5 Best Mid Laners in League of Legends Patch 10.6

With the release of the next League of Legends patch just around the corner, here are the five best mid laners in League of Legends Patch 10.6.

5 Best Mid Laners in League of Legends Patch 10.6

1. Diana

Ever since her rework near the end of Season 9, Diana has been a force to be reckoned with in the mid lane. Her kit works well with Conquerer in the early and mid game and her late game damage when landing Moonfall (R) onto multiple members is enough to seal a team fight win for her team with ease.

There are also just very few champions that can go toe-to-toe with Diana in the mid lane. Control mages like Orianna, Syndra, and Ryze simply cannot deal with her all-in threat at Level 6 and other assassins have a hard time dealing with her crowd control and shielding.

2. Talon

Talon has always been a dominant force in the mid lane when he's able to freely roam into other side lanes and use his early lead to get his team ahead across the map. On Patch 10.6, his roams are even more deadly with top laners who take Teleport unable to utilize the rune for 480 seconds at level 1.

If Talon's able to snowball two lanes, he can get his jungler ahead through his map pressure and make up for any slip ups in bot lane in one good team fight. Althoughh, Talon is a difficult champion to navigate if he's unable to get an early lead. So if trying to get ahead early isn't your style, you may want to avoid the parkour assassin.

3. Katarina

Like Lee Sin and Akali, Katarina is a skill intensive champion that can shine if played by someone with great mechanics and game knowledge. Her mobility can make her a nuisance to any enemy team composition without crowd control or peel, as she can hop around from champion to champion without any real answer.

She's also able to stack Conquerer incredibly well and apply a massive healing de-buff through Death Lotus (R), which makes her a valuable pick into champions with a healing top laner like Soraka, Sona or Janna.

4. Vladimir

Vladimir is one of the best mid laners because of his late game scaling. In one combination of Tides of Blood (E), Sanguine Pool (W), Transfusion (Q), and Hemoplague (R), he can solo out an opposing carry and turn the tides of a late game fight in his team's favor. He can also stall out for his teammates by using Zhonya's Hourglass or Stopwatch along with Sanguine Pool to buy time for another Transfusion.

Vladimir does lack crowd control which can make him difficult to play from behind. He can no longer just run into the enemy team with the damage needed to one shot a carry. But, once he hits six items, there are very few champions that can deal with him in the side lane or in a team fight.

5. Kassadin

Like Vladimir, Kassadin is a late game champion that hits his power spike at level 16 with just Rod of Ages and Seraphs Embrace. He has great late game mobility with Riftwalk (R) at a low cooldown and Zhonya's Hourglass available to buy time for the next cast if he gets caught out of position.

With Riftwalk charged, he can kill any opposing carry with just Nether Blade (W) and Riftwalk, saving Null Sphere (Q) and Force Pulse (E) to deal with any potential crowd control that might come from the opposing top laner, support or jungler. His late game strength makes him a menace in side lanes as well, with very few champions able to solo kill Kassadin in a split push scenario.