{"id":2172,"date":"2026-10-04T09:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T09:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2026-10-21T03:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T03:50:09","slug":"lol-support-tier-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/","title":{"rendered":"LoL Support Tier List for the Current Patch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The best support in League right now is still Thresh. Across the whole of patch 26.20 he won 51.94% of his Emerald+ games on a 15.49% pick rate, and he climbs to 52.31% in Master+. Behind him, melee supports still own the top of this LoL support tier list for patch 26.21: Braum, Leona and Blitzcrank all sit above 51.5%, and Janna is the best enchanter. Nautilus, Pyke and Yuumi are still much more popular than they are good, and Lulu has slipped under 50%. Below you get every support ranked S to D with its class, the numbers behind each call, the best pick by rank bracket, and who rose or fell since 26.19.<\/p>\n<p>This is the patch list, and it changes every two weeks. For picks that hold up across patches, <a href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-lol-supports-to-climb\/\">our evergreen list of the best supports to climb with<\/a> is the companion piece.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 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ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#LoL_support_tier_list_every_support_ranked_by_class\" >LoL support tier list: every support ranked by class<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Best_support_in_each_class\" >Best support in each class<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#S-tier_supports_why_theyre_on_top\" >S-tier supports: why they're on top<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Thresh\" >Thresh<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Braum\" >Braum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Leona\" >Leona<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Janna\" >Janna<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Blitzcrank\" >Blitzcrank<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Best_support_by_rank_bracket\" >Best support by rank bracket<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Best_ADC_pairings_for_the_top_supports\" >Best ADC pairings for the top supports<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Rising_and_falling_vs_patch_2619\" >Rising and falling vs patch 26.19<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Where_this_tier_list_is_wrong\" >Where this tier list is wrong<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" >Frequently asked questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Who_is_the_best_support_in_LoL_right_now\" >Who is the best support in LoL right now?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#What_is_the_best_enchanter_support_this_patch\" >What is the best enchanter support this patch?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#What_is_the_best_support_for_low_elo\" >What is the best support for low elo?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Is_Yuumi_good_right_now\" >Is Yuumi good right now?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Why_is_Nautilus_ranked_so_low_if_hes_banned_so_often\" >Why is Nautilus ranked so low if he's banned so often?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-support-tier-list\/#Did_the_World_Atlas_change_hurt_enchanters\" >Did the World Atlas change hurt enchanters?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Patch_2621_context_what_changed_for_supports\"><\/span>Patch 26.21 context: what changed for supports<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The big support change is still the one from 26.19. Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leagueoflegends.com\/en-us\/news\/game-updates\/league-of-legends-patch-26-19-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riot&#8217;s patch 26.19 notes<\/a>, World Atlas and Runic Compass lost their early health (30\/100\/200 down to 0\/60\/200) and gained health regen in return (25\/50\/75% up to 50\/75\/75%). Less health on the first item hurts a squishy enchanter who gets poked, and more regen favors a melee support who walks up, trades and heals it back.<\/p>\n<p>The two patches since were light for supports. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leagueoflegends.com\/en-us\/news\/game-updates\/league-of-legends-patch-26-20-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">patch 26.20 notes<\/a> (live 7 October) gave Tahm Kench more Q healing (10-25 up to 10-50) because, in Riot&#8217;s words, he &#8220;lost out on the recent adjustments to the support item&#8221;. Swain got more W damage and a shorter W cooldown, Neeko&#8217;s E got more damage and root time, and Riot restored some of Lucian&#8217;s bot lane power, which matters for Nami and Milio players. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leagueoflegends.com\/en-us\/news\/game-updates\/league-of-legends-patch-26-21-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">patch 26.21 notes<\/a> (live 21 October) let Taric&#8217;s Q, E and R work on untargetable allies, shortened Zyra&#8217;s seed recharge, raised Vel&#8217;Koz&#8217;s passive damage, and buffed Dawncore&#8217;s AP so more enchanters than Soraka might build it. None of the 26.21 changes are in our numbers yet. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/leagueoflegends\/comments\/1wgtlc2\/2619_patch_preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r\/leagueoflegends 26.19 preview thread<\/a>, where Riot framed 26.19 as the first of two Worlds patches, is still worth a skim for how the community read the support item change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How we rank:<\/strong> placements start from op.gg Ranked Solo\/Duo data, all servers, Emerald+ (our read of op.gg data for the full 26.20 patch, last checked October 2026; 26.21 has no usable sample yet, and Riot does not publish official per-champion splits). We cross-check against Lolalytics, then weigh sample size, pick-rate distortion and how the pick plays in solo queue. Supports are compared within class, because asking whether Janna beats Leona is like asking whether a shield beats a sword. Classes are our grouping: enchanter, engage, warden and mage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"bm-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\">\n    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/TR8pJYEAt7k\" title=\"Updated LoL tier list for patch 26.19\"\n      style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\"\n      loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\n      referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/div><figcaption>Video: Skill Capped Challenger LoL Guides&#8217; updated tier list for patch 26.19.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LoL_support_tier_list_every_support_ranked_by_class\"><\/span>LoL support tier list: every support ranked by class<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Engage supports and wardens are winning this patch, enchanters are a close and crowded second, and mage supports are mostly a low-elo thing. Numbers are Emerald+, patch 26.20, from <a href=\"https:\/\/op.gg\/lol\/champions?position=support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">op.gg&#8217;s support rankings<\/a>, last checked October 2026.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Tier<\/th>\n<th>Champion<\/th>\n<th>Class<\/th>\n<th>Win rate<\/th>\n<th>Pick rate<\/th>\n<th>Ban rate<\/th>\n<th>Why<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>Thresh<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>51.94%<\/td>\n<td>15.49%<\/td>\n<td>12.85%<\/td>\n<td>Best win rate among the most-picked supports, and better still in Master+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>Braum<\/td>\n<td>Warden<\/td>\n<td>52.03%<\/td>\n<td>5.59%<\/td>\n<td>6.31%<\/td>\n<td>Highest win rate of any support with real volume. He blocks the poke that beats enchanters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>Leona<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>51.77%<\/td>\n<td>7.79%<\/td>\n<td>8.57%<\/td>\n<td>op.gg&#8217;s top support in Silver and Gold, and still strong above that<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>Janna<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>51.55%<\/td>\n<td>5.89%<\/td>\n<td>1.33%<\/td>\n<td>Best enchanter this patch, and her win rate went up as her pick rate settled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>Blitzcrank<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>51.51%<\/td>\n<td>7.39%<\/td>\n<td>14.34%<\/td>\n<td>One hook decides the lane, banned in one game in seven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Taric<\/td>\n<td>Warden<\/td>\n<td>51.85%<\/td>\n<td>1.27%<\/td>\n<td>0.23%<\/td>\n<td>Tiny sample of dedicated players. S-tier numbers, and a 26.21 quality-of-life buff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Rell<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>51.66%<\/td>\n<td>3.89%<\/td>\n<td>1.27%<\/td>\n<td>Brutal level 2 all-in, rises to 51.96% in Diamond+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Zilean<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>51.57%<\/td>\n<td>2.98%<\/td>\n<td>1.83%<\/td>\n<td>Revive plus double-bomb poke. Braum&#8217;s worst common matchup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Alistar<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>51.33%<\/td>\n<td>5.35%<\/td>\n<td>1.90%<\/td>\n<td>Headbutt-Pulverize still wins trades, and he holds 52.55% in Master+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Sona<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>51.23%<\/td>\n<td>2.68%<\/td>\n<td>0.23%<\/td>\n<td>Scales into a free teamfight win if the lane survives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Rakan<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>51.07%<\/td>\n<td>3.88%<\/td>\n<td>0.37%<\/td>\n<td>Best with a duo, 51.56% in Master+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Senna<\/td>\n<td>Mage \/ ranged<\/td>\n<td>51.06%<\/td>\n<td>5.50%<\/td>\n<td>1.29%<\/td>\n<td>Recovered from the World Atlas change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Nami<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>50.82%<\/td>\n<td>9.19%<\/td>\n<td>1.16%<\/td>\n<td>Reliable lane bully, helped a little by the Lucian buff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Soraka<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>50.51%<\/td>\n<td>4.95%<\/td>\n<td>2.28%<\/td>\n<td>Out-sustains poke lanes, the one Dawncore user who benefits from 26.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Poppy<\/td>\n<td>Warden<\/td>\n<td>50.71%<\/td>\n<td>1.74%<\/td>\n<td>3.58%<\/td>\n<td>Counter pick to dash-heavy bot lanes, not a blind pick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Maokai<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>50.43%<\/td>\n<td>1.57%<\/td>\n<td>0.16%<\/td>\n<td>Solid, but the other engage supports do his job better<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Milio<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>50.42%<\/td>\n<td>6.96%<\/td>\n<td>4.69%<\/td>\n<td>Fine in low elo, weak in Diamond+ (49.51%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Seraphine<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>50.32%<\/td>\n<td>6.47%<\/td>\n<td>5.24%<\/td>\n<td>Still losing picks since the 26.18 E nerf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Renata Glasc<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>50.23%<\/td>\n<td>1.71%<\/td>\n<td>0.24%<\/td>\n<td>Bailout wins fights but you need a team that follows up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Vel&#8217;Koz<\/td>\n<td>Mage<\/td>\n<td>50.11%<\/td>\n<td>2.76%<\/td>\n<td>1.51%<\/td>\n<td>Best of the mages at Emerald+, passive buffed on 26.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Lulu<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>49.86%<\/td>\n<td>12.57%<\/td>\n<td>14.33%<\/td>\n<td>Heavily picked and banned, and now under 50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Tahm Kench<\/td>\n<td>Warden<\/td>\n<td>49.74%<\/td>\n<td>2.44%<\/td>\n<td>2.22%<\/td>\n<td>Q healing buff on 26.20 lifted him almost a point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Nautilus<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>49.54%<\/td>\n<td>10.11%<\/td>\n<td>14.75%<\/td>\n<td>Banned in 15% of games and still under 50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Morgana<\/td>\n<td>Mage<\/td>\n<td>49.49%<\/td>\n<td>4.39%<\/td>\n<td>17.58%<\/td>\n<td>The ban rate is from hook players who hate Black Shield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Lux<\/td>\n<td>Mage<\/td>\n<td>49.23%<\/td>\n<td>6.57%<\/td>\n<td>3.83%<\/td>\n<td>Carried by low elo. Drops to 48.84% in Diamond+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Pyke<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>49.18%<\/td>\n<td>6.01%<\/td>\n<td>24.58%<\/td>\n<td>Most-banned support in the game, but he wins under 50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Zyra<\/td>\n<td>Mage<\/td>\n<td>49.32%<\/td>\n<td>2.50%<\/td>\n<td>2.44%<\/td>\n<td>Good in Silver and Gold, falls off with rank, seed buff on 26.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Brand<\/td>\n<td>Mage<\/td>\n<td>49.30%<\/td>\n<td>2.43%<\/td>\n<td>2.77%<\/td>\n<td>Damage without peel, which suits a Silver lobby far better than an Emerald one<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Neeko<\/td>\n<td>Mage<\/td>\n<td>48.96%<\/td>\n<td>1.67%<\/td>\n<td>0.69%<\/td>\n<td>E buff on 26.20, still under 49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Bard<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>48.79%<\/td>\n<td>4.54%<\/td>\n<td>2.00%<\/td>\n<td>Roams are high variance in solo queue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Karma<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>48.76%<\/td>\n<td>7.19%<\/td>\n<td>3.12%<\/td>\n<td>Popular and safe, but under 50% in every bracket we checked<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Xerath<\/td>\n<td>Mage<\/td>\n<td>48.66%<\/td>\n<td>2.91%<\/td>\n<td>8.19%<\/td>\n<td>Lane poke that no longer converts into wins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Swain<\/td>\n<td>Mage<\/td>\n<td>48.18%<\/td>\n<td>2.81%<\/td>\n<td>1.96%<\/td>\n<td>26.20 buff moved him up from D, still better used in bot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>D<\/td>\n<td>Pantheon<\/td>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>47.90%<\/td>\n<td>3.31%<\/td>\n<td>2.79%<\/td>\n<td>Early spike with nothing after it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>D<\/td>\n<td>Yuumi<\/td>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>47.40%<\/td>\n<td>5.72%<\/td>\n<td>8.05%<\/td>\n<td>Lowest win rate of any popular support, 46.21% in Diamond+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Where we deviate: Taric would be S on raw win rate and we hold him at A for sample size (1.27% pick rate, played almost only by Taric mains). Lulu is the other big call. A 12.57% pick rate plus a 14.33% ban rate means a huge share of the ladder is playing her, and this patch her average finally dropped under 50%, so she moves from A to B. <a href=\"https:\/\/lolalytics.com\/lol\/tierlist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lolalytics<\/a> still has her at A+ on the same bracket for patch 26.20, which tells you how much method matters. We also hold Nautilus in B despite a 14.75% ban rate. Players ban him because he&#8217;s miserable to lane against, and the win rate says he isn&#8217;t winning many games.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_support_in_each_class\"><\/span>Best support in each class<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most support players pick a class and stay in it, so here&#8217;s the best option inside each one, from the same data.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Class<\/th>\n<th>Best pick<\/th>\n<th>Runner-up<\/th>\n<th>Avoid this patch<\/th>\n<th>What the class wants this patch<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Engage<\/td>\n<td>Thresh (51.94%)<\/td>\n<td>Leona (51.77%), Rell (51.66%), Blitzcrank (51.51%)<\/td>\n<td>Pantheon (47.90%), Pyke (49.18%)<\/td>\n<td>Short trades then heal up on the World Atlas regen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enchanter<\/td>\n<td>Janna (51.55%)<\/td>\n<td>Zilean (51.57%, low volume), Sona (51.23%), Nami (50.82%)<\/td>\n<td>Yuumi (47.40%), Karma (48.76%)<\/td>\n<td>Disengage and sustain over raw shielding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Warden<\/td>\n<td>Braum (52.03%)<\/td>\n<td>Taric (51.85%)<\/td>\n<td>Tahm Kench (49.74%)<\/td>\n<td>Blocking poke for a hypercarry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mage \/ ranged<\/td>\n<td>Senna (51.06%)<\/td>\n<td>Vel&#8217;Koz (50.11%)<\/td>\n<td>Xerath (48.66%), Swain (48.18%)<\/td>\n<td>Lane priority without dying to hooks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>S-tier supports: why they&#8217;re on top<\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thresh\"><\/span>Thresh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Thresh is the best support on patch 26.21.<\/strong> He&#8217;s the most-picked support in the game at 15.49%, and on that volume he still won 51.94% at Emerald+ over patch 26.20, 52.00% in Diamond+ and 52.31% in Master+, where he is op.gg&#8217;s number one support. Champions this popular usually lose win rate as the rank goes up, and Thresh gains it. His lantern also gets your jungler into lane, which matters more in solo queue than any hook.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Counters:<\/strong> nothing beats him badly. His worst common lanes in op.gg&#8217;s Emerald+ data are Elise (Thresh wins 48.1% over 1,446 games), Braum (49.2% over 12,921) and Rakan (49.5% over 7,051). Morgana, the supposed hard counter, loses to him: Thresh wins 50.8% over 9,316 games.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who should not play him:<\/strong> anyone who throws Death Sentence the moment it comes off cooldown. A missed hook leaves him with very little else to do for 20 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Braum\"><\/span>Braum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Braum has the highest win rate of any support with real volume<\/strong>, 52.03% at Emerald+ on 5.59% pick. He&#8217;s at his best in Platinum and Emerald (52.31% and 52.18%). Unbreakable blocks the poke and skillshots that ranged supports rely on, and Stand Behind Me saves an ADC who walked too far.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Counters:<\/strong> ranged supports who trade from outside his passive range: Zilean (Braum wins 46.7% over 1,501 games) and Senna (47.9% over 2,759). Rakan (48.0%) is the engage support that gives him the most trouble.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who should not play him:<\/strong> players who want to make plays. Braum reacts to the enemy&#8217;s engage, and if you go looking for fights you&#8217;re wasting his kit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leona\"><\/span>Leona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Leona is the best support below Diamond.<\/strong> She&#8217;s op.gg&#8217;s top-ranked support in Silver (52.30%) and Gold (52.21%) and still won 51.77% at Emerald+. She has a level 2 all-in, a lockdown chain in Zenith Blade into Shield of Daybreak, and enough resistances to survive the retaliation. The World Atlas regen lets her walk up, take damage and heal it back before the next trade.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Counters:<\/strong> Taric (Leona wins 47.9% over 1,256 games), Morgana&#8217;s Black Shield (48.6% over 4,876) and disengage enchanters like Janna (49.2% over 4,864) and Milio.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who should not play her:<\/strong> anyone paired with a passive ADC. If your Ezreal won&#8217;t follow a level 2 engage, Leona has nothing else to offer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Janna\"><\/span>Janna<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Janna is the best enchanter, and the numbers got cleaner.<\/strong> After her pick rate nearly doubled on 26.19, it settled from 7.30% to 5.89% over 26.20 and her win rate went up from 51.33% to 51.55%. She holds 51.57% in Diamond+, and Lolalytics has her at S+. Janna&#8217;s disengage answers the engage supports that are winning this patch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Counters:<\/strong> Blitzcrank (Janna wins 48.0% over 4,644 games) when she burns Howling Gale early, and long-range lanes like Sona and Vel&#8217;Koz that trade from outside her shield.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who should not play her:<\/strong> anyone who wants kills. Janna wins by denying the enemy&#8217;s engage, and your KDA will show it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blitzcrank\"><\/span>Blitzcrank<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Blitzcrank held his 26.19 gains<\/strong> (51.56% to 51.51%) and is banned in 14.34% of Emerald+ games. He wins 51.61% in Diamond+. One hook on the enemy ADC at level 3 decides the lane, and in solo queue nobody reliably walks behind their minions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Counters:<\/strong> other engage and warden supports who punish a missed hook: Rell (Blitzcrank wins 46.4% over 2,659 games), Leona (46.8% over 6,339) and Braum (46.8% over 5,110). Morgana is not on that list: Blitzcrank beats her 52.2% of the time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who should not play him:<\/strong> tilt-prone players. A lane where you miss three hooks in a row is a very long lane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;d rather not spend 50 games learning when to hold Howling Gale, our <a href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/en\/league-of-legends-boost\">LoL division boost<\/a> team plays support at Diamond and above daily and can take the account up while you practice the timing in normals.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_support_by_rank_bracket\"><\/span>Best support by rank bracket<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Emerald+ table is the house default, but the best support in Silver isn&#8217;t the best support in Diamond. Here&#8217;s what op.gg&#8217;s patch 26.20 data says per bracket (Silver and Gold pages used for Iron-Gold, last checked October 2026).<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Bracket<\/th>\n<th>Best pick<\/th>\n<th>Strong alternatives<\/th>\n<th>Overrated here<\/th>\n<th>Why the bracket changes the answer<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Iron-Gold<\/td>\n<td>Leona (52.30% Silver, 52.21% Gold)<\/td>\n<td>Taric 54.16% Silver, Nami 52.13% Silver, Zilean 52.07% Gold, Sona 52.05% Gold, Janna 52.04% Gold<\/td>\n<td>Lux: 17.22% pick and 21.48% ban in Silver for 50.94%<\/td>\n<td>Nobody dodges an engage, and lanes are decided by who goes in first<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plat-Emerald<\/td>\n<td>Braum (52.31% Plat, 52.18% Emerald)<\/td>\n<td>Janna 52.22% Plat, Leona 52.19% Plat, Thresh 51.88% Emerald, Zilean 51.77% Emerald<\/td>\n<td>Morgana: 25.89% ban in Plat for 50.80%<\/td>\n<td>Poke lanes appear, and blocking it becomes worth more than making plays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Diamond+<\/td>\n<td>Thresh (52.00%)<\/td>\n<td>Rell 51.96%, Braum 51.85%, Taric 51.83%, Janna 51.57%, Rakan 51.40%<\/td>\n<td>Milio 49.51%, Lux 48.84%, Yuumi 46.21%<\/td>\n<td>Coordinated engage wins. Enchanters without disengage fall off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A story from our queue that sums the table up. We had a Platinum duo client whose main was Soraka, 48% on the season. He switched to Braum for a week of duo games with our ADC and went 14-6. Soraka is a fine champion. Braum just fit the Platinum lobbies he was in, and as you climb that fit keeps changing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_ADC_pairings_for_the_top_supports\"><\/span>Best ADC pairings for the top supports<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The ADC side has its own list, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-adc-tier-list\/\">current ADC tier list<\/a> shows who is worth protecting this patch. <a href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-best-adc-support-combos\/\">Our best ADC and support combos<\/a> go deep on duo synergy. For this patch, in brief:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thresh, Blitzcrank, Leona:<\/strong> Jinx, still the top ADC on 26.21 despite her nerf. Engage gives her the first kill that triggers her passive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Braum:<\/strong> hypercarries who need protecting late, like Jinx, Kog&#8217;Maw or Twitch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Janna:<\/strong> Xayah and Zeri, whose extended trades go further with her shield and speed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nami and Milio:<\/strong> still fine with Lucian, and a little better since his 26.20 AD buff, but no longer an auto-win since Riot cut his reliance on them on 26.19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rising_and_falling_vs_patch_2619\"><\/span>Rising and falling vs patch 26.19<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what moved between 26.19 and 26.20, using op.gg Emerald+ data for both full patches (last checked October 2026).<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Champion<\/th>\n<th>26.19<\/th>\n<th>26.20<\/th>\n<th>Direction<\/th>\n<th>What happened<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Tahm Kench<\/td>\n<td>48.85% WR, 2.13% pick<\/td>\n<td>49.74% WR, 2.44% pick<\/td>\n<td>Rising<\/td>\n<td>Q healing buff to compensate for the support item change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Swain<\/td>\n<td>47.37% WR, 2.58% pick<\/td>\n<td>48.18% WR, 2.81% pick<\/td>\n<td>Rising<\/td>\n<td>W damage and cooldown buff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Neeko<\/td>\n<td>48.39%<\/td>\n<td>48.96%<\/td>\n<td>Rising<\/td>\n<td>E damage and root buff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Senna<\/td>\n<td>50.78%<\/td>\n<td>51.06%<\/td>\n<td>Slightly rising<\/td>\n<td>No change, players adjusted to the World Atlas change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Janna<\/td>\n<td>51.33% WR, 7.30% pick<\/td>\n<td>51.55% WR, 5.89% pick<\/td>\n<td>Steady<\/td>\n<td>No change. Fewer players, better results<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lulu<\/td>\n<td>50.38% WR, 13.82% pick<\/td>\n<td>49.86% WR, 12.57% pick<\/td>\n<td>Falling<\/td>\n<td>No change, dropped under 50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Renata Glasc<\/td>\n<td>50.83%<\/td>\n<td>50.23%<\/td>\n<td>Falling<\/td>\n<td>No change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Soraka<\/td>\n<td>50.91%<\/td>\n<td>50.51%<\/td>\n<td>Slightly falling<\/td>\n<td>No change, Dawncore buff on 26.21 may help<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The 26.20 buffs all landed, and all three went to champions who started under 49%, so none of them reaches the top half of the list. The bigger story is at the top. Every S-tier support moved by less than a quarter of a point, which tells you the melee-engage meta the World Atlas change created has settled in rather than faded.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_this_tier_list_is_wrong\"><\/span>Where this tier list is wrong<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, support win rate is the least reliable number in the game. A support&#8217;s result depends more on their ADC than any other role depends on a teammate. A 52% Braum is partly a 52% Braum-with-a-Jinx. No tier list can split that out, ours included.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the data is one patch behind the label and the method changes the answer. These are full-patch 26.20 numbers, so 26.21&#8217;s Taric, Zyra and Vel&#8217;Koz buffs are not in them. Lolalytics scores each game by every player&#8217;s own rank and lands 1.5-2 points higher than op.gg across the board, which is how Lulu is A+ there and B here from the same games. Compare tiers across sites, not raw percentages.<\/p>\n<p>Third, how you play matters more than what you pick. A good Karma player beats a mediocre Thresh most of the time, whatever the table says. Knowing <a href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/lol-how-to-carry-as-support\/\">how to carry games as support<\/a> (wards, roam timings, when to leave lane) is worth more LP than any tier list, this one included.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Frequently asked questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_the_best_support_in_LoL_right_now\"><\/span>Who is the best support in LoL right now?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Thresh. Over patch 26.20 he won 51.94% at Emerald+ on a 15.49% pick rate, per op.gg (last checked October 2026), and improves to 52.31% in Master+. Braum, Leona, Janna and Blitzcrank complete our S tier for 26.21.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_enchanter_support_this_patch\"><\/span>What is the best enchanter support this patch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Janna. She won 51.55% at Emerald+ on 26.20 and holds 51.57% in Diamond+. Sona and Nami are the next best with real volume, and Zilean has great numbers on a smaller sample.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_support_for_low_elo\"><\/span>What is the best support for low elo?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Leona. She&#8217;s op.gg&#8217;s top-ranked support in both Silver (52.30%) and Gold (52.21%). Taric has an even higher win rate in Silver (54.16%), but so few people play him that the number is mostly Taric mains.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Yuumi_good_right_now\"><\/span>Is Yuumi good right now?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. She sits at 47.40% at Emerald+ and 46.21% in Diamond+, the lowest of any popular support on patch 26.20, and neither 26.20 nor 26.21 touched her on Summoner&#8217;s Rift.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is Nautilus ranked so low if he&#8217;s banned so often?<\/h3>\n<p>Because players ban what&#8217;s miserable to face, not only what wins. Nautilus is banned in 14.75% of Emerald+ games but won only 49.54% on 26.20, still feeling the 26.18 nerfs to his base AD and Dredge Line.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_the_World_Atlas_change_hurt_enchanters\"><\/span>Did the World Atlas change hurt enchanters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A little, at first. The starting item lost early health (30\/100\/200 down to 0\/60\/200) and gained regen on 26.19. Two patches later Senna (51.06%) and Nami (50.82%) are back up, and Riot buffed Tahm Kench on 26.20 because he lost the most from it.<\/p>\n<p>For the current patch: Thresh, Braum, Leona, Janna and Blitzcrank are the supports to climb with, Taric, Rell and Zilean are the strong under-picked options, and Nautilus, Pyke, Lulu and Yuumi are more popular than they are good. Stay inside a class you know and pick its best option for your bracket. 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