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Post-Patch Forerunners – Best LoR Decks, 24hs After Patch 4.7

With 24hs of data since LoR patch 4.7 landed, these are the best decks for the Legends of Runeterra ladder.

Siren SongSiren Song has been nuked from orbit in Legends of Runeterra's patch 4.7, and Fizz Song is with us no more.

Below, we'll look at the first 24 hours of post-patch data to get a glimpse of which LoR decks are punching up – data samples are small, so take it all with a grain of salt, but with that said here are the early birds of this new patch cycle!

Pesky Elusives: Targon Teemo

At least by this early data, TeemoTeemo looks like one of this patch's winners: the pesky puff-planting scout features in two different decks, both of them being potent and powerful.

The most popular is MTTargon TeemoTeemo. We saw Teemo going the Elusive route last patch, but it was in IOIonia – now Targon seems his favored second region, and thus far results look great, with a silly 60%+ win rate.

Regions
Mount Targon
22 cards
Piltover & Zaun
18 cards
Rarities
25 800
champion
3
epic
11
rare
5
common
21
eternal
Mana cost
0
0
12
1
16
2
3
3
9
4
0
5
0
6
0
7+
Champions
3
1
Teemo
3
Teemo
Landmarks
2
4
Sump Monument
2
Sump Monument
Equipments
3
2
The Darkin Lodestone
3
The Darkin Lodestone
Followers
18
1
Acorn, the Hextechnician
3
Acorn, the Hextechnician
1
Daring Poro
3
Daring Poro
2
Esmus, Breath of the World
3
Esmus, Breath of the World
2
Lunari Shadestalker
3
Lunari Shadestalker
3
Winged Messenger
3
Winged Messenger
4
Augmented Clockling
3
Augmented Clockling
Spells
14
1
Targonian Tellstones
3
Targonian Tellstones
2
Celestial Blessing
3
Celestial Blessing
2
Mystic Shot
3
Mystic Shot
2
Shield Vault
1
Shield Vault
4
Blowback
1
Blowback
4
Purifying Flames
3
Purifying Flames

Puffcaps Galore: Bandle Teemo

In this case, TeemoTeemo has stuck with what worked last patch, going all-in on pings and Poison PuffcapPoison Puffcap. There used to be two versions last patch, one with FRFreljord and the other with BCBandle City (and the frozen version was the most popular) – right now only the Bandle version remains, and packing quite the punch: 56% win rate.

Regions
Piltover & Zaun
24 cards
Bandlecity
16 cards
Rarities
25 900
champion
3
epic
10
rare
11
common
16
eternal
Mana cost
0
0
11
1
8
2
8
3
9
4
0
5
4
6
0
7+
Champions
3
1
Teemo
3
Teemo
Landmarks
3
4
Sump Monument
3
Sump Monument
Followers
16
2
Clump of Whumps
3
Clump of Whumps
3
Puffcap Peddler
3
Puffcap Peddler
4
Augmented Clockling
3
Augmented Clockling
4
Chump Whump
3
Chump Whump
6
Ava Achiever
1
Ava Achiever
6
Corina, Mastermind
3
Corina, Mastermind
Spells
18
1
Pie Toss
3
Pie Toss
1
Poison Dart
3
Poison Dart
1
Trinket Trade
2
Trinket Trade
2
Mystic Shot
2
Mystic Shot
2
Time Trick
3
Time Trick
3
Aftershock
1
Aftershock
3
Condense
3
Condense
3
Wallop
1
Wallop

Illaio Swain

Few decks are happier than IllaoiIllaoi SwainSwain about Sirens singing their swan song – unmolested now by Fizz and his unruly one-drop crew, and with apparently an edge against Teemo, Priestess and Grand General are shooting for the top, although right now they punch a bit softer than the puffcap-packing scout.

Regions
Bilgewater
26 cards
Noxus
14 cards
Rarities
30 200
champion
6
epic
6
rare
11
common
17
eternal
Mana cost
0
0
5
1
9
2
10
3
3
4
6
5
3
6
4
7+
Champions
6
4
Illaoi
3
Illaoi
5
Swain
3
Swain
Followers
12
1
Watchful Idol
3
Watchful Idol
2
Hired Gun
1
Hired Gun
3
The Sea's Voice
3
The Sea's Voice
6
Lord Broadmane
1
Lord Broadmane
7
The Leviathan
3
The Leviathan
8
Riptide Rex
1
Riptide Rex
Spells
22
1
Parrrley
2
Parrrley
2
Disintegrate
2
Disintegrate
2
Heavy Metal
3
Heavy Metal
2
Make it Rain
3
Make it Rain
3
Noxian Fervor
1
Noxian Fervor
3
Pirouette
2
Pirouette
3
Scorched Earth
2
Scorched Earth
3
Tentacle Smash
2
Tentacle Smash
5
Eye of Nagakabouros
3
Eye of Nagakabouros
6
Riptide Sermon
2
Riptide Sermon

Buried in Ice: Jax Ornn

Although quite popular by the tail end of last patch, JaxJax OrnnOrnn was seeing modest success at best. It's now punching above 58%, but caution is advised here: it's too early to tell.

Equally early (and thus equally untrustworthy) data seems to suggest that Buried in IceBuried in Ice is better than Harsh WindsHarsh Winds for this deck – versions with Buried are doing much better (58% versus 53%) than the Harsh builds.

Regions
Runeterra
21 cards
Freljord
19 cards
Rarities
26 600
champion
6
epic
2
rare
15
common
17
eternal
Mana cost
0
0
9
1
8
2
9
3
5
4
4
5
0
6
5
7+
Champions
6
2
Jax
3
Jax
7
Ornn
3
Ornn
Followers
19
1
Weaponsmith's Apprentice
3
Weaponsmith's Apprentice
2
Favored Artisan
3
Favored Artisan
3
Innovative Blacksmith
3
Innovative Blacksmith
3
Piltovan Castaway
3
Piltovan Castaway
4
Combat Cook
3
Combat Cook
5
Glacial Saurian
2
Glacial Saurian
5
Icevale Cultist
2
Icevale Cultist
Spells
15
1
Catch!
2
Catch!
1
Elixir of Iron
2
Elixir of Iron
1
Three Sisters
2
Three Sisters
2
Entrancing Lure
2
Entrancing Lure
3
Fish Fight
3
Fish Fight
4
Parts Made Whole
2
Parts Made Whole
9
Buried in Ice
2
Buried in Ice

Aatrox Quinn Vayne

Aatrox Quinn Vayne was on the upswing last week, but far from being a powerhouse – a bit like Jax Ornn, its early success now can easily be attributed to just a fluke.

On the other hand, though, it's a well-tested deck and current numbers are indeed promising, so if you were feeling like taking The World EnderThe World Ender for a spin, now would be a good time.

Regions
Demacia
28 cards
Runeterra
12 cards
Rarities
34 400
champion
6
epic
10
rare
10
common
14
eternal
Mana cost
0
0
9
1
16
2
8
3
3
4
1
5
3
6
0
7+
Champions
6
3
Vayne
3
Vayne
5
Quinn
1
Quinn
6
Aatrox
2
Aatrox
Equipments
10
2
The Darkin Harp
3
The Darkin Harp
2
The Darkin Spear
2
The Darkin Spear
1
The Darkin Bloodletters
2
The Darkin Bloodletters
2
The Darkin Aegis
2
The Darkin Aegis
2
The Darkin Lodestone
1
The Darkin Lodestone
Followers
13
1
Fleetfeather Tracker
2
Fleetfeather Tracker
1
Steadfast Elkin
3
Steadfast Elkin
2
Petricite Broadwing
3
Petricite Broadwing
3
Blocking Badgerbear
2
Blocking Badgerbear
4
Ranger-Knight Defector
3
Ranger-Knight Defector
Spells
11
1
Catch!
2
Catch!
2
Blinding Assault
2
Blinding Assault
2
Form Up!
2
Form Up!
2
Single Combat
1
Single Combat
3
Fish Fight
3
Fish Fight
6
Condemn
1
Condemn

Still Seeing Crimson: Jinx Samira

Unlike Aatrox Quinn Vayne or Jax Ornn, Jinx Samira was a bona fide powerhouse last week, so it's no surprise to see the Flair 'n' Rockets pair smacking with the highest winrate among popular decks today.

They have kept Crimson PigeonCrimson Pigeon in their crew, by the way – too early to tell if the recently nerfed bird will still make the cut going forward, but thus far the deck is looking impressive.

Regions
Noxus
17 cards
Piltover & Zaun
23 cards
Rarities
28 100
champion
6
epic
5
rare
6
common
23
eternal
Mana cost
0
0
15
1
12
2
5
3
6
4
0
5
2
6
0
7+
Champions
6
2
Samira
3
Samira
4
Jinx
3
Jinx
Followers
21
1
Crimson Pigeon
3
Crimson Pigeon
1
Legion Saboteur
3
Legion Saboteur
1
Reborn Grenadier
3
Reborn Grenadier
1
Zaunite Urchin
3
Zaunite Urchin
2
Flame Chompers!
3
Flame Chompers!
2
Grave Physician
2
Grave Physician
3
Sump Dredger
2
Sump Dredger
6
Augmented Experimenter
2
Augmented Experimenter
Spells
13
1
Jury-Rig
3
Jury-Rig
2
Mystic Shot
2
Mystic Shot
2
Rummage
2
Rummage
3
Vision
3
Vision
4
Blowback
3
Blowback

Other Strong Early Decks

If none of the above floats your boat, other strong LoR decks doing well in the Legends of Runeterra ladder are:

  • Ashe LeBlanc: it's a bit of a running joke by now that it's not realy a LoR balance patch if it doesn't have an Ashe LeBlanc buff – well, there's two cards buffed in this build, and it's doing pretty well (in a tiny sample), so perhaps it's its time to shine again!
  • Miss Fortune Quinn, aka Scouts, was doing great last week and seems to still be doing great now,
  • Annie Jhin has followed Jinx Samira's lead and stuck to the nerfed Crimson PigeonCrimson Pigeon – which seems to have been a good idea thus far. 

By the way, in case you were wondering "What about Jack?": thus far, no luck. Still, usual caveat: too early to tell!


Wrapping Up

TeemoTeemo has leap-frogged to the front of the pack, chased closely by several well-refined decks.

We'll see tomorrow in By the Numbers which of these trends continue!


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