LoL: Top 10 Most Played and Banned Champions in Patch 14.17

League of Legends has a meta that is super dynamic because it's always changing. Every update brings changes to the champions and items, switching up their performance on the Summoner's Rift. You can never be sure if a champion is currently in a good place without looking at the patch notes due to this ever-changing meta.

In this article, we will take a look at the most popular ranked champion picks across all ranks and regions in LoL patch 14.17. This way we can see which champs are the current fan-favorites and which ones get banned for being too OP.

Most played and banned LoL champions 14.17 — Riot

Most Popular LoL Champions in Patch 14.17
Most Banned LoL Champions in Patch 14.17
Commentary and Takeaways

Please note that these stats were taken from U.GG on August 30th.

Most Banned LoL Champions in Patch 14.17

Shaco - 34.9%
Aurora - 31.7%
LeBlanc - 29.4%
Blitzcrank - 26.1%
Zed - 26.1%
Yasuo - 23.9%
Leona - 23.6%
Lillia - 21.9%
Morgana - 21.2%
Aatrox - 18.8%

Commentary and Takeaways

Miss Fortune

Miss Fortune has amazing damage and she's very easy to play. What's not to love about her? Her burst in popularity is also thanks to her VFX update which was launched with patch 14.17.

Caitlyn

Caitlyn used to be the queen of bot lane Season 14 until her nerf a few patches ago. Her amazing range and burst turned her into one of the most banned and played champions. With her buff in LoL patch 14.17, she returns to the ADC meta. The good news is she isn't banned in every other game anymore!

Kai'Sa, Ezreal & Jhin

Kai'Sa and Ezreal had a pretty shaky start in LoL Season 14. They've kept an okay state in the bot lane, making them one of the most played League of Legends champions. Meanwhile, Jhin has always been a very stable bot lane option, loved by many players.

Lux

We all know Lux is a fan-favorite champion and a lot of it is thanks to her character art. This bubbly and charming champion is also very versatile and reliable right now, both as a midlaner and support who's able to carry the team in bad situations.

Aurora

Aurora has been one of the most banned champions in League of Legends ever since she was released. Not a surprise - this is something very usual. The odd thing is that she used to be very weak and useless upon release and she's quite OP right now. Despite a small nerf to her Ult in patch 14.17.

Blitzcrank & Morgana

Blitzcrank and Morgana will always be OP support picks for ranked as they strike fear in the bot lane. Pick them up if you can; you won't regret it. They're truly a menace, and they have such a high ban rate for a reason. Morgana is viable in the mid-lane as well, so if you're a support and playing her, maybe consider a ban.

Yasuo & Zed

If you've been following our previous 'Most Played and Banned Champions' list you'd know Zed and Yasuo are always included, no matter what their state in the meta is. They're quite special in low elo - passionately hated and passionately loved. They go 0/20/0 when they're on your team and 20/0/0 when they're on the enemy team. You know the drill...

There you have it - the most popular and most avoided champions in patch 14.17. We'll keep an eye on these League of Legends champion stats for you, so tune back in soon!