Tahm Kench is back with a vengeance in that top lane after his recent buffs and he seems to be a champion very difficult to balance. Tahm obviously has amazing tankiness and survivability with his huge shields but his damage is incredibly surprising too. His Q and auto attacks hurt a lot more than you’d expect and he can all-in very often with this and his W. Tahm offers solid kill threat throughout the lane phase but turns into an all absorbing brick wall as the game progresses with tons of damage, CC and peel with that Ultimate too. You may start the game as a tanky lane bully but turn into a frontline peeling machine in that late game.

Bel’Veth has received some nerfs in Patch 12.12 and these are definitely welcome as after people figured out how to build and to play her, she’s been incredibly successful, especially at those lower ranks. Bel’Veth has scaling permanent attack speed making her insane if she gets to the late game, she’s got high mobility, consistent damage a lot of survivability too in her E and once she gets that Void form she can feel pretty horrible to play against. If you don’t have CC in your team you’re going to definitely struggle to beat this champion.

Viktor is one of the stand out mid lane champions of this season and you could say recent patches have been where he’s shined the brightest. Viktor’s mid range damage and control suit this meta perfectly and he works into almost all team compositions meaning it’s going to be rare that he isn’t a great choice. Even in those bad matchups, Viktor always seems to have a way to make it through safely and scale up and become that crazy late game monster that we all know he can be. Viktor’s burst is much higher than you’d expect and if he spikes a bit earlier and gets those big items sooner, he’s just going to blow up anyone that tries to fight him.

Twitch is easily having his best period of the season so far, the durability update did wonders for this champion and he’s winning a lot of games to reflect this. Twitch’s power spike when he has those core items Kraken Slayer and Blade of the Ruined King is huge and as they increase his damage so much that he can really become difficult to beat. If he gets a few kills in lane and gets to that spike earlier, you’re really going to feel how much damage he can do. From stealthy ganks back to lane, to roaming to the mid lane, to lighting up entire teams in the mid to lategame with his potential to massacre everybody with that ultimate. Twitch is one champion that really can 1v9 this patch.

There’s not many supports that aren’t playing a lot of Renata Glasc right now. She’s really one of the top priority picks in that role as she just offers so much. She’s got pre-6 CC in her ‘Handshake’, she’s got buffs and boosts AND a revive in her W. Renata also offers damage, shields and slows in her E and then her Ultimate is one of the most game changing AoE CC abilities in the game that has the power to tear down entire teams on its own in the right moment. Renata’s utility scales super well into the late game and as the game progresses she’s only going to be more impactful. Those cooldowns get lower and the potential of her kit just gets higher. Whether you use her aggressively to dive in and take down your enemies or peel and kite with your CC, shields and revives, Renata is a top support pick to play this patch.