With more than 160 unique champions, League of Legends has one of the largest rosters of any MOBA game. Every year since its release in 2009, Riot Games has designed new champions with exciting kits and unseen mechanics or playstyles.
While this is great for stimulating players and adding even more depth to the game, the constant addition of new characters has inevitably made others obsolete. Here’s a look at the 10 least-played champions in League.
The least-played League champions in Challenger
These are the 10 least-played League champions in Challenger, according to stats site LoLalytics. The list is up to date as of March 2024 during Patch 14.6.
Challenger players naturally have a better idea of the best champions in the meta since they represent the very top of ranked play and professional League. As such, a majority of these picks are understandably weak.
If the number of matches appears low, the season may have only just started, and as such, we’ve got limited information about how the Challenger meta is shaping up. Check back throughout the season for a more rounded list.
It’s tough to say whether you base you should pick champions based on Challengers’ picks. While they have a better understanding of the game, you might still carry some of your games with these champions as long as you master them.
Now, without further ado, let’s take a look at the 10 least-played champions in League overall.
Least-played League champions in all ranks
10) Quinn
First up on our list in 10th place is Quinn, who has fallen quite flat despite several changes to her kit throughout season 14. With a 50.82 percent win rate, she’s far from awful. In fact, she sits in LoLalytics A tier for top laners. Nevertheless, she’s never been hugely popular with the wider player base.
9) Singed
A 51.71 percent win rate hasn’t saved Singed, who has moved from 10th to ninth on our list and is one of the least-played League champs this patch. The Mad Chemist actually received a buff back in Patch 14.1, but nerfs throughout season 13 have kept him in the dark. Perhaps his Arcane debut will see him skyrocket in popularity?
8) Corki
If you’re constantly staying up-to-date on the least-played characters in League of Legends, seeing Corki here should be no surprise. The Daring Bombardier currently holds a terrible 46.63 percent and is a mid-laner League players are avoiding like the plague.
He’s had a slight resurgence in professional League, but this hasn’t seen his popularity shoot up whatsoever. A perennial member of this list, it’ll take something special for Corki to join the good books.
7) Taric
Taric was everywhere in season 13, from the lowly silver rank right up to the World Championship stage—and as a result, Riot decided it was time for him to be knocked down a peg. His 52.57 percent win rate says otherwise, but Taric remains incredibly unpopular as many support champs fill the roll better right now.
6) Heimerdinger
Heimerdinger has fizzled below the magic 50 percent win rate mark but is the most-banned champ in this list, which, when combined, means he’s well short of leaving the bottom 10 for most-played. His turrets were nerfed in season 13, and despite a slight buff at the start of season 14, he hasn’t found his place in the meta yet.
5) Ryze
Ryze is similar to Heimerdinger but without the same ban rate. Sporting a dismal 48.2 percent win rate, the Rune Mage has barely been touched by Riot, but who can blame the devs—with so few players giving Ryze a spin, there’s little data to determine his effectiveness.
4) Kennen
Everything about Kennen feels mediocre: A 49.01 percent win rate sees the Heart of the Tempest sit middle of the pack, but players are bored without any major design or skill changes. There was a fleeting moment where we saw Kennen poke his head out on the pro stage late in 2023, but otherwise, the top-laner simply can’t compete with the rest.
3) Ivern
Combining difficult mechanics with an unpopular role was never going to equal a top-pick champ, so it’s no surprise we see Ivern here on our list. At times, he’s been in worse spots, and with a 51.28 percent win rate this season, he’s certainly competitive.
But a combination of better and more interesting champs to choose from, plus a tough learning curve, means Ivern dwells in our top three once more.
2) Ziggs
Like Ivern (but definitely not as bad), Ziggs has a slight learning curve when it comes to landing his spells, which really are do-or-die. But the rest of his kit is quite strong and he remains an underrated pick across several positions.
His ability to flex into the mid lane and as an ADC makes him quite versatile, but his lack of crowd control in the current meta where CC is king and his lack of popularity has meant he’s slid further down the list. Seriously though, definitely give Ziggs a try in your next game—he deserves better than this.
1) Skarner
Poor Skarner. He’s been a regular on this list for a long time, but we’ve never seen him quite as bad as he is right now, registering a 47.33 percent win rate across all ranks. But unlike the bulk of this list, he has a reason to be unpopular.
Skarner’s rework, which sees a complete overhaul of everyone’s favorite scorpion, will arrive in early April 2024. Between a new set of skills and many players keen to try Skarner out again, he’ll shoot off this list as soon as the rework goes live. With any luck, he won’t be back here for a while.
