Optimal Ban Tier List for League of Legends Ranked – Patch 14.9 May 2024 – GodLike – Your Ultimate Destination for Gaming and Esports

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Optimal Ban Tier List for League of Legends Ranked – Patch 14.9 May 2024

Jan 06 GL

SEASON 14 PATCH 14.9 BAN TIER LIST

Skarner Unflopping

Despite recent “nerfs,” players are finding success with Skarner in high-level gameplay, which is trickling down to other tiers. He excels in trades, all-ins, and overall feels good to play now that players have mastered his kit. Meanwhile, Lee Sin is in a powerful phase, so banning him might be in your best interest.

Check out the full list below!

The purpose of this list is to discover optimal bans, with the knowledge that enemy teams will likely ban the ones at the top of the list.

Banning Thought Process

Which champions could the enemy team pick that would really screw my team over?
Which champions could the enemy team pick that would really screw ME over?
Which of the champions above is the enemy team likely going to pick if it’s not banned?
Which of the champions above is the enemy team probably going to ban?

After considering these items, it’s time to hit the ban phase.

Optimal Bans

Diamond+

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Skarner, Blitzcrank, Draven, Pyke, Jinx
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Lee Sin, Thresh, Viego, Jhin
Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Yasuo, Zed, Nautilus, Hwei

Platinum/Emerald

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Skarner, Blitzcrank, Darius
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Jinx, Jhin, Thresh
Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Shaco, Morgana, Zed, Yasuo

Gold

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Skarner, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Jinx, Lux, Jhin
Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Shaco, Zed, Yasuo

Silver

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Skarner, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Jinx, Lux, Jhin
Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Shaco, Yasuo, Zed, Master Yi

Bronze/Iron

God Tier [Likely/Should Bans]: Skarner, Blitzcrank, Morgana
Good Bans [Popular Strong Champions]: Jinx, Lux, Jhin
Meh Bans [Probable But Unnecessary Bans]: Zed, Yasuo, Master Yi

Method

To create this list, I start with statistical data from sites like League of Graphs. I then separate the most banned champions into “God Tier” or “Meh Bans” based on win rate and popularity. Sometimes, subjective reasoning is used, and a write-up is provided. I analyze both win rate and popularity by division and add good bans for each division accordingly.

Some people note that most sites don’t distinguish between “Platinum Only” and “Platinum and Higher.” However, this generally doesn’t make much of a difference due to the way player distribution is between ranks. Bronze and Silver make up the highest percentage of error but generally run similar to each other.