- Win Rate
- 51.0%
- Pick Rate
- 1.5%
Guardian Best Champions
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games with rune
- 9,862
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Cooldown:
Shield:
Proc Threshold:
- Rune tree
- Resolve · Keystone
- Cooldown
- 75–40s (by level)
- Win Rate
- 51.0%+0.2 vs row avg
- Pick Rate
- 1.5%
- Best champion
- Taric · 58.4%
- Most played by
- Braum
Best champions for Guardian
Patch 26.20 · All ranksTaric leads with a 58.4% win rate with Guardian; 19 champions take it this patch.
- 1
TaricSupport58.4% with rune+5.3 vs champion avg305 games - 2
ThreshSupport51.2% with rune+0.1 vs champion avg1,953 games - 3
SorakaSupport51.1% with rune−0.3 vs champion avg617 games
Ranked by win rate with the rune, adjusted for sample size: small samples are pulled toward the rune's average, so a champion with a few dozen lucky games can't top the list. A champion needs 200+ games to be called best.
Every champion that takes Guardian
20 champion and lane combinations with 30+ games. Search a champion or filter by lane and tier.
Rank | Champion | Lane | Tier | Win rate | Δ WR | Adoption | Games | Top Rune Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Support | S | 58.4% | +5.3 | 30.0% | 305 |       | |
| 2 | Support | S | 64.6% | +13.7 | 1.2% | 82 | — | |
| 3 | Jungle | S | 56.9% | +1.9 | 52.2% | 153 | — | |
| 4 | Support | A | 63.9% | +12.3 | 1.5% | 36 | — | |
| 5 | Support | A | 57.9% | +6.6 | 5.9% | 38 | — | |
| 6 | Support | A | 55.6% | +6.1 | 2.1% | 36 | — | |
| 7 | Support | A | 52.6% | +1.8 | 7.5% | 116 | — | |
| 8 | Support | A | 53.8% | +1.7 | 0.7% | 39 | — | |
| 9 | Support | B | 53.3% | +1.5 | 0.5% | 30 | — | |
| 10 | Support | B | 52.3% | +1.9 | 1.1% | 44 | — | |
| 11 | Support | B | 51.6% | +0.6 | 1.5% | 31 | — | |
| 12 | Support | B | 51.2% | +0.1 | 27.4% | 1,953 | — | |
| 13 | Support | B | 51.1% | -0.3 | 19.2% | 617 | — | |
| 14 | Support | B | 50.4% | +1.7 | 13.7% | 351 | — | |
| 15 | Support | B | 50.7% | +1.2 | 74.8% | 1,444 |    | |
| 16 | Support | C | 48.6% | -1.2 | 1.2% | 70 | — | |
| 17 | Support | C | 50.5% | -0.6 | 11.3% | 541 | — | |
| 18 | Support | C | 50.6% | +0.1 | 86.4% | 2,330 |  | |
| 19 | Support | C | 50.3% | -0.3 | 71.2% | 640 |   | |
| 20 | Support | C | 47.3% | -4.4 | 9.1% | 332 | — |
Champions that almost always take Guardian
Braum takes Guardian in 86% of its games. High adoption means the rune is the default for that champion.
Guardian champion tiers
Every champion that takes Guardian, grouped by its sample-adjusted win rate with the rune (S = top 15%).
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Best Guardian champions FAQ – Patch 26.20
What are the best champions for Guardian in Patch 26.20?
By win rate with Guardian: Taric (58.4%), Thresh (51.2%), Soraka (51.1%). 19 champions take it this patch.
Which champions use Guardian the most?
Most games with Guardian: Braum (2,330), Thresh (1,953), Rakan (1,444).
Which lane is Guardian played in?
Guardian is played mostly in Support (97.5% of its games).
Which champion takes Guardian most consistently?
Braum takes Guardian in 86% of its games, the highest of the 19 champions that use it.