We’re over halfway through Worlds 2022, and NA is doing as we all expected. Do you think they will win Worlds? Probably not, but watching them play against some of the top teams from EU, KR, and the rest of the world has been pretty exciting.

Unfortunately for North America, they tend not to turn up for international events such as Worlds and never really do well when it comes to getting out of groups. Historically, NA hasn’t performed very well on the Worlds stage for a long time.

In this Mobalytics article, we’re going to give some insight and compare NA to the rest of the world and break down a few things that will help us build a picture of why NA doesn’t do too well on the big stage.

Before we begin, it is important to note that we will not be biased towards any server and will be as neutral as possible. If you like this article, head to the Mobalytics site for more Esports and educational articles.

5 Reasons NA Sucks at Worlds

1. Different Playstyle
2. Lack of Practice
3. Poor Work Ethic
4. Retirement Home
5. Low Server Population

1. Different Playstyle

Every server has a different play style and favours different types of champions. The NA play style is slightly different to the rest of the world, which could be one reason why they do not do too well.

It is known that NA doesn’t really adapt to well to meta sifts and meta changes. Some regions adapt really quickly or are ahead of the curve, while it takes NA teams slightly longer to adapt. This is not always a bad thing, but on an international stage, having any advantage is key.

If it takes NA a patch or 2 to adapt, then they’re going to be behind everyone else as they usually adapt extremely quickly or at the same time as every other server- why do you think NA is behind everyone else?

Something else that could be mentioned is their lack of knowledge/skill in the drafting phase. Often you will see teams draft extremely poorly, or not play to the team comps strengths which ultimately costs them games.

2. Lack of Practice

Now we could go all over the place with this one, but I want to keep it to the point. NA doesn’t play as much ranked compared to other servers. This is mostly down to pros not wanting to play as often, but it is not always their fault.

If you watch any big pro streamer, you can see how much they don’t want to play ranked due to how bad the ranked experience is. There are a few reasons why it is worse in NA compared to some other regions:

• Lots of remakes

Long queue times and multiple remakes a day coupled together make for a less-than-stellar experience. There are many reasons for a game to be remade, but unfortunately, it feels like most remakes are due to deliberate AFKS.

• Low-quality games

As of late, many people are deliberately throwing games and running it down in high ELO. This is heavily influenced by betting and max fixing.

• High ELO “trolls”

There are a lot of players who are in high ELO that will run it down and int certain players when they have them on their team.

While NA isn’t the only server that has these issues, they all contribute to why NA doesn’t play as much. I don’t blame them for not wanting to play when these things affect their Solo Queue experience, but they need to release that they need to play if they want to improve.

For my next point, I need to be pretty vague to not call out any pros or make it obvious who we’re talking about, but in 2022, there were some pretty good game releases. Instead of doing their job and grinding League, some pros were playing other games instead. I’m not saying they can’t play other games, but if it’s getting in the way of doing your job, then it’s an issue.

When a new game was released, we saw many pros clock in ridiculous hours within the first week of release. This mindset is different from NA to KR, for example.

Here’s a video by Markz which breaks down more information on why NA sucks!

3. Poor Work Ethic

This somewhat ties into our last point. However, when we compare NA to the rest of the world, they tend to, on average, play less ranked games and spend less time on Summoners Rift. Korea is an amazing example of hard work and dedication. You will see pros on this server grinding day and night to improve while NA is nowhere to be seen.

If we look at some high ELO players like Tyler 1 on NA, he grinds League day and night, but where are the pros? What are they doing? They’re not playing ranked nearly as much as him or pros on other servers. With this poor work ethic and less time spent playing the game, it’s clear that they’re never going to win Worlds.

There are some outliers, but for the most part, NA just doesn’t practice enough and their poor work ethic is one of the main contributing factors when it comes to this.

Take a look at Fakers 24 hour schedule. It’s slightly outdated, but just look at how much time he plays or does things surrounding the game.

4. Retirement Home

The North American pro scene is full of old players who have been playing for years. This is a good thing because the old blood can teach the newbies a thing or two. Their experience is valuable when it comes to building characters and faces of the LCS.

But, theres a slight issue with so many players being in the League for a long time: they become washed up. It’s a very common meme that NA is a retirement home for pros, and it is somewhat true. Imports from other countries who have been playing for some time will get brought by NA teams to fill their roster. When they come to NA, they don’t perform as they had been before, and they soon get dumped or stay in the league doing the bare minimum to survive.

In recent times, players who have retired have made their way back into the scene. This isn’t exactly healthy for the strength of North America because they don’t always perform too well when they’re back. However, franchisees in the NA pro scene don’t care about this because it’s good to have big names in their organisation.

5. Low Server Population

North America is huge in size, but the server population isn’t. There is a large difference in numbers between NA, EU and KR with NA having similar members playing ranked compared to much smaller servers around the world (such as EUNE).

These stats were taken from the OP.GG site. Huge props to them for having this data. You can check the data and compare their server to others worldwide.

With so few players playing ranked, it can be hard to create talent because there are less people playing the game. There can be a few different reasons why less people play in NA.

• Game type

People just don’t like League. NA may not favour MOBA games and prefer games such as Shooters or RPG games instead. MOBA’s are one of the dominant games in KR for instance.

• High Ping

Nobody likes lagging, and if you’re in NA, you will have a high ping. This is one of the pitfalls of being in NA; unless you live near the servers, you’re in for a rough time.

Ending Thoughts

There are some deep-rooted errors in NA that are costing them the Worlds title. Until NA, LCS, and the player base works on these issues; there isn’t much hope for them ever winning the biggest title of the year.

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Looking for the current free champion rotation for League of Legends? You’ve come to the right place!

This page will be continually updated with all free champions that are available right now.

Unlike normal patches that are updated every two weeks, the free champion rotation changes once a week (usually every Tuesday).

Note that this set of the free champion rotation is only available once you hit summoner level 11.

To get the best builds every patch, head to our Mobalytics Champions pages!

League Free Rotation

Ekko

• Guide
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• Combos
• Pro Builds

Galio

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• Combos
• Pro Builds

Illaoi

• Guide
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Karthus

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Kled

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Leona

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Lissandra

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Malphite

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Nautilus

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Pyke

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Shaco

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Singed

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Sona

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Varus

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Zac

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Zeri

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• Pro Builds

Thanks for reading! Check back next week for the next free champion rotation and don’t forget to check out our Mobalytics Champions Builds pages for the best builds.

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K’Sante: The Pride of Nazumah is the fifth champion to hit Summoners Rift in the 12th Season of League of Legends. He should be the last champion to be released this year, but Riot does have some other champions in the works to be released soon™.

He will be making his debut during Patch 12.22.

His intended role is to be played in the Top lane. However, expect some players to play him in the Jungle role too.

Stick around and learn about K’Sante’s Passive, Q, W, E and his Ultimate. When the champion page is up for him, we will link the latest and greatest build(s) for him as well!

K’Sante’s Ability Names:

• Passive: Dauntless Instinct
• Q: Ntofo Strikes
• W: Path Maker
• E: Footwork
• Ultimate: All Out

K’Sante Reveal Video

Skin Spotlights K’Sante Ability Reveal

K’Sante’s Passive is Dauntless Instinct

His damaging abilities mark enemies. His basic attacks against marked enemies consume the mark and deal additional damage.

All out bonus: Consuming a mark deals additional damage.

K’Sante’s Q is Ntofo Strikes

K’Sante slams his weapon, dealing damaging and slowing enemies. If he hits an enemy champion, he gains a stack, which can stack up to twice. At max stacks, his next cast is empowered that pulls enemies towards him.

All out bonus: The cooldown is reduced and it no longer applies a slow.

K’Sante’s W is Path Maker

Active: He charges, entering a defensive stance that grants him damage reduction and immunity. He can recast this ability:

Recast: he dashes in the target direction, dealing damage and knocking back and then stunning enemies.

All out bonus: The cooldown is refreshed, the damage reduction is increased and it deals more damage. The speed is also doubled.

K’Sante’s E is Footwork

He dashes, but not through terrain or walls. He gains a shield while dashing. He can cast this ability on allies to increase the range and also give them a shield.

All out bonus: Footworks dash speed and range is increased, and he can also dash through terrain.

K’Sante’s Ultimate is All Out

He roots and knocks back a target a fair way. He then blinks behind them. If the target hits a wall, they go further and over the wall. At the end, he deals damage and they will be stunned if they hit a wall. After that, he goes “All Out”, and the ability can be recast within the duration.

All out bonus: He loses a percentage of his health, armor and magic resistance, but he gets additional damage and omnivamp while empowering his abilities.

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There are a plethora of reasons why someone may not climb in League of Legends. Many factors can influence how well you’re playing and how you’ll perform in the game, such as your mood, how tired you are, factors outside of the game and much, much more.

While we cannot help you with things outside the game, we can list some things that you do or don’t do in LoL to help you get back on the climbing bandwagon. Before we begin, this guide is more aimed toward players who are new to League or who are Gold or lower. The tips are more aimed toward those players, but everyone can learn something from this article.

This article is brought to you in partnership with our friends from ONE Esports, check them out for more awesome LoL content!

5 Reasons Why You’re Not Climbing in League of Legends (Season 12)

1. You Have a Large Champion Pool
2. You Switch Lanes Frequently
3. You’re Not Focused Enough
4. You’re Not Practicing Enough
5. You’re Playing Too Much

1. You Have a Large Champion Pool

There are five lanes in League of Legends, a dozen different champion archetypes and over 160 champions to date. It is very easy to see why some players have an extremely large champion pool. There are so many different champions that everyone likes more than one champion.

The issue arises when you have too many champions in your champion pool. Just because you like lots of champions, it doesn’t mean you should play them all in ranked. Let’s say you love 25 champions in the game. You will not be good on all those champions compared to someone who plays just 1 or 2 champions.

If you are fighting someone who is a one trick of their champion, such as a Riven one trick, you’re going to get outclassed by them in more ways than 1. Someone who has 100 games on a champion will be better than someone who only has 25 games.

It is better for you to have lots of experience playing the same champions as you will have a lot more time playing them. Having more experience with a champion means that you will be better on them. You’ll be used to their mechanics, combos and gameplay, which will heavily favour you and increase your chances of winning. Someone who has 5 games on Yasuo will be a lot worse compared to someone with 500 games on Yasuo.

Reduce your champion pool to only a handful of champions in ranked. Stick to those champions and only play them in ranked. When you’re not playing ranked, you can play who you like and what roles you like, but make sure you only play the champions you’re comfortable with and are good at in ranked.

2. You Switch Lanes Frequently

We briefly mentioned it in our last section, but sticking to the same roles is also important. You shouldn’t play all the roles in the game. You should prioritise playing your two best roles and just sticking to those in ranked. Don’t play fill as you will get outclassed by someone who mains that role.

As you can see, most of the games played are in the Support and Jungle role.

In Ranked, you should have a lane that you main and then a secondary role that you’re good at too. You should then queue up as only those two roles: selecting the role you’re best at first. Avoid picking a secondary role that you’re not very good at.

You need to realise that you will not perform well in a role when you either do not play that role or if you do not understand how it is played properly. If you’re facing someone who mains that role, you will struggle a lot, and they will win against you easily.

At the end of the day, many players call “jungle dif”, and that will be your lane dif if you first time a role or if you’re playing on your off role.

3. You’re Not Focused Enough

I think everyone doesn’t focus from time to time in League. Maybe your brain is elsewhere and not in the game. It’s very common, and everyone does it. However, if you’re not focused when you’re playing League, then you should probably not play League or queue up.

When you’re head isn’t in the game, you’re not going to be focused, and you’ll make mistakes that can cost you a lot in the long run. For instance, an early death, because you were not focused, will cost you gold, XP and the enemy will have an advantage over you.

Similarly, you may miss out on pings or seeing the enemy Jungler approaching your lane. If you miss them, then you will die when they gank your lane. It is very important that you learn that your actions have consequences, and things can quickly get out of control if you’re not focusing properly.

I know it can be hard, but if you’re thinking you may be distracted or know that you’re not in a mind frame to concentrate, I would avoid playing Ranked until you feel better. If you’re having an off day, it is possible that you will lose a lot of games and de-rank and demote.

Here’s a separate guide we wrote in the past that reflects on how you can become more focused in LoL!

4. You’re Not Practicing Enough

Not everyone can practice for 5 hours a day. In fact, I wouldn’t recommend anyone to play non-stop League of Legends. With that in mind, I do think that you should try to practice every day or as often as you can without going overboard.

You do not necessarily have to be playing the game to learn more about it. Checking sites like Mobalytics or watching streams of your favourite champions is very good. You can also read up on information such as combos, builds and anything to do with your champion to help you get better at them.

Naturally, some champions will not require a lot of experience to master such as Jax or Malphite, but at the end of the day, if you don’t practice or try to learn more information about your champion- you’re missing out. You will not learn everything about a champion by just playing them, but you can learn a lot by playing, researching and discussing different things for your fav champs.

5. You’re Playing Too Much

The final tip is something that we can all relate to in 1 form or another. It can be quite easy for some people to just play League and do nothing else when they’re off from work or it’s the weekend. However, it is important that you avoid doing nothing but playing League.

Playing ten games in a row or across the day isn’t a good idea because you’ll only be playing well or at an optimal level for a few of the games. When you’re not playing to your absolute best, you will decrease your chances of winning. You will become tired and fatigued and start making mistakes that you wouldn’t usually make.

As you can see, on this day I only played 5 games and no more.

When driving long distances, you need to take a break or else you’ll start to feel tired and start auto-piloting and potentially crash your car. While it’s just a video game and not that extreme, the same principle exists when playing the game. The longer you play, the worse you’ll be playing.

Closing Remarks

If you’re serious about climbing in League of Legends, you must take all of the advice we have presented in this guide and use it to the best of your ability. At the end of the day, someone else who is using this advice is climbing, and you will not be if you choose not to use it. Remember to check out our friends at ONE Esports for more awesome League content.

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Looking forward to the next patch for League of Legends??

We’ve got you covered with the latest information from Rioters and other trusted sources that have been revealed for Patch 12.20.

Our preview will cover all known buffs, nerfs, and other changes to champions, items, and more.

If you want to see our breakdown for Patch 12.20 that’s on live now, check out our LoL patch notes breakdown.

Let’s dive into our preview for the new patch coming soon!

League of Legends New Patch 12.20 Preview

Champion Buffs

• Jayce
• Wukong
• Gwen
• Evelynn
• Ziggs
• Rammus

Champion Nerfs

• Sett
• Aatrox
• Maokai

Champion Adjustments

• Elise
• Blitzcrank

Item Changes

• Sterak’s Gage
• Frozen Heart
• Demonic Embrace

Runes

• Lethal Tempo

Next Patch Preview Sources

Patch 12.20! Buffing Rammus, because he went down a lot after a change to how his W calculates. Small buffs to others in the list. Blitz JG changes are a buff, but he needs a decent tap down for Supp.

Aatrox is still too strong after Eclipse changes, so tapping him down pic.twitter.com/66q99qEeoB

— Matt Leung-Harrison (@RiotPhroxzon) October 11, 2022

That’s all for now! Check back again every Tuesday before the next patch notes release to see our previews for future patches. In the meantime, see the best champions for our current patch with our LoL Tier List.

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A wombo combo team composition is one of the key compositions that have wreaked havoc on Summoners Rift for years. It is a team composition that allows for a plethora of different champions to be played within. Do you like playing a champion with a large AOE or CC tool that can lock down multiple champions? Then the wombo combo team comp might be for you!

In this brand new series of guides by Mobalytics, we will break down each major team composition in League of Legends. We will list tips and tricks, example champions and how to play as each team composition.

If you like any of the champions on our list, make sure you check out their champion pages on the Mobalytics site, where you can find builds, tips and much more to help you play each of the champions on today’s list.

How to Play the Wombo Combo Team Composition

1. The Objective of the Comp
2. Example Champions
3. Tips and Tricks
4. How to Counter

The Objective of the Comp

The objective of this team composition is to group as five and use all of your abilities within a short period of time. Due to the nature of a wombo combo team composition, you need to layer your CC to keep the enemy locked down for a long time.

Ideally, you wish to fight in areas of the map that force the enemy to group closer together. They are great at fighting around objectives and inside the jungle, as teams are usually grouped closely together in these areas.

Example Champions

Top lane

Malphite

• He has an AOE Ultimate that he can use to knock up multiple enemy team members.
• Getting a 5 person Ultimate can enable your team to follow up and dish out damage or use their CC tools.
• Malphite’s Ultimate is long range so he can use it from afar to get picks.

Ornn

• Ornn’s Ultimate has long range so he can use it from afar and out of the fog of war to catch people out.
• He can knock up the whole enemy team if they’re grouped together.
• It’s on a short cooldown which can allow him to get picks with his team.

Jungle

Wukong

• His Ultimate is an AOE ability that can knockup the whole enemy team twice.
• His W allows him to reposition or engage on the enemy via the fog of war to surprise the enemy.
• Wukong can dish out a lot of damage and kill squishy champions if he is fed.

Amumu

• Amumu’s tanky, so he can soak up a lot of enemy damage for his team.
• His Ultimate can CC everyone on the enemy team and keep them locked down for a long period of time.
• If Amumu has AP items, not only will his Ultimate lock them down, but it will also deal a considerable amount of damage to the enemy team too.

Mid lane

Orianna

• Orianna’s W can be used to speed up her allies to enable them to engage.
• Her Ultimate can be used to CC multiple champions at once. It also deals a considerable amount of damage.
• Orianna’s E can be attached to her allies which can protect them but also be used to set her Ultimate up.

Vel’Koz

• He has lots of damage with his Ultimate.
• Vel’Koz also has an ability that can knockup enemies. If he uses this on an already CC’d enemy, he can extend the duration.
• He has good poke prior to a fight which makes killing enemies a lot easier.

ADC

Sivir

• Her W and Q can deal damage to multiple targets at once in a fight.
• Sivir’s Ultimate can allow her team to chase the enemy and take them down.
• In the mid and late game, her damage output will be incredibly high.

Miss Fortune

• Her E is a slow that can catch enemies out who are too far forward. It can also be used to kite and escape the enemy.
• Miss Fortune’s Ultimate deals tons of damage in a cone.
• If she can use her Ultimate while the enemy team is locked down, she will wreak havoc in a fight.

Support

Rakan

• Rakan has 2 AOE tools in his kit: his Ultimate and his W.
• He can use his E on an ally to close the gap and get closer to the enemy team.
• Rakan can go in, CC or knockup multiple enemies and then escape with his W.

Alistar

• Alistar’s Q is an AOE ability that can be used to knockup members of the enemy team.
• While his W can only allow him to target 1 enemy, it can enable him to knockup multiple targets with the follow-up Q.
• Alistar is quite tanky and can be even tankier with his Ultimate active. He can soak up damage and use his Q twice in a team fight as it is on a lowish cooldown.

Tips and Tricks

We’ve gone through some champions, and now it’s time to give you some tips and tricks on how to play as the comp.

• Try and fight in tight areas of the map. Fighting here is great as teams will be grouped closer together. Fighting in the jungle is a good enclosed part of the map.
• Avoid delaying team fights. This comp relies heavily on going in fast. If you delay a fight, then you will get poked down and potentially be unable to go in.
• Look where your allies are before going in. While going in quickly is important, don’t go in alone. Make sure your team are nearby and able to follow up.

Check out this video by Broxah which breaks down how you may wish to team fight as Wukong.

How to Counter The Wombo Combo Team Comp

You can counter a wombo combo team composition in a few different ways. The first is to avoid grouping too closely together. It is better to be split slightly apart so the enemy cannot combo you all at once. The second thing you can do is to avoid fighting inside the jungle or around objectives. Teams tend to be grouped inside these parts of the map, so being apart from one another is very beneficial.

Summary

And that about sums up our guide for the wombo combo team. Let us know your thoughts on what you’d like to see next! If you wish to find more useful tips and more help regarding team comps in LoL, make sure you check out our in-depth team comp guide!

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With Worlds 2022 just around the corner, we at Mobalytics are super excited to see the world come together and battle it out at the highest level of League of Legends. You may have noticed lately that we’ve been creating lots of content regarding pro play, and it’s been very fun looking at historical pro play.

In our continued series of Esports guides, we will today discuss five champions that we expect to see pick or ban status at Worlds 2022. These champions will either get picked by one team, or banned by the other, and whenever they make it through champion select, they will dominate the enemy and take over the game.

If you like any of the champions on our list, make sure you check out their champion pages on the Mobalytics site, where you can find builds, tips and much more to help you play each of the champions on today’s list.

5 Champions Who Will Dominate Worlds 2022

1. Ornn
2. Gwen
3. Wukong
4. Renata
5. Viego

Ornn

The first champion on our list is Ornn. Ornn has and will see a lot of play on the Worlds Stage this year. Ornn is a dominant champion who has seen play in pro play ever since his release.

Ornn synergises well with a ton of different champions. He fits into basically any team comp, and his build is highly adapative. Ornn is a great tank champion who will soak tons of damage for his team, regardless of the enemies team comp.

He is amazing in team fights thanks to the amount of CC his kit includes. His Ultimate is also very good in team fights. He can use it to knockup the whole enemy team if they’re grouped around an objective or in the river.

Gwen

The second champion on our list is Gwen. Gwen is a very dominant champion in both solo queue and pro play. She has been one of the most popular picks since her release, and I don’t recall a time when she hasn’t been good in pro play.

Gwen can dominate the enemy Top laner in lane thanks to her skirmish-heavy play style and excellent early game damage. Outside the laning phase, she is a good split pusher who can apply pressure to side lanes and be a nuisance for the enemy.

Her pick potential is actually quite good too. Her Ultimate deals damage and slows the enemy, which can help her team pick enemies off and start a fight. If she can get on and pick off the enemy carry, her team will easily win the fight.

Wukong

Wukong has been a dominant champion throughout the Season. He has seen play in several lanes, including the Top, Mid and Jungle roles. After his slight rework, he has been, what feels like – pick or ban in League of Legends.

Wukong has a lot of early game damage and can gank pretty much from the get go. As these types of Junglers are strong, he should dominate pro play and snowball his team. Outside of that, Wukong has many tools to set up ganks and fights. His Ultimate can be used twice to knock up enemies and CC targets.

Something that may be forgotten about Wukong is that his build is versatile. Regardless of how ahead or behind he is, he can adapt his build to his team’s needs to be a monster. If he gets fed, he will deal a lot of damage and be super tanky.

Renata

Renata has been a powerful champion ever since her release. Her kit is amazing in pro play, and she has so many tools to help her team and keep them alive.

Her Ultimate is a fantastic team fighting tool that can CC and deal lots of damage to the enemy team. As teams usually group in Pro play, she will be able to CC the whole enemy team at once. Each champion will damage another enemy, resulting in free kills for her team.

She is a very reliable champion and very good from behind. She just needs to empower her allies and keep them alive; they will do the hard work for her.

Viego

The final champion on our list is Viego. Veigo is a new champion but has been dominating pro and solo queue since he was introduced. Veigo will most likely be played in the Jungle role, and it is doubtful we will see him in any other role.

Champions that can gank early and skirmish are very good in pro play. Viego can start ganking early after his double buff clear. Early ganks are essential, so he is a good pick in this regard.

One thing that is good in pro play is that there are a lot of skirmishes and fights in pro play, which means he can take over the body of the enemy champion, allowing for a lot of good playmaking and outplay potential.

Summary

And that about sums up our guide on the 5 champions that we think will be dominating Worlds 2022. What do you think of our list? Do you feel there will be stronger champions we see this year, or do you think we’re right. Let us know! As always, you can learn how to master all of the champions in today’s guide by signing up for your free Mobalytics account!

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Season 13 is almost upon us, and Riot has released their pre-season preview. They’ve discussed a new champion, visual upgrades to existing champions, gameplay updates and much, much more.

Before we begin, this is a WIP article, and we will update it as Season 12 ends and Season 13 begins. You should check the video out by Riot as it goes into slightly more detail about certain things. However, here’s the rundown by Mobalytics!

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They also created a follow-up post in early October 2022. Here’s the article which we recommend reading!

New Champions

There will be a new Top Laner before the Season ends. Their name is K’Sante, the Pride of Nazumah, who will be a tank.

A Darkin Assassin will be hitting Summoners Rift soon™. This is extremely vague, so there’s no information about them now.

A male enchanter from Ixtal is under development but is at an extremely early stage. No information on them yet, but he is gonna be cute AF.

CGU for Aurelion Sol

Aurelion Sol will be heavily updated after the new champion is released. Riot doesn’t want to remove what makes Aurelion, Aurelion, but they’re making him more like a Dragon.

• He can now breathe fire, and he can fly more effectively.
• Make sure you check out the video to see him in action.

ASU for Ahri

Ahri will get an update at the start of 2023. This has been long-awaited, and Riot talked about her getting an upgrade a very long time ago.

Gameplay Updates

In the pre-season, we will see changes to:

Communication

• They are adjusting the ping system and will add more pings to your ping wheel.

Vision and warding

• Basic overhaul to the vision system. You will now be able to see where you want to place a ward, which can be handy in hard-to-ward spots.
• You can now also time enemy wards much more effectively.

Jungle Changes

• Riot is attempting to make the jungle easier.
• Sharing your buffs for your allies may leave behind a buff for you to have (all though Riot was pretty vague about this).
• Pulling camps will be slightly easier and you will not get heavily penalised if you pull a camp wrong.

Chemtech Drake

• New and improved Chemtech Drake. It now gives you more damage when you’re below a certain amount of health.
• After laying the Dragon, you’ll be granted bonus damage when below a certain amount of health.
• The map changes empower the Scryers Bloom, Blast Cone and Honey Fruit. Extra movement speed when running towards a target, the Blast Cone will make you fly a lot further, and the Honey Fruit no longer slows a champion while also granting a small shield.

Jungle Pets

You can now buy a pet that will upgrade over time. There are 3 different pets, with each enhancing your champion in 1 way or another.

• Noxian Embercat slows and deals extra damage.
• Ixtali Ixamander provides a shield and additional slow resistance and tenacity.
• Ionian Cloudleaper grants extra movement speed.

XP and gold changes

• Solo laners will now receive a small increase in how much XP they earn.
• Bottom lane champions will receive a tiny bit less XP.
• The Mid-lane minions will be worth less gold up to the 14-minute mark.

Items

Before we break down the new items, Riot has stated that the names, stats and effects might change.

Mythic Items

Icathia’s Endurance

• 400 Health
• 30 Armor
• 30 Magic Resist
• 20 Ability Haste
• For each second in combat, you’ll gain a stack granting 3 Armor and Magic Resist, up to 10 max. At max stack become empowered, instantly draining enemies around you for 4% of your maximum health each and doubling your resists from stacks until end of combat
• Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 5 Armor and Magic Resist

Radiant Virtue

• 400 Health
• 30 Armor
• 30 Magic Resist
• 20 Ability Haste
• Guiding Light: Upon casting your Ultimate, you Transcend, increasing your maximum health. While Transcended, you and allies within 1200 range of you gain 25 non-Ultimate Haste. You and allies will also heal every 3 seconds.
• Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 100 Health

Iceborn Gauntlet

• 400 Health
• 40 Armor
• 20 Ability Haste
• After using an ability, your next attack is empowered with an additional 100% base AoE physical damage, which also creates a frostfield. Enemies that move across the field are slowed by 15%.
• Your primary target is slowed for double the amount and has their damage against you reduced by 10% for 2.5 seconds.
• Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 50 health, 5% Tenacity, and 5% Slow Resist

Goliath’s Ascendiary

• 800 Health
• 200% Base Health Regeneration
• 20 Ability Haste
• Charge up a powerful attack against a champion over 3 seconds while within 600 range of them. The charged attack drains the target, dealing max health as bonus physical damage and healing you for that same amount. You permanently gain maximum health equal to 15% of the drain.
• Grants all other Legendary items 1% increased health and 6% champion size.

Rod of Ages

• 60 Ability Power
• 300 Health
• 300 Mana
• This item gains 20 health, 20 mana, and 4 ability power every minute, up to 10 times, for a maximum of 200 health, 200 mana, and 40 ability power. Upon reaching max stacks, gain a level.
• Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 5 Ability Haste

Non-Mythic Items

Catalyst of Aeons

• 225 Health
• 300 Mana
• Restore mana equal to damage taken from champions, and health equal to mana spent, up to 15 health per cast.

Abyssal Mask

• 500 Health
• 300 Mana
• 40 Magic Resist
• 10 Ability Haste
• Restore mana equal to 15% of damage taken from champions, and health equal to 20% of mana spent, up to 15 health per cast.
• Curse nearby enemy champions, reducing the Magic Resist by 5 + 1.5% bonus health (maximum of 25). For each Cursed enemy, gain 9 Magic Resist.
  A champion can only be Cursed by one enemy at a time (prioritizing the most potent Curse)

Sunfire Aegis (No longer a Mythic Item)

• 400 Health
• 50 Armor
• Taking or dealing damage causes you to begin dealing magic damage to nearby enemies for 3 seconds. Damaging champions or epic jungle monsters with this effect adds a stack, increasing subsequent Immolate damage by 10% for 5 seconds (6 stacks maximum).

Turbo Chemtank (No longer a Mythic Item)

• 450 Health
• 50 Magic Resist
• 10 Ability Haste
• Active – Supercharged: Grants 40% movement speed towards enemies or enemy turrets for 4 seconds. Once near an enemy (or after 4 seconds) a shockwave is emitted that slows nearby champions by 40% for 1.5 seconds.

Randuin’s Omen

• 400 Health
• 70 Armor
• Active: Briefly slow nearby enemies by 55% for 2 seconds (60 second cooldown)
• Reduce incoming damage from attacks.
• Crits deal 20% less damage to you.

Spear of Shojin

• 65 Attack Damage
• 300 Health
• 20 Ability Haste
• Abilities that are not Ultimate spells gain bonus ability haste.
• Gain additional movement speed, based on your missing health.

Ravenous Hydra

• 65 Attack Damage
• 20 Ability Haste
• 9% Omnivamp
• Attacks and abilities deal more physical damage to other enemies within 350 units of the target hit. You’ll also gain AD and Omnivamp whenever you kill an enemy, stacking up to 25 AD and 5% omnivamp. Lose 50% of these stacks on death.
• Can only hit each target once per attack or ability every 10 seconds.

2022 Recap

This year has been a wild run for Riot. They’ve come up with some great ideas and not-so-stella ones. I won’t go into everything, but let’s just say they’ve made some pretty good champions this year, and they’ve come up with some great reworks.

I think that the new Drakes has been well received overall. I do thank Riot though for removing the Chemtech Drake because it was honestly… A terrible idea. It slowed the game down, it wasn’t enjoyable and I was happy to see the back of it. With that said, the new Drake sounds promising.

My Thoughts on the Upcoming Changes

I’m not going to talk about the new champions because, realistically, there isn’t anything to talk about. Riot hasn’t said much about them. I feel that the Aurelion Sol change is going to be pretty good. It’s nice to see him turning into more of a Dragon.

The Ahri upgrade is going to be cool, but I don’t exactly feel like she needed updating. Is not like she has a bad model or anything, but I’m really indifferent about the change.

For the ping wheel change, I feel that it’s pretty good and it’s about time they added more pings. It will take some time getting used to, but after a couple days it should be fine! For vision and warding, it looks promising. It will definitely help players place some of the harder wards around the map, especially the ones in the bottom lane and around objectives like the Dragon or Baron.

Jungling changes seem nice. If it makes it easier, then sobeit. I don’t think it will take too much skill out of the role. Pulling the camps and making that easier is going to be really helpful especially on players who are not very good at it.

As I said, the new Drake sounds promising and I think it could be really good. The bonus empowerments on the Scryers Bloom and Blast Cone are a nice touch and could be pretty funny.

All in all, I think there are some good changes to the upcoming Season!

That’s About It

Riot hasn’t released much info yet. But stay tuned as we get closer to the end of the Season, Riot will release a ton of extra information.

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The Support meta shifts frequently in League of Legends. One minute, healing Supports are the best. Next, it’s the damage dealers, and then it quickly changes to tanks. The meta frequently shifts in Solo Queue, and while that is somewhat true for pro play, you will usually find the same champions being picked.

In pro play, you will find teams constantly picking hard-engage and roam dominant champions. The reason for this is that these champions can move around the map fast and help their team. Roaming and team coordination are easier in professional play as they’re all on coms.

In this Mobalytics article, we will list the five most popular Supports in professional League of Legends. The champions are, unsurprisingly, all roaming champions. However, there was a period of time when utility and healing Supports were being picked over and over. But before we begin, if you’re interested in finding more information and stats for any of these champions, why not sign up for a free Mobalytics account!

All of the stats are taken from GOL.GG and the filters we are using are for all seasons and worldwide. Huge thanks to them for keeping track of professional League of Legends!

5 Most Picked Supports in Pro League of Legends

1. Braum
2. Thresh
3. Nautilus
4. Alistar
5. Leona

1. Braum

Braum is the first champion on our list. He is a strong tank who has lots of CC. Post 6, his pick potential is pretty high with his Q and his Ultimate. He can catch out enemies who are mispositioned.

Roaming Supports are very good in pro play. Braum is a good counter to lots of roaming and hard engage champions. He has good pick potential with his Ultimate which he can use to start fights on the ADC when the Support is gone. Also, Braum is a counter to hard engage champions because he can CC them when they go in.

I don’t think it is worth playing Braum in Solo Queue for the most part. There are some champions that are way stronger than him and who rely less on their team than he does. I think he is good in flex or clash though.

Quick Tips

• Braum doesn’t need to play aggressive 24/7. Wait for the enemy to engage and then turn the exchange around.
• Always stick with your team, in particular, the ADC so you can protect and peel them with your E.
• Don’t use your E to block damage in small trades. It’s best to save it for extended or long trades only so you do not run out of mana. Also, keeping your E off cooldown will help you if the enemy decides to commit to a full trade.

2. Thresh

Thresh is a strong champion in both Solo Queue and pro play. Thresh can provide his team with a variety of tools. His Q can pick players out of position, while his W can save his allies. His E can prevent all-ins, while his Ultimate can slow down the enemies and allow his team to follow up or disengage.

Some of the reasons we suggested are why he is picked in pro play, but he also offers his team a lot of extra benefits. For instance, he has good synergy with a lot of the meta AD Carries. He is also a fantastic roaming champion which means he can help his allies.

I would recommend playing Thresh if you want to climb. Although, it is important to note that he is quite hard to master and is very hit or miss.

Quick Tips

• Thresh has very good roaming potential once he has Boots of Mobility. Look to roam often once you’ve purchased these Boots to get a lead.
• Bait out dashes or abilities that can be used to dodge your Q to make landing abilities much easier.
• Place vision around objectives to try and get picks before sieging or taking an objective. One good Death Sentence on a target can turn the game around.

3. Nautilus

We’re coming to the end of this series of guides, and the third champion on our list is Nautilus. Nautilus is a really strong Support that loves to fight and make plays. He is fantastic in both Solo Queue and pro play.

Nautilus is really popular in pro play because of the tools he brings to the table. He has the most CC in the game which helps him get picks and lock down enemies. Post 6, his Ultimate is point and click and he will always knockup the target he chooses.

I think Nautilus is a good Support for anyone who wants to learn Support. My advice would be to check the position of your allies before going in for a Q so you know they can follow up.

Quick Tips

• Hold on to your Q until the enemy has miss positioned or used their escape ability. Using your Q and missing it will leave you vulnerable to damage and poke.
• When the enemy is sieging one of your Towers or is trying to poke, use your Q to catch out them out of position while they’re overextended. Picking someone off is a good way of winning a fight or preventing the enemy from taking an objective.
• While Nautilus is quite slow, you do have really good roaming potential as you have a lot of CC. Look to roam after recalling before heading back to the bottom lane.

4. Alistar

The next champion is Alistar. He is a strong early game Support that loves to make plays to get an early lead. He has insane die potential and can look to dive post 6. With these things in mind, it’s easy to see why he is picked a lot in pro play.

In pro play, Alistar is quite a good champion thanks to his lane pressure and gank setup. He can set up his Jungler by using his W on a minion or using it in conjunction with Flash to close the gap and lock down a target. After he gets Boots, he can start roaming with or without his Jungler to help other lanes.

I think Alistar is good, but there are other champions like Nautilus and Leona that are easier to play and are tankier. His Ultimate is also only really good at diving, whereas their Ultimates are good at getting picks.

Quick Tips

• During the laning phase, stand close to your ADC at all times. With good positioning, you can threaten an engage onto the enemy even if you don’t intend to engage. Stand next to or slightly in front of them at all times.
• Look to set up death bushes before a major objective like the Dragon or Baron spawns. Sit inside a bush and ambush the enemy when they walk past with your W Q combo. Once an enemy is dead, take the objective.
• Once you’ve engaged in a team fight, retreat and protect your ADC. Do not leave them hanging alone against the enemy frontline. Your goal is to engage and then fall back to help them.

5. Leona

Leona is the final champion on our list. If you’re a Support main, you probably have a love-hate relationship with Leona. Eona is an extremely obnoxious, lane dominant Support that is great at roaming and getting picks for her team.

She is good in pro play because of her ability to get picks with her allies. She has good gank setup after level 2 and an even stronger setup after level 6. Once she has completed Boots, she can roam around and take down the enemy. In pro play, teams group close together, which can allow her to get a multi-person Ultimate off. Her E, Q and R can be used to peel for her backline.

Leona is really good in Solo Queue as well. She can constantly look for plays and get picks with her team. In Solo Queue, you need to make the plays for your team to win, and I feel that Leona does that job well.

Quick Tips

• You can use your AA Q AA combo to quickly destroy wards to deny vision.
• Try to keep the minion wave even or closer to your side of the map as it will be very hard for you to engage in the early game if your lane is constantly pushing.
• If you’re unable to get kills in the bottom lane post 6, don’t be afraid to roam and help other lanes. As your Ultimate is a very good tool that can help you snowball, whenever it’s up, try to roam and help your mid lane.

Final Thoughts

That sums up our list on the most picked champions. I’m honestly surprised that there are no utility Supports on the list, but I understand why they’re not as popular as the other champions on the list. Let us know what guide you’d like to see next. If you’re looking for extra tips and tricks to improve as a Support, make sure you head over to Mobalytics.

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The ADC role in League of Legends has the smallest champion pool of them all. You will find the same champions being played frequently over and over again. In one day of pro play, you may see the same ADCs in the same game.

One of the many reasons why the same AD champions get played over and over again is because of the tools they bring to the table. Furthermore, ADCs are some of the most balanced champions in the game, although each champion has their own strengths and weaknesses.

In this Mobalytics article, we will list 5 of the most prominent champions that get played in professional League of Legends. Before we break down the list, who do you think will be on the list? Let us know below! As always, you can find each of the champions on our list by heading over to our Mobalytics site.

All of the stats are taken from GOL.GG and the filters we are using are for all seasons and worldwide. Huge thanks to them for keeping track of professional League of Legends!

5 Most Picked ADCs in Pro League of Legends

1. Ezreal
2. Kai’Sa
3. Varus
4. Aphelios
5. Xayah

1. Ezreal

Ezreal is one of the oldest ADCs to be in the game. He has been around for so long that it makes it clear why so many people love him. He has soo many skins in the game that regardless of what colour you like Ezreal always has something for you.

One reason why Ezreal is so popular in pro play is because he is so consistent and safe. He can be left alone in the bottom lane, and he will be safe while the Support roams around the map and helps the remaining members of the team.

I think that Ezreal is a very good champion for Solo Queue. If you want to learn how to play the ADC role, then Ezreal can help you do that. Firstly, he has a dash, and good poke with his Q, and he can also use his Q to last hit minions too. Overall, he is reliable and quite a safe pick.

Quick Tips

• Use your abilities as frequently as possible to stack your Tear of the Goddess. The quicker you complete this item- the better.
• Don’t use your E aggressively unless the enemy has their core abilities on cooldown. Using it aggressively will make it easier for you to get killed if you use it when their abilities are up.
• To destroy towers quickly and get more gold from tower plates, you can use your W on the tower and follow it up with an auto-attack.

2. Kai’Sa

Kai’Sa is one of the newest ADCs on our list. I remember when she first come out, and it doesn’t seem too long ago. Realistically, it was quite a while back. Anyway, since her release, Kai’Sa has been a fan favourite of many players and pros alike.

She is good in pro play for several reasons. Firstly, she has really good synergy with a lot of the meta Supports. She synergises well with hard engage Supports like Alistar or Nautilus. She has good pick potential and good follow-up, thanks to her Ultimate, which she can use with the help of her allies CC.

I don’t think Kai’Sa is as strong as she once was, but nonetheless, she is a very good ADC, and I think that you’ll do fine trying to climb with her in Solo Queue.

Quick Tips

• Kai’Sa benefits from mixed damaging items. Buying items that will provide AD, AP and attack speed will give you a variety of evolved skills.
• Kai’Sa’s Ultimate is a long-range dash that gives her a big shield. Try to reposition yourself with it in a team fight so you can survive long enough to deal a lot of damage.
• Try and use your Q on the enemy when they’re isolated and not near minions. This will force your Q to focus just the enemy champion which will, in turn, mean they take more damage and be easier to kill.

3. Varus

Back in the day, we used to see Varus all the time. Unfortunately, we barely see him in pro play and Solo Queue. Historically, he was very good, but he isn’t doing too hot nowadays. However, he is still on our list as the third most picked ADC which just shows how strong he used to be back in the day.

Varus has a lot of flexibility. He can be played with lethality or on-hit. He can get picks with his Ultimate, and he is good in team fights. While he does lack a dash escape like pretty much every other ADC in the game, if he builds Galeforce, he can escape all-ins.

I personally like Varus, but he is not very strong at the moment. I would recommend that you play someone who is stronger and has an escape. The current meta makes it hard for Varus to pop off.

Quick Tips

• Try to poke the enemy down with your E and Q before committing to a fight.
• Delay team fights while you harass the enemy with your Q. Once an enemy champion overextended, cast your Ultimate to catch them out of position.
• Never leave your team’s side as you will be easy pickings for an Assassin or Bruiser. Stick with your Support throughout the later stages of the game.

4. Aphelios

The fourth champion on the list is Aphelios. Aphelios is a versatile champion with great carry potential. Aphelios has a plethora of weapons for every occasion. They synergise well with lots of different champions and are currently meta.

In pro play, Aphelios gets played a lot because of their consistency and versatility. Thanks to the weapons, they can be ready for every situation. Similarly, they synergise well with both utility and hard engage champions- which makes them a perfect ADC. Unfortunately, Aphelios does lack a dash though, which can be an issue.

I think Aphelios is a good champion for players who understand their kit inside and out. The learning curve for Aphelios is quite high, and they do take some time to get used to.

Quick Tips

• Keep an eye on your ammo and what weapon you’re holding. Don’t get caught out with the wrong weapon in a trade!
• When laning against a melee champion, switch to Severum when they engage. The bonus movement speed and rapid-fire from your main and side weapons will focus the nearest champion while you retreat.
• Hitting level 2 first is key on Aphelios. To hit level 2, you need to kill the first 9 minions in the bottom lane. When you’re level 2, you could look to engage and go for a favourable trade.

5. Xayah

The final champion on our list is Xayah. Xayah is a strong skirmishing ADC that can dish out a lot of damage quickly. Depending on her build, she can be poke-heavy and amazing in team fights.

Xayah is picked in pro play frequently. In particular, she is picked with Rakan as the two synergise incredibly well together. Even on her own, she does well with Supports that can empower her or engage and look for picks. While she does lack a dash, her Ultimate can help her survive all-ins, and it is a self-peel tool.

I think Xayah is an okay ADC, but I’d recommend picking someone who is a bit stronger for Solo Queue. I would personally only pick her with a Rakan, but she is pretty solid with a lot of different Supports like we previously talked about.

Quick Tips

• Keep a constant eye on where your Feathers have been placed. If the enemy walks in front of them, snare them with your E.
• Always keep enough mana to use your Ultimate in case you need a quick escape from a trade. Avoid running low on mana as you’ll be defenceless.
• Xayah is a weak early game champion. Avoid letting the enemy play aggressive and harass you with auto-attacks.

Final Thoughts

It was obvious that Ezreal was going to be on our list, but did any of the other champions surprise you? Personally, I was surprised Jhin wasn’t on there, but yeah, it’s cool to see some of the “newer” champions already on the list. Learn how to play every champion and how to counter every other ADC with the Mobalytics App.

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