Elite’s Choice: The most picked champions in LoL esports
In League of Legends (LoL), champion picks can be based on personal preference or considering strategic advantages. Some are known to dominate professional play due to their strong abilities, while some are chosen for their unpredictability. These champs are picked for a reason, so let’s find out why.
Wukong
Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is a good champion choice for the Jungle or Top Lane role. One of his strengths relies on his Warrior Trickster (W) ability since it allows him to dash, become invisible, and reposition—a skill vital for escaping and tricky plays.
While not the best Jungler choice, his ganking potential is not to be underestimated.
Recommended build
- Boots: Plated Steel Caps.
- Core items:
- Trinity Force
- Sundered Sky
- Guardian Angel
- Black Cleaver.
Jayce
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow, is a versatile all-rounder who can take the Top or Middle lane. His core strength allows for a strong laning phase, burst damage, and flexibility. Being a strong early-game champ, his ability to go both melee and ranged is a skill too hard to pass up.
The Shock Blast (Q) skill is good for zoning and, if paired with Acceleration Gate (E), can deal massive damage.
Recommended build
- Boots: Plated Steel Caps
- Core items
- Spear of Shojin
- Muramana
- Edge of Night
- Guardian Angel.
Vi
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer, is a powerful Jungler that excels in strong ganks, lockdowns, and scaling. Her abilities are ambush-based, meaning most attacks have crowd control or movement-boosting capabilities. The Vault Breaker (Q) skill is a good engagement tool, and if used with her ultimate skill, Assault and Battery (R), she becomes the perfect setter.
A good Vi Jungle player can be the game changer as her skills, like the Relentless Force (E), can clear out camps quickly.
Recommended build
- Boots: Plated Steelcaps
- Core items
- Sundered Sky
- Black Cleaver
- Guardian Angel
- Sterak’s Gage.
Ambessa
Ambessa, Matriarch of War, is a Top laner with strong engagement and crowd-control skills. With her Drakehound Step passive ability, she can dash after using a skill that allows her to pursue or disengage. Ambessa’s ultimate, the Public Execution (R), provides robust crowd control that is perfect for setting up clashes.
Recommended build
- Boots: Plated Steelcaps
- Core items
- Eclipse
- Spear of Shojin
- Death’s Dance
- Guardian Angel.
Leona
Leona, the Radiant Dawn, is a tank support known for her durability and crowd-control abilities. She is a strong early-game champion who excels at rooting and stunning enemies. Her Shield of Daybreak (Q) and Zenith Blade (E) are perfect for chaining crowd-control skills, while her ultimate skill, Solar Flare (R), is great for team fights since it is an AoE stun/slow skill.
Recommended build
- Boots: Plated Steelcaps
- Core items
- Celestial Opposition
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Knight’s Vow
- Thorn Mail
- Zeke’s Convergence.
Ezreal
Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer, is a highly mobile marksman that relies on agility and shoot-and-scoot tactics. His abilities are perfect for poking and kiting enemies, while his Arcane Shift (E) allows him to escape or pursue opponents. The low cooldown Mystic Shot (Q) skill is one of his strengths, allowing him to poke and harass other champs from afar.
Recommended build
- Boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity
- Core items
- Trinity Force
- Muramana
- Serylda’s Grudge
- Guardian Angel.
K’Sante
K’Sante, the Pride of Nazumah, is a tank Top laner known for his ultimate skill, the All-Out (R), where he transforms into a juggernaut and gains increased omnivamp, damage, and mobility. He is a great crowd controller with his Path Maker (W) ability and the Ntofo Strikes (Q) skill. His short cooldowns as a tank also make him a great Top laner.
Recommended build
- Boots: Plated Steelcaps
- Core items
- Iceborn Gauntlets
- Unending Despair
- Jak’sho the Protean
- Thornmail.
Corki
Corki, the Daring Bombardier, is a hybrid-damage mid and ADC champion known for his poke, mobility, and strong mid-to-late game scaling. His hybrid damage is hard to counter since 50% of his auto and ability damage is magic due to his Passive skill, Hextech Munitions. The Phosphorous Bomb (Q) and Missile Barrage (R) give him massive poking abilities. He can gain a huge power spike with just three items, and his pokes can be devastating.
Recommended build
- Boots: Plated Steelcaps
- Core items
- Trinity Force
- Muramana
- Rapidfire Cannon
- Bloodthirster.
Varus
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution, is a destructive ADC champion that can be used in different playstyles. The lethality build is one of the current favourites, but you can choose from On-Hit (shreds tanks) and AP (magic damage) builds. By building this, Varus gains painful poke abilities with his Piercing Arrow (Q) and Blighted Quiver passive (W), plus slows with Hail of Arrows (E). Encountering a well-built Varus in the late game can be a terrifying experience.
Recommended builds
- Boots: Berserker’s Greaves
- Core items
- Blade of the Ruined King
- Guinsoo’s Rageblade
- Youmuu’s Ghostblade
- Serpent’s Fang.
Rell
Rell, the Iron Maiden, is a tank support champion and is currently the most-picked in the esports industry. With her impressive crowd control, durability, and strong engagement potential, her reputation as the esports favourite is undebatable. Her Ferromancy: Crash Down (W) and Magnet Storm (R) are some of the most feared in clashes as they cannot escape the stun and pull combo.
Her passive skill, Break the Mold, steals armour and magic resist stats, making her a great choice for esports battles.
Recommended builds
- Boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity
- Core Items
- Celestial Opposition
- Zeke’s Convergence
- Locket of the Iron Solari
- Knight’s Vow
- Thornmail.
Experience the LoL champions’ skills on the battlefield
These champions are the most-picked in the esports industry, and there is a reason for this. Many of these champions are good in multiple roles, have a high impact in clashes, and offer utility across different fields, making them useful in any phase of the game. Try them out in your next game!
