Is Qiyana good in Patch 26.13?

Qiyana is C tier Mid in Patch 26.13 with a 49.3% win rate, 2.2% pick rate, and 2.1% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Qiyana Mid after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Mid role.

What is the best build for Qiyana Mid?

The best Qiyana Mid build in Patch 26.13 uses Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, Serylda's Grudge with the Electrocute keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Qiyana Mid is C tier with 49.3% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Qiyana in Patch 26.13 include Katarina (46.3% Qiyana win rate), Sylas (48.8% Qiyana win rate), Ahri (49.5% Qiyana win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Qiyana?

To climb with Qiyana Mid in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Base timers, Contesting vision, and Diving. Base timers: Base timers are crucial for managing your resources. Contesting vision: Denying enemy wards and placing vision of your own is a crucial part of macro gameplay.

MID · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play QiyanaMid Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Qiyana Mid build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Qiyana is C tier Mid with 49.3% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Electrocute + Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra. Hardest matchup: Katarina (46.3% win rate for Qiyana). Key patterns to practice: Base timers, Contesting vision, and Diving.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#28of 38 Mid champions

Win rate49.3%vs 50.0% role avg

Pick rate2.2%35th most picked Mid

Ban rate2.1%

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Qiyana Mid Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (2.2% pick rate, 49.1% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

49.1% WR

DominationPRIMARY

ElectrocuteKEYSTONE

Sudden Impact

Grisly Mementos

Treasure Hunter

PrecisionSECONDARY

Presence of Mind

Last Stand

SHARDS

Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Grisly Mementos · Treasure Hunter + Presence of Mind · Last Stand

Summoner spells

Flash

Ignite

Skill order

EMax Q first

24579

18101213

31415

611

Item build

2.2% pick

Starting

Doran's Blade + Health Potion

Core build

Voltaic Cyclosword

Profane Hydra

Serylda's Grudge

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Situational

Profane Hydra

Voltaic Cyclosword

Serylda's Grudge

Hubris

Serpent's Fang

Edge of Night

Qiyana Mid meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Qiyana holds a 49.3% win rate in the Mid role on Patch 26.13, 0.6 points below the Mid role average of 50.0%. That is the 28th highest win rate of 38 Mid champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 2.2% pick rate (35th most played in the role) and a 2.1% ban rate, Qiyana rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Qiyana Mid held steady at C tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At C tier, Qiyana is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Qiyana Mid games. The hardest matchups this patch are Katarina (46.3% win rate for Qiyana) and Sylas (48.8% win rate for Qiyana): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Zed (51.4%) and Akali (51.2%) are the matchups to look for, where Qiyana wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Qiyana Mid

Pick Qiyana Mid in patch 26.13 only as a comfort pick: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Qiyana Mid guide

Flash and Ignite back a lane-first Qiyana whose kill window opens the moment Audacity (E) closes distance: she still enchants her weapon off terrain with Terrashape (W) and rides the changed effect on Elemental Wrath / Edge of Ixtal (Q), but the E dash is what cashes in Royal Privilege (passive) before the target reacts.

The build

She starts Doran's Blade and a Health Potion into Ionian Boots of Lucidity, running Flash and Ignite. Domination gives the primary page — Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos, Treasure Hunter — and Precision fills the secondary with Presence of Mind and Last Stand. Levels one to three go W, Q, E, then Q outpaces W afterward. Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, and Serylda's Grudge form the core, extended by Hubris, Serpent's Fang, or Edge of Night.

Ability mechanics

Audacity (E) dashes her onto an enemy and hits them on arrival, and since Royal Privilege (passive) pays out extra damage on the first basic attack or ability against each target, that dash is where she spends it. Terrashape (W) sets up the combo, dashing onto terrain and enchanting her weapon with its element to buff her attacks and abilities, while Elemental Wrath / Edge of Ixtal (Q) carries whatever bonus effect the active element grants. Supreme Display of Talent (R) closes a fight, detonating her active elements in a shockwave that stuns and damages everyone it catches.

Matchups

Katarina, Sylas, Ahri, Viktor, and Yasuo give her the most trouble by win rate, while Zed, Akali, and Locke are matchups she wins more often than not.

Other Mid champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Qiyana counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Qiyana good in Patch 26.13?: Qiyana is C tier Mid in Patch 26.13 with a 49.3% win rate, 2.2% pick rate, and 2.1% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Qiyana Mid after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Mid role.
What is the best build for Qiyana Mid?: The best Qiyana Mid build in Patch 26.13 uses Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, Serylda's Grudge with the Electrocute keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Qiyana Mid is C tier with 49.3% win rate this patch.
Who counters Qiyana?: Champions that counter Qiyana in Patch 26.13 include Katarina (46.3% Qiyana win rate), Sylas (48.8% Qiyana win rate), Ahri (49.5% Qiyana win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Qiyana?: To climb with Qiyana Mid in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Base timers, Contesting vision, and Diving. Base timers: Base timers are crucial for managing your resources. Contesting vision: Denying enemy wards and placing vision of your own is a crucial part of macro gameplay.