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Top Lane Tier List 26.22

Top lane is the easiest lane to win and the easiest lane to be irrelevant in, so the top of this list is champions that do both.

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LoL Top Lane Tier List: Best Top Laners

Updated for 26.22 · Nov 11, 2026
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Rapid gradeTap a tier to start your own list · 78 champions
S+Overpowered1 championOverpowered. Expect a ban.Click any champion for its gradeTap a card for its grade
SejuaniMoved up from BTopSejuani
Click any champion for its gradeTap a card for its grade
SMeta staple7 championsMeta staples. Safe to first-pick.
AzirMoved up from DTopAzir
AniviaTopAnivia
LissandraMoved up from ATopLissandra
SettMoved up from ATopSett
NautilusTopNautilus
ShenMoved up from ATopShen
NocturneMoved up from DTopNocturne
AStrong23 championsStrong, reliable picks.
ZacTopZac
KassadinTopKassadin
WukongMoved up from BTopWukong
FioraTopFiora
GangplankMoved up from BTopGangplank
KennenMoved up from BTopKennen
SingedTopSinged
JannaMoved up from BTopJanna
KledMoved up from BTopKled
HeimerdingerMoved up from BTopHeimerdinger
SionMoved up from BTopSion
PoppyMoved down from STopPoppy
Dr. MundoTopDr. Mundo
KayleTopKayle
MordekaiserTopMordekaiser
CamilleMoved up from BTopCamille
MalphiteTopMalphite
WarwickTopWarwick
PantheonMoved up from BTopPantheon
ShyvanaMoved up from DTopShyvana
Tahm KenchMoved up from BTopTahm Kench
UrgotMoved up from BTopUrgot
TeemoTopTeemo
BViable24 championsViable with practice.
MalzaharMoved up from CTopMalzahar
GarenMoved down from ATopGaren
Xin ZhaoTopXin Zhao
OrnnMoved down from ATopOrnn
UdyrMoved up from CTopUdyr
DariusTopDarius
RyzeMoved up from DTopRyze
Twisted FateTopTwisted Fate
RivenTopRiven
AatroxTopAatrox
JaxTopJax
ZaahenMoved down from ATopZaahen
TryndamereMoved down from ATopTryndamere
IreliaTopIrelia
AuroraMoved down from STopAurora
OlafMoved down from ATopOlaf
Rek'SaiTopRek'Sai
Cho'GathTopCho'Gath
VolibearMoved up from DTopVolibear
GwenTopGwen
RenektonTopRenekton
GragasTopGragas
AkaliTopAkali
GnarMoved up from CTopGnar
CSituational11 championsSituational at best.
NasusMoved down from BTopNasus
IllaoiMoved down from ATopIllaoi
RumbleMoved up from DTopRumble
VayneMoved down from BTopVayne
YasuoTopYasuo
VladimirTopVladimir
YorickTopYorick
YoneTopYone
AmbessaMoved up from DTopAmbessa
RengarMoved down from ATopRengar
BriarMoved down from BTopBriar
DWeak12 championsAvoid in ranked.
VarusTopVarus
TrundleMoved down from BTopTrundle
AhriMoved down from ATopAhri
QuinnMoved down from S+TopQuinn
JayceMoved down from CTopJayce
Master YiMoved down from CTopMaster Yi
DravenMoved down from CTopDraven
K'SanteTopK'Sante
GravesTopGraves
KaynMoved down from S+TopKayn
AkshanMoved down from BTopAkshan
KalistaTopKalista

What each tier means

  • S+Overpowered Overpowered. Expect a ban.
  • SMeta staple Meta staples. Safe to first-pick.
  • AStrong Strong, reliable picks.
  • BViable Viable with practice.
  • CSituational Situational at best.
  • DWeak Avoid in ranked.
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Board breakdown

Who is the best top laner in LoL right now?

Sejuani holds the S+ tier in the RankedBoost grade for LoL top lane.

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What is the best LoL top lane champion for each class?

The best Tank champion is Sejuani, at S+. The best Mage champions are Azir, Anivia and Lissandra, at S. The best Fighter champions are Sett and Nocturne, at S. The best Marksman champions are Kayle and Teemo, at A. The best Assassin champion is Kassadin, at A. Janna is the only Support champion on this tier list, at A.

  • TankS+ best
  • MageS best
  • FighterS best
  • MarksmanA best
  • AssassinA best
  • SupportOnly champion
Can I make my own LoL top lane tier list?

Yes. The tier list builder on this page lets you place all 78 graded champions yourself, or start from our grades and move what you disagree with. Your list saves to your device, and one link shares the exact list with no account.

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Top lane is an island, so read your matchup

Top lane is an island, and that makes the matchup the whole story. The champions near the top of this board either win their lane outright or scale out of a rough one, and they still have a way to swing the game after laning, whether that is a teleport flank or a side lane they can hold alone. A blind pick that looks fine can lose hard into the wrong counter up here, so treat the tier as a starting point and let the matchup break the tie.

For the runes and item paths behind these placements, the LoL builds carry the details.