League of Legends is filled to the brim with Champions. Now officially sporting over 160 Champions, the pool (or cesspool) continues to expand ad nauseum. Of course, with how Riot has handled Champion releases recently, many of them are known as being overpowered, overloaded, or simply – broken.
A broken Champion is one considered by a huge portion of the community as being unbalanced and poorly designed. There are many notoriously broken Champions, and some hilarious moments in League’s history with them. This article will cover the 7 most broken Mid Lane Champions in League of Legends, a Lane very much overpopulated with OP Champs.
Of course, we’ve covered other Lanes and Roles. To see more about that, check out our website and take a deep dive into the many topics we write about. Broken Champions and things of such nature are especially dear to us as they allow smearing Riot’s poor design choices as much as possible. It wouldn’t be a LeagueFeed article without some ranting in it.
So, without further ado, let us begin with our bizarre list. Enjoy!
Yasuo
Yasuo is one of those Champions who have defined the term broken. He’s been in the game for almost a decade now, and every single match he’s in is filled with callouts, rage, swearing, etc. No one likes to face a Yasuo as his power can reach such obscene levels that 1v5s become an afterthought for him. He’s a tremendous Champion and force to be reckoned with.
Yasuo’s brokenness mostly resides in his overall design. Everything about him screams damage and mobility, allowing him to quickly and easily take out anyone he desires. With a passive that doubles any Critical Strike Chance, Yasuo can reach a 100% crit like it’s nothing. Using this double damage (amplified with Infinity Edge), Yasuo cuts through enemies like butter. Hell, once he gets a few items in it isn’t even worth it to try and kill him.
He’s incredibly fast, able to dash through the Lanes and enemies. This high mobility, combined with his quick and lethal damage, means that Yasuo can virtually 1v5 – dashing from one enemy to the other. Killing people is kinda his thing, and he’ll wreak havoc upon all opponents. I highly recommend you play Yasuo, especially if you’re a newer player.
His high skill cap gives a ton of space for beginners to explore and evolve, making him a perfect choice for newbies. Whatever your skill level, you should go and give him a try. Though, do keep in mind – the whole of the community will despise you.
Yone
I will rarely include both Yone and Yasuo on the same article. However, when talking about broken Champions, it is simply inevitable. These two Champions take their brotherly bond to a whole new level, both being equally overpowered. Depending on the situation, you might view one as more broken than the other. It feels as if it’s a competition, and like their lore says, it might just be. Riot really likes to give us an intriguing experience.
Yone is a Champion that can be everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Able to recall himself to a past position after massacring you is his forte. From the moment he hits level 3 onwards, Yone is a complete beast that is frustratingly difficult to contain. Seeing an overfed Yone player is nothing unusual, as he can easily rack up kills with his potent kit.
Solo carrying his team is also another part of his character. He can single handedly obliterate people without a care in this world. If there happens to be a strong Enchanter Support on his team, it’s basically game over. I cannot recount the number of times a Yuumi-Yone combo wrecked me in the game. These two go together like bread and butter, and I dread ever seeing them against me.
I honestly wouldn’t recommend this Champion to anyone due to how much I hate him. However, not jumping on the opportunity to abuse an OP Champion would be stupid, no matter the morality behind it. Make sure you utilize his strengths to advance your disposition in the ladder, we allow it this time.
Kassadin
Kassadin is a slowly brewing beast that strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies. Whenever people see a Kass on the opposing side, something changes within them. Though he’s been in the game for God knows how long, he remains one of the most broken Champions ever designed. Riot even tried to counteract this with numerous changes, patches, etc. but never managed to contain his might completely. The history of Kassadin is one of brokenness, domination, and slaughter.
Kassadin is, as I’ve said, a slow brew. He takes his time to reach his desired power level. The early game is not so gracious to him, and I’d even say he has one of the worst early games in League proper. However, if one is patient enough and works their way around this, they’ll certainly be rewarded. You see, Kassadin is a power-scaler, meaning that he grows exponentially with each passing minute.
A couple levels in his Ultimate and an item or two in the inventory make Kassadin unstoppable. It takes no more than a cast or two to completely eviscerate even the tankiest of opponents. No carry out there is able to face him directly once he reaches his desired might, and that’s not an overstatement. Kassadin is genuinely broken in the Late game, and what he’s able to do then is frightening to even think about.
A raging beast, Kassadin is indeed one of the most powerful Champions in League to date. While he does take his time to become a monster, he certainly makes up for it. I highly recommend you give him a try and cannot stress how much I love this Champion.
Lux
Of course, whenever she can be on a list, she just is. Riot’s favorite posterchild (or maybe second favorite following Arcane’s release) Lux is genuinely broken to the core. Naturally, one might assume this is because she is among the most popular Champions ever, with over a dozen skins. And they’d be right, Riot purposefully keeps this piece of crap broken due to how much revenue she alone generates. And let’s just see what is it that makes her tick.
Lux’s might comes from her insane unbalance between cooldowns and damage. Her long-range abilities are easily spammable, don’t consume much Mana, and can wreck your health bar. From the earliest points in the game until the very end, Lux will relentlessly throw her spells at you, chunking you with each. No matter how Tanky you get, she will still penetrate through all of your defenses.
Spell after spell after spell, Lux never ends her onslaught. Getting close to her is nigh impossible, save for a few Assassins. The only way of winning a direct confrontation is to avoid everything she throws and hit an opening. Let me give you a friendly reminder that doing so is equally as impossible, and all it takes is a single Q to land. If she manages to root you, you’re done for, as her combo will come out in milliseconds.
Getting used to the black and white screen is a good idea as you’ll have no stress facing Lux. Make sure to either pick or ban this Champion, as someone will if you don’t. Her popularity means that you’ll face her more often than you think, and it’s best to keep her permanently banned for the sake of keeping your wits.
I won’t dribble on about Lux anymore, but do note this – everyone hates her, and everyone will hate you for playing her. Though we approved of the Yone pick, this one we have to sit out.
Fizz
Fizz is among League’s top AP Carries, and he embodies the carry spirit fully. His power is immense, and can easily pass as broken. No Champion in this game should be able to kill people in two clicks, but Riot doesn’t care. Because they don’t care we get Champions like Fizz, and others on this list, who specialize in doing just that. The fewer clicks it takes to kill someone, the better. That’s all the philosophy around broken Champions in League of Legends.
Fizz will take a moment before becoming the true fishy menace that he is. Level 3 is when stuff starts rolling, and he will continue rolling into a huge snowball until the very end. Level after level, minute after minute, Fizz’s power grows exponentially. This keeps on going forever, and he only gets stronger as time goes on.
The fact that he can go completely invulnerable while using one of the best mobility spells in the game should be self-explanatory. To be honest, whenever someone asks if Fizz is broken, you should tell them that and nothing else. If it was the only spell he had, he would be considered broken. It’s so blatantly overpowered and badly designed that I cannot even stress it enough.
Everything else in his kit, the combo potential, and the obscene damage scaling all add to the brokenness. A well-rounded broken mess, Fizz is certainly something else. But, despite all that, he is insanely fun to play. And, as much as it pains me to do it, I highly recommend him to everyone reading this article. As I’ve stated with Yone, it would be dumb not to capitalize on a broken Champion while you still can.
Zed
The primera Assassin, Zed is the top Mid Lane killer. Saying he’s broken would be an understatement, as this Champion is capable of doing thousands of damage in a single spell. Though the durability update sought to mitigate that, it did nothing to stop Champions like Zed. However, there are no Champions like Zed as he is, indeed, one of a kind. He is the king of all Assassins out there, and reigns supreme with an iron fist.
Zed’s brokenness comes from his entire kit. Everything about it is insane, from the base damage to the functionality. He has an insane amount of mobility paired with an even crazier damage cap, which seemingly has no end. Capable of doing literal thousands of damage in just his Ultimate (not to mention his combos), Zed is quite something.
I don’t even have to drag this entry for that long to explain how broken he is. You’ve all probably faced him, and those who didn’t eventually will. His popularity means that he’s often around. I’d recommend people to either keep him permanently banned or permanently picked. Whichever comes first. Facing a good Zed player is like intentionally giving yourself a handicap – you just have less chances of winning.
It didn’t always use to be like this. Zed was a powerful early to mid game Champion that lost his prowess by the late game. However, with how everything changed in League of Legends, Zed can now dominate from start to finish, never losing his consistency. Thus, as I’ve said above, either play him at all times or ban him. I cannot say which is better.
Katarina
Katarina is one of the oldest entries on this list, but certainly not the weakest. While I rarely do these lists numbered (to avoid any subjectivity), I have to state that Katarina is among the more powerful here. Though she isn’t exactly Zed, at least not at all times, she is definitely a tremendously powerful AP Carry that is broken to the core. She’s undergone several changes over the years, but none have stopped her onslaught in the slightest.
Katarina, like Kassadin, takes a moment to reach her true power level. Until then, she can calmly farm up and evolve. It won’t take long for her abilities to click, allowing her to commence her killing spree. Able to jump around the map with an insane amount of mobility, Katarina is an elusive Assassin that can kill five people in the blink of an eye.
Her Ultimate is capable of dishing out thousands of damage in seconds. Even if you were to live through it, she can quickly catch up using the power of her mobility. Every kill gives Katarina a cooldown refresh, meaning that chained kills are a piece of cake for her. Some other abilities in her kit also offer cooldown refreshes, making her one of the most spamming Champions in League. I love Katarina in every possible way, and I’m sure you will, too.
Thus, I wholeheartedly recommend that you play her, no matter how broken she might be.
Conclusion
League of Legends is overflowing with Champions, with new releases around every corner. Such a large roster of Champions is bound to have a few bad apples. Broken Champions are inevitable in a game of this scale, and the ones above are certainly some of them. Mid Laners are a particular branch of Champions designed primarily for damage and map control. The Champions above are crowned supreme in this regard, even though they’ve gained such respect through nefarious means.
I hope you’ve found this article informative and fun to read, and I wish you all the best on the Summoner’s Rift!
