
Nexus Blitz Tier List – Best Champions for the LoL game mode
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