These 10 champions will dominate the 2024 World Cup

The League of Legends World Championship 2024, also known as Worlds 2024, is in full swing. The best teams from around the world compete for a place in League of Legends history. As the tournament progresses, let's explore the ten most popular champions among professionals at the 2024 World Cup.

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The 10 most played champions at the 2024 World Cup are:

Yasuo's half-brother Yone is the most popular League of Legends champion of the 2024 World Championship with 71 picks as of October 9th. He is a melee assassin with high damage potential and high mobility. Yone often plays mid lane, and his Soul Unbound ultimate can catch enemies off guard and deal serious damage before escaping safely. He also excels at ducking in and out of duels to eliminate low-health enemies.

Just behind Yone, Skarner is the second most popular champion at League of Legends Worlds 2024. With 68 picks, Skarner is tied with Aurora. He is a tank champion with extremely high survivability. Even after a rework earlier this year, Skarner remains a reliable choice for tournaments. Skarner's late game can be powerful when stacked correctly, making him threatening in the hands of a knowledgeable pro.

With 68 picks, ranged mage/assassin Aurora is barely behind Yone and Skarner and is League of Legends' third most popular Worlds 2024 champion. Since her launch in July, she's quickly made her way through the League of Legends meta. The Riot Games team had to make significant improvements and focus their skills on the mid lane to ensure a proper performance at Worlds 2024. Although these balance adjustments severely limited Aurora's R-Jump, this did not affect her popularity and professional players still prefer the Champion for her high mobility and stealth.

Ice Queen Ashe is the fourth most popular 2024 World Champion with 57 picks. Ashe is strong at ranged attacks and deals significant piercing damage. She can support the efforts of her fellow champions as a sublane support or play as an ADC. Her abilities effectively give her team a vision, and her ultimate power spreads across the map. It is useful in professional play to take up space and maintain control of the map.

Black Rose Academy graduate Rell has graduated as a professional player and sits comfortably in the middle of the top 2024 World Cup champions at No. 5. She has 55 total picks, tied with Jax. Rell is a melee tank with low movement speed and high lightning attack capability. She is often played as a bot lane support and has many crowd control abilities. Timing is the key to using your equipment correctly, and pros with a strong feel for the game prefer this champion.

Although the warrior Jax's only weapon is a flaming torch, he always stands firm against his opponents. So far, Jax is the sixth most popular choice for the 2024 World Cup with 55 selections. He deals high burst damage and excels at split pushing and 1v1 melee duels. His abilities and ultimate stack ensure that he becomes more resilient as the game progresses. This makes Jax's scaling reliable and means he performs well in the late game.

Gremlin wizard Ziggs ranks seventh among the most popular Worlds 2024 champions. Ziggs' specialty is distracting and poking enemies. He has significant magic damage and his W ability backpack can be scaled to effectively take the tower. Professionals enjoy using his unique style of play to irritate and confuse the opposing team.

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Don't let Gnar's cute face fool you – this top lane tank champion is the eighth most popular tank of the 2024 World Championship. Professionals appreciate his diverse skills, which enable him to engage in long-distance duels and escape in an emergency. Additionally, Gnar's rage bar can turn him into a Mega Gnar once the limit is reached, which teammates can use. He is a safe choice against many other popular top lane champions, although he can be difficult to master for less experienced players and requires coordination with his team.

Vi is one of League of Legends' most famous champions. While she is known in pop culture for her appearance in Arcane, Vi is also no stranger to the professional gaming scene and is the ninth most selected champion in the 2024 World Cup with 47 selections. Her skills are useful as a jungle player and her ultimate can grapple enemies and prevent tricky opponents from escaping. It is efficient in the early game and requires a relatively small gold investment for strong performance. Vi is particularly skilled at fighting ADCs.

Void survivor Kai'Sa is the last champion in the top ten for the 2024 World Championship with 45 picks. She is an ADC master with a relatively short range. Kai'Sa is difficult to play for inexperienced players and her ult is extremely tricky, but those who master her skills can enjoy easy access to the opposing team's defense and high outplay potential.

Note: Statistics come from Leaguepedia and are as of October 16, 2024.