A good blind pick holds up against whoever it meets: it is strong on the patch and has few matchups that beat it. On patch 26.21, our tier data's safest blind picks are:
- Top Lane: Dr. Mundo, Garen and Sett
- Jungle: Wukong, Rammus and Cho'Gath
- Mid: Xerath, Lux and Katarina
- ADC: Jinx, Twitch and Miss Fortune
- Support: Leona, Tahm Kench and Thresh
They sit in the top tiers of their lane, and the champions that beat them are picked rarely there. Below: each pick's worst matchups, and how the list is made.
What makes a blind pick safe
You are blind when you pick before your lane opponent. Whatever you take, they get to answer it. A safe blind pick takes the sting out of that in three ways:
- It is strong on the patch. A high win rate over many games already includes its bad matchups, because a champion that is picked often meets everything.
- Few champions beat it, and they are rare. A champion with one awful matchup that nobody plays is safer than one with three bad matchups that show up every few games.
- It has a way out of a bad lane. Waveclear, sustain or a safe escape lets it survive the matchup it loses and still matter later.
Best blind picks per role on patch 26.21
Three per lane, safest first. “Worst matchups” are the lane opponents each pick does worst against; “meets one” is how often those opponents are picked in that lane together, roughly the chance that your lane opponent is one of them.
Best blind picks for top lane
| # | Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Worst matchups | Meets one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dr. Mundo | S+ | 56.9% | 255 |  Garen Irelia | 7% |
| 2 | Garen | S+ | 55.1% | 561 |  Yone Tryndamere Yorick | 10% |
| 3 |  Sett | S | 54.4% | 570 |  Urgot Tahm Kench Fiora | 5% |
The whole lane: LoL Top Lane Tier List.
Best blind picks for jungle
| # | Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Worst matchups | Meets one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wukong | S+ | 58.0% | 305 |  Graves Shaco Shyvana | 8% |
| 2 |  Rammus | S | 55.1% | 187 | Wukong | 3% |
| 3 |  Cho'Gath | S | 55.1% | 285 | WukongShaco | 5% |
The whole lane: LoL Jungle Tier List.
Best blind picks for mid lane
| # | Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Worst matchups | Meets one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Xerath | S+ | 57.2% | 215 |  Locke Mel Fizz | 9% |
| 2 |  Lux | S | 54.3% | 269 |  Katarina Zed | 6% |
| 3 | Katarina | S | 53.5% | 357 |  Lissandra Syndra Sylas | 6% |
The whole lane: LoL Mid Tier List.
Best blind picks for ADC
| # | Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Worst matchups | Meets one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jinx | S+ | 54.6% | 829 |  Twitch Draven Sivir | 7% |
| 2 | Twitch | S | 52.9% | 344 |  Ashe Vayne Lucian | 9% |
| 3 |  Miss Fortune | S | 54.0% | 1,286 | DravenTwitchJinx | 13% |
The whole lane: LoL ADC Tier List.
Best blind picks for support
| # | Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Worst matchups | Meets one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leona | S+ | 56.2% | 555 |  Yuumi Zyra Alistar | 6% |
| 2 | Tahm Kench | S | 55.9% | 227 |  Morgana | 5% |
| 3 |  Thresh | S | 54.4% | 445 |  Nami Braum Brand | 8% |
The whole lane: LoL Support Tier List.
How we picked them
- Start from the lane's tier list. Only champions in tier S+, S or A, the top 40% of the lane. Tiers come from win rates pulled toward 50% first, so a short lucky run doesn't count.
- Enough games. At least 150 games in that lane, so its matchups are measured, not guessed.
- Known worst matchups. Each champion has up to three listed counters: opponents with at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after pulling toward 50%. A champion with none listed is left out. In our sample that mostly means its matchups have too few games, not that it has no bad ones.
- Order. Best tier first. Within a tier, the champion whose worst matchups are picked least in that lane comes first.
The numbers: 5,352 ranked games on patch 26.21. Games shared anonymously by LazyElo apps, recounted every hour. They are all ranks together, so your own rank can differ. Riot names this patch 26.21 on its patch schedule; the game data calls it 16.21.
How to use a blind pick
- Play for the lane you get. If the enemy answers with one of your worst matchups, give up the early trades, keep your CS and wait for help or for your item spike.
- Look at their counter list before the game. Each champion above links to its counter page, so you know which answers to expect.
- Don't blind pick a counter pick. A champion that is great into one opponent and bad into the rest is exactly what you take when you pick last, not first. Our guide on how to counter pick covers that side.
Make one champion in your pool your blind pick
You don't have to play the champions above. The point is to have one champion in your own pool that you are happy to pick first. If your main holds up against most of the lane, that is it. If it has a common hard counter, add one of these as a second champion. More on that in how to build a champion pool.
Blind picks from your own pool
In champ select LazyElo looks at the champions you play. When your lane opponent isn't known yet, it checks how much each one's results swing between matchups and marks a pick as a safe blind pick or as risky because it has clear counters. Once the enemy picks, it switches to the lane matchup, your record on each champion and what your team still needs. You still pick and lock in yourself.