LoL 26.21 Best Support Champions: Alistar, Thresh and Rell

The LoL 26.21 best support champions in GamerPapers EUW data are Alistar, Thresh and Rell. Among picks with 500+ games, Alistar has the highest win rate: 56.2% over 1,389 games.

37 champions have at least 200 games in this role. The sample is 16,552 ranked games from the EUW server. For every role at a glance, see our LoL 26.21 tier list.

LoL 26.21 best support champions: top 10

The table follows the order on the GamerPapers stats page. Rows under 500 games carry a caution note.

Champion	Role	Tier	Win rate	Pick rate	Ban rate	Games
Alistar	Support	S+	56.2%	8.4%	3.3%	1,389
Thresh	Support	S+	50.8%	13.6%	10.6%	2,257
Rell	Support	S+	53.4%	6.7%	2.0%	1,102
Poppy (small sample, read with caution)	Support	S	56.2%	2.0%	3.7%	324
Janna	Support	S	51.8%	8.4%	5.0%	1,392
Braum	Support	S	51.7%	6.1%	10.8%	1,003
Nautilus	Support	S	49.4%	12.5%	12.9%	2,062
Senna	Support	S	51.9%	5.6%	1.2%	930
Leona	Support	A	49.9%	9.0%	6.4%	1,484
Blitzcrank	Support	A	50.4%	6.8%	8.0%	1,123

GamerPapers data: patch 26.21, EUW server, 16,552 ranked matches

Ban rate is champion-wide. If the same champion is played in another role, that row shows the same value.

Three standout picks: runes, items and matchups

This section only covers champions with 500+ games. For matchups we require at least 50 games.

Alistar: support

Alistar sits in S+ tier as a support pick. In GamerPapers EUW data it has a 56.2% win rate over 1,389 games. Its pick rate is 8.4%. Its ban rate is 3.3%; that figure is champion-wide, not role-specific. Average KDA is 2.71.

Among matchups with 50+ games, Alistar does best against Nami (50 games, 64.0%), Janna (63 games, 63.5%), Lulu (80 games, 62.5%). Its hardest matchups (50+ games) are Rakan (66 games, 43.9%).

• Runes: Resolve (Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching) + Inspiration (Hextech Flashtraption, Cosmic Insight). Used in 582 games with a 56.0% win rate.
• Common items: Zeke's Convergence (in 65.2% of games, 58.9% win rate), Locket of the Iron Solari (in 52.1% of games, 58.6% win rate), Knight's Vow (in 43.8% of games, 62.2% win rate).
• Boots: Boots of Swiftness (in 59.2% of games).
• Summoner spells: Flash + Heal (in 56.5% of games).
• Skill max order: Q-W-E (in 83.8% of the 395 games with timeline data).

Thresh: support

Thresh sits in S+ tier as a support pick. In GamerPapers EUW data it has a 50.8% win rate over 2,257 games. Its pick rate is 13.6%. Its ban rate is 10.6%; that figure is champion-wide, not role-specific. In patch 26.20 it was S tier over 274 games. The win rate change is -2.1 pts. Average KDA is 2.91.

Among matchups with 50+ games, Thresh does best against Pyke (69 games, 59.4%), Senna (68 games, 58.8%), Lulu (157 games, 58.6%). Its hardest matchups (50+ games) are Braum (102 games, 36.3%), Rell (76 games, 42.1%), Blitzcrank (108 games, 46.3%).

• Runes: Resolve (Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching) + Inspiration (Cosmic Insight, Biscuit Delivery). Used in 1,226 games with a 51.1% win rate.
• Common items: Locket of the Iron Solari (in 87.1% of games, 52.3% win rate), Knight's Vow (in 53.9% of games, 54.9% win rate), Zeke's Convergence (in 19.2% of games, 50.8% win rate).
• Boots: Boots of Swiftness (in 60.2% of games).
• Summoner spells: Flash + Ignite (in 51.7% of games).
• Skill max order: Q-W-E (in 51.1% of the 356 games with timeline data).

Rell: support

Rell sits in S+ tier as a support pick. In GamerPapers EUW data it has a 53.4% win rate over 1,102 games. Its pick rate is 6.7%. Its ban rate is 2.0%; that figure is champion-wide, not role-specific. Average KDA is 3.25.

Among matchups with 50+ games, Rell does best against Nautilus (81 games, 60.5%), Thresh (76 games, 57.9%), Lulu (71 games, 54.9%). Its hardest matchups (50+ games) are Alistar (112 games, 45.5%).

• Runes: Resolve (Aftershock, Shield Bash, Bone Plating, Unflinching) + Inspiration (Cosmic Insight, Hextech Flashtraption). Used in 910 games with a 52.7% win rate.
• Common items: Zeke's Convergence (in 69.6% of games, 53.2% win rate), Locket of the Iron Solari (in 53.4% of games, 57.1% win rate), Knight's Vow (in 48.5% of games, 59.4% win rate).
• Boots: Plated Steelcaps (in 36.3% of games).
• Summoner spells: Flash + Heal (in 54.0% of games).
• Skill max order: W-E-Q (in 76.2% of the 294 games with timeline data).

The rest of the list

Other top-10 picks with 500+ games: Janna (S, 51.8%, 1,392 games); Braum (S, 51.7%, 1,003 games); Nautilus (S, 49.4%, 2,062 games); Senna (S, 51.9%, 930 games); Leona (A, 49.9%, 1,484 games); Blitzcrank (A, 50.4%, 1,123 games).

Poppy also makes the list but has fewer than 500 games (Poppy: 324). So we do not feature it.

Patch 26.21 notes for the support

The changes below come from Riot Games patch 26.21 notes. In brackets: this role's EUW data, meaning tier, win rate, change from the previous patch (only when 26.20 had 200+ games) and games.

• Taric: Q, E and R now work on untargetable allies. (B, 51.2%, 246 games, small sample)
• Zyra: W seed cooldown got shorter. (C, 45.4%, 293 games, small sample)
• Vel'Koz: passive damage went up. (C, 46.1%, 430 games, small sample)

On items, Dawncore gained ability power value. Riot says the goal is to help enchanter supports.

We cover the biggest moves in our risers and fallers article. Even when a change and the data point the same way, we do not claim it is the only cause.

Data and method

Mixed sample: ranked solo/duo matches from the EUW server only. They come from EUW Challenger/Grandmaster players collected by GamerPapers, plus matches of player profiles looked up on the site (all ranks). It is not a random sample of the server and not pro-play data.

The numbers in this article come from 16,552 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.

Comparisons with the previous patch refer to 26.20. Its EUW sample was only 1,829 games, so we only show a previous tier when a pick had 200+ games in 26.20. The game client shows this patch as 16.21; Riot's official name is 26.21.

For the full live table, see the GamerPapers LoL 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: 16,552 ranked EUW matches.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best support pick in 26.21?

In GamerPapers EUW data the standouts are Alistar, Thresh and Rell. Among picks with 500+ games, Alistar has the highest win rate at 56.2%.

Which runes does Alistar use?

The most common page is Resolve with Aftershock. It appears in 582 games with a 56.0% win rate.

Which matchup is hardest for Alistar?

Among matchups with 50+ games, the lowest win rate is against Rakan: 43.9% over 66 games.

Why isn't Poppy featured?

Poppy has 324 games in this role in EUW. That is under 500, so it only appears in the table with a caution note.

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