Monday Meta Report
Looking for the best decks in the meta? Leer dives into the data to show you what decks you should play and prepare to face!
Leer
May 16, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons
Twenty Top-Performing Blends, from Top Dogs to Exotic Brews, for the Cultured Ladder Enjoyer
Herko Kerghans
May 13, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Are you looking for the best decks in this new meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
May 9, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons
Twenty-Two Vigorous Brews, from Meta Staples to Wild Blends, for the Discerning Ladder Climber
Herko Kerghans
May 6, 2022
Monday Meta Report
‘sup! A new patch dropped last Wednesday and the meta is up in shambles. So much so that the WR data changes quite a bit every single day. What an exciting time to hop in and see what’s going on! =)
Leer
May 2, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons, First Friday Edition
The Sixteen Strongest and Most Popular Blends, New and Old, for the Discerning LoR Ladder Climber
Herko Kerghans
April 29, 2022
By The Numbers – Four Strongest New Decks, 24 hours into the Patch.
With 24 hours of data, these are the new archetypes (“new” as in, “these decks were nowhere near the top before this patch”) that are performing well.
Herko Kerghans
April 28, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Are you looking for the best decks in this new meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
April 25, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Are you looking for the best decks in this new meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
April 18, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Are you looking for the best decks in this new meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
April 11, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Are you looking for the best decks in this new meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
April 3, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons, First Friday Edition
From the new Viktor blends to the Old Dogs that are still doing great, everything for the sophisticated part-time ladderista
Herko Kerghans
April 1, 2022
Monday Meta Report – March 28th
Are you looking for the best decks in this week’s meta-game? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
March 28, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons – Eighteen High-Performance Blends for the Discerning Ladder Climber
From the Meta Staples to Exotic Medleys, everything for the sophisticated part-time ladderista
Herko Kerghans
March 25, 2022
Monday Meta Report – March 21st
Are you looking for the best decks in this week’s meta-game? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
March 21, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons, March 18 – Twenty-Two Top-Shelf Blends for the Discerning Ladder Climber
From the Popular & Powerful to the Truly Rare, everything for the sophisticated part-time ladderista
Herko Kerghans
March 18, 2022
Monday Meta Report – March 14th
Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you which are the strongest decks in this meta, and which are… wait, is that Taliyah Ziggs up there!?
Leer
March 14, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons, March 11 – Twenty Peak-Performing Blends for the Cultured Ladder Climber
From Strongest Staples to Exotic Medleys, everything for the discerning part-time ladderista.
Herko Kerghans
March 11, 2022
The Runeterra Show: Rework Wishlist & Ladder Meta
This week’s Runeterra Show focuses in on the upcoming champion reworks, and the current meta and the nuances of such.
Gregory the Grey
March 9, 2022
Monday Meta Report – March 7th
Are you looking for the best decks in the meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
March 7, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons, March 4 — Twenty-Two High-Performance Blends for the Discerning Ladder Climber
From Meta Staples to the Risky and Rare, everything for the cultured part-time ladderista.
Herko Kerghans
March 4, 2022
Monday Meta Report – Feb 28th
The top of the performance charts have drastically changed since last week. Leer breaks down playrates, winrates and matchups to explain and predict which decks to expect on the Ladder.
Leer
February 28, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons — Sixteen Top-Performing Blends for the Discerning Part-Time Ladderista.
Yes, indeed: fairly gnarly half of them.
Yet only one gnarly deck in the top three!
Herko Kerghans
February 25, 2022
By The Numbers: Mid-Week Ladder & Lineups Update
Looking for a bit of mid-week direction in your climb or lineups? Here are the strongest Ladder decks according to the data, and two strong lineups from our 100 Dollar Daily Tournaments with brief comments from their pilots.
Herko Kerghans
February 23, 2022
The Angler in Deep Water: A Shark’s Perspective, Part 2
bA1ance finishes his tour through the best data sites, shares tips on how to best use them, and interviews Team Pandex’ Coach, Tiburón Blanco, about how to make decisions based both on data and extensive experience.
bA1ance
February 23, 2022
Monday Meta Report – Feb 21
Our Monday Meta Reports return! Leer’s back with the second thing he does best.
(If you’ve read the Writers vs. Pros article, you know what’s the first! :P)
Leer
February 21, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons, First Friday Edition — The Fifteen Most Potent Brews, New and Old, to Climb the Ladder With
A Curious Journey begins — these are the fifteen strongest decks currently, with lots of room for refinements and tweaks.
Herko Kerghans
February 18, 2022
By the Numbers: Strongest New Decks, 24 hours into the New Meta
New cards, new Champs, new Meta! Twenty-four hours into the patch, these are the strongest decks in Platinum and above
Herko Kerghans
February 17, 2022
Monday Meta Report, Long Journey Edition – Feb 7th
As the next expansion approaches, Leer shares a final overview of which decks have been the winners of this season.
Leer
February 7, 2022
Monday Meta Report – Jan 31st
With this week’s meta shift, we’re approaching an equilibrium in which no decks are clearly overplayed. Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
January 31, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons, Jan 28
Twenty-Six High-Performing Blends, from Meta Powerhouses to Exotic Single-Shard Brews, for the Discerning Part-Time Ladderista
Herko Kerghans
January 28, 2022
Monday Meta Report – Jan 24th
With the rise of Scouts, we have seen an exciting shift into an elegant dance between Control decks, Tempo-based archetypes, and Ahri Kennen. Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
January 24, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons, Jan 21 — Thirty-Three Potent Blends, from Staples to Risky Brews, for the Discerning Part-Time Ladderista
Their Royal Majesties, Ahri and Kennen, still have a firm grasp on the throne, but there’s no shortage of brews with which to experiment and climb!
Herko Kerghans
January 21, 2022
Monday Meta Report – Jan 17th
Are you looking for the best decks in this week’s ever-changing metagame? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
January 17, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons, Jan 14
Twenty high-performance blends, from Meta Staples to Risky & Rare brews, for the discerning LoR ladderista.
Herko Kerghans
January 14, 2022
By the Numbers: Strongest New(*) Decks, Seven Days after the Balance Patch
(*) “New” either as “uses recently buffed cards”, or “we haven’t seen this archetype in a really long while”.
Herko Kerghans
January 12, 2022
Monday Meta Report – Jan 10th
Are you looking for the best decks in this week’s new metagame? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
January 10, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons – Twenty-Five Potent Brews, from Last-Week Staples to Recent Discoveries, to Climb the Ladder With
Ahri Kennen still rules the Meta… yet Kindred, spiders and fatty furry critters have taken the ladder by storm!
Herko Kerghans
January 7, 2022
Strongest New Decks, 24 hours into the New Meta
With 24 hours of data from Plat+, here are the five new decks that show the best performance.
And, yes: Kindred is among them!
Herko Kerghans
January 6, 2022
Monday Meta Report – Jan 3rd
While the meta is still the most diverse we’ve seen in a very long time, pilots have already detected the best performers. Leer dives deep into the data to find out which other decks are being held back by the current Top Dogs, and how things may change with the balance patch we expect on Wednesday.
Leer
January 3, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons — Seventeen Top-Performing Blends, from Meta Staples to Experimental Brews, for the Discerning LoR Ladderista.
And thus the Year ends:
Not with a bang,
But aflame with Chompers!
Herko Kerghans
December 31, 2021
Numeromancers of LoR – Balco & bA1anceLoR, Masters of Matchups
Most articles in our website revolve around two things: decks, and numbers.
Where do the numbers come from? And who are the folks behind those numbers?
Herko Kerghans
December 30, 2021
Monday Meta Report – Dec 27th
Are you looking for the best decks in this week’s new meta-game? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
December 27, 2021
Weekend Warrior Weapons — Twenty-Six High-Performing Blends, from Staples to Risky & Rare, to Climb the Ladder With
Although some trends are now clear, the Meta is still up in the air — here are some the best-performing decks, from the well-know to the highly-experimental!
Herko Kerghans
December 24, 2021
Top-performing decks with cards from the new Expansion!
Right after reaching Top Four in the Championship Qualifier#2, Shadawx takes a look at the top performing decks with cards from the new set.
Shadawx
December 20, 2021
Monday Meta Report – December 20th
Are you looking for the best decks in this week’s fresh meta-game? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
December 20, 2021
Weekend Warrior Weapons, Dec 17 — Eighteen Decks to Start the Season With… Again!
The recent hotfix sent the meta back to Day One — here are some of the best-performing decks, both new and old, in this brave new ladder!
Herko Kerghans
December 17, 2021
3 Top Tournament Lineups for this Weekend
It’s a great time to be a Legends of Runeterra Tournament Player. With a brand new format full of new cards and some nerfed old kings. Combined with a bunch of great tournaments to play in, what more could we want!
Jason Fleurant
December 16, 2021
Riot to release Hotfix Patch on Tue 14
Substantial hotfixes have been announced on Twitter, targeting most of the top Meta decks.
Herko Kerghans
December 14, 2021
Monday Meta Report – December 13th
Are you looking for the best decks in this week’s meta-game? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
December 13, 2021
Weekend Warrior Weapons, Dec 10 — Fifteen Decks to Start the Season With
Fifteen-plus Decks, from Revolutionary to Experimental to Well-Known with a Twist, to Start the Season With
Herko Kerghans
December 10, 2021
Monday Meta Report December 6
Leer details which decks are up, which ones are down, and which ones are out of the Ranked Ladder in this Monday Meta Report for Dec 6.
Leer
December 6, 2021
Monday Meta Report Nov 29
In this Monday Meta Report for Nov 29, Leer breaks down which decks are up, which ones are down, and which ones are out in LoR’s Ladder.
Leer
November 29, 2021
Top 4 Lineups For Seasonals
Four of the the winning line ups from the last week and a breakdown of their strengths and weaknesses.
Wamuu
November 25, 2021
Monday Meta Report – Nov 22nd
Welcome to this week’s Monday Meta Report, where we take a look at the most dominant decks in the past 7 days and why they are currently on the top of the meta. We will also try to identify dark horses and predict what decks could be promising to move into this week.
Leer
November 22, 2021
Uncle Herko’s Tips – LoR Matchup Data
Ye bein’ a bit lost when lookin’ fer LoR matchup data? Worry not, kiddo! Good Ol’ Uncle Herko will show ye all t’ best places to look fer ’em crunchy numbers.
Herko Kerghans
November 17, 2021
Monday Meta Report – Nov 15th
Are you looking for the best decks in this week’s meta-game? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and those you should prepare to face!
Leer
November 15, 2021
Monday Meta Report – Nov 8th
Welcome to the first edition of Meta Monday, where we take a look at the most dominant decks in the past 7 days and why they are currently on the top of the meta. We will also try to identify dark horses and predict what decks could be promising to move into this week.
Leer
November 8, 2021
Top 7 LoR Decks to Climb With
The order of this Top 7 is based on deck popularity rather than win rate but I will be covering win rates and my thoughts on each deck. Some popular decks are not included as I do not believe they are good for climbing right now but people are rather playing them for fun.
Wamuu
October 24, 2021
Top 8 Seasonals Decks
Check out the winning decks by our latest Seasonals Champion OCITI and the rest of this Seasons top 8!
Jason Fleurant
October 17, 2021
Best Seasonals Line ups
We’ll talk pros, cons, and most importantly game plans for each of the top three lineups I expect to see at the big tourney. Always remember that these are just my takes on the concepts, and anyone you face will almost certainly have iterated on them.
WhatamI
October 6, 2021