Keeping up with the metagame is a must if you’re looking to climb up the League of Legends ranked ladder. Each balance patch can shift the champion power rankings and some characters may fall behind the competition. While keeping tabs on the best champions in the game is crucial, so is looking out for the worst ones.
Knowing the worst-performing champions in League can be a double-edged sword. You’ll likely build a better champion pool by avoiding the underperformers, but it may also cause you to lose focus when someone on your team picks them.
But having a low win rate doesn’t specifically mean a certain champion is horrible in League. It may just be challenging mechanically, and it happened plenty of times in recent months. Champions like K’Sante have been recording awful win rates for a long time, despite being really solid in higher ranks.
Still, it’s helpful to know which champs perform terribly in League. Here are the five worst champions in the game by their win rates, according to U.GG.
Sylas’ win rate on patch 14.2: 43.76 percent
While originally designated for the mid-lane, Sylas players like to experiment and try him in different roles. One of them is in the jungle, however, judging by the champion’s win rate so far, it’s a dreadful idea. Sylas has accumulated a 43.76 percent win rate in the jungle currently.
Sylas is a scaling mage, meaning he cannot reach his full potential as quickly as in the mid-lane. On top of that, his ultimate is dependable on the lane he ganks (given he lands the steal). So it’s really inconvenient for Sylas to be currently picked for jungle, and his win rate proves it.
Miss Fortune’s win rate on patch 14.2: 44.45 percent
Players usually pick utility or tanky champions for the support role, but this role has seen a lot of diversity over the years. One iconic change is picking an ADC to surprise and poke out your enemies. Miss Fortune is a perfect choice for such occasions on paper, though, as of now, she sits on an appalling win rate of 44.45 percent.
On the other hand, she’s fantastic as an ADC. But with low mobility and high damage, she’s often an automatic target among opponents when picked for either of the roles and without proper protection and with assassins running rampant, she’s easy prey.
Ezreal’s win rate on patch 14.2: 45.81 percent
Ezreal has had a rough time so far in season 14. He has been far from excellent in the primary ADC role, where picks like Nilah, Vayne, and Miss Fortune have been reigning supreme. The Prodigal Explorer always saw some play in the mid-lane as well, and the case is no different in Patch 14.2, where he has a poor 45.81 percent win rate.
It’s nothing surprising. Scaling mages and assassins are currently the most powerful options for the role, and both of them have a relatively easy time against Ezreal, who’s outmatched in damage, roaming, and late-game scaling.
Zeri’s win rate on patch 14.2: 45.14 percent
Zeri has been one of the trickiest ADCs since her release in 2022. In initial patches, she was broken and way too overpowered, but in some others, she’s just unplayable. Patch 14.2 proves to be the second case so far, with Zeri’s win rate dwindling to 45.14 percent.
It’s not anything new. Zeri was nerfed pretty heavily about a year ago, and since then the developers haven’t paid her enough attention. Without proper buffs, it’s unlikely she will return to the top of the standings anytime soon.
Nidalee’s win rate on patch 14.2: 45.30 percent
The list is closed by Nidalee in the jungle, who has been sitting on a 45.30 percent win rate so far. The Bestial Huntress is one of the most intriguing champs in the game that allows players almost unlimited mobility and different build options. But everything comes at a price.
In the current meta, Nidalee’s panther form just isn’t enough to go toe-to-toe with numerous enemies. Her other major damage source, Javelin Toss, is tough-to-land skill shots. In its current form, Nidalee just isn’t enough to carry your games on Summoner’s Rift.
