Top/Jungle heavily dictate the game thanks to Shojin, tempo and the value of mobile bruiser/tank profiles.
Wild Rift Meta
Quick patch read
Quick summary
Smolder remains the baseline ADC priority even after nerfs because his stacking reaches payoff too quickly.
mobility, clean burst and tempo control remain the dominant criteria.
Peel and anti-dive gained a lot of value in support against frontal bruiser entries.
Drafts combining frontline, simple engage and objective conversion are the most stable ones this patch.
Patch trends
Shojin structures the hierarchy of many top/jungle bruisers.
Tanks become more punishing again when armor penetration is delayed.
Poke/range regains some value against weakened defensive boots.
AD assassins still lag behind versus bruisers that are too dense in stats/HP.
The best comps are those that survive first contact then turn the fight.
Draft impact
Reliable blind top = bruiser that holds lane, converts Shojin/BOTRK and remains useful around objectives.
In jungle, the ability to clear fast then impose map tempo is often worth more than pure theoretical 1v1 strength.
In mid, picks that punish overdirect entries or play tempo extremely well keep their rank.
In bot lane, supports that protect and desync dives greatly improve carry stability.
clear engage, follow-up damage, frontline and strong timing control.
Meta snapshot
TOP
Top
S+ picks
JGL
Jungle
S+ picks
MID
Mid
S+ picks
ADC
ADC
S+ picks
SUP
Support
S+ picks
Spear of Shojin
The true top/jungle center of gravity of the patch.
Blade of the Ruined King
Its omnivamp strongly revives several on-hit/mixed profiles.
Champion changes
New ★
Norra
Very recent addition around 7.0B; not enough solid sample in the provided source to rank her aggressively in role priorities.
Reworks ↺
Zyra
Her rework gives her a clearer place as a reliable control/poke mage, mainly mid and niche support.
Buffs ▲
Renekton
His buffs + Shojin pushed him back among the most oppressive top laners in the patch.
Ambessa
Benefits massively from Shojin thanks to her spell cadence and remains one of the best bruiser profiles.
Shyvana
BOTRK omnivamp + bruiser/tank path gives her a huge reliability spike in the jungle.
Master Yi
Guinsoo aligns extremely well with his kit and sharply raises his carry ceiling at 2-3 items.
Smolder
Despite nerfs, his stacking remains too fast and keeps the pick at very high priority.
Braum
The heavy return of bruisers/dives strongly increases the value of his defensive kit.
Vex
A strong answer into drafts that overuse dashes and prolonged frontal entries.
Nerfs ▼
Smolder
The nerfs reduce abuse a bit, but do not solve the core stacking/payoff issue yet.
Lee Sin
Still playable and useful, but gains less from the Shojin bruiser environment in extended fights.
Volibear
Losing ideal synergy with Riftmaker slowed his dominance despite a few still-viable setups.
Patch items
New items
New
Spear of Shojin
Core patch item for AD bruisers: sustained damage, HP and spell amplification on the right users.
New
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Truly strong only on a few profiles like Master Yi, Vayne or Kog’Maw; too slow elsewhere.
New
Psychic Projector
Opened new build curves for some AP bruisers/tanks through HP → power conversion.
Adjustments
Adjustment
Blade of the Ruined King
The shift to omnivamp massively benefits mixed/on-hit users and strengthens several duelists/junglers.
Adjustment
Riftmaker
Its refocus on magic damage lowered some hybrid or AD-leaning users.
Adjustment
Maw of Malmortius
Its reduced presence makes several AP assassins/mages a bit more threatening than before.
Adjustment
Defensive boots
Their weakening increases poke/range punishment in lane, especially top and sometimes mid.
Tier list by role
A
A
S
A
S+
Patch impact
Major changes
M
MAP
Nouvelle carteTempoGanks
Patch 7.0 still heavily shapes 7.0D
new map, new timings, new gank angles and a more explosive midgame.
A
AD
BruisersShojinTop/JGL
The meta leans toward AD bruisers, with Shojin still being a defining item for several top/jungle picks even after adjustments.
T
TANK
FrontlineArmor penAnti-dive
Tanks regained value in drafts because some builds delay armor penetration and the anti-dive turret window punishes overforce more often.
M
MID
MobilitéContrôleTempo
Mid lane mostly keeps its best mobility and tempo-control picks, with limited hierarchy changes.
J
JGL
ClearSnowballMap control
Jungle remains the most oppressive role of the patch
tempo, clear, mobility and snowball matter more there than anywhere else.
B
BOT
CarryStackingRange
In dragon lane, Smolder remains the oppressive baseline as long as his stacking is too fast for the payoff he gets.
S
SUP
PeelAnti-diveSurvie
Support strongly rewards peel, anti-dive and profiles that can survive or punish bruiser engages.
Systems
M
MAP
PathingVisionTempo
Ionia Rift
clearer jungle paths, thinner walls, faster movement timings.
W
WIND
RoamMidTempo
Mid wind currents (2
00→6: 00): more frequent mid roams, better punishment of overly static lanes.
G
GATE
RotationsDuoSnowball
Charge-based portals
more realistic duo rotations and easier midgame snowball triggers.
T
TOWER
DivePlaquesPunition
Anti-dive turret rule at 4+ champions
forced dives are riskier before plates fall.
O
OBJ
HérautBaronMacro
Rift Herald returns at 6
00 and Baron was reworked: objective control becomes highly structuring again.
S
SPIKE
2 itemsMidgameConversion
Midgame is denser
drafts that spike early or at two items convert faster than before.
E
EYE
VisionSetupSupport
Vision setup + tempo gained value, especially for jungle and support.
Key patch items
Spear of Shojin
meta-core
The true top/jungle center of gravity of the patch.
Blade of the Ruined King
sustain
Its omnivamp strongly revives several on-hit/mixed profiles.
Guinsoo's Rageblade
specialized
Very strong on a few names, bait on many others.
Psychic Projector
niche-value
A real option for some AP bruisers/tanks that can stack HP.
Bot lane synergies
smolder
+
milio
high
Range, laning comfort and safer spacing: a very easy duo to cash in when Smolder wants to stack without overexposing.
xayah
+
rakan
high
Still very solid: self-peel, engage follow-up and very readable teamfighting.
caitlyn
+
milio
medium
The added range further increases lane pressure and punishment on slower-scaling ADCs.
kogmaw
+
lulu
medium
When the draft protects properly, the duo remains a real carry condition at 2-3 items.
Objectives timeline
00:00–02:00
Macro
Lane read and jungle/mid tempo setup.
02:00
System
Mid wind currents: stronger roam/tempo window.
06:00
Objective
Rift Herald available: huge snowball pivot.
07:30
Macro
True midgame acceleration starts through rotations and portal charges.
10:30
System
Portal charges end: the map becomes more classical again.
midgame
Items
Shojin/BOTRK/Guinsoo start clearly separating the best users from the rest.
late
Macro
Balanced drafts with frontline + peel convert better than full-greed drafts.
Priority bans by role
Top
renekton
ambessa
renekton
ambessa
Jungle
hecarim
viego
hecarim
viego
Mid
ahri
aurora
ahri
aurora
ADC
smolder
xayah
smolder
xayah
Support
nami
bard
nami
bard