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Another exciting year ahead for League of Legends and the first of this years top played
Champions list here at MMOAttack. Last year saw the rise and fall of Ezreal and Taric,
the slow but dominating presence from Teemo and the addition of some of the most popular
new Champions in League of Legends history but will those trends carry through 2014?
Top Played Champions - January 2014 - Vayne Vayne's first appearance of 2013 saw the Night
Hunter claim the 3rd spot in June only to struggle through the remainder of the year
as she failed to top her debut rank until November, securing 2nd as her highest finish
in the year.
Sadly however the brief moment in the top 3 spotlight was exactly that as she failed
to make any impression in December. 2014 sees Vayne make her first appearance 6 months earlier
than last year but will this be another fleeting moment or is she here to stay?
Top Played Champions - January 2014 - KhaZix January has an air of change surrounding it
this year as Kha'Zix marks the first of two new Champions making their first appearance.
The Voidreaver may struggle to clear lanes of minions or sneak those last hit assists
but he excels in dealing incredible amounts of damage. Is that enough to secure a reputation
as a top played Champion throughout 2014?
Top Played Champions - January 2014 - Master Yi
Master Yi remained one of the most popular Champions throughout 2013 and finished the
year strong as the holder of the biggest margin of victory following a landslide 250,000 match
cushion against August's 2nd place finish. His popularity surge continued through to
September before nerfs to the "New Yi" build saw him drop towards the end of the 2013.
Top Played Champions - January 2014 - Yasou The second Champion to make his first appearance
on our monthly lists is Yasou The Unforgiven. Currently considered to have some of the biggest
damage potential in the game Yasou may be proving popular among the League of Legends
playerbase but his complex ability set could quite easily see him drop in favor of more
accessible Champions as we progress through 2014.
Top Played Champions - January 2014 - Thresh Less than 1000 matches separated Thresh and
Yasou but the Chain Warden comes out on top with one of his highest finishes since our
records began. Despite being one of the newest Champions introduced to last years list Thresh
failed to make much of an impression on the League community as he struggled behind with
only 4 appearances throughout 2013. He's yet to beat his debut rank of 4th last April but
Thresh has had a strong start to 2014.
Top Played Champions - January 2014 - Caitlyn Caitlyn may have failed to make much of an
impression during the beginning of 2013 but her debut appearance at rank 1 in April saw
the Sheriff of Piltover's popularity remain high throughout the year. She's yet to match
that impressive debut rank but continued to appear throughout the remainder of 2013, making
her one of the most regularly played Champions of the year.
Top Played Champions - January 2014 - Blitzcrank One of the most beloved Champions in League
of Legends continues to struggle against competition but Blitzcrank makes another appearance in
our top played Champions list, kicking off an exciting 2014 campaign for the Steam Golem.
His lowly finish in November marked the highest he'd achieve in 2013 but Blitzcrank remains
as one of the solid Champions of Summoner's Rift.
Top Played Champions - January 2014 - Teemo Proving you can teach an old Yordle new tricks
is Teemo, the Swift Scout. Teemo didn't debut until May 2013 and despite being one of the
oldest Champions to feature on our lists, he continued to make an appearance every single
month for the remainder of the year. Finishing the year in the coveted rank 1 spot Teemo's
2014 campaign has started strong but a familiar foe lays in wait.
Top Played Champions - January 2014 - Lee Sin
The end of 2013 saw the Blink Monk in heated battle with Teemo on an almost monthly basis.
The two constantly fought for spots in the top 3 but despite being beaten to the punch
in December Lee Sin begins 2014 strong with a 2nd place finish. He was one of the few
Champion's to make an appearance every single month of 2013 but he's still waiting to make
his mark at the top.
Top Played Champions - January 2014 - Jinx The most successful addition to the League
of Legends roster last year continues to prove incredibly popular among the community as
the Loose Cannon secures another top spot finish. Jinx was released midway through October
but still managed to destroy the competition, walking away with 1st place and the highest
new Champion debut of the year. A repeat performance in November was overshadowed by a poor finish
in the New Year but she's back to her dominating ways as the most popular Champion in 2014
thus far.