With LoL Nexus Blitz finally on the live servers, let’s go over our tier list and find out what champions you should be playing.

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Nexus Blitz Tier List

Nexus Blitz returned to LoL for a limited period of time, starting from October 24 all the way to November 27, giving players an additional game mode to enjoy while Worlds 2023 is underway. If you haven’t been able to catch up on the game mode and want to know which are the best champions to play, we got you covered!

This is the tier list that comprises most champions of the game mode, divided into tiers like the usual LoL Tier List. If you want to find out which are the absolute best champions, click here.

Related: Best duo jungle for Nexus Blitz

S-tier champions

These are the strongest champions that you should be looking to play when available. If you want to increase your chances of victory, make sure to pick one of these:

Lux
Swain
Taric
Lillia
Jax
Graves
Samira
Teemo
Veigar
Aphelios
Brand
Dr. Mundo
Karthus
Kayle
Kog’Maw
Mordekaiser
Morgana
Seraphine
Sett
Sion
Sivir
Singed
Urgot
Vayne
Zyra

A-tier champions

These champions are generally quite strong and are likely going to be available since they are a tier below the S-tiers. Solid picks that will always work:

Darius
Cho’Gath
Jarvan IV
Jinx
Heimerdinger
Leona
Miss Fortune
Nilah
Ornn
Orianna
Pantheon
Malzahar
Sona
Tahm Kench
Trundle
Varus
Viktor
Vladimir
Soraka
Yorick
Yasuo
Yone

B-tier champions

These champions usually are not the strongest but they are great when played in tandem with specific champions or team comps. These usually offer a lot of crowd controls or tools that empower the entire team’s skirmishing potential:

Ashe
Alistar
Caitlyn
Galio
Jhin
Lissandra
Annie
Senna
Viego
Rumble
K’Sante
Anivia
Gwen
Aatrox
Nami
Ivern

C-tier champions

C-tier champions are highly situational. They are great only if you’re really good mechanically or they can be used to counter determined enemy picks:

Briar
Illoai
Master Yi
Twitch
Vex
Xin Zhao
Xerath
Wukong
Volibear
Zac
Xayah
Poppy
Diana
Vel’Koz
Aurelion Sol
Shen
Neeko
Syndra
Fiddlesticks
Sylas
Kalista
Lucian
Kai’Sa
Irelia
Kindred
Ezreal
Zeri
Gnar
Quinn
Gangplank
Fiora
Jayce
Rakan
Malphite
Gragas
Zac
Vladimir

D-tier champions

These are some of the weakest champions in the game mode. Avoid playing them as much as possible since they won’t allow you to have a relevant presence in matches:

Thresh
Kha’Zix
Nidalee
Akali
Evelynn
Blitzcrank
Bard
Yuumi
Hecarim
Azir
Braum
Qiyana
Corki
Rengar
Sejuani
Talon
Kassadin
Karma
Twisted Fate
Tristana
Fizz
Riven
Naafiri
Garen
Kled
Olaf
Lulu
Katarina
Nautilus
Renekton
Zed
Draven
Millio
Kennen
Neeko
Shaco