Quick LoR Ladder Update, March 10
Faes and Pecs on top; Taliyah and Aphelios making waves!
The Six Top Dogs
According to Balco & Legna, these are the strongest decks at Plat+, when you consider decks with a playrate over 1% at Platinum and above:
The Meta at the top, which was fairly balanced last Friday, is now showing signs of pilots realizing which are the best decks, with two clear winners over 54% winrate (WR).
Here are the best data-based builds for each one of them:
(note that you can click on any deck name for a link to the build)
The Two Top Dogs, both with WR over 54%, and among the most played decks,
A peg below, at around 53% WR,
the Taric version of Pantheon Yuumi, and
With a very solid 52% WR,
Draven Rumble, and
Sivir Akshan – from all these lists, AkSiv seems the one undergoing the most experimentation (with the most played list actually having below-50% WR, which usually means there's a turbulent refining process going on)
Less Played Options
In case you're looking for something a bit more exotic, here are five well-performing options.
(note that you can click on any deck name for a link to the build)
Taliyah Ziggs
The Landmark Lovers are back, with an impressive 54% WR overall, and playrates high enough to almost be considered a Meta deck.
Interestingly, the list is pretty much the exact same as it was weeks ago – yet another example that, sometimes, decks don't need new (or buffed) cards, but rather the proper meta environment to thrive.
Sejuani Gnar Bandle
This overwhelming champion pair is doing a lot of work with different region combinations (see the Shurima version below) – the Bandle version is the most popular, sporting a very solid 53% WR.
Sejuani Gnar Shurima, ft Sivir
Here's another take on the Sej Gnar pair, ditching Freljord's coldness for Shurima's arid, ruthless tools.
Only a handful of games on record, with WR that goes from "silly" to "stupid".
Lux Zoe Aphelios
Perhaps the most interesting development recently: this archetype has, overall, a subpar 49% WR – yet the most popular list, with 360+ games played, has around 53% WR.
Most likely a case of a mixture of unrefined builds and great piloting skills. Tread with care, but there you go: an Aphelios deck pulling good results!
Frozen City Fizz Yuumi
At the very least, deck that one would expect to become fairly more popular after Sirturmund went on a tear with it recently, reaching top 15.
See you tomorrow…
… with the full inventory of Weekend Warrior Weapons!
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