Wild Rift meta: Aatrox climbs, Brand drops — week of July 27, 2026
Week of July 27, 2026, patch 7.2a. Our weekly pipeline just recomputed the tier list from official Tencent data (CN server) crossed with external sources: 10 champions change tier this week. Here is who is climbing, who is dropping, and the exact numbers behind each move — full per-role detail on the tier list and per-champion win-rate history on Meta Trends.
Climbing this week
AatroxBaron Lane
A → S · WR 49.1% · PR 11.6% · BR 7.1%
Very complete: lane pressure, sustain, teamfight, and the ability to punish frontline mistakes.
SamiraDragon Lane
B → A · WR 51.8% · PR 10.8% · BR 2.6%
Samira remains dangerous with good engage setup, but struggles heavily into poke, crowd control, and kiting drafts.
SwainMid Lane
S → S+ · WR 56.9% · PR 6.8% · BR 8.0%
Swain is very strong in long fights and grouped drafts. He gains value when opponents have to walk into his zone.
NautilusSupport
A → S · WR 52.1% · PR 6.1% · BR 1.1%
Nautilus provides simple, targeted engage that is very hard to ignore. He remains one of the best supports for punishing a mispositioned backline.
AlistarSupport
B → A · WR 53.0% · PR 6.0% · BR 0.5%
Alistar remains solid for engage, dive, and peel, but is more predictable than Nautilus or Leona and can lack pressure before level 5.
Dropping this week
BrandMid Lane
S → B · WR 44.6% · PR 5.7% · BR 2.1%
Brand rises to S+: high pickrate (~11%), winrate above 52%, and both WildRiftFire/WildRiftMeta credit his zone pressure with an S/S+ tier.
LeonaSupport
S → B · WR 45.9% · PR 4.9% · BR 1.2%
Leona moves from S to B: current-patch results no longer support his previous standing. Win rate 45.9% at 4.9% pick rate.
DariusBaron Lane
S → A · WR 49.3% · PR 15.7% · BR 5.7%
Strong into melee champions that accept direct fights, but more vulnerable to kite and drafts that deny all-ins.
LucianDragon Lane
S → A · WR 47.6% · PR 11.8% · BR 1.1%
Lucian keeps very strong early pressure and explosive trades, but must snowball before longer-range ADCs take over.
SettBaron Lane
A → B · WR 48.0% · PR 11.1% · BR 1.3%
Solid in lane and very useful against compositions that want to engage directly. He brings damage, control, and counter-engage.
Watchlist: keep an eye on these
No tier change yet, but the curves are moving:
GnarBaron Lane
Tier B · WR 49.6% · PR 3.7% · BR 0.3%
Good hybrid profile between range, engage, and teamfight if rage is managed well.
RivenBaron Lane
Tier B · WR 53.1% · PR 2.7% · BR 0.5%
Less immediate lane pressure after the passive nerf.
KayleBaron Lane
Tier A · WR 56.5% · PR 2.4% · BR 0.4%
Strong scaling, but early game is too vulnerable into tempo picks.
Current priority bans
The champions worth your ranked ban this week, backed by ban rate and win rate:
These moves are recomputed every Monday by our composite score (40% Tencent win rate, 20% pick rate, 40% external consensus). Before your next ranked session: check where your mains stand on the 7.2a tier list, and if you draft competitively, the Draft Assistant already uses this data.
Frequently asked questions
Which champions are climbing the Wild Rift tier list this week?
Aatrox (A → S, Baron Lane), Samira (B → A, Dragon Lane), Swain (S → S+, Mid Lane), Nautilus (A → S, Support), Alistar (B → A, Support) — updated July 27, 2026, patch 7.2a.
Which champion has the highest win rate in Wild Rift right now?
On Tencent data as of July 27, 2026 (pick rate ≥ 1%), Zilean sits at 57.6% win rate in Support.
How often is this analysis updated?
Every Monday. The pipeline recomputes the full tier list (Tencent win/pick rate + external consensus) and this weekly article publishes the moves with exact numbers.