LoL Mid lane Tier List – The Best mid laners for Patch 14.22

Find out which are the best champions you should be playing to climb solo queue in this patch with our LoL mid lane tier list.

Mid lane has always been one of the best roles to climb the ranked ladder in LoL. Yet, the role’s importance fell off in the past few years, becoming more of an enabling role rather than a carry one.

In recent patches, however, the trend is reverting: carry mages and assassins are coming back and ready to take over. To save you time in finding out who you should be playing, find out the best picks in our LoL mid lane tier list.

Check out also our tier lists for all the other roles:

• Best Top laners of the patch
• Best Junglers of the patch
• Best ADCs of the patch
• Best Supports of the patch

1. Sylas

• Many champions with powerful ultimate are dominating the meta so it’s not surprising to see Sylas lead the mid lane champion pool. While he’s not the strongest champion when it comes to the laning phase, he’s one you want to play around and have him join skirmishes throughout the whole game. And with quite a few strong early-game junglers that want to fight and skirmish, there are high chances he can join the fray and snowball.
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2. Ahri

• With the nerfs of long-range mages and ADCs, Ahri is slowly coming back in the meta. Her mobility allows her to quickly follow up jungle’s proactive plays in the early-mid game and she’s one of the few mages that can get good backline access. She might not be the best pick to carry in low elos but once you get above emerald and diamond, you will see her value spike up.
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3. Galio

• If you have been following Worlds 2024 and watching professional games, you know that Galio has risen up as a great mid lane pick that can also be occasionally flexed to the top lane. His kit is entirely designed around neutralizing control mages with strong burst damage. He also comes with lots of crowd control and an ultimate to join fights from a distance. He might not be your go-to blind pick but his value is high as a counter is high this patch.
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4. Yasuo

• Yasuo is a strong, AD-based skirmisher with a high skill ceiling. His passive, Way of the Wanderer, provides a shield that lets him trade more effectively, while his Q (Steel Tempest) allows him to poke and stack for a knock-up. Yasuo's ultimate, Last Breath, lets him extend combos by dashing to knocked-up enemies, making him deadly in coordinated fights. He also has high scaling potential, making him a strong late-game champion.
• Yasuo is a lane bully who thrives on close-range skirmishes. In lane, focus on hitting minions and opponents with Q to stack your knock-up and use E (Sweeping Blade) to dodge skillshots or dive in for quick trades. In team fights, position yourself carefully to catch multiple enemies in R after allies provide a knock-up. Yasuo’s goal is to dive into the backline, dealing as much damage as possible while using his mobility and shield to survive.
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5. Katarina

• Katarina is an AP assassin with high mobility and incredible reset potential. Her Passive (Voracity) allows her to reduce her cooldowns on takedowns, making her lethal in chaotic fights where she can chain kills together. Her E (Shunpo) gives her powerful gap-closing or escape capabilities, and her ultimate, Death Lotus, provides massive AOE burst damage, especially when combined with AP items.
• Katarina excels at roaming and team fights where she can secure early kills and snowball into a powerhouse. In lane, look for opportunities to poke with Q (Bouncing Blade) and avoid heavy trades until you’re ready to commit with E for an all-in. In team fights, position yourself on the edge until enemies have used key crowd control abilities, then use E to jump in and R to unleash your ultimate. She relies on quick decision-making and fast combos to delete squishy targets and reset her abilities for more kills.
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6. Akali

• Akali is a hybrid assassin with a mix of physical and magic damage who excels at darting in and out of fights. Her W (Twilight Shroud) provides stealth, making her extremely slippery and hard to catch, while her E (Shuriken Flip) allows her to chase down targets or escape risky situations. Her ultimate, Perfect Execution, provides a powerful engage and burst combo, making her a high-priority threat to enemy squishies.
• Akali thrives in lanes where she can poke and engage at her own pace. Use Q (Five Point Strike) for harass and quick last-hits, and engage when you have energy for W (Twilight Shroud) to dodge skillshots or tank damage. In team fights, Akali’s primary role is to dive onto the enemy backline, use her R for quick burst, and utilize W to survive and reposition. Timing is crucial: look to engage once the enemy uses key abilities that could counter your burst or escape options.
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Each of these champions requires a good understanding of timing and positioning to succeed. Yasuo, Akali, and Katarina shine in different ways, but all three can dominate games when played strategically and aggressively.

Good luck to you! - Cheng