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2025-08-13 - MOBA META Update

New Champion

Arachne

Weaving a web of strategy, Arachne arrives as a versatile Jungler and a premier Support.

  • Jungle: Rating: B+
    • Difficult Matchups: Terraformer (42%), Storm Bear (45%)
  • Support: Rating: S
    • Difficult Matchups: Treant (42%), Geomancer (45%), Charmer (47%)

Champions

Abomination

A reduction in his top lane dominance.

  • Top: Rating decreased from A to B-.

Anchorer

Anchorer is finding the support role much more challenging.

  • Support: Rating decreased from A to D.
  • Support Matchups: Now struggles against newcomer Arachne (45%), replacing Charmer (45%).

Automata

A slight nerf to its mid lane effectiveness.

  • Mid: Rating decreased from B+ to C.
  • Mid Matchups: No longer finds Stellar (35%) to be a difficult matchup.

Blade Dancer

A huge surge in power for her top lane presence, making her a premier threat. This comes at the cost of some mid lane power.

  • Top: Rating increased from B+ to S+.
  • Mid: Rating decreased from A+ to B+.

Bombardier

A minor adjustment in mid lane interactions, making his matchups slightly easier.

  • Mid Matchups: No longer considers Tormentor (43%) a difficult matchup.

Cannoneer

Cannoneer’s impact in the bot lane has been severely reduced.

  • Botlaner: Rating decreased from A+ to C.

Cardmancer

Cardmancer is dealing a much stronger hand in the mid lane.

  • Mid: Rating increased from B to A.
  • Mid Matchups: Now finds Geomancer (44%) to be a difficult matchup instead of Phaser (44%).

Cavalier

A nerf to Cavalier’s support capabilities with a complete overhaul of his difficult matchups.

  • Support: Rating decreased from A- to B.
  • Support Matchups: Now struggles against Geomancer (38%), Enlightener (40%), Unmaker (42%), and Storm Caller (44%), replacing his previous counters Harbinger, Geomancer, Unmaker, and Storm Caller at higher difficulty percentages.

Charmer

Charmer’s allure has significantly increased her power in the support role.

  • Support: Rating increased from C to A+.

Chronokeeper

A solid buff, making Chronokeeper a more reliable support.

  • Support: Rating increased from B to A.

Daggerer

Daggerer’s blades have been blunted in the mid lane.

  • Mid: Rating decreased from A+ to C.

Dawnbringer

A slight buff to Dawnbringer’s presence in the bot lane.

  • Botlaner: Rating increased from B to A.

Drinker

A power shift for Drinker, making him a more potent top laner but less effective in the jungle.

  • Top: Rating increased from B to A.
  • Jungle: Rating decreased from B to C.
  • Jungle Matchups: Now struggles against newcomer Arachne (42%) instead of Lupine (42%).

Enigma

Enigma’s puzzling presence has been amplified, making him a top-tier threat.

  • Mid: Rating increased from A+ to S+.

Enlightener

A significant buff, bringing Enlightener out of the darkness.

  • Support: Rating increased from D to A-.

Evader

Evader is now a top-tier, S-rank threat in the bot lane.

  • Botlaner: Rating increased from B to S.

Executioner

A minor nerf to Executioner’s top lane pressure.

  • Top: Rating decreased from A- to B+.

Fencer

Fencer’s dueling prowess has been toned down.

  • Top: Rating decreased from A to C.

Flamer

Flamer’s fire has been contained with a significant nerf.

  • Mid: Rating decreased from S to B.
  • Mid Matchups: No longer finds Automata (47%) to be a difficult matchup.

Geomancer

Geomancer’s power has been balanced.

  • Mid: Rating decreased from A- to B.
  • Mid Matchups: No longer finds Flamer (43%) to be a difficult matchup.
  • Support: Rating increased from B+ to A.

Grabber

Grabber now has a stronger hold on the support role.

  • Support: Rating increased from B+ to A+.
  • Support Matchups: Now finds newcomer Arachne (45%) to be a difficult matchup instead of Cavalier (45%).

Gunner

Gunner’s firepower has been reduced.

  • Botlaner: Rating decreased from S+ to A-.

Harbinger

Harbinger is now a premier, S-tier support.

  • Support: Rating increased from A- to S.
  • Support Matchups: Now finds Anchorer (37%) to be a difficult matchup.

Hell Blade

Hell Blade’s effectiveness has been drastically reduced.

  • Top: Rating decreased from A to D.

Jester

The joke is on Jester, as he becomes a top-tier jungler.

  • Jungle: Rating increased from B to S+.

Kicker

Kicker is less impactful in the jungle.

  • Jungle: Rating decreased from A to C.

Mad Doctor

The Doctor’s practice is seeing fewer patients. A nerf to both of his roles.

  • Top: Rating decreased from A to C.
  • Jungle: Rating decreased from B to B-.

Maelstrom

Maelstrom is whipping up a stronger storm in the jungle.

  • Jungle: Rating increased from B+ to A+.

Naiad

Naiad’s wave has receded, nerfing her bot lane presence.

  • Botlaner: Rating decreased from S to B-.
  • Botlaner Matchups: Now finds Dawnbringer (48%) difficult instead of Wrecker (48%).

Night Huntress

A power increase in the top lane and a shift in bot lane focus.

  • Top: Rating increased from C to B+.
  • Botlaner Matchups: Now struggles against Poisoner (38%) instead of Bombardier (40%).

Nightblade

A minor reduction in top lane viability.

  • Top: Rating decreased from C to D.

Phaser

Phasing into the highest tier of mid laners with a significant buff.

  • Mid: Rating increased from B+ to S+.

Poisoner

Poisoner’s venom is now far more potent.

  • Botlaner: Rating increased from B to A+.

Predator

Predator is now at the apex of the jungle food chain.

  • Jungle: Rating increased from B to S.

Reaper

Reaping fewer rewards in the jungle.

  • Jungle: Rating decreased from A+ to B.

Renegade

A nerf to Renegade’s mid lane presence, compensated by a buff to his top lane.

  • Top: Rating increased from B+ to A.
  • Mid: Rating decreased from S to B+.

Riptide

The tide has gone out for Riptide in the mid lane.

  • Mid: Rating decreased from A to C.
  • Mid Matchups: No longer finds Renegade (47%) to be a difficult matchup.

Shielder

Shielder’s protective abilities have been weakened.

  • Support: Rating decreased from S+ to B.

Shocker

A shocking buff has made Shocker a premier bot lane pick.

  • Botlaner: Rating increased from C to A.

Sniper

Sniper is hitting his shots and is now an S-tier bot laner.

  • Botlaner: Rating increased from A to S.

Storm Bear

A nerf to his top lane durability and an adjustment to his jungle power.

  • Top: Rating decreased from A to C.
  • Jungle: Rating increased from A- to A.
  • Jungle Matchups: No longer struggles against Maelstrom (45%) and Spirit Hunter (49%); now finds Terraformer (49%) and Lupine (49%) difficult.

Storm Caller

A buff to Storm Caller’s supportive capabilities.

  • Support: Rating increased from B+ to A+.
  • Support Matchups: No longer finds Treant (49%) to be a difficult matchup.

Strider

Striding more confidently into the top lane.

  • Top: Rating increased from B+ to A+.

Terraformer

A buff to Terraformer’s mid lane control.

  • Mid: Rating increased from B+ to A-.
  • Jungle Matchups: No longer finds Predator (47%) a difficult matchup.

Tormentor

A favorable adjustment to Tormentor’s mid-lane matchups.

  • Mid Matchups: Now finds Cardmancer (38%) to be a difficult matchup, replacing Unmaker (40% and 42%).

Treant

Treant’s supportive roots have weakened.

  • Support: Rating decreased from A to C.

Umbra

Umbra emerges from the shadows as a stronger mid-laner.

  • Mid: Rating increased from B to A+.

Unmaker

Unmaker has been unmade, with nerfs to both roles.

  • Mid: Rating decreased from B to C.
  • Support: Rating decreased from B+ to D.
  • Support Matchups: Now finds newcomer Arachne (47%) difficult, replacing Charmer (47%).

Virtuoso

A nerf to Virtuoso’s bot lane performance.

  • Botlaner: Rating decreased from B to C.

Vixen

Vixen’s cunning has been severely overestimated; she’s now a much weaker laner.

  • Mid: Rating decreased from A+ to D.

Volt

A power surge has been cut, nerfing Volt’s mid lane potential.

  • Mid: Rating decreased from S to A.

Wrecker

Wrecker’s demolition power has been toned down.

  • Botlaner: Rating decreased from S+ to C.

Lupine

The alpha wolf is now an even more dominant S-tier pick in the top lane.

  • Top: Rating increased from B to S.

Pixie

Pixie’s magic has faded dramatically, a colossal nerf to her support role.

  • Support: Rating decreased from S to D.

Thunderforge

A buff to his top lane while his mid lane matchups shift.

  • Top: Now has a difficult matchup against Blade Dancer (47%).
  • Mid: Rating increased from B- to A.

Monolith

Monolith is less of a titan in the top lane.

  • Top: Rating decreased from S to A-.