LoL Tier List - Best Mid Lane Champions in Patch 14.8

It's time for the Mid Lane Tier List, ranking League of Legends champions from best to worst in the current Patch 14.8. This guide will assist you in climbing Ranked effortlessly by selecting the most powerful midlaners in LoL. With the mid meta undergoing another shift by Riot Games, here are the top Mid Picks for Ranked in League of Legends Season 14, patch 14.8. Stay updated to dominate your games with the strongest champions in the mid lane.

S-Tier Mid Champions:

Aurelion Sol has been dominating the mid lane for a while now. In the most recent League of Legends patch, he's still an amazing solo carry choice. Aurelion Sol has great damage, team fight impact and AoE crowd control. He's surely a force to be reckoned with.

Ahri has been performing extremely well since LoL Patch 14.4 due to a buff:

45% AP ⇒ 50% AP.
Health Growth: 96 ⇒ 104.
Ability Haste: 20 ⇒ 25.

She's still dominating the mid lane with great wave clear and burst damage. She's a classic midlaner with amazing mobility. She's still an amazing choice in patch 14.8.

There aren't t many changes in the S-Tier meta since the last League of Legends patch. Brand is the midlaner with the highest win rate, followed closely by Kayle, who's a new addition to the mid tier list.

Other S-Tier Champions:

Lux
Malzahar
Veigar
Kayle
Fizz
Kassadin
Brand
Annie
Diana
Akshan
Vex
Anivia

A-Tier Mid Champions:

Akali's early laning strength is way better in patch 14.8 due to the buff she received:

Base Health: 570 ⇒ 600

This makes her a great choice in Ranked, especially if you're good with the champ. The buff isn't anything crazy but it's enough to put her in a good position on the tier list.

Galio wasn't performing well in the last patch few patches, and he keeps getting buffed. However, he's not making it to the S-Tier in 14.8 either.

Base Movement Speed: 335 ⇒ 340
Winds of War (Q) Cooldown: 12/10.75/9.5/8.25/7 seconds ⇒ 11/10/9/8/7 seconds

With this overall increased damage, Galio is back in the mid lane. He's not in top shape but he's great in the right hands.

The A-tier hasn't changed that much either. LoL players can choose from a few decent and reliable champions such as Sylas. Hwei is a new addition to this tier due to the buff to his passive.

Other A-Tier Champions:

Naafiri
Sylas
Hwei
Cassiopeia
Katarina
Pantheon
Taliyah
Viktor
Twisted Fate
Heimerdinger
Ekko
Neeko
Tristana
Gragas

B-Tier Mid Champions:

In patch 14.8 Ryze got a few buffs that boosted his overall performance on the Summoner's Rift:

Rune Prison (W) Cooldown: 13/12/11/10/9 seconds ⇒ 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds
Rune Prison (W) Slow: 35% ⇒ 50%

The buff isn't huge but it's enough to make him playable in the mid lane once again.

In previous tier lists, we predicted an upcoming LeBlanc buff and we were right:

Sigil of Malice (Q) Damage: 65/90/115/140/165 (+45% AP) ⇒ 70/95/120/145/170 (+45% AP)
Distortion (W) Cooldown: 18/16/14/12/10 seconds ⇒ 15/14/13/12/11/10 seconds

Similar to Ryze, this buff doesn't do much for Leblanc but it's enough to make her a somewhat decent and playable choice in League of Legends.

Other B-Tier Champions:

Yasuo and Yone are still in the B-tier, but their pick rate is still decent. The recent buffs didn't do much for Karma and she's still here as well.

Yasuo
Yone
Zoe
Lissandra
Talon
Syndra
Vladimir
Karma
Lucian
Ziggs
Irelia
Qiyana

C-Tier Champions:

Currently, Ezreal is at a 44% win rate, 0.6% pick rate, and a 4.8% ban rate. He's just not good as a mid lane choice and if you main him you might want to opt for ADC instead.

We already predicted the LeBlanc buff. Ryze and Hwei are also moving up the ladder so the C-Tier has changed a little since patch 14.7:

Azir
Zed
Corki
Lucian
Orianna
Smolder

Summary:

Patch 14.8 brings new changes to the current midlane meta. Thanks to buffs we're seeing 'bottom of the barrel' champions such as Ryze, LeBlanc and Hwei moving up the tier list.

You can also check out our other LoL tier lists, here: