Table of Contents
- 1 Tournament Report
- 2 Metagame
- 3 Top 8 Legends & Decks
- 4 Other Legends
- 4.1 Sett
- 4.2 Draven
- 4.3 Rengar
- 4.4 Master Yi, Wuju Bladesman
- 4.5 Fiora
- 4.6 Ezreal
- 4.7 Poppy
- 4.8 Annie
- 4.9 Viktor
- 4.10 Azir
- 4.11 Lillia
- 4.12 Miss Fortune
- 4.13 Master Yi, Wuju Master
- 4.14 Kha'Zix
- 4.15 Ornn
- 4.16 Kai'sa
- 4.17 Pyke
- 4.18 Volibear
- 4.19 Vi
- 4.20 Jinx
- 4.21 Ahri
- 4.22 Leona
- 4.23 Lucian
- 4.24 Lux
- 4.25 Darius
- 4.26 Lee Sin
- 4.27 Yasuo
- 4.28 Jax
- 4.29 Rek'Sai
- 4.30 Jhin
- 4.31 Renata Glasc
- 4.32 Rumble
- 4.33 Yvern
- 4.34 Garen
The first Regional Qualifier tournament for Unleashed is in the books, and there is a lot to unpack. Here are the best decks from the tournament for each legend, how the the event unfolded, as well as the metagame breakdown.
Tournament Report
First, the global metagame environment was pretty close to what City Challenges in China showed over the past two weeks. unl-199-leblanc-deceiver, sfd-195-irelia-blade-dancer, ogs-019-master-yi-wuju-bladesman and unl-197-diana-scorn-of-the-moon took the first four spots in the popularity contest, both on day 1 and 2.
The Deceived had a slightly worse conversion rate, at 18.2% when the other top tiers were above 20%. Already during the build up to this tournament, we could see LeBlanc was losing a bit of momentum, unable to progress like the other legends due to a specific play style she found early on. To be fair, if it wasn't for a peculiar build running OGN-242, LeBlanc could have stayed out of the top 8, and would have been a disappointment among contenders heading into the tournament. Speaking of staying out of the top cut, Master Yi failed to be part of that action, after looking dominant in day 1 with a 32% conversion rate, and one of the better win rates at 56%.
Tier 2 legends during the City Challenge part of Unleashed were the most entertaining to watch. Obviously, we will all remember sfd-203-sivir-battle-mistress's run to the finals, reminiscent of Miss Fortune in Bologna. On top of her second place, the Battle Mistress easily takes the Conversion Rate crown with 37.5%, and the best Win Rate at 61%, building the best case to be considered a Tier 1 threat going forward.
Other legends which improved their stock in Sydney are unl-193-vex-gloomist and unl-203-poppy-keeper-of-the-hammer. The Gloomist had solid numbers overall, with a 20% conversion rate alongside a 53% win rate, but mostly shone due to his incursion in the tournament's top 4. That list wasn't very different from the builds used in China, meaning Vex might have found its refined build, and now needs to be played a ton to reach its full potential.
As for Poppy, two players managed to reach the tournament's top 32 while no one recorded a top 8 in smaller tournaments up until Sydney. Unfortunately, this probably tells us more about the current power of OGN-160 than Poppy. Parts of the community were vocal about nerfing the card already. In Sydney, the 9-cost gear certainly proved it was a big part of the Unleashed metagame, and likely a way for most Body legends to post at least a decent performance.
Another Yordle is also worth mentioning: ogn-263-teemo-swift-scout. The swift scout surprised everyone with a top 8 performance. However, its 10% conversion rate and 44% win rate place Teemo pretty low in the rankings based on global metrics. I guess the only way to find out is to give that top 8 list a try and see if it is the way to play Teemo in order to find success.
The rest of the standings are fairly on par with what could be observed during smaller events leading up to that first Regional Qualifier. Now, we begin a period of high stakes tournaments every 2 weeks, meaning there isn't that much time to give the best performing decks a try, or switching to a different legend. I can't picture Riot stepping in at this point in the metagame to nerf anything, so expect Vancouver to play out similarly to this one, with the top 3 or 4 legends against Aurora decks battling for the win
All the deck lists shared in this article are the ones available shortly after the tournament ended. All best-of deck lists from Sydney will be part of our next tier list.
You can also check a specific legend's page to find out about their best performing deck.
Metagame
Day 2
Day 1
Top 8 Legends & Decks
Irelia
- Top Ranked Player: Winner with 14-1-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 55% over 528 matches
Sivir
- Top Ranked Player: Finalist with 14-2-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 61% over 191 matches
Diana
- Top Ranked Player: Top 4 with 12-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 56% over 353 matches
Vex
- Top Ranked Player: Top 4 with 12-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 53% over 336 matches
Teemo
- Top Ranked Player: Top 8 with 11-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 44% over 165 matches
LeBlanc
- Top Ranked Player: Top 8 with 12-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 53% over 539 matches
Other Legends
Sett
- Top Ranked Player: 9th with 11-2-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 53% over 159 matches
Draven
- Top Ranked Player: 10th with 11-2-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 55% over 193 matches
Rengar
- Top Ranked Player: 11th with 11-2-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 52% over 188 matches
Master Yi, Wuju Bladesman
- Top Ranked Player: 12th with 11-2-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 56% over 546 matches
Fiora
- Top Ranked Player: 17th with 10-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 48% over 235 matches
Ezreal
- Top Ranked Player: 18th with 10-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 190 matches
Poppy
- Top Ranked Player: 21st with 10-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 228 matches
Annie
- Top Ranked Player: 23rd with 10-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 154 matches
Viktor
- Top Ranked Player: 24th with 10-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 51% over 277 matches
Azir
- Top Ranked Player: 25th with 10-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 52% over 241 matches
Lillia
- Top Ranked Player: 33rd with 10-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 49% over 235 matches
Miss Fortune
- Top Ranked Player: 35th with 10-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 55% over 329 matches
Master Yi, Wuju Master
- Top Ranked Player: 41st with 10-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 45% over 88 matches
Kha'Zix
- Top Ranked Player: 48th with 9-2-2 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 210 matches
Ornn
- Top Ranked Player: 57th with 9-3-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 41% over 141 matches
Kai'sa
- Top Ranked Player: 69th with 9-4-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 214 matches
Pyke
- Top Ranked Player: 74th with 9-4-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 41% over 182 matches
Volibear
- Top Ranked Player: 74th with 9-4-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 39% over 120 matches
Vi
- Top Ranked Player: 79th with 9-4-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 46% over 116 matches
Jinx
- Top Ranked Player: 86th with 9-4-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 39% over 131 matches
Ahri
- Top Ranked Player: 127th with 8-4-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 43% over 161 matches
Leona
- Top Ranked Player: 140th with 8-5-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 38% over 203 matches
Lucian
- Top Ranked Player: 146th with 8-5-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 52% over 144 matches
Lux
- Top Ranked Player: 155th with 8-5-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 39% over 116 matches
Darius
- Top Ranked Player: 158th with 8-5-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 49% over 116 matches
Lee Sin
- Top Ranked Player: 162nd with 7-5-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 42% over 130 matches
Yasuo
- Top Ranked Player: 163rd with 7-5-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 41% over 100 matches
Jax
- Top Ranked Player: 181st with 7-6-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 105 matches
Rek'Sai
- Top Ranked Player: 198th with 5-1-2 record.
- Global Win Rate: 48% over 99 matches
Jhin
- Top Ranked Player: 220th with 5-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 48% over 91 matches
Renata Glasc
- Top Ranked Player: 229th with 5-2-1 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 105 matches
Rumble
- Top Ranked Player: 250th with 5-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 50% over 60 matches
Yvern
- Top Ranked Player: 270 with 5-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 47% over 111 matches
Garen
- Top Ranked Player: 288th with 5-3-0 record.
- Global Win Rate: 40% over 62 matches
