Best Champions To Main in League of Legends
This ranks every champion by how many Challenger and Grandmaster mains it produces relative to how much the entire playerbase actually plays it, adjusted for ban rate. It is not a win rate list and not a patch strength list. It measures whether committing to a champion converts into rank, whether you call that maining it or one-tricking it.
Reviewed for League of Legends patch 16.15. 173 champions.
Popularity is not viability. Malphite is played 922,790 times and has one high elo main. Rek'Sai is played 86,741 times and has seventeen.
By role
Best junglers to main · best top laners · best mid laners · best ADCs · best supports
Three ways into the list
The hidden gems: almost nobody plays them, their mains keep reaching the top. The popularity trap: the twenty most played champions and how rarely the crowd converts. The never converted: the three champions with zero high elo mains anywhere.
How this was measured
Most tier lists answer one question: what is strong on this patch. That changes every two weeks, and it never helped anyone pick a champion to stick with. This list answers a different question. If you commit to this champion and put in the hours, does anybody actually reach the top playing it?
Two numbers, one division. First: how many players are in Challenger or Grandmaster right now maining this champion, counted in Korea, Europe West and North America, from onetricks.gg. Second: how many ranked games of this champion the whole world plays, every rank from Iron up, from op.gg. Divide the first by the second and you get the score: high elo mains per 100,000 games played.
Why divide? Because raw counts lie. Yasuo has more Challenger mains than almost anything, but a million people play Yasuo. Enter a thousand runners in a race and a few will medal no matter what shoes you gave them. The school that enters fifty runners and still takes ten medals is the one doing something right. Dividing by games played finds those champions.
One adjustment on top: bans. If a champion is banned in half your games, you do not get to play it in half your games, so every score is reduced by the champion's ban rate. Locke gets banned in about 45 games out of 100, so Locke keeps about 55 percent of its score. Bans also quietly shrink a champion's games played, which was inflating some scores; the adjustment fixes that too.
The tier lines were not drawn at round numbers. All 173 scores were lined up from best to worst and the lines went where the natural gaps are, the places where one score jumps well clear of the next. The middle champion in the game scores 2.26, so a C here is the actual middle of the game, not a failing grade.
What this list cannot tell you
It knows nothing about low ranks. The data starts at Master. It tells you where committed players end up, not what wins games in Silver.
China is not in the numbers. The Chinese server does not share its data, and it holds a huge number of very strong players.
It is a comparison, not a promise. A high score means better conversion than the champions below it. It is not your personal odds of hitting Challenger. Nobody can sell you those.
Small numbers wobble. A champion with three top mains can be reshaped by one player quitting. Treat the thin end of the data gently.
Accounts are not people. onetricks counts accounts, and one dedicated player with three Challenger accounts on one champion shows up as three mains. This matters most for exactly those thin champions.
It is one snapshot. Patch 16.15, August 2026. Bans especially move fast.
The one rule that beats the list
If you already love a champion, play it. Enjoying the game is what keeps you queuing, and volume of games is what actually makes you better. A better champion you find boring will not carry you anywhere. This list is for players who have not picked yet, or who want to know what the numbers say before they switch.
The tiers
S Highest return (8 champions)
Few play it, many who commit reach the top.
A Strong return (11 champions)
Strong conversion, slightly more crowded.
B Above average (25 champions)
Roughly double the median.
C Around average (31 champions)
The middle of the game.
D Below average (49 champions)
Played more than its high elo population justifies.
F Rarely converts (49 champions)
Heavily played, almost nobody reaches the top.
All 173 champions
Sorted alphabetically. Click a column heading to sort.
| Champion | Tier | Score | Chall | GM | Ban | Games | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aatrox | D | 2.40 | 6 | 10 | 6.50% | 622,754 | 6.76% |
| Ahri | C | 3.11 | 8 | 21 | 3.30% | 902,654 | 9.80% |
| Akali | D | 2.09 | 6 | 16 | 14.88% | 896,880 | 9.73% |
| Akshan | A | 9.95 | 6 | 15 | 1.43% | 207,971 | 2.26% |
| Alistar | D | 1.91 | 0 | 6 | 1.17% | 309,833 | 3.36% |
| Ambessa | A | 9.87 | 7 | 31 | 3.00% | 373,524 | 4.05% |
| Amumu | F | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 1.83% | 356,018 | 3.86% |
| Anivia | B | 5.16 | 5 | 10 | 1.58% | 286,186 | 3.11% |
| Annie | C | 3.76 | 2 | 6 | 0.66% | 211,300 | 2.29% |
| Aphelios | C | 3.00 | 1 | 9 | 1.15% | 329,673 | 3.58% |
| Ashe | F | 0.55 | 2 | 3 | 3.23% | 881,007 | 9.56% |
| Aurelion Sol | B | 5.59 | 5 | 7 | 0.60% | 213,170 | 2.31% |
| Aurora | B | 5.48 | 1 | 11 | 1.17% | 216,311 | 2.35% |
| Azir | C | 3.98 | 2 | 4 | 0.32% | 150,356 | 1.63% |
| Bard | S | 14.34 | 16 | 29 | 1.25% | 309,989 | 3.37% |
| Bel'Veth | C | 3.21 | 4 | 10 | 3.99% | 418,927 | 4.55% |
| Blitzcrank | F | 0.47 | 1 | 2 | 12.80% | 557,116 | 6.05% |
| Brand | F | 0.43 | 2 | 1 | 7.32% | 639,186 | 6.94% |
| Braum | F | 0.36 | 0 | 1 | 2.21% | 274,936 | 2.98% |
| Briar | F | 0.53 | 0 | 4 | 13.15% | 650,102 | 7.06% |
| Caitlyn | F | 0.63 | 3 | 11 | 22.17% | 1,721,682 | 18.69% |
| Camille | D | 1.26 | 1 | 9 | 10.70% | 705,916 | 7.66% |
| Cassiopeia | A | 8.77 | 11 | 8 | 1.16% | 214,071 | 2.32% |
| Cho'Gath | C | 2.81 | 2 | 9 | 0.91% | 388,302 | 4.21% |
| Corki | B | 5.22 | 2 | 5 | 0.25% | 133,861 | 1.45% |
| Darius | F | 1.16 | 2 | 10 | 15.11% | 875,704 | 9.51% |
| Diana | F | 0.68 | 1 | 4 | 4.53% | 700,624 | 7.61% |
| Dr. Mundo | D | 1.31 | 0 | 8 | 4.77% | 581,578 | 6.31% |
| Draven | A | 7.63 | 4 | 20 | 7.14% | 291,961 | 3.17% |
| Ekko | B | 4.84 | 10 | 20 | 1.53% | 610,064 | 6.62% |
| Elise | B | 6.81 | 2 | 8 | 0.52% | 146,109 | 1.59% |
| Evelynn | D | 1.91 | 0 | 4 | 1.39% | 206,727 | 2.24% |
| Ezreal | C | 3.42 | 16 | 30 | 4.23% | 1,286,730 | 13.97% |
| Fiddlesticks | C | 2.50 | 1 | 6 | 0.71% | 277,456 | 3.01% |
| Fiora | B | 6.73 | 5 | 17 | 2.83% | 317,743 | 3.45% |
| Fizz | D | 1.78 | 2 | 11 | 10.12% | 658,011 | 7.14% |
| Galio | D | 2.21 | 3 | 9 | 2.13% | 531,709 | 5.77% |
| Gangplank | D | 2.35 | 6 | 6 | 5.21% | 483,868 | 5.25% |
| Garen | F | 0.34 | 1 | 2 | 6.58% | 815,250 | 8.85% |
| Gnar | F | 0.34 | 1 | 0 | 0.89% | 294,208 | 3.19% |
| Gragas | C | 3.91 | 1 | 8 | 0.41% | 229,242 | 2.49% |
| Graves | D | 2.42 | 6 | 19 | 8.28% | 945,743 | 10.27% |
| Gwen | D | 1.51 | 1 | 4 | 1.78% | 324,529 | 3.52% |
| Hecarim | A | 8.67 | 11 | 14 | 1.71% | 283,496 | 3.08% |
| Heimerdinger | D | 1.76 | 1 | 5 | 5.84% | 320,258 | 3.48% |
| Hwei | C | 3.34 | 5 | 12 | 2.09% | 498,076 | 5.41% |
| Illaoi | F | 0.49 | 0 | 2 | 9.49% | 368,769 | 4.00% |
| Irelia | C | 2.65 | 7 | 11 | 10.13% | 611,555 | 6.64% |
| Ivern | S | 10.64 | 4 | 6 | 0.27% | 93,694 | 1.02% |
| Janna | B | 5.51 | 3 | 8 | 0.31% | 199,124 | 2.16% |
| Jarvan IV | C | 2.59 | 7 | 6 | 0.84% | 498,216 | 5.41% |
| Jax | D | 1.45 | 3 | 11 | 8.72% | 884,104 | 9.60% |
| Jayce | A | 9.11 | 14 | 36 | 3.22% | 531,262 | 5.77% |
| Jhin | D | 1.74 | 2 | 22 | 2.49% | 1,346,202 | 14.61% |
| Jinx | D | 1.77 | 7 | 11 | 2.87% | 987,772 | 10.72% |
| K'Sante | A | 7.78 | 1 | 20 | 1.77% | 265,329 | 2.88% |
| Kai'Sa | F | 0.64 | 4 | 7 | 3.14% | 1,654,950 | 17.96% |
| Kalista | B | 6.42 | 2 | 8 | 0.33% | 155,323 | 1.69% |
| Karma | D | 2.44 | 1 | 9 | 1.68% | 402,584 | 4.37% |
| Karthus | A | 8.46 | 4 | 10 | 0.42% | 164,873 | 1.79% |
| Kassadin | C | 4.33 | 1 | 8 | 1.17% | 205,524 | 2.23% |
| Katarina | B | 5.09 | 10 | 28 | 7.60% | 689,913 | 7.49% |
| Kayle | D | 1.44 | 1 | 3 | 1.49% | 273,231 | 2.97% |
| Kayn | F | 0.72 | 3 | 4 | 6.25% | 905,414 | 9.83% |
| Kennen | B | 5.29 | 3 | 5 | 0.84% | 150,016 | 1.63% |
| Kha'Zix | D | 2.26 | 3 | 6 | 1.94% | 390,267 | 4.24% |
| Kindred | B | 4.86 | 3 | 8 | 0.97% | 224,015 | 2.43% |
| Kled | C | 4.19 | 2 | 4 | 0.81% | 142,167 | 1.54% |
| Kog'Maw | B | 5.51 | 3 | 7 | 0.46% | 180,750 | 1.96% |
| LeBlanc | C | 3.43 | 5 | 12 | 10.77% | 442,115 | 4.80% |
| Lee Sin | B | 4.65 | 17 | 39 | 13.15% | 1,046,480 | 11.36% |
| Leona | F | 0.79 | 3 | 4 | 9.70% | 799,174 | 8.67% |
| Lillia | F | 0.99 | 1 | 2 | 1.50% | 297,158 | 3.23% |
| Lissandra | D | 2.16 | 3 | 6 | 2.27% | 406,976 | 4.42% |
| Locke | F | 0.36 | 3 | 2 | 44.87% | 756,150 | 8.21% |
| Lucian | D | 1.21 | 1 | 7 | 1.34% | 652,089 | 7.08% |
| Lulu | D | 1.30 | 0 | 7 | 3.82% | 517,104 | 5.61% |
| Lux | F | 0.83 | 5 | 11 | 12.12% | 1,691,071 | 18.36% |
| Malphite | F | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 14.38% | 922,790 | 10.02% |
| Malzahar | F | 0.53 | 2 | 3 | 15.42% | 803,165 | 8.72% |
| Maokai | D | 1.74 | 0 | 5 | 0.25% | 286,800 | 3.11% |
| Master Yi | F | 1.02 | 4 | 7 | 17.12% | 890,481 | 9.66% |
| Mel | F | 0.18 | 1 | 2 | 38.56% | 1,024,111 | 11.12% |
| Milio | F | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 2.18% | 353,218 | 3.83% |
| Miss Fortune | F | 0.21 | 0 | 3 | 4.46% | 1,379,162 | 14.97% |
| Mordekaiser | F | 0.15 | 0 | 2 | 19.54% | 1,035,484 | 11.24% |
| Morgana | F | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 20.79% | 799,584 | 8.68% |
| Naafiri | D | 1.36 | 3 | 9 | 19.97% | 705,878 | 7.66% |
| Nami | F | 1.11 | 2 | 4 | 0.73% | 538,324 | 5.84% |
| Nasus | F | 0.77 | 4 | 2 | 9.00% | 710,034 | 7.71% |
| Nautilus | D | 1.57 | 5 | 12 | 11.71% | 953,015 | 10.34% |
| Neeko | C | 4.43 | 3 | 8 | 0.89% | 246,325 | 2.67% |
| Nidalee | S | 12.74 | 6 | 19 | 0.70% | 194,831 | 2.12% |
| Nilah | B | 6.03 | 0 | 6 | 1.49% | 98,033 | 1.06% |
| Nocturne | F | 0.21 | 0 | 2 | 15.83% | 798,750 | 8.67% |
| Nunu & Willump | B | 4.59 | 3 | 7 | 0.43% | 216,877 | 2.35% |
| Olaf | C | 2.65 | 2 | 6 | 2.53% | 294,528 | 3.20% |
| Orianna | B | 6.05 | 3 | 12 | 0.41% | 246,820 | 2.68% |
| Ornn | D | 1.90 | 0 | 5 | 0.48% | 261,426 | 2.84% |
| Pantheon | D | 1.29 | 5 | 7 | 2.60% | 906,850 | 9.84% |
| Poppy | D | 1.39 | 3 | 3 | 4.16% | 412,463 | 4.48% |
| Pyke | C | 2.94 | 7 | 16 | 17.04% | 649,574 | 7.05% |
| Qiyana | A | 9.77 | 14 | 20 | 0.98% | 344,634 | 3.74% |
| Quinn | C | 2.54 | 2 | 4 | 0.78% | 233,908 | 2.54% |
| Rakan | C | 3.13 | 1 | 6 | 0.25% | 223,230 | 2.42% |
| Rammus | F | 0.43 | 1 | 0 | 5.08% | 219,027 | 2.38% |
| Rek'Sai | S | 19.53 | 7 | 10 | 0.37% | 86,741 | 0.94% |
| Rell | B | 5.80 | 2 | 14 | 0.90% | 273,348 | 2.97% |
| Renata Glasc | D | 1.52 | 0 | 1 | 0.14% | 65,569 | 0.71% |
| Renekton | F | 0.98 | 1 | 4 | 3.52% | 493,528 | 5.36% |
| Rengar | B | 4.87 | 8 | 15 | 2.94% | 458,927 | 4.98% |
| Riven | S | 11.00 | 14 | 15 | 1.27% | 260,230 | 2.83% |
| Rumble | B | 4.77 | 1 | 6 | 0.56% | 145,975 | 1.58% |
| Ryze | C | 2.81 | 2 | 6 | 0.45% | 282,891 | 3.07% |
| Samira | F | 0.76 | 1 | 3 | 8.61% | 483,885 | 5.25% |
| Sejuani | D | 1.51 | 1 | 2 | 0.24% | 197,917 | 2.15% |
| Senna | C | 2.51 | 5 | 14 | 4.10% | 726,865 | 7.89% |
| Seraphine | D | 1.52 | 2 | 21 | 15.39% | 1,277,339 | 13.86% |
| Sett | F | 0.39 | 0 | 3 | 3.88% | 747,912 | 8.12% |
| Shaco | D | 1.73 | 3 | 13 | 26.10% | 682,990 | 7.41% |
| Shen | F | 1.00 | 2 | 3 | 0.80% | 496,302 | 5.39% |
| Shyvana | D | 1.83 | 3 | 6 | 3.84% | 473,159 | 5.14% |
| Singed | B | 5.29 | 2 | 12 | 1.08% | 261,792 | 2.84% |
| Sion | D | 1.78 | 2 | 5 | 0.81% | 388,929 | 4.22% |
| Sivir | F | 0.90 | 0 | 3 | 1.16% | 330,805 | 3.59% |
| Skarner | S | 10.78 | 1 | 12 | 0.19% | 120,313 | 1.31% |
| Smolder | F | 0.97 | 1 | 4 | 2.57% | 500,366 | 5.43% |
| Sona | B | 5.46 | 5 | 8 | 0.21% | 237,491 | 2.58% |
| Soraka | D | 1.43 | 1 | 4 | 1.61% | 345,028 | 3.75% |
| Swain | D | 2.12 | 3 | 11 | 3.93% | 633,118 | 6.87% |
| Sylas | D | 1.73 | 12 | 19 | 14.37% | 1,537,403 | 16.69% |
| Syndra | C | 3.26 | 11 | 20 | 7.46% | 879,780 | 9.55% |
| Tahm Kench | F | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 4.26% | 571,900 | 6.21% |
| Taliyah | S | 11.68 | 2 | 16 | 0.19% | 153,863 | 1.67% |
| Talon | A | 7.12 | 10 | 24 | 2.64% | 465,248 | 5.05% |
| Taric | A | 9.01 | 2 | 9 | 0.39% | 121,584 | 1.32% |
| Teemo | F | 0.46 | 1 | 4 | 16.11% | 915,530 | 9.94% |
| Thresh | D | 1.95 | 6 | 14 | 5.43% | 971,072 | 10.54% |
| Tristana | D | 2.43 | 4 | 16 | 3.69% | 791,579 | 8.59% |
| Trundle | F | 1.03 | 0 | 3 | 0.63% | 287,810 | 3.12% |
| Tryndamere | D | 1.77 | 2 | 7 | 3.76% | 489,524 | 5.31% |
| Twisted Fate | C | 3.97 | 4 | 12 | 0.61% | 400,505 | 4.35% |
| Twitch | C | 2.59 | 3 | 11 | 6.21% | 506,521 | 5.50% |
| Udyr | D | 2.36 | 2 | 3 | 0.71% | 210,387 | 2.28% |
| Urgot | C | 3.05 | 3 | 5 | 1.37% | 259,064 | 2.81% |
| Varus | F | 0.62 | 1 | 1 | 0.79% | 317,775 | 3.45% |
| Vayne | F | 1.11 | 3 | 7 | 10.38% | 808,451 | 8.78% |
| Veigar | F | 0.76 | 3 | 4 | 3.65% | 891,564 | 9.68% |
| Vel'Koz | C | 3.90 | 1 | 17 | 2.19% | 451,647 | 4.90% |
| Vex | D | 1.48 | 1 | 5 | 4.27% | 387,272 | 4.20% |
| Vi | D | 1.32 | 3 | 5 | 1.59% | 596,015 | 6.47% |
| Viego | D | 1.86 | 4 | 18 | 8.45% | 1,085,272 | 11.78% |
| Viktor | D | 2.11 | 6 | 17 | 9.19% | 987,963 | 10.72% |
| Vladimir | B | 5.47 | 4 | 22 | 4.22% | 455,156 | 4.94% |
| Volibear | F | 0.59 | 0 | 3 | 1.92% | 494,278 | 5.37% |
| Warwick | F | 0.39 | 1 | 2 | 6.46% | 715,302 | 7.76% |
| Wukong | F | 0.53 | 0 | 3 | 1.85% | 560,107 | 6.08% |
| Xayah | D | 1.26 | 0 | 4 | 0.51% | 315,723 | 3.43% |
| Xerath | D | 1.43 | 7 | 12 | 22.66% | 1,026,082 | 11.14% |
| Xin Zhao | D | 1.45 | 2 | 4 | 1.08% | 409,290 | 4.44% |
| Yasuo | C | 3.13 | 23 | 32 | 17.66% | 1,448,831 | 15.73% |
| Yone | C | 2.63 | 19 | 28 | 9.49% | 1,619,222 | 17.57% |
| Yorick | F | 0.53 | 0 | 3 | 11.42% | 504,372 | 5.47% |
| Yunara | B | 6.66 | 12 | 18 | 1.08% | 445,499 | 4.83% |
| Yuumi | F | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3.30% | 414,768 | 4.50% |
| Zaahen | F | 0.94 | 0 | 3 | 1.35% | 313,278 | 3.40% |
| Zac | D | 1.83 | 3 | 2 | 0.66% | 271,835 | 2.95% |
| Zed | D | 2.15 | 3 | 23 | 18.85% | 979,273 | 10.63% |
| Zeri | B | 5.41 | 2 | 10 | 0.28% | 221,308 | 2.40% |
| Ziggs | F | 0.46 | 1 | 2 | 4.67% | 618,156 | 6.71% |
| Zilean | C | 4.26 | 3 | 8 | 0.80% | 256,074 | 2.78% |
| Zoe | S | 13.43 | 14 | 25 | 2.19% | 283,954 | 3.08% |
| Zyra | C | 2.77 | 5 | 6 | 2.80% | 386,489 | 4.20% |
Limits
Master and above only. There is no Gold or Silver data in the source, so this measures ceilings rather than what wins in your games. The Chinese server is not included, because Riot's public API does not expose it and no third party has that data. The score is a comparison between champions, not a personal probability. One patch snapshot, and ban rates in particular move quickly.