Nexus Siege is a round based attack & defense game mode, where teams take turns at sieging the enemy’s Nexus using a huge amount of deadly new Siege Weapons. The team who destroys the enemy’s Nexus in the fastest time wins the game. Certain champions will excel in this type of environment, we have put a nexus siege tier list together of every champion and how strong they are within this game-type. Before we get into the nexus siege tier list and the best nexus siege champions lets talk a little about how this game mode works.
Players: 5v5
Map: Heavily Modified Summoner’s Rift
Mode type: Blind Draft pick type | Offense + Defense Rounds.
Nexus Siege How It Works
Rounds:
Each team will take turns at attacking the enemy team’s base. Team 1 will set a time for destroying the enemy Nexus, then teams will swap sides. The longer Team 2 can hold out and defend, the more time they give themselves to push when its their turn to attack. If they can destroy the enemy nexus faster than Team 1 did, you will win.
Crystal Shards:
This currency is the fuel for your siege Attack or Defense. New Siege Weapons are purchased using Crystal Shards. You can earn these shards multiple ways depending on the round. One of the most often ways is by killing an enemy champion, so picking the best nexus siege champions will get you more kills. Using our nexus siege tier list quickly find out what champions you should play to win.
Offense side:
*Kill enemy champions
*Passively earned over time
Defense side:
*Kill enemy champions
*When the 1st tower in each lane is destroyed
*For each minion escorted and pushed into the enemy fountain
*Passively earned over time
EXP & Gold:
Gold & EXP are normalised for Nexus Siege across both teams. This means you don’t have to worry about last-hitting, just push those minions as fast as you can into the enemy base. This can make champions that other-wise would be average, suddenly some of the best nexus siege champions to play.
Best Nexus Siege Champions
Best Nexus Siege Champion Bans:
 Highest Ban Rate |  Teemo49%1 Katarina41.4%2 Yasuo39.9%3 Galio32.9%4 Zed30.6%5 Shaco24%6 Darius23.2%7 Ziggs22.1%8 Fizz18.8%9 Camille16.1%10 |
What You Will Find In The Higher Tiers: S – A – B
The best nexus siege champions, these can range from champions who can push lanes really fast and or duel other champions effectively. Compiled in a nexus siege tier list with S-Tier having the Strongest, while F-Tier holds some of the weakest champion options for this game mode.
SGod Tier |  Swain Sion Malzahar Kog'Maw Diana Xin Zhao Fiora Master YiTeemoDarius |
AStrong |  Rammus Jax Jarvan IV Irelia Illaoi Sona Twitch Kled Heimerdinger CaitlynGalio LucianZiggsYasuoShaco |
BGood |  Maokai Karthus Volibear Skarner Kayle Wukong CorkiCamille Renekton Ekko Graves Vladimir Azir Sivir Fiddlesticks Yorick Aurelion Sol Tristana Kalista Ahri Jinx Brand Viktor Zyra Vayne |
CAverage |  Urgot Poppy Mordekaiser Singed Hecarim Taric Miss Fortune Malphite Pantheon Dr. Mundo Warwick Syndra Rumble Olaf Ashe Akali Janna Leona Annie Nocturne Xerath Orianna Shen Elise Nasus |
DBelow Average |  Vi Draven Gnar Talon TryndamereFizz Kassadin Garen Twisted Fate Anivia Gragas Karma Sejuani Trundle Nautilus Udyr Quinn Cassiopeia Lissandra Nunu Evelynn Aatrox Shyvana Amumu |
EWeak | Katarina Riven Vel'Koz Jayce Varus Taliyah Lulu Zilean Lux Ezreal Tahm Kench VeigarZed Cho'Gath Morgana Alistar Kindred Jhin Kennen Kha'Zix Zac Braum Soraka Nami Ivern |
FWorst Tier |  Lee Sin Ryze Gangplank LeBlanc Blitzcrank Rengar Nidalee Thresh Bard |
Best Nexus Siege Champions For Offense:
ADC and Wave Clear champions tend to be some of the best Nexus siege Champions. Since they have no trouble pushing the lane and that’s one of the main objectives of this game-type. Some champion picks can be both strong on attack and defend round, these are ranked among the highest in this nexus siege tier list.
Best Nexus Siege Champions For Defending:
Wave clear and ADC are also strong on defend rounds. Champions with long-ranged poke also fair very well in this game type, using defending items can allow you to survive under tower no matter what champion you are. While other champions are almost unkillable under tower such as Swain who is among the best champion picks in this nexus siege tier list.
 Highest Win Rate Top Lane | Swain63.5%1Sion58.9%2Fiora56.1%3Jax55.2%4Jarvan IV55.1%5Irelia54.9%6Illaoi54.6%7Teemo54.5%8Darius54.5%9Maokai54.4%10 |
 Highest Win Rate Jungle | Rammus60.4%1Diana57%2Xin Zhao56.7%3Master Yi55.3%4Jax55.2%5Jarvan IV55.1%6Maokai54.4%7Volibear53.9%8Wukong53.2%9Graves52%10 |
 Highest Win Rate Mid Lane | Swain63.5%1Malzahar57.8%2Diana57%3Karthus54.1%4Heimerdinger53.5%5Kayle53.2%6Corki52.9%7Lucian52.9%8Galio52.9%9Ziggs52.5%10 |
 Highest Win Rate AD Carry | Kog'Maw57.7%1Twitch54.4%2Caitlyn53.1%3Lucian52.9%4Sivir51.8%5Tristana51.7%6Kalista51.7%7Jinx51.4%8Vayne50.8%9Miss Fortune50.6%10 |
 Highest Win Rate Support | Sona54.5%1Fiddlesticks51.8%2Brand51.4%3Zyra51.2%4Janna50%5Leona49.8%6Karma47.9%7Vel'Koz47.9%8Nautilus47.8%9Lulu46.9%10 |
Nexus Siege Weapons
Both the Attack and Defense teams have 4 unique Nexus Siege Weapons they can purchase using Crystal Shards they earn during the game. All Weapons use the Summoner Spell slot and are cast or deployed similar to Summoner Spells. You can carry up to 2 different Siege Weapons at once, and they do not stack in your Summoner Spell inventory (1 at a time). Some Champions within this nexus siege tier list can make great use of these new siege weapons. In turn making them some of the best nexus siege champions to play. (This means there will be NO Summoners spells in the Nexus Siege Game Mode.)
OFFENSE ITEMS
Health: 5 ward health
Health: 3 ward health
Health: 3 ward health
Shield strength: +2 ward health (+1 for each additional Shield Totem)
Health: 3 ward health
DEFENSE ITEMS
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