LoL Patch 13.1 Meta Champions by Role (January 2023)

The LoL 13.1 patch arrived on the official servers this morning. Players facing a brand-new patch naturally want to follow the new meta, but when they look it up, they can't yet see anything clear. So we decided to list the champions that have both a high pick rate and a high win rate in the early period. If you're ready, let's move on to our new article featuring the 13.1 meta. Here are the LoL 13.1 meta champions!

Who Are the LoL 13.1 Meta Champions?

Top Lane

Shen

We hadn't seen Shen on any tier list for a long time, so we were surprised to find him in the S- tier during our research. When we looked into why, we saw that Shen had received a small update. The update to his ultimate seems to have strengthened him a bit. Shen is already tailor-made for someone who knows how to play him, but now he greets us in a considerably buffed state even for someone who plays the champion at an average level. If you don't play too aggressively in lane and calmly get through the laning phase, you can be capable of carrying the game or, at worst, tanking all the damage.

Jungle

Nidalee

Nidalee's human-form W cost has been reduced, her E's mana cost has been reduced at later ranks and its range has increased. In addition, the damage radius of her Cougar W has increased. This doesn't mean much to players who don't know how to use both of Nidalee's forms efficiently, but Nidalee is an outstanding champion with crazy mobility and healing on Summoner's Rift. Many players are drawn to the fact that her Cougar-form abilities in particular are free. Human-form Nidalee's Q, meanwhile, deals quite notable damage from long range. If you have good aim, picking this champion will work in your favor.

Mid Lane

Pyke

Now let's get to the strongest mid lane champion in this patch. In patch 13.1 there is a champion that is dominating, especially in the mid lane. As you can guess, this champion is Pyke. If you haven't played Pyke for years or are seeing him for the first time, we definitely recommend staying away. Since Pyke is an assassin champion, you need to practice on him. Just like Fizz, this champion should be played by people with good aim.

Now you may ask me why someone with good aim should play him. Or you might say, dear FireGhost, why are you questioning our aim in a game that isn't an FPS? You are quite right, but abilities like Pyke's Q and our champion Fizz's ultimate need to be thrown at the opponent with proper aim. If you miss these abilities, it is very likely that you will swing the fate of the game the other way. So if your aim is already good, you shouldn't miss out on these champions in the mid lane in LoL patch 13.1.

ADC

Jhin

Jhin has become the choice of many people who need a fun and unique ADC to play. Although he is quite different from other ADCs, his long-range shots deal tons of damage to enemy champions. For a support champion, Sona will generally be a great choice, since with her ultimate she can heal, attack and even stun. Those who like playing Jhin will love this patch. In this patch, Jhin comes up as the number 1 meta champion among marksmen. If you can spend his bullets properly, victory in the late game will be inevitable for you.

Support

Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank is a champion that people who have improved their aim can play with his superior abilities. I'm not joking about aim at all. His Q ability can only be landed with terrific skill and terrific targeting. Even if he does something bad by pulling his opponent next to his marksman, a Q thrown from a proper position can change the course of the game a lot. So anyone who is going to pick this champion had better lock in their choice with situations like these in mind.

That brings us to the end of our meta article for today. See you in our next articles.