League of Legends Tier List for High ELO. Meta Picks for Every Role in Patch 16.1

Gangplank is having an incredible start to Season 2026 so far with some of the most impressive results right now, especially at higher ranks. With the changes to Crit, and Essence Reaver proving OP, he's having the time of his life, so if you can play him, now's the time to main him!

Zed has risen up to the top of the jungle tier list this season with his ability to completely fly through the jungle camps and clear extremely quickly, whilst also chunking down those meaty buffed up epic monsters too. Zed can power farm like no other, and his ganks aren't exaclty weak either, especially if his laners have some CC for him to play around!

Akali is BACK with the return of Hextech Gunblade, and she's already off to a fantastic start this season so far. There is SO much burst in the game right now, and good Akali players can carry games super hard once they get an early lead.

Lucian feels like THANOS in the bot lane right now, as he's looking like the strongest AD Carry in the game in every rank and region! Essence Reaver is the perfect item for him, and he can burst and carry his way through games in no time at all.

Nami has been one of the best supports in the game for a long time now, and this isn't slowing down any time soon in this new season. She's the perfect jack of all trades pick to play in every single game, and it helps that she's also the perfect champion to play alongside those top S tier AD Carries.