Best League of Legends species

Divine and Revenant share 1307 ELO points at the top of the League of Legends: lore playable species ranking, after 1409 duels.

The podium reveals a striking tie, with Divine and Revenant locked at identical ELO ratings despite divergent duel counts: 63 for Divine, 69 for Revenant. Transfigured follows at rank 3 with 1303 points, creating the sharpest drop in the top tier at 18 ELO points between rank 3 and rank 4, where Human sits at 1285. The celestial and mystical categories dominate the upper reaches, while at the opposite end, Animal languishes at rank 22 with 995 ELO and a 24% win rate across 38 duels. Imperial Dragon fares only marginally better at rank 21 with 1076 points, suggesting the community favors transcendent or enhanced beings over purely earthly or bestial forms.

This ranking draws from 1409 duels submitted by 26 players across 22 contenders, last updated on 12 October 2026. The data reflects player preferences shaped by champion design, narrative weight, and the appeal of supernatural archetypes in the League universe. Whether you lean toward the godlike or the cursed, the transformed or the mortal, your vote refines this evolving hierarchy. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your judgment in fresh duels and shift the balance between Runeterra's diverse species.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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