Champions whose strongest power spike occurs in the mid game.
Champions tagged with Mid Game Monster share a similar playstyle.
Use this list to discover new picks that fit how you like to play and expand your champion pool around this tag.
Best Mid Game Monster Champions – Recommended Picks by Role
Lucian
CARRY
#1
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Gain a brief Shield.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W ➜ R
Items
Essence Reaver
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Increases Move Speed and Cooldown Reduction
Navori Flickerblade
Infinity Edge
Massively enhances critical strikes
Lord Dominik's Regards
Overcomes enemies with high health and armor
Bloodthirster
Grants Attack Damage, Life Steal and Life Steal now overheals
Runes
Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Presence of Mind
Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.
Legend: Bloodline
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.
Coup de Grace
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Magical Footwear
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each takedown you get makes your boots come 45s sooner.
Biscuit Delivery
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
Swain
CARRY
#2
Summoners
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Spell Order
Q ➜ W ➜ E ➜ R
Items
Malignance
Partner with an ally to protect each other
Plated Steelcaps
Enhances Move Speed and reduces incoming basic attack damage
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities slow enemies
Zhonya's Hourglass
Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Liandry's Torment
Charge up in combat to deal high damage over time, especially against durable enemies
Riftmaker
Runes
Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Presence of Mind
Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.
Legend: Haste
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Conditioning
After 12 min gain +8 Armor and +8 Magic Resist and increase your Armor and Magic Resist by 3%.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Yasuo
CARRY
#3
Summoners
Exhaust
Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.
Flash
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Spell Order
Q ➜ E ➜ W ➜ R
Items
Blade of The Ruined King
Deals damage based on target's Health, can steal Move Speed
Berserker's Greaves
Enhances Move Speed and Attack Speed
Immortal Shieldbow
Infinity Edge
Massively enhances critical strikes
Death's Dance
Guardian Angel
Periodically revives champion upon death
Runes
Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Absorb Life
Killing a target heals you.
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Second Wind
After taking damage from an enemy champion heal back some missing health over time.
Overgrowth
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.