Ranked climbing – a task deeply ingrained in the minds of many League of Legends players around the world. Achieving a high rank not only provides entertainment but also allows gamers to showcase their skills and explore the intricacies of this game. Among these, understanding the Meta (the best current strategies) is crucial, helping players choose strong champions to accelerate their rank climbing. Now, let’s take a look at the Top 3 champions currently overpowered in Master to Challenger ranks.
Top 3: Rek’Sai
Rek’Sai is currently very strong in the current Meta, with the ability to execute one-shot kills being the most valuable aspect of this champion. Rek’Sai belongs to the group of strong early-game champions, becoming weaker as the game progresses, so she often needs an advantage over opponents; otherwise, she becomes very weak. Therefore, the pressure to snowball is always ingrained in players’ minds.
However, don’t worry too much; Rek’Sai possesses a skill set with extremely strong stats, unleashing a combo that can send opponents to the fountain in a heartbeat. When combined with the Duskblade of Draktharr, Rek’Sai can simply engage the opponent, knock them up, then unleash her abilities and follow up with her ultimate. In just 2 seconds, this champion can deal around 1500-2000 damage to the opponent with no way for them to retaliate. Therefore, Rek’Sai’s playstyle leans towards picking off enemies and controlling the map, covering every area of the enemy’s territory to create pressure.
It is precisely because players with good thinking can effectively utilize Rek’Sai’s skill set that she is more dangerous in higher ranks than lower-ranked players. Rek’Sai’s win rate in Master ranks and above hovers around 55%, a truly high figure in patch 12.14. Rek’Sai’s core items include: Duskblade of Draktharr, Umbral Glaive, and Guardian Angel; those three items are essential, and what follows depends on the player’s style.
Top 2: Draven
Draven is starting to become strong and rise in this patch 12.14 thanks to his aggressive playstyle, but unfortunately, utilizing Draven’s power is not easy at all. The reason is that players need to catch axes to optimally exploit the champion’s unique characteristics, which provide both high burst damage and decent sustained damage.
Draven has a strong aggressive playstyle early on, with high damage auto attacks that make him formidable in lane. When paired with aggressive supports like Leona, Nautilus, etc., Draven can maximize his strength thanks to his ability to engage and unleash basic attacks. And with just one kill, Draven’s chances of snowballing are quite high, so players must be decisive in their attacks to secure gold from his passive.
Once he secures a kill and activates his passive, Draven will have a significant gold lead over enemy marksmen, putting him ahead in items, setting up a snowball effect to remain strong in the mid-game, and then finish the game as quickly as possible. Draven becomes quite weak in the late game due to needing to catch axes, and his shooting angle becomes narrower, and his attack speed also slows down. Ending the game before the 30-minute mark is essential for success with the Glorious Executioner. Currently, Draven boasts a win rate of nearly 54% in Master ranks and above, an incredibly high figure among marksmen.
Top 1: Qiyana
Qiyana is considered an extremely overpowered champion in high ranks, especially from Master and above. This champion has top-notch pick-off potential, incredible roaming speed, and her ability to kite is not easy at all, ultimately leading to explosive plays with her ultimate, Supreme Display of Talent (R). Therefore, Qiyana is regarded as the most versatile assassin currently, with almost no weaknesses.
In patch 12.14, Qiyana’s mythic items are given an additional 5 movement speed out of combat, combined with the strong Keystone Rune, Conqueror, Qiyana can both deal high burst damage, accumulate gold for the future, and roam to support teammates extremely quickly with her passive from her W ability, leveraging the stats of mythic items. Therefore, Qiyana’s tasks are quite simple: hold her lane to prevent minions from pushing, then move to secure a few kills, thereby snowballing until the end of the game. Qiyana’s only weakness lies in the late game because as an assassin, her skill set is more geared towards single-target damage, and enemies will also have defensive items to counter her abilities. If played well, you can finish the game early with Qiyana, covering up this champion’s weaknesses.
Qiyana now boasts a win rate of 55-56% in Master ranks and above, a staggering figure that is catching the attention of the global player community. It is predicted that Qiyana will likely be nerfed, so be sure to take advantage quickly. The key to succeeding with Qiyana lies in the player’s movement strategy, as Qiyana moves incredibly fast to both sides.