen

The default 'press buttons to win' champion that every new player tries first. There's nothing wrong with him exactly, he's just about as plain as League's roster gets, silence button included.

About Garen

Garen is a fighter/tank champion in League of Legends, a proud member of the Noxian military unit called the Dauntless Vanguard. He fights with a greatsword and heavy armor, and is known for sustain through his passive health regeneration.

Role: Fighter/Tank
Region: Noxus
Signature ability: Demacian Justice (ultimate)

FF Tier: Mostly just frustrating

Teemo

Beloved by the people who play him, despised by basically everyone who doesn't. Invisible mushrooms littering the map and a blind that ruins auto-attackers have made Teemo the single most reported-for-trash-talk champion in League history, deserved or not.

About Teemo

Teemo is a marksman champion in League of Legends, a small Yordle scout known for his poison blowdarts and ability to lay invisible, explosive mushroom traps. He is one of the game's most notorious and divisive champions among players.

Role: Marksman
Region: Bandle City
Signature ability: Noxious Trap (mushrooms)

How we ranked them

We pulled together what shows up again and again in community discussions, champion mains' arguments, and general consensus about design quality, fun factor and cultural footprint. Champions that are beloved, iconic to the game's identity, or just consistently fun across patches rank higher. Champions that are more niche, frustrating to play against with little reward, or have faded from relevance rank lower. Where the community is genuinely split (Yasuo being the obvious one), we picked a side and said so.

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FAQ

What is the best League of Legends champion overall?

There's no single objective answer, but champions like Ahri, Jinx, Thresh and Lee Sin consistently top fan and community discussions for blending iconic design with genuinely fun gameplay.

Is Yasuo actually good or just annoying?

Both, depending who you ask. He's mechanically rewarding for the people who main him and deeply frustrating for the people who play against him, which is exactly why he's one of the most talked-about champions in the game.

What's the easiest champion for a beginner to learn?

Garen, Annie and Master Yi are the names that come up again and again as beginner-friendly, since their kits are straightforward and don't rely on tricky skillshot combos.

Why is Teemo ranked so low despite being popular?

Teemo is popular in the sense that everyone knows him, but the way his kit (stealth, mushrooms, blind) plays out in actual matches makes him one of the most disliked champions to face, which is why he lands in F here.

Which champions are considered the most mechanically difficult?

Riven, Nidalee, Azir-style mains aside, names like Riven, Katarina, Yasuo and Jayce are usually cited as having the highest skill ceilings on this list.

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