LoL 26.22 Best Support Champions: Blitzcrank and Lulu

The lol 26.22 best support champions in GamerPapers KR data are Blitzcrank, Lulu and Leona. Among picks with 500+ games, Blitzcrank has the highest win rate: 54.6% over 1,150 games.

32 champions have at least 200 games in this role. The sample is 12,343 ranked games on the KR server. For every role at a glance, see our LoL 26.22 tier list.

Lol 26.22 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
Blitzcrank	Support	S+	54.6%	9.3%	28.5%	1,150
Sylas (small sample, read with caution)	Support	S+	54.3%	2.2%	27.5%	278
Lulu	Support	S+	51.7%	11.4%	14.9%	1,403
Leona	Support	S	52.1%	9.0%	11.4%	1,115
Thresh	Support	S	50.7%	13.0%	13.9%	1,604
Nautilus	Support	S	49.3%	13.1%	19.1%	1,613
Rell (small sample, read with caution)	Support	S	53.8%	3.8%	1.3%	470
Renata Glasc (small sample, read with caution)	Support	S	55.8%	1.7%	0.4%	208
Lux	Support	S	50.4%	9.7%	7.8%	1,191
Alistar	Support	S	51.5%	7.5%	2.9%	923

GamerPapers data: patch 26.22, KR server, 12,343 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.

Blitzcrank: support

Blitzcrank sits in S+ tier as a support pick. In GamerPapers KR data it has a 54.6% win rate over 1,150 games. Its pick rate is 9.3%. Its ban rate is 28.5%; that figure is champion-wide, not role-specific. In patch 26.21 it was S+ tier. The win rate change is +3.1 pts. Average KDA is 2.60.

Among matchups with 50+ games, Blitzcrank does best against Lulu (53 games, 60.4%), Leona (67 games, 59.7%), Thresh (105 games, 55.2%). In every matchup with 50+ games, Blitzcrank stays at or above a 50% win rate. So we do not name a clear "hardest counter".

• Runes: Inspiration (Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight) + Sorcery (Nimbus Cloak, Celerity). Used in 662 games with a 52.9% win rate.
• Common items: Locket of the Iron Solari (in 77.5% of games, 55.6% win rate), Zeke's Convergence (in 42.2% of games, 59.6% win rate), Bandlepipes (in 18.2% of games, 59.8% win rate).
• Boots: Boots of Swiftness (in 76.3% of games).
• Summoner spells: Flash + Ignite (in 68.1% of games).

Lulu: support

Lulu sits in S+ tier as a support pick. In GamerPapers KR data it has a 51.7% win rate over 1,403 games. Its pick rate is 11.4%. Its ban rate is 14.9%; that figure is champion-wide, not role-specific. In patch 26.21 it was S+ tier. The win rate change is +1.8 pts. Average KDA is 3.03.

Among matchups with 50+ games, Lulu does best against Leona (65 games, 61.5%), Karma (75 games, 52.0%), Yuumi (63 games, 50.8%). Its hardest matchups (50+ games) are Blitzcrank (53 games, 39.6%), Lux (69 games, 44.9%), Seraphine (59 games, 47.5%).

• Runes: Sorcery (Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch) + Resolve (Revitalize, Bone Plating). Used in 854 games with a 51.9% win rate.
• Common items: Ardent Censer (in 78.5% of games, 53.1% win rate), Mikael's Blessing (in 44.3% of games, 56.9% win rate), Moonstone Renewer (in 36.1% of games, 53.6% win rate).
• Boots: Ionian Boots of Lucidity (in 89.0% of games).
• Summoner spells: Flash + Heal (in 90.2% of games).

Leona: support

Leona sits in S tier as a support pick. In GamerPapers KR data it has a 52.1% win rate over 1,115 games. Its pick rate is 9.0%. Its ban rate is 11.4%; that figure is champion-wide, not role-specific. In patch 26.21 it was S+ tier. The win rate change is -0.4 pts. Average KDA is 2.55.

Among matchups with 50+ games, Leona does best against Thresh (95 games, 53.7%). Its hardest matchups (50+ games) are Lulu (65 games, 38.5%), Blitzcrank (67 games, 40.3%), Alistar (50 games, 48.0%).

• Runes: Resolve (Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching) + Inspiration (Cosmic Insight, Biscuit Delivery). Used in 605 games with a 50.4% win rate.
• Common items: Locket of the Iron Solari (in 79.5% of games, 52.3% win rate), Knight's Vow (in 40.7% of games, 57.5% win rate), Thornmail (in 23.3% of games, 48.8% win rate).
• Boots: Plated Steelcaps (in 53.0% of games).
• Summoner spells: Flash + Ignite (in 59.3% of games).

The rest of the list

Other top-10 picks with 500+ games: Thresh (S, 50.7%, 1,604 games); Nautilus (S, 49.3%, 1,613 games); Lux (S, 50.4%, 1,191 games); Alistar (S, 51.5%, 923 games).

Sylas, Rell, Renata Glasc also make the list but have fewer than 500 games (Sylas: 278, Rell: 470, Renata Glasc: 208). So we do not feature them.

Patch 26.22 notes for the support

The changes below come from Riot Games patch 26.22 notes. In brackets: this role's data, meaning tier, win rate, change from the previous patch and games. Champions missing here have fewer than 200 games in this role.

• Maokai: Q damage based on the target's maximum health went up. (A → A, 52.1%, +2.9 pts, 286 games, small sample)
• Thresh: base attack damage dropped from 56 to 54, and R damage was cut. (S+ → S, 50.7%, -1.2 pts, 1,604 games)

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

This article uses ranked solo/duo matches from the KR server only. The sample mixes KR Challenger and Grandmaster games collected by GamerPapers with matches from player profiles looked up on the site (all ranks). It is not a random sample of the server and not professional-play data.

The numbers in this article come from 12,343 ranked solo/duo games on the KR server. 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 26.21. Its KR sample was 141,387 games; the 26.22 sample is still smaller, so gaps can move as more games land. The game client shows this patch as 16.22; Riot's official name is 26.22.

For the full live table, see the GamerPapers LoL stats page. Patch changes are sourced from Riot Games patch 26.22 notes. For a short recap, see our 26.22 patch notes news post.

Last updated: November 6, 2026, 15:04 UTC (when the data was calculated). Sample: 12,343 ranked matches.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best support pick in 26.22?

In GamerPapers KR data the standouts are Blitzcrank, Lulu and Leona. Among picks with 500+ games, Blitzcrank has the highest win rate at 54.6%.

Which runes does Blitzcrank use?

The most common page is Inspiration with Glacial Augment. It appears in 662 games with a 52.9% win rate.

Which matchup is hardest for Blitzcrank?

No matchup with 50+ games drops below a 50% win rate.

Why isn't Sylas featured?

Sylas has 278 games in this role. That is under 500, so it only appears in the table with a caution note.

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