LoL 14.15 Top Lane Champions Tier List: Best Ranked Picks

Aurora is here and she has quickly become the best top laner as her mobility and damage are an incredible nuisance for most toplaners to deal with. 

PROS:

• Great poke and harass
• Exceptional in skirmishes
• Significant damage

CONS:

• Squishy

Aatrox has once again become a concern for players in the top lane as his laning phase poses quite the threat in terms of solo kill potential. Not only is his healing stronger by abusing Sundered Sky, but his team fighting can be quite menacing if you are able to get the upper hand in objective fights. 

PROS:

• Great sustain
• Amazing damage
• Enhanced mobility and CC

CONS:

• Easy to pick up, difficult to master

Camille has been shining bright ever since Riot nerfed her as an aggressive playmaking support. Now she reigns supreme in the top lane not only due to her oppressive split-pushing potential but also her amazing engage capabilities. 

PROS:

• Incredible laning phase
• Superb damage
• Can apply a lot of pressure on the map

CONS:

• Has some annoying counters

Sett has made it back to the top lane following a long period of a rather underwhelming win rate, but he has now once again become quite the formidable foe. 

PROS

• High damage
• Innate tankiness
• Great laning phase

CONS

• Lack of proper engage tools

Illaoi is seeing a lot more play recently and given the changes to her tentacles, she can be far more efficient with her E poke. 

PROS

• High damage
• Innate tankiness
• Amazing in team fights

CONS

• Lack of mobility and CC

Nasus has become quite strong from his E buffs allowing him to lane and farm much better without running into early game mana problems as much. Although he excels in the mid-game, you can still get a lot of value due to his split pushing capabilities.

PROS

• Tanky and reliable damage
• Very oppressive slow

CONS

• Lack of mobility

Mordekaiser is here to stay as his top lane presence is more than formidable given how oppressive his kit can be during the laning phase. 

PROS

• Great team fighting due to his ultimate
• Good laning phase

CONS

• Lack of mobility

Fiora has remained a monster no matter the meta or patch as her kit coupled with the new items that were added in Season 14 make her quite the annoying champion to lane against.

PROS

• Incredible damage
• Amazing split pushing
• Annoying poke

CONS

• Difficult to master

Malphite is your go-to anti-AD tank as your survivability, poke and impactful ultimate help you become a constant threat in the game.

PROS

• Incredible tankiness
• Great CC
• Reliable laning phase

CONS

• May have mana problems if you opt for a tankier build

Kled is back with a vengeance as his kit enables you to constantly trade with your opponent to slowly establish small leads.

Kennen is a great pick if you are looking to help out your team in team fights. 

Singed is a niche pick as you will need to master proxy farming as well as waste the enemy team's time so your team can either grab important objectives or win lanes. You need to balance being selfish and selfless whilst also being a very annoying champion to deal with.

Riven can bring a lot to the table in terms of damage, but her kit does require you to master animation canceling and weaving in as many auto-attacks as possible in her combos.

Wukong is seeing more play this time around, as he can easily trade with most toplaners without risking too much priority or health.

Although Kayle is an early game minion, her scaling can be quite punishing if left unchecked. 

Garen is one of the easiest champions you can play in the top lane due to his incredible damage and built-in sustain.

Some onetricks are popularizing Warwick as a toplaner as you can go for the cheeky Barrier strat to catch opponents off-guard. 

Olaf is a great pick into CC-heavy comps so you can run down the enemy carries, however, you will need a lot of help from your team to follow up your dives.

Cho'Gath can be a mixed bag, but if your team is lacking a tank and some AP damage, then this Void Champion is your go-to pick.

Yorick has been kicked down a notch as it seems his win rate has slightly fallen off. Although you can find success with him, you will struggle to close out games if your teammates do not know how to utilize his split-pushing potential.

Gragas can be quite frustrating to play against given how often he can CC you, but his reduced healing makes him a bit more manageable during the laning phase.

Shen is as reliable as it gets when it comes to tanks, and thanks to his global ultimate, you can easily decide skirmishes and objective fights.

Gangplank is doing surprisingly well, as his damage is one of the highest in the game but his kit requires some mastery to efficiently use his barrels to blow up the enemy carries.

Ryze is not very popular but his win rate is very good given how strong you become in the late game. His ultimate can also decide games if you are in a dire situation to reach a crucial objective or get out of an unfavorable fight.

Gnar is once again very weak as it seems this adorable yordle needs some love outside of competitive play.

Jax also received a nerf as his E has a longer cooldown which can drastically reduce his all-in potential and allow you to harass him without much worry.

Rumble was hit hard with the nerf hammer as his Q damage is very weak so you will struggle to effectively trade in lane, but you can still get a lot of value just by zoning enemies with your ultimate. 

Teemo still remains a fun, but very weak champion the higher you go up the solo queue ladder. Although you can get a somewhat decent laning phase just by harassing your opponent, you are very squishy and susceptible to ganks. 

It seems K'Sante is stuck in ELO Hell given how much Riot have nerfed him into the ground, and despite several reworks it is still impossible to balance him. 

Renekton is once again at the bottom of the barrel as his lack of proper scaling can easily make him a very weak champion in the late game. 

Despite the buff, Sion still remains very clunky to play and even Thebausffs can't even advocate picking this champion. 

Jayce received a slight buff to his Q damage, but that still is not enough to make him strong enough to deal with other much better top picks.