Patch 26.12 lands on June 10, 2026 with one of the most top-heavy change sets in recent memory. Lee Sin, Nocturne, and AP Xin Zhao are all getting hit in the jungle; Orianna takes a pro-play nerf in mid; and the top lane finally gets love with buffs to Aatrox, Jax, and Gwen. Teleport also changes — the shield window drops from 30 to 10 seconds — a subtle tweak that punishes delayed backline teleports more harshly. This patch 26.12 tier list ranks every role based on 26.11 win rate data and projected 26.12 impact. For context on last patch, see our Patch 26.11 tier list.
| Campeón | Tier | WR% | Rol | Por qué |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aatrox | S | 52.5% | top | Buffed Q sweetspot damage rewards consistent landing with higher burst |
 Jax | S | 51.8% | top | Mana and E buffs restore late-game split-push threat |
 MasterYi | S+ | 54.1% | jungle | Untouched — still the most punishing low-elo jungle carry |
 Briar | S | 52.7% | jungle | Strong dive setup and consistent snowball in high-tempo games |
 Sylas | S | 52.9% | mid | AP ratio buffs on Q and W make him far more self-sufficient |
 Syndra | S | 51.6% | mid | Base stat buffs plug her early-game hole — safer blind pick now |
 Caitlyn | S+ | 53.8% | adc | Best lane bully in the meta, unaffected by patch 26.12 changes |
 MissFortune | S+ | 53.4% | adc | Strong teamfight scaling and simple execution this patch |
 Seraphine | S+ | 54.2% | support | Dominant in extended teamfights — best poke-to-engage support |
 Yuumi | S | 52.5% | support | Buffed this patch — pairs lethally with the strong ADC picks |
Key Changes in Patch 26.12
Patch 26.12 is one of the bigger mid-season tune-ups of 2026, touching 14–15 champions across all roles ahead of the Mid-Season Invitational. The most significant impact falls on the top side of the map, with three simultaneous nerfs in the jungle and three simultaneous buffs in the top lane.Key nerfs:
Lee Sin takes the hardest hit this patch. His AD growth drops from 3.7 to 3.4, and Sonic Wave/Resonating Strike (Q1/Q2) damage is cut from 65/95/125/155/185 to 60/90/120/150/180 at all ranks. The reduction looks small but accumulates over a full clear and gank combo. He goes from must-pick to solid-but-counterable.
Nocturne loses effectiveness in his damage amplification, targeting the burst builds that made him a reliable dive threat over the past several patches.
AP Xin Zhao receives targeted nerfs to his ability-focused off-meta build path, effectively ending the variant in higher elo games.
Orianna takes substantial early-level nerfs despite sitting below 48% win rate in solo queue. The changes are pro-play targeted — her ball delivery and Command: Shockwave utility in coordinated five-man engages remains oppressive at the highest level of play regardless of solo queue results.
Ryze loses 25 base HP and 3 base AD — small but meaningful in the first few levels, giving opponents the early-game punish window the champion previously walled off entirely.
Lethality Varus is nerfed, trimming the aggressive ADC variant that found success in lane-dominant matchups.
Key buffs:
Aatrox gains a 5% sweetspot damage increase on Darkin Blade (Q). Landing the sweetspot was already the difference between winning and losing a trade — it now hits noticeably harder, rewarding consistent skill expression.
Jax gets a mana cost reduction on Leap Strike (Q) and a bump to Counter Strike (E) percent max HP damage, restoring the split-push pressure he lost in recent patches.
Gwen now starts at 30% attack speed instead of 20%, letting her reach the mid-range damage window against tanks like K’Sante or Sion meaningfully faster.
Sylas, Syndra, and Hwei all receive AP ratio and base stat buffs — three mid laners who were underperforming now have a clear reason to re-enter the meta.
Yuumi and Tristana get quality-of-life buffs to their sustain and carry potential.
System change — Teleport: The empowered Teleport shield drops from 30 seconds to 10 seconds duration (still 35% max HP). Slow, backline teleports are punished more harshly; proactive lane-phase teleports still get the full value.
Top Lane Tier List — Patch 26.12
The top lane meta gets its biggest shake-up in months. Three direct buffs inject new viable options into the pool, and Ryze loses the early safety that made him a reliable counter-pick to bruisers. 81% lane share 4.2% pick rate
S Tier — Best Top Laners Patch 26.12
Aatrox (52.5% WR, buffed) — The Q sweetspot damage buff raises his peak burst in trades for players who land it consistently. Aatrox already had one of the strongest sustain and scaling kits in the top lane; the buff pushes him back into clear S territory. Best into fighters and tanks where his The Darkin Blade threat forces defensive play from the opponent.
79% lane share 3.8% pick rate
Jax (51.8% WR, buffed) — His mana issues in extended poke matchups are partially addressed, and the E max HP damage buff restores his late-game 1v1 dominance. Best into bruiser-heavy and tank comps where his dueling peak matters most. Still one of the best split-pushers in the game when he gets rolling.
Gwen (51.5% WR, buffed) — The attack speed buff is specifically designed to let her win the first trade window faster against K’Sante and Sion. If the enemy locks in a tank, Gwen now punishes it more reliably than she did in 26.11. Strong into coordinated comps that draft tanks to counter top lane aggression.
Mordekaiser (52.1% WR) — Untouched and consistently oppressive. His isolated 1v1 threat via Realm of Death remains one of the strongest win conditions in the top lane. Excellent blindpick into almost any composition.
A Tier — Strong, Situational
K’Sante, Camille, Fiora, Darius. All solid picks depending on draft context. Darius snowballs hard in lower elos where converting leads is less punished. Camille rewards high mechanical investment but drops slightly with Jax and Aatrox competing for the same aggressive-carry slot.
B Tier — Below Average
Garen, Malphite, Irelia, Sion. Playable but outclassed by S and A tier options in most scenarios. Malphite’s blindpick safety keeps him viable despite not being meta-optimal; his engage remains useful in teamfight comps.
C Tier — Avoid This Patch
Ryze is the biggest top lane loser in 26.12 — the base stat nerfs make his already-weak early game even more punishable in a lane full of bruisers who beat him in straight trades. Jayce continues to underperform in the current bruiser-heavy environment.
For deeper matchup breakdowns, our best top lane champions guide covers rune setups and lane decision-making in detail.
Jungle Tier List — Patch 26.12
The jungle sees its most significant power rotation in recent patches. Three dominant carries take meaningful nerfs simultaneously, opening space for the consistent, untouched performers to consolidate at the top. 88% lane share 5.3% pick rate
S+ Tier — Dominant Pick
Master Yi (54.1% WR) — Untouched in 26.12 and statistically the strongest win-rate jungler in the game. His weakness is coordination — he is a farming carry who needs teammates to engage while he follows up with Alpha Strike. In solo queue below Platinum, that coordination is often not required because opponents simply fail to react to his repositioning. Avoid into heavy crowd control compositions.
S Tier — Reliable Power
85% lane share 3.6% pick rate
Briar (52.7% WR) — One of the best dive junglers in 26.12. Her lack of a stop button is a skill check, not a liability, for players who understand her ramp timing. She excels at punishing squishy backlines and snowballing leads in high-tempo comps. Gets stronger as the game accelerates — ideal in compositions with peel from the support.
Hecarim (52.2% WR) — Fast clears and top-tier ganking speed. The Teleport change affects him less than most champions since his gank routes rely on river flanks rather than TP timing.
Wukong (51.8% WR) — Versatile and consistent. Solid pick in both dive and teamfight comps. His ultimate disrupts grouped enemies cleanly, making him a reliable teamfighting carry even without heavy peel.
A Tier — Good in Context
Vi, Kindred, Kayn (Red preferred), Shaco. All reliable jungle carries with clear win conditions. Kayn Red picks up a notable indirect buff from the Lee Sin nerfs — he now faces less competition for the dive role in draft.
B Tier — Fallen from Grace
Lee Sin (projected ~51.0% WR after nerfs) — The Q1/Q2 damage drop from 65/95/125/155/185 to 60/90/120/150/180 reduces his burst in gank combos noticeably. He remains a high-skill-ceiling pick but the gap between his average and peak execution widens in a way that hurts solo queue viability. Still viable for experienced Lee Sin players.
Nocturne (projected ~50.5% WR after nerfs) — The damage amplification nerf hits the burst one-shot build most. Still functional in coordinated five-man setups but no longer a reliable solo queue carry.
C Tier — Avoid
AP Xin Zhao — The off-meta build is effectively dead after the targeted nerfs. Standard AD Xin Zhao is unaffected and remains a B-tier option for players who enjoy the champion.
Mid Lane Tier List — Patch 26.12
The mid lane gets its biggest power reset since patch 26.9. Orianna — the fixture in pro play and consistent performer for multiple patches — takes a pro-play-targeted nerf, Ryze loses early-game safety, and three significant buff recipients step into the vacuum. 83% lane share 3.9% pick rate
S Tier — Best Mid Laners Patch 26.12
Sylas (52.9% WR, buffed) — The AP ratio buffs on Chain Lash (Q) and Kingslayer (W) make him far more self-sufficient in lane trades. Sylas’s ceiling has always been his stolen ultimate — in 26.12 his floor rises to match. Best into teams with strong ultimates such as Malphite, Orianna, or Yone. Can also be flexed to jungle in higher-coordination games.
78% lane share 2.8% pick rate
Syndra (51.6% WR, buffed) — Base HP and Q base damage buffs directly address her early-game fragility. She was good before; now she survives the early-game poke windows that previously punished her before she could scale. Excellent safe blindpick that converts into a teamfight burst carry. Especially strong against immobile backlines.
Hwei (projected 52%+ WR, buffed) — The AP ratio improvements push him into S territory for players who can manage his mechanical complexity. Multiple spells on separate cooldowns mean a high skill floor — best reserved for one-trick players rather than occasional picks.
Ahri (51.8% WR) — Consistent and mobile. Picks up priority when Orianna and Ryze exit the meta as comfort blindpicks. Great into melee-heavy compositions where her charm and mobility become even more punishing.
Viktor (51.5% WR) — Scaling AP carry. The Teleport change slightly disadvantages him since his roaming patterns often relied on the longer shield window for safe TP plays. Drops half a tier relative to 26.11 but remains a solid scaling option.
A Tier — Solid Choices
Malzahar, Fizz, Yasuo, Corki, Zed, Katarina. The melee assassins pick up an indirect buff from Orianna leaving the meta — her ball positioning previously denied these champions from getting close in many matchups. For a broader ranking of mid lane champions beyond this patch cycle, see our mid lane guide.
B Tier
Orianna (expected to drop to ~47% WR after nerfs) — The early-level nerfs are targeted at pro play, where her ball delivery and shockwave made her oppressive regardless of solo queue numbers. In solo queue she loses the early advantages that let her build poke leads, dropping from comfortable blindpick to situational. Players who main her can still make it work; everyone else should reach for something else this patch.
Ryze is another casualty — losing the early-game base stats that made his weak early window at least tolerable.
C Tier — Avoid
Lethality Varus in mid and AP Xin Zhao are both nerfed into unplayability for this archetype. Standard builds of both champions remain playable in their primary roles.
ADC Tier List — Patch 26.12
The ADC role sees minimal direct changes in 26.12 — only lethality Varus takes a nerf, and Tristana gets a buff pushing her from A into S territory. The meta remains dominated by strong laning bullies and scaling hypercarries. 91% lane share 5.7% pick rate
S+ Tier — Dominant ADC Picks
Caitlyn (53.8% WR) — Unchanged and still the best lane-phase ADC in the game. Her range advantage, trap setup under turret, and net-into-headshot burst make every laning phase difficult for the opponent. Pairs especially well with Seraphine’s poke or Pyke’s hook for consistent all-ins.
86% lane share 4.8% pick rate
Miss Fortune (53.4% WR) — Strong teamfight ultimate and aggressive early laning. Best in matchups where she can force enemies into grouped positions for Bullet Time. Simple, effective, and forgiving execution. Excellent pairing with Seraphine, Milio, or Nami who can extend fight duration long enough for the ultimate to deal full value.
S Tier — Reliable ADC Picks
Jhin (52.8% WR) — Consistent damage from lane through the entire game. His Deadly Flourish root pairs exceptionally with Seraphine’s slow and Nami’s tidal wave for guaranteed lockdowns.
Jinx (52.5% WR) — The best hypercarry in the current meta. Gets online around two items and rarely falls off into late game. Her passive reset makes her a teamfight monster once she gets the first kill or takedown.
Smolder (52.1% WR) — Scaling dragon that rewards patient farming. Takes longer to come online than the S+ picks but becomes oppressive in extended late-game teamfights at full stacks.
Ashe (51.9% WR) — Utility ADC. Hawkshot and Enchanted Crystal Arrow provide vision advantages and pick potential that pure damage carries lack. Consistent pick in coordinated draft environments.
Tristana (51.5% WR, buffed) — The quality-of-life buffs push her from A into S tier. Her self-peel and late-game explosive charge burst make her a strong solo queue pick with room for outplay.
A Tier: Ezreal, Draven, Kalista, Sivir.
B Tier: Lethality Varus (nerfed — loses the power spike that made him spike into mid-game lane advantages). Standard Varus remains playable.
C Tier: Twitch, Kog’Maw — both dependent on engage supports that are not dominant in the current meta.
Support Tier List — Patch 26.12
The support role gets two direct changes in 26.12: Yuumi buffs improve her attached-state sustain output in the late game, and the Teleport shield nerf subtly affects engage supports who relied on the longer shield window for coordinated play. 82% lane share 4.1% pick rate
S+ Tier — Dominant Support
Seraphine (54.2% WR) — The best poke-to-engage support in the game. Her ability to layer Stage Presence poke in lane and then pivot into a full teamfight engagement via Encore makes her oppressive across both game phases. Excels when paired with Caitlyn for a dominant lane and with Jhin or Miss Fortune for synergistic teamfight ultimates.
S Tier — Strong Supports
76% lane share 3.4% pick rate
Yuumi (52.5% WR, buffed) — The patch 26.12 buff improves her sustain output when attached, making her even stronger once the ADC reaches their core items. She scales hardest with hypercarries — Jinx and Smolder both benefit enormously from the added healing in extended fights. Low laning phase priority is the main drawback.
Morgana (52.1% WR) — Black Shield and guaranteed CC from Dark Binding remain exactly as oppressive as in previous patches. Best into heavy crowd control compositions where Black Shield prevents enemy engage from landing cleanly.
Milio (51.8% WR) — Poke resistance and utility-focused healing. His Cozy Campfire keeps the carry alive through sustained harass, making him especially effective in poke-vs-poke matchups.
Nami (51.3% WR) — Consistent and safe. Tidal Wave’s slow pairs naturally with Jhin’s Deadly Flourish root for long-range lockdown, and her empowered autos give the ADC reliable trading power in the early lane.
A Tier: Leona, Pyke, Thresh, Zyra. Leona takes a slight hit from the Teleport shield nerf since her coordinated flank TPs benefited from the longer 30-second window — she drops from strong S to mid A as a result.
B Tier: Lulu, Lux, Soraka. Serviceable but outclassed by S-tier options in most team compositions. Soraka’s healing remains relevant in poke-and-attrition matchups.
C Tier: Heavy engage supports who built game plans around the extended Teleport shield in coordinated play. Standard non-TP strategies are unaffected.
How We Build This Tier List
This tier list is built from two primary inputs: win rate data from patch 26.11 (the last full dataset available before patch 26.12 goes live on June 10) and direct analysis of the official patch notes and patch preview to project where each champion lands after the changes take effect.Win rate alone doesn’t tell the whole story. A champion at 51% with a 6% pick rate is often stronger than one at 53% at 0.5% pick rate — the latter may only be played by specialists in favorable matchups. We weight both numbers along with pick rate, matchup difficulty, flex potential, and how directly each champion is affected by the incoming changes.
Solo queue vs. pro play: Several champions on the nerf list — Orianna in particular — are being targeted for pro play reasons despite subpar solo queue performance. We rank by solo queue impact, not pro meta. Orianna drops in this list because the nerfs hit her early-game lane phase directly, not because she was broken in ranked.
Tier definitions: S+ is dominant — pick whenever not banned. S is reliably strong. A is solid with correct context. B is below average but playable. C means avoid without specific expertise.
For understanding which items to build on the S-tier picks this patch, our LoL itemization guide breaks down the decision framework for core item choices across all roles.
FAQ — Patch 26.12 Tier List
Who is the best top laner in patch 26.12?
Aatrox is the strongest top laner going into patch 26.12 with a projected 52.5% win rate after the Q sweetspot damage buff. Mordekaiser is a close second at 52.1% — untouched by 26.12 changes and consistently oppressive in isolated 1v1 scenarios. Jax also rises into S tier after his mana and E damage buffs restore his late-game split-push dominance.
Is Lee Sin still viable after the patch 26.12 nerfs?
Lee Sin remains a B-tier pick after his 26.12 nerfs — playable but no longer a safe first-pick or blindpick. His Q1/Q2 damage drops from 65/95/125/155/185 to 60/90/120/150/180, and his AD growth falls from 3.7 to 3.4. For experienced Lee Sin players, these changes are noticeable but not devastating. In average solo queue execution, the gap between Lee Sin and top-tier junglers like Master Yi and Briar widens enough to feel it in games.
Is Orianna worth playing in mid after her patch 26.12 nerf?
Orianna drops to B tier and is projected to sit around 47% win rate after the early-level nerfs in 26.12. The changes are pro-play targeted — she was already below 48% win rate in solo queue before the patch hit. One-tricks can still make her work, but she is no longer a safe blindpick. Players who want a similar ball-positioning playstyle should consider Syndra this patch, whose base stat buffs make her a safer and stronger option in the current 26.12 meta.
When does League of Legends patch 26.12 come out?
Patch 26.12 goes live on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. If you’re reading this before that date, the tier list is a projection based on patch note analysis and 26.11 win rate data. The next patch after 26.12 will be patch 26.13 on June 24, 2026, which also brings Locke — a new AP mid assassin champion.
Who is the best jungler in patch 26.12?
Master Yi holds S+ tier at 54.1% win rate — untouched by the 26.12 changes and the most punishing carry jungler in solo queue for most MMR ranges. For players who want a more aggressive dive pick, Briar is S tier at 52.7% and excels in high-tempo compositions. Lee Sin, Nocturne, and AP Xin Zhao all drop a full tier or more after their nerfs, so if you were relying on one of those, consider Hecarim or Wukong as safer alternatives this patch.
Patch 26.12 is a top-lane lover’s update — Aatrox, Jax, and Gwen finally get the buffs they needed, and the jungle thins out as three dominant picks step back. If you play mid, Orianna’s nerf opens a real window for Sylas and Syndra to take her spot at the top of the tier list.
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