With MSI 2022 shortly approaching I assumed it could be enjoyable to have a look at the 4 main areas and their tendencies in drafting. I wanna see what champions had been in style the world over and which of them had been area of interest picks, did the upper pattern sizes of better of threes have an effect on the meta, and most significantly how assured every area is on crucial champions heading into the primary large worldwide event of the yr.
Distinctive Champions
The very first thing I wanna take a look at is simply purely the variety of distinctive champions that appeared in drafts each picks and bans for every main area.
This graph sort of showcases what you’ll hope out of the areas in some regards. The 2 groups within the east the LCK and LPL play the most effective of three collection so whereas the western groups performed round 90 video games every the LCK performed 212 video games and the LPL performed 341 video games whereas additionally having considerably extra groups. This bigger pattern dimension permits for extra prospects and clearly extra general distinctive champions.
Whereas each the LCK and LPL have extra champions they every performed over double the variety of video games as the opposite areas and barely noticed extra distinctive champions with the LCK solely choosing yet one more distinctive champion than the LEC which sort of emphasizes the concept that groups refuse to vary or actually experiment with something new.
I do love wanting on the champions that had been solely performed in a single explicit area. Most of those picks had been solely seen a few times with the LPL having nearly all of these picks. The LCK lastly noticed the debut of Lehend’s Singed help in a victory. The obvious outliers had been the Pyke decide within the LEC which noticed eight picks and 6 bans and the Ashe decide within the LCS which noticed eight picks and two bans. These picks weren’t simply one-offs however truly, semi contested picks of their respective leagues and could possibly be one thing we see going into MSI.
The Draft Picks
Now the meat of it taking a look at all 4 main areas drafting historical past from the final common season and evaluating them simply discovering enjoyable and attention-grabbing tendencies all through. It is very important think about that there’s a big disparity in video games performed among the many groups within the east and west. With the excessive quantity of sport variations in a season (LPL with 341 video games for the season and LEC with 90 video games) pure numbers can differ tremendously, the LPL completed with two champions that had greater than twice as many bans as video games performed within the LEC; Caitlyn completed with 183 bans and 23 video games picked whereas Gwen was banned 182 occasions and nonetheless picked 129 occasions. So after taking that into consideration, Who’s probably the most picked champion? Did some areas emphasize sure champions over others? Are any of those high-priority champions actually unsuccessful?
The very best % P/B % within the east was Twisted Destiny within the LCK being picked or banned in 92.5% of all video games over the yr. Twisted Destiny was banned a league-high 176 occasions and solely picked 20 occasions.
The very best % P/B fee within the LPL was Gwen with a P/B fee of 91.2% showing in 311 drafts over the season. Gwen was banned 182 occasions one lower than Caitlyn for probably the most within the LPL however was nonetheless picked 129 occasions.
The very best % P/B% out of the 4 main areas was Zeri within the LCS with a P/B fee of 98.9%, being picked or banned in all however one sport. Zeri was banned a league-high 62 occasions and picked 29 occasions however completed the common season with a successful % of 44.8 with a win-loss of 13 Wins for 16 losses
Within the LEC probably the most related champion throughout the season was Jinx who sat at an 88.9% P/B fee. Jinx would seem in 61 video games and be banned in 19 video games and even with that prime decide fee nonetheless completed the season with a 59% win fee.
Highest Choose and Ban
The best factor to see when evaluating these drafts is who was probably the most picked champion throughout these 4 main areas with the clear primary being Jinx. Jinx was the highest-picked champion amongst all 4 areas being picked a complete of 477 occasions or being performed in 64.9% of all video games throughout the 4 main areas. That is compared to solely being banned in 132 video games or round 18%. Jinx was within the prime two most related champions by P/B fee in each area however the LCK the place they had been the sixth most related champion and even then Jinx was tied for probably the most picked champion. Jinx remained related throughout all of League and appears to proceed to be performed at a excessive fee going into MSI
Caitlyn however was the commonest ban amongst all 4 areas being banned a complete of 436 occasions or being banned in almost 60% of all video games. That is compared to solely being picked in 68 video games or round 9% of all video games. Caitlyn was feared by each area seeing extremely excessive ban charges for a lot of the season however some nerfs did result in the relevancy of the champion diminishing in sure areas. The LCK, particularly, refused to let Caitlyn be picked by their playoffs whereas the LPL who had big numbers of Caitlyn bans within the common season didn’t see the champion picked or banned of their playoffs.
Most Related
These two champions had been tremendous related however their stats to get swayed largely by the sport disparity between the east and west. One of the simplest ways to get an excellent take a look at which champs had been probably the most related throughout these 4 areas is by taking a look at Choose/Ban % throughout these 4 areas. These eight champions noticed a 50% or extra P/B fee in every of the 4 main areas.
- Zeri
- Jinx
- Ryze
- Lee Sin
- Gwen
- Aphelios
- Xin Zhao
- Caitlyn
These eight champions noticed 50% or greater P/B charges in each area displaying their big relevancy within the meta throughout everything of the season. This checklist contains 4 ADCs, two junglers, one prime laner, and one mid laner. ADC has continued to be a very restricted position in its selection with Jinx seemingly showing in each sport the world over. Gwen’s inclusion is attention-grabbing from the very fact the champion was nerfed in the previous couple of patches and started to see big dips in relevancy in each area and can almost certainly be a lot much less favorable at MSI. Likewise and possibly much more vital is the Lee Sin nerfs that got here in 12.7 and the way that impacts the general jungle draft in MSI, particularly for groups like T1 who love the decide.
Champions that Have been Vital in Some Areas
In the wrong way, there have been 11 champions that noticed a 50% or extra P/B fee in solely a single area emphasizing its significance to at least one a part of the world however having a lot much less relevancy in all places else.
Hecarim with 72.8% in LCS solely
Tahm Kench with 67.4% in LCS Solely
Ahri with 65.2% in LCS solely
Gnar with 50% in LCS solely
Jarvan with 56.7% in LEC solely
Viktor with 53.3% in LEC solely
Diana with 51.1% in LEC solely
Rakan with 50% in LEC solely
Akali with 60.8% in LCK solely
Leona with 57.5% in LCK solely
Renekton with 50.5% in LCK solely
Most of those picks do hover on the decrease finish of the excessive relevancy spectrum and noticed some semblance of picks in every area. The most important outlier is certainly the Hecarim decide which noticed a 72.8% P/B fee within the LCS making it the fourth most related decide within the area considerably greater than each different area. Curiously the LPL had no champions above 50% that was not additionally above 50% in one other area.
With the identical vein of considering these champions had been tremendous excessive precedence prime ten in a number of areas whereas being nearly nonexistent in others.
Twisted Destiny was probably the most related champion in LCK with a 92.5% P/B and the second-most within the LEC with an 85.6% P/B. TF nonetheless managed to obtain round 55% P/B within the LPL however solely noticed a 23.9% P/B within the LCS.
Karma noticed a P/B fee of 65.1% within the LCK and 62% within the LCS making Karma a prime 10 most related champion in these two areas. In distinction, Karma solely noticed a P/B fee of 15.8% within the LPL and eight.9% within the LEC.
Proficiency
Whereas some champions remained extremely related this didn’t at all times imply that these champions noticed success.
Champions with excessive decide fee however actually low win fee
In LCK Gwen noticed a P/B fee of 52.4% being banned 38 occasions and picked 73 occasions (34.4% of all video games) however solely noticed a win fee of 39.7%
In LPL Xin Zhao noticed a P/B fee of 75.1% being banned 93 occasions and picked 163 occasions(47.8% of all video games) and sat at a win fee of 43.6%.
These had been probably the most egregious fixed picks within the east that had been always ineffective.
Within the west, there have been smaller pattern sizes however nonetheless a number of picks that noticed little to no success. Within the LCS Ahri noticed a P/B fee of 65.2% being banned 35 occasions and picked 25 occasions(27.1% of all video games) however noticed a win fee of an abysmal 32%.
Within the LEC there have been two picks that noticed horrible winrates. Jarvan noticed a P/B fee of 56.7% being banned in 28 video games and picked 23 occasions(25.5% of all video games) however noticed a horrible win fee of 34.8%.
Clearly, none of those stats can solely predict the meta for MSI 2022 however it’s at all times enjoyable to have a look at the picks and see the tendencies from world wide. T1 is a big favourite for the occasion however hasn’t performed since April 2nd over a month in the past and with three extra patches coming and going since then, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see how these adjustments will have an effect on their efficiency. RNG can be notably attention-grabbing as their jungler positively prefers a late-game model of play which can come out extra with the Lee Sin nerfs. G2 can by no means be counted out, particularly after their big decrease bracket run and effectively EG all of us actually hope that they will come out and shock the world identical to CLG and TL did up to now.
