Strongest Heroes by Lane

Mid Lane

• Zushin

  • Dominating the meta
  • Annoying to fight against but not overpowered
  • Skill 2 (Lantern Flare) allows for continuous poke and crowd control
  • Strong early game harassment
  • Usually banned due to its effectiveness against short-range heroes (except assassins)

• Yves

  • S-class mid lane hero
  • Strong poke damage and slows
  • Great for kiting and zoning control with "Real World Manipulation"

• Cecilion

  • Provides survivability with healing and speed boost
  • Pairs well with Clock of Destiny (recently buffed) for HP and mana restoration
  • Scales well late game, feels like a marksman

• Luo Yi

  • Often ignored but very strong
  • Global ultimate and burst damage with crowd control
  • Effective in securing objectives and turning fights

Great Picks

• Vexana

  • Effective against assassins
  • Requires good timing and precision

• Aurora

  • Counter to high-mobility heroes
  • Mix of burst damage and crowd control

• Pharsa

  • Fast map rotation
  • Excellent counter to long-range marksmen

• Zhask

  • Great even after nerfs
  • Useful spawn units in fights

Meta Counters

• Kagura, Lilia, Lunox, Faramis, Valentina
  • High survivability mages with great skills for micro play
  • Kagura and Lilia excel in escaping and countering threats
  • Faramis counters assassins with strong ultimate
  • Valentina is a strong counter to assassins and can steal ultimates

Roamers

• Badang

  • Most popular roamer
  • Strong crowd control and DPS after buffs

• Mathilda

  • Supportive role with "Guiding Wind"
  • Excellent for map rotations and assisting mid laners

• Cho

  • Provides vision and disruption

• Hylos

  • Still strong despite nerfs
  • Constant pressure in solo rank

Great Picks for Roamers

• Hilda, Khalid, Jawhead
  • Durable with solid damage
  • Tigreal and Gatot as solid setters in team fights

Junglers

• Julian

  • Priority pick due to new items and buffs

• Freya

  • High win rate; can carry games independently

• Hanzo

  • Newly revamped, becoming a headache for opponents

Meta Counters for Junglers

• Utility junglers
  • Baxia and Barats making a comeback

Gold Laners

• Harith, Irithel, Granger
  • Granger effective despite nerfs
  • Harith's early game pressure is strong
  • Irithel can outplay both with mobility

Full Tier Lists

• Gold Laners: Harith, Irithel, Granger, and others
• EXP Laners: Lucas is strong in the meta, with good recovery and control immunity

Conclusion

• Counterpicks are often stronger than meta picks
• Comfort picks are key for success in ranked play.