Nerfplz DataBetaThis is a prototype. Nerfplz Data is still being built and tested. It reads matches through a rate-limited development key, so it sees a sample of ranked games rather than all of them, and only has one patch of history so far. Expect the numbers to move and to disagree with bigger sites until the collection matures.
Weird Pick Radar
Every patch, a handful of champions quietly win in lanes nobody expects. These are the ones the numbers found this patch, while they are still off everyone else's radar.
Champions quietly winning in a lane almost nobody plays them in. The badge on each card tells you how much evidence is behind it, so you can tell a real find from a lucky streak.
T
Almost nobody picks Kassadin in Top. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
First Strike
B
Karthus Bot is 3.7x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Deathfire Touch
B
Zyra Bot is 2.3x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Arcane Comet
M
Quinn Mid has quietly held above even across 224 games while almost nobody picks it.
Electrocute
B
Ekko Bot is 5.2x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Hail of Blades
B
K'Sante Bot is barely played outside Master+, and it is holding up there.
Aftershock
B
225 different players have tried Katarina Bot and it is working for them, so this is not one specialist.
Conqueror
T
Almost nobody picks Karma in Top. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Arcane Comet
T
Almost nobody picks Fizz in Top. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Electrocute
T
Rengar Top has quietly held above even across 197 games while almost nobody picks it.
Fleet Footwork
B
Ahri Bot is 2.0x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Electrocute
T
Almost nobody picks Aurelion Sol in Top. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Deathfire Touch
B
Fiora Bot is 4.7x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Press the Attack
B
Almost nobody picks Riven in Bot. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Conqueror
B
Heimerdinger Bot is 2.5x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Conqueror
T
Almost nobody picks Rammus in Top. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Aftershock
T
Zilean Top has quietly held above even across 204 games while almost nobody picks it.
Summon Aery
B
Almost nobody picks Aatrox in Bot. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Conqueror
T
Kog'Maw Top is 2.1x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Press the Attack
J
Taliyah Jungle is 3.7x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Dark Harvest
M
Almost nobody picks Lucian in Mid. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Press the Attack
M
Kennen Mid has quietly held above even across 231 games while almost nobody picks it.
Electrocute
J
Almost nobody picks Sett in Jungle. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Conqueror
M
Almost nobody picks Elise in Mid. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Electrocute
T
Lissandra Top is 2.2x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Arcane Comet
J
Almost nobody picks Rumble in Jungle. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Dark Harvest
T
Almost nobody picks Diana in Top. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
ElectrocuteM
Riven Mid is 2.5x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
ConquerorM
Aatrox Mid is 2.4x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Conqueror
B
Almost nobody picks Jax in Bot. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Lethal Tempo
T
Zed Top is 2.1x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
First Strike
B
Almost nobody picks Galio in Bot. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Stormraider's Surge
B
Almost nobody picks Zac in Bot. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
ConquerorT
Ahri Top is 2.1x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Electrocute
B
Almost nobody picks Singed in Bot. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Deathfire Touch
B
Yone Bot is 3.7x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Lethal TempoB
Zed Bot is 3.4x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
First StrikeS
Almost nobody picks Ahri in Support. The handful who do keep coming out ahead.
Electrocute
S
Qiyana Support is 2.1x more common in Master+, and it is holding up there.
Electrocute
M
323 different players have tried Sion Mid and it is working for them, so this is not one specialist.
Grasp of the Undying
T
Kai'Sa Top is losing the overwhelming majority of its games.
First Strike
T
Master Yi Top loses far more often than it wins.
Hail of Blades
B
Azir Bot is losing the overwhelming majority of its games.
Lethal Tempo
B
Akali Bot loses far more often than it wins.
Electrocute
S
Mel Support is well behind even, across every game we have of it.
Arcane Comet
J
Locke Jungle is well behind even, across every game we have of it.
Dark Harvest
T
Caitlyn Top loses far more often than it wins.
Lethal TempoJ
Kai'Sa Jungle is losing the overwhelming majority of its games.
Lethal TempoM
Mel Mid is well behind even, across every game we have of it.
Arcane Comet
J
Twitch Jungle is losing the overwhelming majority of its games.
Press the Attack
J
Jayce Jungle sits consistently under even rather than hovering around it.
First Strike
M
Shen Mid loses far more often than it wins.
Grasp of the Undying
S
Jhin Support loses far more often than it wins.
Deathfire Touch
S
Ornn Support is losing the overwhelming majority of its games.
Aftershock
S
Yuumi Support sits consistently under even rather than hovering around it.
Summon AeryS
Aatrox Support is losing the overwhelming majority of its games.
Conqueror
J
Garen Jungle is losing the overwhelming majority of its games.
Conqueror
S
Dr. Mundo Support is losing the overwhelming majority of its games.
Grasp of the Undying
B
Varus Bot sits consistently under even rather than hovering around it.
Lethal TempoB
Most Kai'Sa Bot players go on-hit. A small group builds ability power instead.
Lethal Tempo50% win rateM
Most Katarina Mid players go ability power. A small group builds on-hit instead.
Electrocute56% win rateB
Most Kai'Sa Bot players go on-hit. A small group builds crit instead.
Lethal Tempo50% win rate
J
Most Naafiri Jungle players go lethality. A small group builds bruiser instead.
Conqueror43% win rate
J
Most Shaco Jungle players go ability power. A small group builds crit instead.
Hail of Blades58% win rate
J
Most Kayn Jungle players go bruiser. A small group builds lethality instead.
Conqueror47% win rate
J
Most Nocturne Jungle players go on-hit. A small group builds lethality instead.
Conqueror
50% win rateT
Most Singed Top players go ability power. A small group builds tanky instead.
Deathfire Touch50% win rateB
Most Kai'Sa Bot players go on-hit. A small group builds ability power instead.
Lethal Tempo50% win rate
T
Most Vayne Top players go crit. A small group builds on-hit instead.
Lethal Tempo
56% win rateJ
Most Master Yi Jungle players go on-hit. A small group builds crit instead.
Hail of Blades50% win rateT
Most Garen Top players go crit. A small group builds lethality instead.
Conqueror56% win rateJ
Most Master Yi Jungle players go on-hit. A small group builds crit instead.
Hail of Blades50% win rateJ
Most Kayn Jungle players go bruiser. A small group builds lethality instead.
Conqueror47% win rateT
Most Quinn Top players go lethality. A small group builds crit instead.
Electrocute
52% win rate
J
Most Mordekaiser Jungle players go ability power. A small group builds tanky instead.
Conqueror77% win rateT
Most Vayne Top players go crit. A small group builds on-hit instead.
Lethal Tempo56% win rate
J
Most Graves Jungle players go crit. A small group builds bruiser instead.
Dark Harvest47% win rateT
Most Sett Top players go bruiser. A small group builds on-hit instead.
Conqueror58% win rateB
Most Vayne Bot players go on-hit. A small group builds crit instead.
Lethal Tempo50% win rate
T
Most Cho'Gath Top players go ability power. A small group builds tanky instead.
Grasp of the Undying51% win rateB
Most Lucian Bot players go crit. A small group builds bruiser instead.
Press the Attack50% win rate
J
Most Briar Jungle players go crit. A small group builds bruiser instead.
Press the Attack44% win rate
S
Most Seraphine Support players go support. A small group builds ability power instead.
Summon Aery
60% win rateT
Most Sett Top players go bruiser. A small group builds tanky instead.
Conqueror58% win rateB
Master and Challenger players are picking Ekko Bot 5.2x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just EUW.
Hail of BladesB
Master and Challenger players are picking Karthus Bot 3.7x more common in Master+. It is 1.6x more concentrated on EUW than the rest of the data, so it may have spread from one place rather than being found independently.
Deathfire TouchJ
Master and Challenger players are picking Taliyah Jungle 3.7x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just KR.
Dark HarvestB
Master and Challenger players are picking Taliyah Bot 3.9x more common in Master+. It is 1.8x more concentrated on KR than the rest of the data, so it may have spread from one place rather than being found independently.
Deathfire Touch
T
Master and Challenger players are picking Tristana Top 4.4x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just KR.
Lethal TempoB
Master and Challenger players are picking Locke Bot 5.3x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just KR.
Electrocute
B
Master and Challenger players are picking Cassiopeia Bot 5.0x more common in Master+. It is 1.8x more concentrated on KR than the rest of the data, so it may have spread from one place rather than being found independently.
Deathfire TouchJ
Master and Challenger players are picking Qiyana Jungle 3.6x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just KR.
First StrikeB
Master and Challenger players are picking Riven Bot almost never played outside Master+. It is 1.8x more concentrated on EUW than the rest of the data, so it may have spread from one place rather than being found independently.
ConquerorB
Master and Challenger players are picking Jayce Bot 4.7x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just NA.
First Strike
M
Master and Challenger players are picking Corki Mid 3.6x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just KR.
Conqueror
B
Master and Challenger players are picking Syndra Bot 3.1x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just KR.
Arcane Comet
B
Master and Challenger players are picking Sylas Bot 5.0x more common in Master+. It is 1.7x more concentrated on KR than the rest of the data, so it may have spread from one place rather than being found independently.
ConquerorS
Master and Challenger players are picking Shen Support 3.2x more common in Master+. It is 1.9x more concentrated on KR than the rest of the data, so it may have spread from one place rather than being found independently.
AftershockS
Master and Challenger players are picking Elise Support 3.5x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just KR.
ElectrocuteB
Master and Challenger players are picking Yone Bot 3.7x more common in Master+. It is 2.2x more concentrated on KR than the rest of the data, so it may have spread from one place rather than being found independently.
Lethal TempoB
Master and Challenger players are picking Fiora Bot almost never played outside Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just KR.
Press the AttackT
Master and Challenger players are picking Ekko Top 3.0x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just EUW.
Hail of BladesB
Master and Challenger players are picking Singed Bot almost never played outside Master+. It is 2.1x more concentrated on KR than the rest of the data, so it may have spread from one place rather than being found independently.
Deathfire Touch
M
Master and Challenger players are picking Ambessa Mid 3.6x more common in Master+. It turns up across 3 regions, not just EUW.
ElectrocuteNothing rising yet. This needs a full previous patch to compare against, so it only has something to say once a second patch has been crawled.
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How a pick ends up on this list
Every ranked game we read gets added to a running tally: who was picked, in which lane, what they built, and whether they won. Once a week those tallies get checked against a short list of questions.
A pick has to clear all of them to show up here, and the green ticks on each card are the ones it cleared. The badge next to each champion tells you how settled the result is: Unproven means a small sample that could still be luck, Proven means enough games, from enough different players, to trust. The two checks that matter most:
- Enough games to judge. A 60% win rate over twenty games means nothing. Every number on this page comes with the number of games behind it, and anything thin gets thrown out.
- Not just one player. A single very good player on a pet pick can make almost anything look strong. We count how many different people are getting that result, and how much of it comes from the busiest one. This is the check that separates a real find from one person's hobby.
The worst case figure on each card is the honest version of the win rate: if the games we happened to see were a lucky sample, this is roughly the lowest the true win rate is likely to be. When that is still above 50%, the pick is genuinely winning.