Top 5 Most Banned Champions in Arena Mode

The Arena mode was released on 20th July along with the big 2023 Summer Event: Soul Fighter in League of Legends. Players have been grinding this fun game mode since it is very straightforward. Players are offered a simple system where they engage in many battles against other duos without having to farm, save gold, buy items, and scale up. Arena Mode is action-packed and picking the right champions is necessary to step onto the battlefield. As a result, players should know which champions to ban in this mode.

Here are the five most banned or perma banned champions in Arena mode or the 2v2v2v2 Team Deathmatch (TDM) mode.

Champions that are the most banned in Arena Mode

The following champions have been ranked in this article using data sourced from Mobalytics that has compiled over 100K Arena matches in LoL Patch 13.14.

The five most banned champions in Arena Mode in this patch are as follows:

5. Master Yi: 30.2%

Master Yi is an easy champion to pick and play in League of Legends and the same holds true for Arena Mode also. In this game mode, he works really well with Annie, Taric, Kayle, Heimerdinger, Warwick among other picks.

These are his stats in Arena in this patch:

• Ban Rate: 30.2%

• Pick Rate: 13%

• Top 1 Placement: 27.4%

• Top 2 Placement: 52.0%

• Average Place: 2.45

4. Teemo: 31.1%

In Arena, Teemo pairs well with the likes of Fiora, Yorick, Warwick, Illaoi, and Heimerdinger. The champion is currently rated in the A tier in this game mode and can come in handy in the maps that allow players to use bushes. Here are Teemo's stats in Arena mode:

• Ban Rate: 31.1%

• Pick Rate: 13.9%

• Top 1 Placement: 26.5%

• Top 2 Placement: 52.9%

• Average Place: 2.42

3. Taric: 47.9%

For the longest time, Taric was the top champion with the highest stats in the 2v2v2v2 TDM. However, after the nerfs that were dished out to him, his stats have seemingly mellowed down. Nevertheless, Taric is one of the most banned champions in Arena with over a 47% ban rate. Notably, Taric is often paired with the likes of Vayne, Jax, Fiora, Shyvana, Warwick, and Master Yi.

• Ban Rate: 47.9%

• Pick Rate: 9.5%

• Top 1 Placement: 35.8%

• Top 2 Placement: 58.0%

• Average Place: 2.28

2. Shaco: 49.6%

You might often see Shaco being paired with the following champions in Arena mode:

• Yorick

• Singed

• Heimerdinger

• Swain

• Illaoi

While his placement stats are not the greatest, his ban rate is very high and it is understandable given Shaco's powers to go invisible, summon a clone, and also plant his little annoying boxes all over the map.

• Ban Rate: 49.6%

• Pick Rate: 17.1%

• Top 1 Placement: 19.6%

• Top 2 Placement: 43.2%

• Average Place: 2.67

1. Heimerdinger: 60.3%

Heimerdinger, after Taric, is one of the most successful champions in this game mode. This is because the champion has incredible zoning powers as well as burst damage. Combining these with the correct Augments is almost a guaranteed win in this TDM mode. Being the most banned champion in Arena right now, here are all the Heimerdinger stats:

• Ban Rate: 60.3%

• Pick Rate: 14.3%

• Top 1 Placement: 32.5%

• Top 2 Placement: 60.4%

• Average Place: 2.23