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[5.23] Dan's Bot Lane Tier List and Matchups

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Introduction

Hey guys! I made this guide for anyone wondering how matchups work in the bot lane. I'm not Challenger, and much of this page is opinion-based, so feedback from the community would be appreciated! I respond to every comment.
My main account on NA is "Mexicans" and my highest rating was Diamond 5 before decaying out in Season 4. Feel free to add me if you'd like to discuss anything.

Tier List Explanations

These tier lists takes into account many factors, the biggest being how easily a champion fits into a composition. Other factors include win rate, how a champion is doing on a competitive level, and ability to carry solo queue. I get my data from personal experience and champion.gg. I've attempted to order champions within each tier list from highest to lowest, so the first champion in each list I rate is slightly higher rated the the next.

S Tier (Overpowered) - Pick or ban.
A Tier (Very Strong)- Very strong, but not quite ban worthy.
B Tier (Strong) - Strong with the right composition or as a counter.
C Tier (Mediocre)- Can work well as a counter or right composition, but will rarely outperform higher tiers.
D Tier (Weak) - Champions that I would not play in ranked under most circumstances. These champions require more dedication then I personally think they're worth, but play whatever you think is fun in Solo Queue as long as you believe you are positively affecting your team's chance of winning!

Champion Summary Explanation

Counters and synergies are based on the perspective of a high-Platinum player, so each champion is assumed to be played well, but not optimally. Champion Summaries attempt to look at each champion's kit for the most part. Note that "strong vs" doesn't mean "counters". For example, may win most lanes against , but Kog has the tools to stay even with Cait and outscale her. The letter next to each champion's name is their position in the tier list. Champions listed within each summary are in order of notability. I particularly would like to know your opinions on these and ask that you might give insight to certain combinations or matchups.

Champion Strengths

I have included each champions strengths in the Champion Summaries section. Currently I have listed 4 different strengths: All-in, Sustain, Poke, and Mobility. Generally speaking, Sustain-oriented champs have an advantage over Poke-based skill sets. Champions with decent poke beat All-in champions while All-in champions can kill Sustain champions before they have a chance to recover. Mobility isn't part of the trifecta, but it is similar to Poke champs in that they have an advantage over All-in and are made useless by Sustain. A champion's playstyle is generally less important than the actual mechanics of the champion in terms of counters.