KR vs EUW LoL Meta: Champions That Split in 26.21

The KR vs EUW LoL meta gap in 26.21 is clearest on top lane Gangplank: 52.1% in KR against 45.6% in EUW. The biggest gap in EUW's favor is top lane Akali: 54.9% in EUW, 47.9% in KR.

This article compares 206 champion and role pairs with at least 200 games on both servers. The gap column shows KR minus EUW win rate. For the EUW role list, see our LoL 26.21 tier list.

KR vs EUW LoL meta: picks that do better in KR

The table is sorted by win rate gap. Rows under 500 games on either server carry a caution note.

Champion	Role	Tier (KR / EUW)	Win rate (KR / EUW)	Gap	Pick rate (KR / EUW)	Ban rate (KR / EUW)	Games (KR / EUW)
Udyr (small sample, read with caution)	Jungle	S / D	54.9% / 45.6%	+9.2 pts	0.7% / 1.2%	0.2% / 1.0%	452 / 206
Annie (small sample, read with caution)	Mid	A / C	53.6% / 46.4%	+7.2 pts	1.4% / 1.9%	0.3% / 0.4%	880 / 319
Kennen (small sample, read with caution)	Top	A / C	51.5% / 44.9%	+6.6 pts	2.5% / 2.1%	2.1% / 1.5%	1,580 / 343
Gangplank	Top	S+ / B	52.1% / 45.6%	+6.5 pts	6.0% / 4.2%	20.6% / 3.2%	3,790 / 695
Ambessa	Top	A / C	49.5% / 43.2%	+6.3 pts	4.8% / 5.0%	2.3% / 6.7%	3,023 / 826
Karthus (small sample, read with caution)	Jungle	S / C	53.7% / 47.6%	+6.1 pts	1.4% / 1.6%	1.8% / 2.3%	901 / 269
Zyra (small sample, read with caution)	Support	S / C	50.6% / 45.4%	+5.2 pts	2.5% / 1.8%	10.5% / 3.2%	1,578 / 293
Vayne (small sample, read with caution)	Bot (ADC)	B / C	52.8% / 47.5%	+5.2 pts	1.3% / 2.3%	2.8% / 4.2%	836 / 385
Jayce (small sample, read with caution)	Jungle	B / D	46.8% / 41.6%	+5.2 pts	3.7% / 2.1%	16.3% / 14.0%	2,325 / 346
Rammus (small sample, read with caution)	Jungle	B / C	51.7% / 46.5%	+5.2 pts	1.6% / 1.3%	2.0% / 1.7%	985 / 213
Tahm Kench (small sample, read with caution)	Top	S / B	54.4% / 49.5%	+4.9 pts	0.9% / 1.3%	0.5% / 1.4%	555 / 220
Warwick (small sample, read with caution)	Top	A / B	52.2% / 47.5%	+4.7 pts	1.8% / 1.9%	1.2% / 1.1%	1,113 / 320
Amumu (small sample, read with caution)	Jungle	B / C	51.5% / 46.9%	+4.6 pts	1.3% / 1.2%	0.2% / 0.8%	802 / 207
Brand (small sample, read with caution)	Support	B / D	48.7% / 44.0%	+4.6 pts	1.3% / 1.3%	0.5% / 1.3%	793 / 218
Graves	Jungle	A / C	49.4% / 44.8%	+4.6 pts	7.4% / 6.4%	6.0% / 5.0%	4,658 / 1,055

GamerPapers data: patch 26.21, ranked matches by server: KR 62,994, EUW 16,552

Jungle Udyr, mid lane Annie and top lane Kennen sit near the top, but they have fewer than 500 games on at least one server. The gaps look big, so we do not feature them.

Gangplank: a 6.5-point gap in the top lane

Gangplank is S+ in KR and B in EUW (3,790 and 695 games, +6.5 pts). KR picks him in 6.0% of games, EUW in 4.2%. His ban rate also differs a lot: 20.6% in KR and 3.2% in EUW. Patch 26.21 applies to both servers, so the patch alone cannot explain this gap.

Ambessa and Graves

Top lane Ambessa is A in KR and C in EUW (3,023 and 826 games, +6.3 pts). Jungle Graves is A in KR and C in EUW (4,658 and 1,055 games, +4.6 pts). Both also have 500+ games on each server.

Picks that do better in EUW

Champion	Role	Tier (KR / EUW)	Win rate (KR / EUW)	Gap	Pick rate (KR / EUW)	Ban rate (KR / EUW)	Games (KR / EUW)
Vladimir (small sample, read with caution)	Top	B / S	47.7% / 56.3%	-8.7 pts	1.3% / 1.6%	0.6% / 6.0%	791 / 268
Akali	Top	A / S+	47.9% / 54.9%	-7.0 pts	3.6% / 3.6%	19.2% / 18.6%	2,247 / 603
Shaco	Jungle	A / S+	49.2% / 56.1%	-6.9 pts	3.4% / 4.9%	23.6% / 15.8%	2,108 / 809
Aurora (small sample, read with caution)	Top	A / S+	54.1% / 59.4%	-5.3 pts	0.4% / 1.4%	0.6% / 1.5%	277 / 239
Alistar	Support	S / S+	51.1% / 56.2%	-5.1 pts	8.6% / 8.4%	2.8% / 3.3%	5,415 / 1,389
Elise (small sample, read with caution)	Support	B / A	49.2% / 53.9%	-4.7 pts	1.0% / 1.8%	5.4% / 2.5%	610 / 297
Samira (small sample, read with caution)	Bot (ADC)	B / A	48.6% / 53.2%	-4.5 pts	2.5% / 2.6%	1.6% / 3.0%	1,550 / 438
Rengar	Jungle	C / S	46.4% / 50.9%	-4.5 pts	2.1% / 5.1%	2.0% / 22.7%	1,343 / 841
Sivir	Bot (ADC)	B / S	48.8% / 53.2%	-4.4 pts	3.6% / 4.0%	2.2% / 1.4%	2,293 / 656
Nocturne	Jungle	B / A	48.4% / 52.6%	-4.2 pts	3.9% / 3.2%	7.5% / 4.7%	2,436 / 534
Viego	Jungle	B / S	47.7% / 51.4%	-3.7 pts	6.8% / 7.9%	1.5% / 5.0%	4,291 / 1,303
Gragas (small sample, read with caution)	Top	B / B	46.7% / 50.3%	-3.7 pts	2.4% / 3.0%	0.3% / 0.6%	1,522 / 491
Kassadin	Mid	C / A	47.1% / 50.7%	-3.6 pts	1.3% / 3.9%	0.2% / 4.6%	828 / 641
Poppy (small sample, read with caution)	Support	S / S	52.7% / 56.2%	-3.5 pts	2.6% / 2.0%	7.9% / 3.7%	1,633 / 324
Xerath (small sample, read with caution)	Support	A / B	48.2% / 51.7%	-3.5 pts	4.3% / 1.2%	13.0% / 2.0%	2,713 / 201

Which champion does much better in EUW?

Top lane Akali is A in KR and S+ in EUW (2,247 and 603 games, -7.0 pts). Pick rate is the same on both servers: 3.6% in KR and 3.6% in EUW. So the gap comes from win rate, not popularity. The data does not explain why.

Jungle Shaco is A in KR and S+ in EUW (2,108 and 809 games, -6.9 pts). Support Alistar is S in KR and S+ in EUW (5,415 and 1,389 games, -5.1 pts); it is the most played pick in this table on both servers.

Big gaps in pick and ban rate

Some picks are far more popular or more banned on one server. Rengar is banned in 22.7% of EUW games but 2.0% of KR games. Gangplank shows the reverse: 20.6% in KR against 3.2% in EUW. Mid Kassadin is picked in 3.9% of EUW games and 1.3% of KR games. Ban rate is champion-wide on both servers.

Data and method

Both samples are mixed sets of ranked solo/duo matches stored by GamerPapers; neither is a random sample of its server, and neither is pro-play data. EUW games come from EUW Challenger/Grandmaster players collected by GamerPapers plus player profiles looked up on the site (all ranks). KR games are not part of that Challenger/Grandmaster collection, so the rank mix of the two samples can differ.

The numbers in this article come from 79,546 ranked solo/duo games. Lists include champion and role pairs with at least 200 games. Pairs under 500 games carry a "small sample, read with caution" note in the tables. We do not feature them in the title or the intro.

Ban rate is champion-wide, not per role: bans happen before roles are assigned, so every role row of a champion shows the same value.

The game client shows this patch as 16.21; Riot's official name is 26.21. The KR sample is 62,994 games and the EUW sample 16,552 games.

For the full live table, see the GamerPapers KR stats page and the EUW stats page. Patch changes are sourced from Riot Games patch 26.21 notes.

Last updated: October 31, 2026, 06:54 UTC (when the data was calculated). Sample: 62,994 KR and 16,552 EUW ranked matches.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which champion shows the biggest KR vs EUW gap?

Among picks with 500+ games on both servers, the biggest gap in KR's favor is top lane Gangplank (+6.5 pts). The biggest in EUW's favor is top lane Akali (-7.0 pts).

How many games does this comparison use?

62,994 ranked games in KR and 16,552 in EUW. It compares 206 champion and role pairs with at least 200 games on both servers.

Why are some big gaps not featured?

Rows with fewer than 500 games on either server can swing a lot. They stay in the tables with a caution note, but we do not feature them.

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