League of Legends Patch 9.10 tier list: mid lane

Falling Champions

Lux (B+ to B tier)

One of the goals with adding the new B+ tier was to give some love to champions we felt are strong enough to be considered solid picks, but not quite the meta-stompers that A, A+, or S tier picks are. Lux is a perfect example of this, and in Patch 9.10 she fell from what would be the B+ tier to the B tier.

At least four tier lists have her rated as an A tier pick or better, indicating she is decently strong, but a few tier lists having her in the C or D tiers. Is she a slam-dunk pick to spam? No, but she’s certainly better than most.

Orianna (B+ to B tier)

Orianna was in A tier last patch, but with how we re-oriented the tier lists if she had remained the same she’d be considered a B+ tier pick this patch. Unfortunately, because no list had Orianna better than a B pick (and a couple had her as a C pick), she’s not considered more than an above-average pick.

Kassadin (B+ to B tier)

Same sort of story when it comes to Kassadin, but opinion over him is much more spread. At least three sites consider him to be an A tier pick but two others don’t even have him rated at all.

Anivia (B+ to B tier)

Anivia was in what used to be the A tier, but she dropped significantly after Patch 9.10. She’s currently above-average for her position, but there’s not enough strong sentiment to indicate that she’s anything more than that. Only one site considers her an A tier pick.

Ekko (B+ to B tier)

After a brief rebound to the A tier following some nice buffs in 9.9, Ekko dropped right back to where he was in Patch 9.8. He’s above-average, not good, although a couple of tier lists do have him in their A tier.

Corki (B to C tier)

When we remade the tier list divisions, we wanted the B/C tier to be the divider between above and below-average picks. Right now, Corki has fallen below the average ranking for mid laners, putting him into the C tier.

Taliyah (B+ to C tier)

Taliyah is still considered to be a very strong pick by some tier lists (she’s rated S tier by one and A tier by two others). Unfortunately, the majority of the tier lists have her rated C tier or lower.

Zilean (B+ to C tier)

Similar to Taliyah, Zilean was a strong pick last patch but has dropped off below the average rank of mid laners in Patch 9.10. Half of sites think Zilean is a very strong (A tier or better), but the other half think she is C or lower.

Leblanc (B to C tier)

One of those classic high-skill champions that gets rated high by experts, who think it’s a strong pick. Unfortunately, she tends to have such a poor win rate (she’s currently at 47.7% in Plat and above) that most stat-based sites have her rated very low. As a result, she’s put below average right now.

Twisted Fate (B to C tier)

TF was a decently strong pick last patch, but with half the sites we audited rating him C tier or lower, it’s hard to justify putting him in the B tier. His overall ranking is below the average, for right now.

Karthus (B to C tier)

Karthus as well is a victim of how we re-oriented the tier list. If it was the last patch, he’d still be in the B tier, but unfortunately, since he’s got an average ranking below the middle of the pack he’s a C tier pick.

Cassiopeia (B to C tier)

On the other hand, Cassiopeia dropped significantly from last patch. Three tier lists have her D tier or unranked, which is a far cry for just having a few sites think you’re a C tier pick. That level of distrust in Cassio prevents her from being above the average rank of mids.

Ziggs (C to D tier)

In the new D tier, we have champions who aren’t close to being a decent pick. Ziggs falls into this category right now, since only one single tier list has him listed above C tier.

Jayce (C to D tier)

Although two tier lists have the decency to consider Jayce mid to be a C tier pick, the fact that he’s not even rated by three of the eight sites we audited pushes him to the D tier. He may be an okay pick in skilled hands, but right now we don’t have the confidence to recommend him generally.

Annie (C to D tier)

Annie is in the same spot of Ziggs. Only one tier list has her above C tier and two don’t have her rated at all. But the majority of sites have her in that D or lower tier.

Aurelion Sol (C to F tier)

Sol demonstrates perfectly why the new F tier was added. Yes, there are a couple of sites that have him rated B or A tier, but half of the sites don’t rate him at all. While he was at least rated by half of the ratings we looked at – the minimum needed to make our tier list – being left off half the tier lists indicates he’s not considered a viable pick by the plurality of sources we used.

Swain (C to F tier)

Similar to Sol, Swain was left off the rankings of half the sites we used. Worse yet, Swain wasn’t even considered to be above a C tier pick by those that did end up ranking him.

What are your thoughts on our mid lane tier list? Let us know if your main is doing better in the comments below!