LoL Brawl Tier List: Best Champions When Brawl Returns
Brawl isn’t in League of Legends right now. Its last run was March 4 to April 28, 2026, and Riot hasn’t announced the next one. This LoL Brawl tier list is our editorial assessment, not win rate statistics: we rank champions by how well their kits fit Brawl’s rules, checked against champion changes up to patch 26.22. At the top are Jinx, Miss Fortune, Brand and Ziggs.
Is Brawl in League of Legends right now?
No. Brawl first arrived with patch 25.10 in May 2025, then returned for a second run that Riot announced in the patch 26.5 notes: “live from March 4, 2026 through April 28, 2026”. It’s a rotating mode, so it comes and goes.
As of patch 26.22 (October 21, 2026), the notes don’t mention Brawl at all. When it does come back, Riot will say so in the patch notes for that patch, usually with exact dates like last time.
How does Brawl work?
Brawl is a 5v5 mode on a single-lane Bandle City map with no towers (there is no laning phase to speak of). Each team starts with 250 points of health, and the first team to drop the other to zero wins.
A champion takedown takes 5 points off the enemy team, while minion kills and minions reaching the enemy portal take 1 point each. Games last about 10 minutes, and you pick your own champion, unlike ARAM. So what wins? Constant fighting, fast wave clear and kills in groups, because every point counts the same no matter who scores it.
LoL Brawl tier list by kit
Here’s how we rank the picks that matter most. The reasons column is the whole method: if a champion’s kit doesn’t do something specific in Brawl, it isn’t on the list.
| Tier | Champions | What the kit does in Brawl |
|---|---|---|
| S | Jinx, Miss Fortune, Brand, Ziggs | Area damage that clears waves and hits grouped champions |
| A | Xerath, Sona, Galio, Malphite, Fiddlesticks, Katarina | Long-range poke, team healing or area crowd control |
| B | Sett, Mordekaiser, Amumu, Lux | Strong engage or zone control, but more reliant on the team |
| Risky | Single-target assassins and split pushers | No side lanes and no towers to pressure |
Why Jinx, Miss Fortune, Brand and Ziggs top the Brawl tier list in LoL
Jinx is the clearest fit. Not even close. Her passive, Get Excited!, gives a burst of move speed and attack speed on every takedown, and her rocket splash hits clumps of minions and champions at once. In practice, in a mode that is one long teamfight, that reset happens again and again.
Miss Fortune is next. Her ultimate, Bullet Time, covers a wide cone, and Brawl’s single lane pushes everyone into that cone. Patch 26.22 also buffed her E damage and her ultimate’s crit scaling on the Rift. Brand’s passive explodes when it stacks on a target and spreads to nearby enemies, which is exactly what you want against grouped minions and players. Ziggs clears waves from very far away. Each minion is a point, remember (yes, even the ones nobody bothers to last hit), so a champion that deletes waves safely is scoring all game.
Which A and B tier picks are worth playing?
Xerath and Sona are the backline picks. Xerath’s range lets him poke and clear waves without stepping into the fight, and Sona heals and speeds up her whole team while her ultimate stuns everyone it hits. Galio, Malphite and Fiddlesticks all have area crowd control ultimates that can decide a fight in one cast (Malphite’s Unstoppable Force is the classic example). Katarina is the exception to “no assassins”: her daggers hit groups and her cooldowns reset on takedowns.
The B tier is solid but needs follow-up. Amumu and Sett engage well, Mordekaiser can pull one target out of a fight, and Lux has long-range area damage with a long-cooldown ultimate. Honestly, any of these can carry with a team that plays around them; they just don’t do it alone.
Who should you avoid in Brawl?
Champions whose value comes from towers or side lanes lose most of their kit, since Brawl has neither. Single-target assassins are the other weak group. Killing one player is 5 points; a team wipe is 25, plus the wave that follows. Simple math. Why bring a champion that can only do the first?
Thing is, that doesn’t mean they can’t win. It just means you’re working harder for the same points, and in a game that lasts about ten minutes that extra effort adds up fast.
How to use this LoL Brawl tier list when the mode returns
Put simply, check the patch notes first. Riot balances on the Rift every two weeks, and a rotating mode can come back with its own tuning, so we’ll update this LoL Brawl tier list as soon as Riot announces the next Brawl run. For a mode that’s live today, see our Arena tier list or the Summoner’s Rift tier list for patch 26.22. Champion matchups are in the LoL guides.
FAQ
Is Brawl still in League of Legends?
Not right now. Brawl’s last run was from March 4 to April 28, 2026. Riot has not announced the next return as of patch 26.22.
Who is the best champion in LoL Brawl?
In our editorial assessment, Jinx is the best fit for Brawl, followed by Miss Fortune, Brand and Ziggs. All four deal area damage to grouped minions and champions.
Is this tier list for LoL Brawl based on win rates?
No. It is our assessment of how each champion’s kit fits Brawl’s rules. We do not publish win rates.
How do you win a Brawl game?
Each team starts with 250 points. Champion takedowns remove 5 points from the enemy team, and minion kills or minions reaching the enemy portal remove 1 point. The first team to reach zero loses.
When did Brawl first come out?
Brawl was first released with patch 25.10 in May 2025.
