Bruisers: 1) Udyr, 2) Yorick, 3) Lee Sin, 4) Gangplank, 5) Shen, 6) Olaf, 7) Riven, 8) Galio, 9) Jax, 10) Warwick, 11) Irelia, 12) Fizz, 13) Singed, 14) Nidalee, 15) Cho'Gath, 16) Shyvana, 17) Wukong, 18) Malphite, 19) Skarner, 20) Trundle, 21) Talon, 22) Nasus, 23) Nocturne, 24) Nautilus , 25) Dr. Mundo, 26) Jarvan IV, 27) Tryndamere, 28) Renekton, 29) Pantheon, 30) Poppy, 31) Blitzcrank, 32) Volibear, 33) Garen
The definition of a bruiser:
- Often a tanky champion who can absorb a lot of punishment but also dish out a lot of damage.
- A champion with high survivability who's also a melee champion. (Nidalee is the exception as she's hybrid)
- Bruisers often solo top as they have high survivability and top lane is the easiest lane to die in. These champions can also be played middle lane or even sent to 2 v 1 bot when running different strategies but predominantly they will be top lane.
- Champions like Wukong, Talon and a few others can be played mid lane and completely counter a lot of enemy AP carries. Bruisers can be played mid from time to time and should be considered when looking at the bruiser tier list.
Don't see a champion listed in the tier list who you consider a good competitive bruiser? It's probably because I don't and other competitive teams don't value them as competitive picks. Want to raise an argument for why a certain champion should be considered for the competitive list just post below and let me know why in a constructive way!
"No one, not even pros, can presume to know everything. Whether they promote or discourage a character is subject to debate at all times. These debates are encouraged in a respectful manner as we're trying to create the best tier lists possible for your enjoyment." Stonewall - Elementz
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Posted 4/22/2012 2:40:55 AMGP is to high imo ... he had some decent nerfs.
Olaf imba high O.o ??? think stonewall called olaf a "weak tryndamere" yet he is a lot higher.
the list is a little confusing... how about you shed some light on the placing?
at least in written form
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Posted 4/22/2012 12:48:14 AMThis style of list is perfect but you should put them in Tiers like you used to do in the old tierlists.
Bwt, i see the list ok, but i don't think udyr is the best bruiser, his late game is not that good, and jax is so high in the list IMO (higher than irelia and ww o.0) . He doesn't carry games as other champions do I think... :S
Maybe you have a reason to think it, i think you should do a video of this to explain this list.
Keep the good job :)
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Posted 4/21/2012 11:59:58 PMI think it's a good idea to put Kayle and Teemo into this as well.
Kayle isn't technically tanky but with her heal and ult, she is incredibly hard to kill. Not to mention that she counters a lot of top lane champions because her DPS is very high especially when she uses her ranged attacks.
Teemo is ranged so he isn't technically a buiser by your definition but can blind he also is a strong top solo champion. He is near impossible to gank with his mushrooms and his naturally high MS.
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Posted 4/21/2012 11:05:29 PMTalon should not be considered a bruiser. At all. He should defenitely be considered AP mid since all he is played is mid.
Warwick can be much more useful than Jax and has better laning top than galio. Warwick deals considerable damage while healing a lot and with a supress that late game is a 60s cd. Much more useful than jax
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Posted 4/21/2012 10:19:48 PMDepending on how Garen is built, I think he should be higher in the tier list. Atmogs+i.e is very strong on him with his Judgement. He also gets good resistance from his passive armor/mr and a 3 second %dmg reduction shield. He also dominates most top laners because of his damage early game. Mid/late game he does good AOE damage, can take a lot of punishment, initiate and it is very easy to escape with him (His Q gives movement speed buff AND his spin removes all slows and reduces furtherones by 50%). One thing to note that his ult is almost a guarantee kill if they are low enough (Level 3 ult does 500 and the target is 400-600hp)
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Posted 4/21/2012 10:16:16 PMI think GP is placed so highly due to his survivabilty in terms of resisting ganks, global ult for other lanes...and well to put it bluntly...he carries hard late game.
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Posted 4/21/2012 9:58:32 PMWhere is Fiora?
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Posted 4/21/2012 9:13:40 PMI feel like some champions are misplaced. Akali and talon really fall under the same general role and don't really have many differences in tankiness either. Yet, akali is a caster because she is built AP while talon is a bruiser because he's AD? I would argue that Akali should be a bruiser more so than a caster.
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Posted 4/21/2012 9:11:45 PMGangplank....please give me a justification of Gangplank's rank. Can someone just wiegh the scales on him? He loses so much more lanes than he wins and his utility isnt even that high, he can't peel. He can't burst. He's not a good duelist compared to the other bruisers. He can't push lane fast.He's not a fast counter jungler. He can't carry a game.
Pros: Wins lane against a select few champions, and rest he doesn't even go even. Has a TRUE global ult that is a slow that has a chance of doing a lot or doing very little damage.....nonreliable
Tell me how that justifies his placement on the tier list
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Posted 4/21/2012 9:08:19 PMThis list is jut dumb. You rank them accordingly to YOUR preference. Not according to their actual strength and utilitie. Galio No 8 bruiser while Nocturne is no 23 and Renekton is no 28 ???? These 2 champions would spit and shit on every top laner Galio faces. And how is Galio a bruiser when his abilities are skillshots and very easy to dodge ? Going by your logic Morgana is a bruiser too since she can soak damage with her shield and do damage with her SKILLSHOTS.
This list is useless and even more misleading to new players.
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Posted 4/22/2012 1:31:51 AMNocturne is a horrible top lane most bruiser destroy him he pushes the lane and easily runs out of mana if he wants to win a lane and his ultimate is a complete waste during the lane phase compared to how great nocturne is as a jungler you can't really justify laning him top
Renekton is beaten by many laners who actually know how to play against him if you simply build armor in the lane phase he can't burst you down or harass you low and he drops of late game compared to other bruisers unless fed renekton has no presense in the game.
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Posted 4/21/2012 8:28:31 PMI dunno about a list like this. It's hard to say GP is so much higher than poppy, yet poppy can completely ruin GP in lane and then go on to selectively assassinate anyone she wants from that point on.
Of course, some of those above poppy definately out-do her in lane.
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Posted 4/21/2012 7:31:02 PMPeople get so emotional over these lists. If that's the case, let's clear some things up so we know where this list is coming from. Is this list based on what Elementz considers in order the top bruisers rated purely based on their general performance as a solo top in the laning phase only at only 2400+. Because if it takes into consideration the viability of these champions for normal human players (the other 37 million of us) based on their mid and late game as well?
Do you see where I'm going with this? Because if it's not based on the absolute top top top tier of play and represents my low level of play as well, GP is a friggin stud top early, mid and late game. The other 12 of you who have mastered the zen art of countering him with everyone on that list should probably crack open a beer and enjoy Earth Day.
Besides, this list isn't for you top guys. It's for people like me who are learning top lane and are trying to figure out what some good champion choices are.
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Posted 4/21/2012 7:20:56 PMRenekton top 3 imho.. awesome early damage with easy lvl 6 tower dive, and late game isn't that bad, plus selfhealing and no mana.. with a gap closer and a mini stun. Just watch the wickd stream..
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Posted 4/21/2012 7:10:01 PMi feel your underrating plenty of champs (mainly trundle) and overrated some other (GP definately), hopefully with updates things will look better