Patch 26.20Arena trios · updated Oct 7, 2026

LoL Arena Tier List Patch 26.20

Every champion ranked for Arena on patch 26.20, from S+ down to D. The S+ picks right now: Renata Glasc, Ahri, Vel'Koz, Milio and Zaahen.

Tiers come from this patch's Arena games and are refreshed every patch. Inside each tier the strongest champion comes first.

Arena tier list for patch 26.20

  1. Tier S+: The strongest picks this patch5 champions

  2. Tier S: Excellent picks14 champions

  3. Tier A: Strong, reliable picks39 champions

  4. Tier B: Solid picks56 champions

  5. Tier C: Playable, but behind39 champions

  6. Tier D: Struggling this patch20 champions

How Arena Works

Arena is League's round-based fighting mode. Eighteen players split into six teams of three, and every round your trio fights another trio in a small arena.

  1. 1

    Shop, then fight

    Every round starts with a shop phase to buy items and pick upgrades, then a combat phase against another team. Champions start at level 3 and level up every round.

  2. 2

    Losing costs health

    Your team has a shared health bar. Lose a round and it drops, more in later rounds. At zero your team is out.

  3. 3

    Last trio standing

    Teams finish in placements from #1 to #6. The last team alive wins the game.

  • Augments

    Silver, Gold and Prismatic cards that change how your champion plays. You pick one card from each offer and build your champion around them as the game goes on.

  • Prismatic items

    Arena-only items with effects you will not find on Summoner's Rift, chosen from a random offer.

  • Stat anvils

    Spend gold on a choice of random stat upgrades when you want raw power over a new item.

  • Bravery Arena

    A queue where champion select deals you a random hand instead of a free pick, with small bonuses for playing brave.

Hexgate in Arena

A tier list helps before the game. Hexgate stays with you through it: a free overlay for Windows that reads your Arena game and answers each decision on screen, so you never alt-tab to a website mid-round.

FreeTiers on the champions you are offered

In champion select every champion you can take gets its Arena tier: the whole Bravery hand, or the best eight when you pick freely. No list to scroll, no second screen.

Hexgate in Arena champion select: five offered champions, each with a tier badge from S to D
Real Hexgate window in Arena champion select.

FreeYour next item, ranked against the lobby

In game the overlay lists the next item for your champion, ranked by how often it is built in Arena and reordered against every other player in the lobby. Each item says what it answers, like healing or stacked armor, and which opponents bring it.

Hexgate's in-game overlay in Arena: four item suggestions with how often each is picked and tags such as Armor Stack and Healing
Real overlay: pick rates and counter tags, no win rates.

FreeA badge on every augment and Prismatic offer

When the cards appear, Hexgate reads them and puts a badge under each one with how often your champion takes it. The card your champion takes most often gets a gold rim.

Three augment cards in game with Hexgate badges under them reading 24%, under 1% and 10% picked
Real badges on an augment offer.
  • Free

    Your placement, kept. Every Arena game lands in your match history and on the dashboard with where your team finished, #1 to #6.

  • Pro+

    Clips of your Arena fights. Turn on Arena in Clips and Hexgate records your kills and deaths locally, ready to rewatch after the game.

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Arena Tier List FAQ

What is the best Arena champion right now?

On patch 26.20 the S+ picks are Renata Glasc, Ahri, Vel'Koz, Milio and Zaahen. They sit at the top of the Arena tier list above, strongest first. Any S tier champion is also an excellent pick.

How often is the Arena tier list updated?

Every patch. The tiers come from the current patch's Arena games, so champions move up and down as balance changes land. The date at the top of the page shows the last refresh.

Does Hexgate work in Arena?

Yes. Hexgate shows Arena tiers on the champions you are offered in champion select, ranks your next item against the whole lobby in game, puts a pick badge on every augment and Prismatic item offer, and keeps your placement in match history. It is free and runs on Windows.

Why are there no win rates on this page?

Riot asks developers not to publish win rates for Arena augments and items. Champion strength is shown as a tier letter instead, and Hexgate only shows how often a champion takes each augment or item.

Is Arena played in duos or trios?

Arena is played in trios right now: six teams of three, with a Bravery queue next to the normal one. The tier list ranks champions for trios.

Also on Hexgate: ARAM Mayhem builds and augments · Patch 26.20 notes

Champion names and art: Riot Games Data Dragon. Hexgate is not endorsed by Riot Games.