Published: 2026-10-26 · League of Legends: Wild Rift
Wild Rift meta report (7.3c, October 26, 2026): Malphite tops support, Smolder rises to S+
Riot released patch 7.3c on October 21, but its champion adjustments only apply to the AAA ARAM mode, so ranked balance is still that of 7.3b. The changes below come from a week of new ranked games: WildRiftCore updated its lists on October 25 and marks which champions moved in that update.
The strongest picks in every lane
- Baron: Malphite, Shen, Mordekaiser and Teemo stay in S+. The lane did not move this week, so the advice from last week still holds.
- Jungle: Rammus and Nocturne keep the top two spots, with Ekko and Amumu also in S+. Vi is the only faller, from A to B.
- Mid: WildRiftCore's mid page did not load during our check, so we used its rankings page, which sorts by win rate. Hwei, Brand, Syndra and Morgana (as a second role) lead it, and Brand is the site's number-one mid pick with a 52.5% win rate.
- Dragon: Ashe, Smolder and Senna are S+. Smolder moved up from S, and Kalista from A to S.
- Support: Malphite is now the only S+ support. Braum, Sona, Leona, Thresh and Hwei follow in S.
Rising and falling since October 19
- Up: Smolder (S to S+) and Kalista (A to S) in the Dragon lane, Sivir from C to B. In support, Malphite moved up to S+, and Brand, Galio, Rakan and Karma moved from B to A.
- Down: Varus fell from S to A in the Dragon lane. In support, Thresh and Hwei dropped from S+ to S, Senna from S+ to A, and Nautilus, Vel'Koz and Yuumi from A to B. Vi dropped from A to B in the jungle.
- 30-day trend on the WildRiftCore homepage: Samira (+5.2), Kog'Maw (+3.0) and Tristana (+2.7) are the fastest risers; support Senna (-5.9) and mid Hwei (-4.3) are the fastest fallers after their 7.3b nerfs.
Draft tip
Malphite is now S+ in both the Baron lane and support, which makes him one of the safest first picks: the enemy cannot tell which lane he will take until the swap phase. If you face him, do not delay your armour-penetration items, pick marksmen with true or percentage damage, and keep your carries apart so his ultimate cannot catch two at once.
WildRiftCore lane tier lists with movement markers (patch 7.3b/7.3c, homepage updated October 25, 2026) · WildRiftCore rankings, CN Master+ data (patch 7.3c, October 24, 2026) · Riot Games Wild Rift patch notes 7.3c (October 21, 2026)
This article was drafted with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed above.